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Genfanad is swapping out its classic MMORPG combat model with a TCG deckbuilder instead
The old-school-styled indie MMORPG Genfanad was always something of a unique duck in our genre, but Rose Tinted Games' next major update is going...
MMOs You’ve Never Heard Of: Starship Traders, Arena Breakout, X8, Jumanji, The Grey War
Welcome back to another rundown of some MMOs and other multiplayer titles you've probably never heard of!
Starship Traders - MMO Fallout put this one...
Early access survival MMO Coreborn Nations of the Ultracore releases adventure patch at Gamescom
Coreborn Nations of the Ultracore is just a month into early access, and it's already forging ahead with updates - six of them, in...
BioWare is restructuring – and that means 50 roles ‘eliminated’ at the studio
Bad news for BioWare today, as General Manager Gary McKay has admitted that the studio's impending reshuffle means a wave of layoffs. McKay says...
ZeroSpace Kickstarter promises a ‘cinematic RTS’ that weaves a sci-fi epic and massively multiplayer galactic warfare
Assuming one takes the elevator pitch of ZeroSpace at face value, this game could be flipping all of the RTS gamer switches: It promises...
Infinitum Vitas is an optionally multiplayer sci-fantasy ARPG that promises hundreds of hours of content
There are a lot of indie "passion projects" that glide under the radar, and one of the more interesting parts about our job is...
‘Romantic gold rush’ MMO Annex rebrands as Pioneers of New Dawn, plans fourth quarter alpha testing
This past November we all got word of a new post-apocalyptic survival MMO known as Annex, which is being developed by indie studio Arctic...
BitCraft developer releases source code for its SpacetimeDB backend engine to everyone on Github
How has the 20-person Clockwork Labs studio been able to put together its sandbox MMORPG BitCraft? With the use of its bespoke backend engine...
Indie time-travel MMO Into the Echo releases interactive lore website experience
If you've forgotten all about time-travel MMO Into the Echo, we'll totally forgive you because we had too. And that's because we haven't heard...
Pixelart MMO Tales of Yore officially launches out of early access
It's been months since we last peeked in on Tales of Yore, the goofy but detailed retro 2-D MMO from indie studio Coke and...
The Daily Grind: Have your opinions on MMO PvP changed over the years?
One of the first columns I penned for MOP after we went indie was a column about what I wanted from serious MMO PvP....
‘Medium-ly multiplayer’ cozy MMO Loftia just fully funded with $150K on Kickstarter
Loftia, the "cozy solarpunk" "medium-ly multiplayer" title we covered earlier in July, has officially launched its Kickstarter - and it's one of the slickest...
Indie MMO Broken Ranks gets new difficulty settings, recaps Taerncon 2023
Polish indie developer Whitemoon Games is continuing its efforts to shore up MMO Broken Ranks, with this week's update focusing on furnishing boss instances...
Embers Adrift would ‘greatly appreciate’ if you subscribe to it after B2P switch
In a post-patch wrap-up, Embers Adrift's executive producer made a pitch for players to subscribe even after the indie MMORPG went buy-to-play last month.
"Now...
Embers Adrift welcomes The King’s Keep update with new trailer
It's patch time for the indie PvE MMO Embers Adrift, as the game updated on July 25th to include The King's Keep. This content...
Project Gorgon reverts recent power changes, sells a $75 summer add-on package
With some big content chunks on the way -- including a new city and playable Orcs -- and a $10 sale through most of...
Erenshor is a game that seeks to condense the MMORPG experience into a fully single-player title
Being able to enjoy some solo MMORPG content is never a bad option to have, but what if the entire MMO gaming experience was...
Plunder Scourge of the Sea is a pirate-themed open world survival MMO
It would be easy to dismiss this latest in-development indie MMO as "Atlas at home," but we'll try not to be reductive to either...
Indie developer takes Activision-Blizzard ‘Warzone’ trademark dispute up the chain to Microsoft
A David-vs-Goliath struggle over a game name trademark jumped on board this month's biggest legal rollercoaster. As we reported a few years ago, the...
The Game Archaeologist: Gameline, the Atari 2600 digital storefront
Modern MMO gamers are blessed with plenty of conveniences that we take for granted. One such convenience is the ability to simply download any...
