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Craftopia checks in with another preview of its developing open world update
Craftopia is still working on the seamless map update it announced in July of 2021. Don't believe me? Then perhaps this update post on...
Star Citizen previews derelict settlements and a new dynamic event arriving in Alpha 3.17.2
Alpha 3.17 of Star Citizen is going to be getting a patch soon, and in that patch players can look forward to a couple...
Zenith claims VR MMO is doing ‘fantastic,’ addresses gliding controversy
Virtual reality MMORPG Zenith claims it's doing "fantastic" in the months following the game's release.
"Since we launched the patch, we've seen our peak concurrency...
Valorant adds a new map, launches a fresh battle pass, and introduces a new rank in Season 5
Yesterday saw the kickoff to the new season of play in the team-based FPS Valorant, and this fifth round of competitive play has plenty...
No Man’s Sky will launch on the Nintendo Switch October 7
Earlier this month, Hello Games announced that it is bringing No Man's Sky to PlayStation's VR2 headset - and apparently, it isn't done porting....
Dungeons and Dragons Online goes prehistoric with Isle of Dread launch
Watch out for the enormous piles of dino doo-doo, and welcome to Isle of Dread! Dungeons and Dragons Online brought the classic D&D module...
Lost Ark delays June update to June 30 as anti-botting efforts continue
A bit of bad news for Lost Ark players hit Amazon's official forums last night: The studio is delaying the June update - but...
Dauntless launches the heroic variant of its Radiant Escalation and adds more legendary lantern amps
If you've been carving your way through Dauntless' recently added Radiant Escalation and you're looking for a bigger challenge, then your ship has arrived...
Valheim shows off Mistlands’ new forge, a giant tick, and wall-mountable fish decorations
First off, there's still no launch date for Valheim's Mistlands update. However, the devs at Iron Gate Studios are still keen to keep on...
The Cycle officially begins its first season with a new Fortuna Pass and Twitch Drops campaign
Pre-season is now over for the PvPvE shooter The Cycle: Frontier. While the game already made its free-to-play launch earlier this month, the game...
Fall Guys’ multi-platform free-to-play launch causes the servers to take another temporary stumble
As readers will recall, Fall Guys officially arrived to multiple platforms, including consoles, and did so with a free-to-play business model yesterday. So just...
Lord of the Rings Online previews summer content and race/class combos, will sunset Anor server in August
Lord of the Rings Online's latest producer letter dropped this afternoon with the outlook for the July to September quarter - and it's packed...
Star Trek Online launches Stormfall on console, preps summer Lohlunat Festival for June 30
Console Trek fans, you don't have to wait a minute longer for Stormfall: The new Star Trek Online chapter already live on PC now...
World of Warcraft begins Midsummer Fire Festival, WoW Classic previews new group finder
Ah, the Midsummer Fire Festival in World of Warcraft, the time of year when everything feels like it's already on fire so you might...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 378: That MMO fresh start feeling
Justin and Bree discuss WoW Classic, Diablo Immortal, Neverwinter, Echo of Soul, Gloria Victis, Palia, and Marvel Heroes, with adventures in Elder Scrolls, Arcane Waters, LOTRO, and SWG Legends, plus a mailbag topic on MMOs and accessibility.
Blizzard says World of Warcraft Dragonflight will launch in 2022 as preorders begin
When Blizzard took the wraps off World of Warcraft Dragonflight back in April, it did so without a public release date. That, combined with...
Diablo Immortal snagged 10M players out of its 30M registrations
Blizzard dropped an infographic last night for Diablo Immortal showing... well, some numbers, though probably not the numbers you're most interested in. Most notably,...
Last Oasis is doing away with its map-destroying ‘burn’ mechanic in Season Five
One of the more... interesting design decisions made by woodpunk survival sandbox Last Oasis was the burn mechanic, which effectively forced players to keep...
Nightingale strives to sell its realm-building card mechanic even while admitting the system isn’t finished
While we will show up for Nightingale's Victorian steampunk aesthetic, the upcoming crafting survivalbox has to convince us to stay for its unique realm...
Star Citizen QA tester is out of a job after pushing back against the company’s return-to-office policy [Updated]
"Today, I lost my job at Cloud Imperium Games for standing up for my fellow coworkers," opens a LinkedIn post by a former employee...