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New World promises ‘more programmatic content’ as leaderboards hit the PTS
As the broader Amazon layoff of 18,000 people across the company's global workforce begins to reverberate across the tech industry, Amazon Games Studio's MMOs...
Vague Patch Notes: Embracing limited-time content modes in MMOs
Today's column was inspired by a discussion in work chat about limited-time game modes - specifically, the idea of something like that in World...
Leaderboard: What was the best *new* MMO of 2022?
The downside of making both old and new games be eligible for MMO of the Year is that it can be pretty hard for...
Overwatch 2’s limited-time Battle for Olympus game mode brings a clash of the gods in FFA deathmatch
The characters of Overwatch 2 are already regular humans with some god-like power and strength, but the Battle for Olympus game mode arriving on...
Leaderboard: What was the most overrated MMO of 2022?
A funny and incredibly predictable thing happens in the comments of our Most Underrated award every year: Somebody, usually several somebodies, informs us that...
Leaderboard: What’s the most vulnerable Daybreak MMO in 2023?
Picture this: It's 2015. Sony just sold off SOE, and it reformed as Daybreak and began purging games, hard - around 20 to date,...
Pirate101 and Wizard101 highlight a charity speedrunning event for the holidays
While the newsletters coming out of both Wizard101 and Pirate101 might be kind of thin in terms of new content is concerned, they both...
The MOP Up: ArcheAge attempts to end the year on a high note
This past week, ArcheAge's devs talked about the game's December plans and how the sandbox fantasy MMO is going to close out the year.
"We...
Blade & Soul adds a new Demonsbane dungeon, an auto-hunt area, and a holiday Treasure Trove this week
This Wednesday, December 7th, is bringing a new update to Blade & Soul, and despite some of the holiday cheer that it's partially bringing,...
Blade & Soul warns against Windwalk Race cheaters and hands out achievement bug recompense
Blade & Soul is only on week two of its Great Windwalk Race and already people are trying to cheat in the activity, forcing...
Massively Overthinking: Would you do hard MMO content without rewards?
Are you here for the challenge or here for the shinies? That's the core question the MOP team and audience is tackling this week...
Leaderboard: Has the gaming community ‘beaten’ NFTs?
I have to give this article in Bloomberg a lot of props for being something you don't see very often: a piece touting the...
World of Tanks details a new 7v7 mode, kicks off a new event, and readies the return of the Waffenträger
World of Tanks players are going to be seeing some new things coming to the battlefield, most notably a new 7v7 competitive mode known...
Fractured Online details the mechanics and rewards of guild vs. guild seasons
Ah yes, the guild vs. guild competitive scene. It's something of an expected and routine feature of PvP sandbox MMORPGs, and the in-development Fractured...
RuneScape’s Legacy of Zamorak arrives July 4, Old School RuneScape answers more player questions
Last week, Jagex dropped a teaser trailer for the Legacy of Zamorak content update arriving to RuneScape, but now we've got even more information...
Elder Scrolls Online’s afternoon livestream is agog for Billy Boyd and Brahgas
Have you been having fun with the Tales of Tribute TCG in The Elder Scrolls Online's High Isle chapter? Maybe you've liked the game,...
The Elder Scrolls Online’s High Isle chapter and Update 34 officially arrives to console players
At last, it's time for console fans of The Elder Scrolls Online to see what PC players have been experiencing themselves. The High Isle...
The Elder Scrolls Online offers a video overview of High Isle’s Tales of Tribute CCG
You've probably read the deep-dive and maybe even watched actor Billy Boyd talk up the tutorial NPC for the in-game CCG Tales of Tribute...
Diablo 2 Resurrected’s 2.4 patch balances classes and preps the ladder system
If you're still poking around Diablo II Resurrected, then this week is going to be good to you, as patch 2.4 is live as...
Fractured Online lays out its 2022 roadmap and plans ahead of launch
With Fractured Online's indefinite closed beta underway, developer Dynamight has released a new roadmap that should take testers and backers all the way through...
