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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...
MMO Business Roundup: Gamers have launched a new class action gambling lawsuit against EA
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and online games industry news.
There's a new class action in town, and EA is the target. Plaintiff...
Shadow Arena introduces a limited-time battle pass full of in-game rewards and contest entries
Ah, the battle pass. It sure does seem to be the new microtransaction hotness, doesn't it? And now this latest trend in multiplayer gaming...
Massively Overthinking: How much should MMOs cost in 2020?
MOP reader Castagere recently wrote to us with a nod to the growing sentiment across the gaming industry that might indicate a shift in...
Final Fantasy XIV revamps its online storefront
The Mog Station interface for buying optional items in Final Fantasy XIV is awful. Like, regardless of how you feel about the presence of...
Path of Exile shares its most popular microtransaction items and looks at why they’re popular
Path of Exile has a cash shop. We don't really bring it up much because its offerings are almost completely cosmetic and inconsequential to...
Fight or Kite: Starborne is the MMORTS I didn’t know I was missing
For about 15 years, I’ve had an MMORTS shaped hole in my heart. I didn’t even realize it was there. I used to play...
Phantasy Star Online 2 introduces its ‘scratch tickets’ lockboxes as the open beta kicks off
The open beta for Phantasy Star Online 2 has kicked off today on the Xbox One, with Windows 10 still listed as "coming soon."...
