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Magic Legends turns off microtransaction costs ahead of its October sunset
If you were hopping that the announcement of Magic Legends shutting down this October was some sort of sick joke, we're sorry to inform...
Champions Online gets patriotic while Star Trek Online gets a sale for the 4th of July
The benefit of a game like Champions Online taking place in a setting roughly analogous to the real worlds is that unlike in Neverwinter,...
Vague Patch Notes: Money makes the MMO world go round
I had some thoughts after the most recent bit of news we got from Star Trek Online about how, you know... the game costs...
New World ‘won’t consider selling anything other than cosmetic items until 2022 at the earliest’
Amazon's New World was the subject of much debate this month when a leaker exposed the state of the game's cash shop in the...
So Mythic Quest is a TV show about a fictional MMO studio – how well does it represent actual MMO issues?
As an avid MMO gamer and big fan of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, I was extremely excited to watch Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet...
Epic v Apple: Fortnite at ‘full penetration’ on console, more industry profit details, and text descriptions of trailers
It's the stupid gift that keeps on stupid giving. It's the lawsuit that might have industry-wide shockwaves. It's a trial that has seen whether...
New World confirms cash shop items will be cosmetic-only at launch after alpha test storefront worries arise
New World very nearly doused its own flame before even leaving alpha. With the game's last major alpha update, the devs elected to test...
WoW Classic backs down on cloning prices, connects soon-to-be-desolated servers
You see, it wasn't just us complaining about the obscenely high price point of WoW Classic's upcoming cloning service. The $35 option received so...
Path of Exile issues a fix-filled patch, talks about the creation of the Trialmaster and game sounds
Grinding Gear Games is just chock-full of information related to Path of Exile. In terms of game-related details, the game's next upcoming patch will...
Casually Classic: Yeah, those Burning Crusade Classic prices are stupid high
If there's anything that Blizzard excels in doing these days, it's taking a slam-dunk publicity announcement and turning it into a hurricane of poop....
Vague Patch Notes: Checking your bias when it comes to MMOs
What are your biases when it comes to MMOs? It's all right, you can be honest about them here. Maybe you're biased against games...
Wandering Wraeclast: Grinding Gear has finally taken the wraps off Path of Exile 2
"Like clockwork": I wouldn't be surprised to see an icon of Grinding Gear Games and Path of Exile in the dictionary when you look...
Closers takes aim at new accounts with bonus currency
The team behind Closers wants some new blood joining the game, and that means a new pair of events are now running for new accounts...
Melvor Idle is a surprise multi-platform hit based on RuneScape
How do you feel about idle games? Occasionally I'll pick one up on my phone to fiddle with for a while, but my interest...
Massively Overthinking: What one piece of advice would you like to give to MMO devs?
Over the last couple of weeks, MOP's Eliot has pointed his Vague Patch Notes column at some friendly (and amusing) advice for MMO studios,...
Massively Overthinking: Where is the line between buy-to-play, free-to-play, and subscription MMOs?
You might think this Massively Overthinking topic is way too obvious, but I assure you, it's not! Consider this: When the buy-to-play-with-no-sub Guild Wars...
Star Wars Squadrons creative director: ‘We’re not trying to treat the game as a live service’
If EA wanted a fast way to chill all the fervor for Star Wars Squadrons, then what it told UploadVR this week in regard...
Star Trek Online offers players a buyout option for advancing reputations
If you're a new player in Star Trek Online, there are a lot of reputations to level up once you get to a sufficient...
Echo of Soul is sunsetting yet again, this time on Steam, and no it’s not giving refunds
We return now to the confusing story of Echo of Soul, which as we've previously chronicled has at least a million versions and has...
TitanReach starts its Kickstarter with a target goal of $430,000
You may recall a while back when we highlighted Titan Reach as a game that you might not have heard of before. The game's Kickstarter...
