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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,...
British alt rock band Muse will close out BlizzCon 2017
Blizzard's going old school once again with its band selection for this year's BlizzCon: UK alt rock band Muse. Here's the spiel:
"Widely renowned as...
Indie space sandbox MMO Dual Universe launches pre-alpha with a fresh trailer
Happy pre-alpha, Dual Universe! The ambitious indie space sandbox MMORPG kicked off the pre-alpha over the weekend, bringing 2500 backers in to test. You'll...
Leaderboard: Which of the City of Heroes spiritual successors are you looking forward to?
A few years ago, we counted basically three City of Heroes successor games, all made by indie studios. In 2017, we still have three...
After 12 years, Minions of Mirth rides off into the sunset
Have you ever heard of this indie MMORPG called Minions of Mirth? It was put together by a small team in about a year...
Automaton Games takes a swing at the battle royale genre with its mystery MMO
Well now PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds will have another battle royale game to fight. UK-based Automaton Games announced that it is working on a new tactical...
Battleground Europe brings vintage WWII warfare to Steam
Even an old dog can find itself a fresh young pup in the right circumstances. Battleground Europe, originally known as World War II Online,...
Massively Overthinking: How will Star Citizen make money after launch?
During this week's Massively OP Podcast, Justin and I attempted to tackle a question sent in by commenter and listener Sally Bowls - specifically,...
Puzzle Pirates: Dark Seas server goes into early access
Every voyage has a beginning, and for Puzzle Pirates' newest server, the maiden voyage began this past week.
It's called Dark Seas, and it's a...
PAX West 2017: Chronicles of Elyria’s monetization philosophy, tribe evolution, and the PvP sandbox stigma
What is Chronicles of Elyria? We first learned about the game and its goal to redefine the MMORPG genre back in 2015. Since then,...
