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Baldur’s Gate 3 is making companion management a bit easier with its upcoming Patch 6
It's pretty clear that Baldur's Gate 3 was a hit by any metric, and it is an uncontroversial opinion to say that the game...
Zenith explains how its free-to-play instanced spinoff Infinite Realms uses procedural generation
So the upcoming free-to-play spinoff title for VR MMORPG Zenith, which was announced at the start of the month, is using procedural generation. How...
Not So Massively: Lightyear Frontier is a charming blend of survivalbox and life sim
Like many people, I spent a lot of last week downloading and trying demos on Steam's Next Fest. There was one I almost didn't...
Progress Bar: Inside the latest 24-hour pre-alpha test of Pantheon Rise of the Fallen
This past Saturday was when Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen elected to open up its floodgates and let a whole bunch of people into...
First Impressions: Nightingale’s survival and realmwalking blend could make it a stand-out in the sub-genre
Our regular readers know that the survival sandbox sub-genre is suddenly getting very crowded in very short order, which means that the upcoming gaslamp...
Magic to Master goes crypto, ties down a publisher, and eyes a nebulous February early access release window
With all of the loud goose honking that came out of the gaming industry in 2023, it would be understandably easy to have forgotten...
Massively Overthinking: When the original MMO is better than the sequel
A few weeks ago, two lovely gamers I follow on Bluesky were discussing how let down they felt by Diablo IV, less because Diablo...
Working As Intended: City of Heroes macros and popmenus for noobs
In my first braindump on City of Heroes for this column, I tried to ease superhero fans into the world of modding the 20-year-old...
Wayfinder previews interface quality-of-life and damage reduction balancing
Pay no attention to the rogue sdsds at the top of Wayfinder's patch notes: This is a real patch and not just the ramblings...
Myth of Empires’ epic new trailer teases biomes, building construction, and warfare
Having put its legal quibbles with Studio Wildcard and Smilegate behind it, strategy-sandbox MMO Myth of Empires is heading to its launch this month...
New World details its cross-world expedition group finder, finally launching February 7
New World players have been waiting longer than expected for the cross-world expedition group finder, as it was originally meant to launch last year...
Minecraft claps hands with H&R Block to premiere a ‘tax-themed gaming experience’ February 3
Nobody likes doing taxes - heck, we're pretty sure that CPAs don't like doing taxes and it's their literal job - so it's really...
Massively on the Go: Preparing for Pokemon Go’s Los Angeles Sinnoh Tour
Pokemon GO's Sinnoh Tour is coming to Los Angeles February 16th-18th, but despite its already being sold out, Niantic is still dangling some key...
Working As Intended: Yes, you can make money as a newbie in City of Heroes
Something I've heard over and over from commenters and even newbies in City of Heroes Homecoming ever since the official license was announced is...
Reign of Guilds recounts its December playtest and shares patch notes for its next no-wipe test
This past December saw the PvP sandbox Reign of Guilds hold its sixth playtest. That naturally means that developer Atlant Games has gotten some...
Perfect Ten: Why MMOs should never ditch text chat
If you ever want to feel what an MMO is like without any sort of text chat, then spend a stretch of time in...
Tower of Fantasy’s Beyond Horizons update and 1.5-Year Anniversary events are live today
Big things are afoot over at Tower of Fantasy with today's release of Ver 3.6: Beyond Horizons. It's a significant patch that also comes...
Ravendawn heralds high player numbers, acknowledges lag, and shares its first roadmap
Earlier this month we saw the Tibia-inspired MMO Ravendawn - the one that's not a blockchain cesspit - make its free-to-play launch, which is...
The MOP Up: DDO’s Snowpeaks Festival returns
Just because winter is in full swing doesn't mean it has to be dour! Dungeons and Dragons Online is keeping things lively with the...
Hawaii-themed zombie survivalbox Fractured Veil finally makes its early access release to mixed reviews
After a multi-year series of delays, Paddle Creek Games has made the early access launch for its survival sandbox Fractured Veil, inviting players to...