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Interview: Bohemia on multiplayer sandbox Ylands’ Switch release, Steam development, and games as a service
A few weeks back, we caught wind of a big change for Bohemia Interactive's cutesy multiplayer pirate sandbox Ylands: It's launching on Switch, but...
SGF 2024: Path of Exile 2 is fun and satisfying, but it’s still no cakewalk
MJ is MOP's resident Path of Exile person, and I'm sure she'll get the core-fans some red meat once she gets her hands on...
Wayfinder returns to Steam today with buy-to-play Echoes update and slick new animated feature
Airship Syndicate is putting forth all of the stops to call attention to the return of Wayfinder, as the action RPG has now shifted...
Progress Bar: Wayfinder is in a much better place as an offline game
Normally we're the sort of gamers who advocate for more MMOs and multiplayer games, not less. We're also all about games being preserved. Therein...
Bohemia’s adorable multiplayer pirate sandbox Ylands is headed to Switch as a B2P offline version
We hadn't even heard of Ylands before today, but now we wish we had; it's apparently Bohemia's 2019 cozy - and very tiny -...
Warner Bros. battler MultiVersus officially relaunches with cross-platform play
The jury is still out whether or not "MultiVersus" is a clever title, but either way, Warner Bros. popular team battler finally slugged its...
The Game Archaeologist: Runes of Magic, an MMO that made millions disappear
In more ways than one, the year 2004 was a pivotal one for the MMORPG community. Even as games like City of Heroes, EverQuest...
Interview: Wayfinder’s AJ LaSaracina on the Echoes transition, launch, and long-term plans
Following yesterday's surprise reveal that Airship Syndicate is planning to transition the always-online MMO looter shooter Wayfinder into a buy-to-play online-optional title - without...
Wayfinder’s summer Echoes update banishes always-online and microtransaction components
Wayfinder has been in limbo for months now following the split of Digital Extremes and Airship Syndicate that saw the game's publishing as well...
The Daily Grind: What problematic MMO trends have you become inured to?
I was reading a review of a certain tiny MMO the other day when a line jumped out at me. The player was complaining...
First Impressions: Gigantic Rampage Edition’s classic Clash mode and the game’s overall plans for the future
I admit that when I was first invited by Gearbox Publishing to get my hands on the resurgent Gigantic, I was mostly awestruck. I...
Eternal Tombs opens a one-day playtest on Steam – here’s how to get in and play
Eternal Tombs - the MMO formerly known as War of Dragnorox and currently known as the MMO that's trying to bring back a new...
Monsters and Memories hopes to launch into early access by the start of 2026
Does it help or hurt to know that a wishlisted game now has a release date -- and that this date is still almost...
The MOP Up: Co-op RPG Stolen Realm launches with ‘frictionless’ multiplayer
Turn-based RPG Stolen Realm launched on Steam, Xbox, and Switch: "Play Stolen Realm solo, or in co-op with up to six heroes, as you...
MultiVersus is back and launching May 28 with a ground-up rebuild and PvE mode
Multiversus made waves - and not the good kind - when a year ago Warner Bros. and Player First Games closed down the super...
MultiVersus suddenly breaks radio silence nine months after its multiplayer open beta shutdown
Back in March of last year, Warner Bros. and Player First Games made the baffling and upsetting announcement that the open beta for its...
Crema now says 1.8 will be Temtem’s last feature patch as it waffles on the game’s MMO status
It hasn't even been been a week since Temtem's studio Crema prompted mods to lock down the game's subreddit and tried to convince everyone...
Massively Overthinking: Are MMOs suffering from shrinkflation?
So last week we bought some Girl Scout cookies from a neighbor kid, and I was surprised to find out they were only $5...
Co-op third-person shooter Helldivers 2 promises a focus on ‘earning the right to monetize’ its players
Last week was a pretty big deal for fans of co-op action shooters, as Helldivers 2 made what looks to be a pretty triumphant...
Interview: Survival MMO Age of Water on monetization, sandbox play, and the Q1 early access launch
Way back at the end of 2020, we first caught wind of a new sandbox called Age of Water: Developed by Three Whales Studio...
