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Wisdom of Nym: What to expect from Final Fantasy XIV’s announcement showcase Friday
My original plan for this particular column was to just write the title "The Final Fantasy XIV announcement showcase is on Friday" over and...
The MOP Up: Dark Age of Camelot’s 2021 roadmap
For an older MMORPG, Dark Age of Camelot isn't resting on its cyber-laurels. The RvR title posted its initial plans for 2021, and all...
Mu Online launches Season 15 Part 2, Mu Origin 2 introduces a new Rune system
Talk about MMOs that have way too many versions of themselves; it's time to look at some new updates to Mu! Specifically, the PC...
Shroud of the Avatar brings a new scene, buff-providing statues, and quality-of-life features in Release 86
Most of the recent news out of Shroud of the Avatar has been leading up to this point: the launch of Release 86, which...
WoW Factor: The pros and cons of deterministic gear systems
One of the big changes that's hit World of Warcraft over the years is in regard to deterministic gear systems. In the original launch version...
Fallen Earth sees ‘significant pre-production,’ APB Reloaded gets a marketing push
The small studio of Little Orbit has a whole lot on its plate for 2021, starting with the recent early access launch of Unsung...
Blade and Soul Revolution starts taking mobile pre-registrations
Fans of Blade and Soul are just a short time away from having that experience in the palm of their hands. Blade and Soul...
Nine Chronicles is a ‘decentralized’ peer-to-peer blockchain MMO with open source modification features
Admittedly, that headline has a lot of techbro buzzword nonsense in it, so let's try to break down what Nine Chronicles is. At the...
Old School RuneScape is finally launching on Steam
Every once in a while, I'll bump into a long-running MMORPG that isn't on Steam and think, wait, what? How is that thing not...
Elyon KR unveils the new Slayer class arriving on February 3
Sure, Elyon already has a class that wields a really big weapon (a couple of them, arguably), but none of those classes have a...
Star Trek Online’s House Reborn update sees the highest level of player numbers since 2018
This year's anniversary event for Star Trek Online bet big on the Klingons with new Klingon episodes, Klingon recruitment, and a Klingon-themed anniversary ship. Turns...
SMITE releases new Conquest map, new battle pass, and new tutorials with the launch of Season 8
Goodbye creepy Sleeper purple, hello resplendent Tiamat marble. It's the start of Season 8 in SMITE, which has brought along with it a fresh...
Bless Mobile has officially made its global debut on Android and Apple devices
Bless Mobile, the 800th version of MMORPG Bless, has officially made its global launch today. Yes, 800 is a bit of an exaggeration, but...
Indie MMO Wild Terra 2 begins early access with a ‘spirit of adventure’
The sequel to Wild Terra is finally here for players looking for a dash of fresh winter gaming. Wild Terra 2: New Lands has...
Changyou’s World of Shadowbane opens its Steam page, lists a February release window
Back in December, we caught wind of the 2003 MMORPG Shadowbane preparing for a return on Steam after publisher Changyou snapped up the rights...
EVE Online player’s ashes take last voyage into space as CCP Games adopts ‘gaming genius’ label
Members of the EVE Online community were saddened back in 2019 as they lost one of their own: Bruce R. "Spike" MacPhee aka Paradox...
Star Wars: The Old Republic starts to wrap up PvP Season 13
The current ranked PvP season for Star Wars: The Old Republic is due to wrap up by the end of February, which means that...
SuperData December 2020: World of Warcraft is dethroned again, and people still love Among Us
While SuperData has already put a bow on the entirety of games earnings in 2020, there's still the December 2020 breakdown to cover, which...
RuneScape studio Jagex has been sold for the third time in six years against the backdrop of a… RICO lawsuit?
We're going to play a fun new game today. It's called Who Owns Jagex Now!
As we chronicled last summer, RuneScape studio Jagex's ownership became...
The MOP Up: Gran Saga’s big Korean launch
NPixel's cross-platform Gran Saga is finally going live this week -- albeit in Korea, for now. The attractive-looking mobile and PC title is supposed...
