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Saga of Lucimia dev argues that minimaps destroy MMORPG immersion
Saga of Lucimia has made a name for itself during its long development as a hardcore old-school indie MMO with a focus on grouping...
Darkfall: New Dawn launches on January 26, 2018
At this point, it's an odd year when Darkfall isn't launching. Darkfall: New Dawn has announced that the game will launch on January 26th,...
City of Titans vows ‘no lockboxes’ for its business model
You might have missed the riots in the streets over lockboxes these past few months, but we assure you, the controversy is very real....
Saga of Lucimia says it’s turned down two publishers to avoid going free-to-play
It's a good time to pile on predatory cash-shop models, especially if you've got a better one, and in-development hardcore MMORPG sandbox Saga of Lucimia...
Dragon of Legends hopes to get on Steam soon
It has been a long while since we heard anything about Dragon of Legends, a pixel art-style indie MMORPG that ran a small but...
Massively Overthinking: Are modern games too cheap?
This week's Massively Overthinking topic is a submission from reader and commenter camelotcrusade, who takes the industry's current fight over monetization in a different...
Forsaken Legends is not dead, but it is downsizing from an MMORPG
It has been a very long time since we have heard anything out of the indie team behind Forsaken Legends, an ambitious procedural sandbox...
Pantheon devs meet up at TwitchCon and make a convert
It took a convention to bring together a development team.
Visionary Realms shared in its November newsletter that many of Pantheon's team members -- some...
Stardew Valley says multiplayer is ‘coming along great’
Charming indie farm simulator Stardew Valley continues to inch closer to the anticipated multiplayer version that the team has teased for some time now....
Indie vampire fantasy MMO Shadow’s Kiss has already reached its Kickstarter goal
Still bummed over the loss of World of Darkness and Revival? Shadow's Kiss may be for you. Last year, we covered the vampire fantasy...
Former EA dev: EA only cares about what gamers will pay for
Former BioWare dev Manveer Heir has piped up on the subject of EA's business model following the shutdown of Visceral Games and the so-called...
Brian Green on Meridian 59: ‘It was its own special thing for the time’
Veteran MMO developer Brian Green is perhaps best known for his stewardship over Meridian 59, one of the oldest and long-running online RPGs in...
Freeman: Star Edge is a slick-looking space sim that might go multiplayer
Have that urge to explore the wild galactic yonder? Here's a potential candidate to steal your time in the future called Freeman: Star Edge....
Prosperous Universe wraps up first alpha test after 100 weeks of development
With nearly two years under the small indie team's belt, Prosperous Universe successfully survived the launch and reentry of its first alpha test.
"We are...
Chronicles of Elyria picks up former Revival lead developer
Has enough time gone by to start erasing memories of Revival, that ambitious but troubled horror MMO that was canceled back in March 2016?...
LOTRO Legendarium: Grading Lord of the Rings Online in 2017
At the beginning of 2017, it seemed as though a mini-renaissance was brewing for Lord of the Rings Online. Standing Stone Games broke away...
Legends of Aria awakens something nasty during its final alpha
Something evil and sinister has awakened in Legends of Aria, but that is actually pretty exciting news for alpha testers seeking new challenges and...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 139: Catching up with Legends of Aria
Justin and Bree are joined by Legends of Aria's Derek Brinkmann to chat about alpha; then they discuss Guild Wars 2's waypoint sales, SWTOR's merges, the WoW expansion, and Shroud of the Avatar's delay, with a mailbag question on lockbox gambling.
Prosperous Universe is an indie sci-fi sandbox MMORPG focused on player economy
So here's an MMO we've never heard of before: It's called Prosperous Universe. It's super duper indie alpha browser-based massively online game, with single-shard...
Enter to win a Steam Hammer early access Steam key from SF Team and MOP
Since last spring, we've been covering the early access of Steam Hammer, a steampunk multiplayer OARPG with some decidedly hardcore sandbox leanings. And dirigibles,...
