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Blizzard gives a half-hearted apology for Warcraft III: Reforged
Make no mistake: Warcraft III: Reforged is going down in history as one of the worst-received and most poorly handled Blizzard launches. The incredibly...
Legends of Runeterra promises monthly updates, new modes, and fewer ‘trash cards’
Riot Games' shiny new digital CCG Legends of Runeterra has high hopes for itself. Executive producer Jeff Jew elaborated on a number of plans...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV has no addons and doesn’t seem to want them
So long ago I can't remember when, interviews with Naoki Yoshida had him talking about Final Fantasy XIV getting addon functionality. To his credit (as...
Warcraft 3: Reforged is now apparently offering instant refunds with no official statement from Blizzard
Fortunately for Blizzard, after the not-great launch of Warcraft III: Reforged, everything blew over... by which we mean things got significantly worse, to the point of...
English localization for MMO Blue Protocol suggests a westward push after all as alpha NDA drops
While it's not an official announcement of a western release, the news that Bandai Namco is reportedly on the lookout for an English localization...
The MOP Up: SWTOR’s subscription tauntauns smell great on the outside
For all who subscribe to Star Wars: The Old Republic, there's a new gift waiting for you under your seat. You get a tauntaun!...
The Game Archaeologist: The rise of Guild Wars
In early 2005, World of Warcraft mania was rising exponentially, month over month. But even as Blizzard's MMO juggernaut barreled toward its full strength...
Interview: Camelot Unchained’s Mark Jacobs just announced a new game called Colossus
Camelot Unchained studio City State Entertainment has been teasing something big for a while now. This morning, CSE's Mark Jacobs told backers to tune...
MMO Business Roundup: Stadia, Coronavirus, E3, VR, EVE Fanfest, Discord, and WOTC’s BioWare devs
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO (and MMO-adjacent) industry news!
Stadia: Google has responded to the uproar over its poor communication with the Stadia...
Citadel Forged With Fire launches The Godking’s Vengeance and its new quest system next week
Fans of Citadel Forged With Fire are in for a treat next week, as Citadel: The Godking's Vengeance, a "massive free update," is set...
First impressions: Warcraft III Reforged is someone’s monkey’s paw wish
Let me start with something that is, I feel, pretty indisputable:Â Warcraft III is a pretty great video game. Even taking away its impact on...
Bless Unleashed kicks off a weekend-long server stress test
Bandai Namco is looking for players to put the servers of Bless Unleashed through its paces. From now until Monday, February 3rd, at 1:00...
Astellia Online is working on a fix for the Steam DLC configuration that’s making refunds impossible
If you tried to pick up Astellia Online on Steam yesterday for its launch, you like noticed a few things. First, Steam was struggling...
Aion NA’s Return to Katalam update has launched with a massive 2000-person battleground
Aion's North American branch is open for business with yesterday's launch of Return of Katalam, already live in Europe since last fall. As we've...
PlanetSide 2 provides an update on server hardware replacements for eastern US players
This past Tuesday, nearly all of the servers for PlanetSide 2 got replaced. I say "nearly all" because the eastern US servers did not...
Enter to win a Neverwinter Pack of the Yeth Hound for PC courtesy of PWE and MOP!
With the launch of Neverwinter's Infernal Descent update now live for PC players, PWE has kindly granted Massively OP 25 Pack of the Yeth Hound...
WoW Factor: What if Shadowlands is also real bad?
At this point, we're all kind of settling in for the long winter's nap and also the spring's nap and at least most of...
Interview: Barunson on the state of Astellia Online as it launches on Steam today
Astellia Online was big news throughout 2019, as Barunson sought to bring the South Korean MMORPG westward but with careful attention paid to so-called...
Dual Universe’s game-changing alpha 3 is officially going live today
It's been the subject of a whole lot of reporting here recently, and for pretty good reason: Alpha 3 of Dual Universe is looking...
Hardcore MMORPG Astaria hits Steam early access today [Update: Nope, delayed again]
So here's a funny coincidence: Astaria is launching today on Steam! And Astellia is also launching today on Steam! This couldn't go wrong at...
