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ArcheAge previews new region, Auroria changes, and quality-of-life improvements
What's on tap for the first half of 2022 in ArcheAge? Quite a bit according to an update preview shared by Kakao Games, and...
Krafton and Bluehole announce a partnership to create NFT avatars to sell in a future metaverse
The classic set of questions for journalists, investigators, and general critical thinkers to ask is the Five Ws: who, what, when, where, and why....
ArcheAge developer XLGames unveils an NFT-filled game launching in July called ArcheWorld
At a media event for Bora, a blockchain and NFT "ecosystem" (isn't that an ironic use of that word), ArcheAge developer XLGames unveiled plans...
ArcheAge’s fresh start servers get Red Dragon’s Keep and Faction Honor Battlefield on February 10
For those who have mostly been playing ArcheAge on one of the fresh start servers, the next content gate is opening very soon: Thursday,...
ArcheAge banned almost 500 accounts this week for RMT activities
Kakao is clearly hoping to make ArcheAge synonymous with the term "banwave" instead of "exploit," if the latest rounds of banhammer action are any...
ArcheAge cuts back on Serpentis loot, kicks off an event, and removes billions in duped gold
There are gold sinks, and then there are gold black holes that slurp up massive amounts of wealth. ArcheAge's new stewards Kakao opened one...
Elyon details February server merge, patches in Lunar New Year event and season pass
When the server merge happens for Elyon on February 16th, there are oh so many reasons why your character might be deleted. Do you have...
MMO Business Roundup: Unionbusting, Kakao, sportswashing, DDOS attacks, plagiarism, and PUBG
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO- and MMO-adjacent industry news. I'm sorry.
Raven Software: The internal Activision studio that saw first a strike and...
ArcheAge returns player items lost during account transfers from Gamigo to Kakao
When ArcheAge accounts were transferred over from Gamigo to Kakao in December, many players unfortunately found that certain items were missing from their characters...
One Shots: Dutch angle knockout
Despite how movies and TV make it look, knocking someone clean out with a punch isn't actually that easy (although attempting it is a...
ArcheAge brings Serendipity Stone item changes and returns Manastorm Crystal items to Unchained
There's a fresh patch out there for ArcheAge, and while it isn't a particularly robust one overall, it still has a few important points...
The Daily Grind: What might be the next MMO to undergo a big business model shift?
In years past, this annual Daily Grind was focused on the next MMO that might go free-to-play, but that's become less and less relevant...
Elyon’s weekly patch adds snowman quest, improves clan war matchmaking
Do you want to build a snowman? Well, you can't, but you can participate in Elyon's Snowman's Wish event while humming "In Summer." See,...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 356: A long time from now in a galaxy far, far away
Justin and Bree discuss LOTRO, Star Citizen, Black Desert, Elyon, and Neverwinter, with adventures in LOTRO, Crowfall, and Elder Scrolls Online, plus voicemail topics on alienating MMO design choices and new MMO crafting professions.
ArcheAge introduces two new ArchePasses, changes skills, and moves dungeons in latest update
It's been some time since we wrote anything about ArcheAge's ArchePass, the battle pass-style reward track available in free and premium versions that offers...
Elyon adds the archer, balances all classes, and revamps RvR in today’s update
It's go-time for Kakao's Elyon: The Archer class is live with today's update.
Readers will recall that Elyon, once called Ascent: Infinite Realm and developed...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 355: All your ships are belong to us
Justin, Colin, and Bree discuss Elder Scrolls Online, Lost Ark, ArcheAge, Elyon, EVE Online, and Guild Wars 2, with adventures in LOTRO, ESO, and GW2, plus mailbag topics on choice in MMOs and resurrecting Landmark.
Elyon’s massive January patch arrives tomorrow with the Archer
Elyon fans -- past, present, and potentially future -- have a very good reason to dive into the game this week. Kakao announced that...
Elyon prepares for the Archer and server merges
It's out with Christmas and in with New Year decorations over at Elyon. The fantasy MMORPG is celebrating the start of 2022 with the...
ArcheAge bans more cheaters and revamps free trials in today’s update
ArcheAge is down for maintenance this morning, but don't get too excited, as the patch notes reiterate that complete halt to the entire unlock...
