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Stars Reach’s Raph Koster argues that a persistent virtual world is ‘too powerful an idea’ to dismiss
Those watching the online gaming genre with a growing sense of dismay at everything drifting away from large, persistent MMO worlds may find solace...
Sandbox MMO Dragon and Home adds the Void Isle and photo mode next month
Looking for a cozy and comfy MMO to augment those summer vibes? You don't necessary have to scan for something brand-new, as indie sandbox...
Bohemia’s multiplayer survival sandbox Ylands has officially landed on Switch for offline play
As we've been chronicling - and I might be a little obsessed with it now that I'm finally catching up on its existence, sorry...
MMO Business Roundup: Nexon’s Q1 2024, Microsoft’s AI fiddling, XDefiant’s monetization
Welcome back to another quick roundup of some MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news! This time around, we've got only one first quarter report to...
Miracle-Gro asks gamers to film gardening in games from Stardew Valley to Minecraft
This is such a weird crosspromo that I literally dropped what I was doing to write it up because I know this is gonna...
‘Evergreen titles and robust content pipelines reign supreme,’ says games industry firm Newzoo
We conveniently had a community discussion on the meaning of old-school when it comes to MMOs earlier this week, so consider that required reading...
Can’t see the eclipse in person today? Here’s how to watch it with online with some gaming flair
As we noted on Friday, there's a major celestial event happening for North America today: A lot of you are about to see an...
NASA teams up with Epic’s Fortnite and Microsoft’s Minecraft to stream the April 8 solar eclipse
If you somehow don't know about the solar eclipse this coming Monday, then you're probably not in the US since that's all anyone here...
EverCraft Online is a boxy pre-alpha MMORPG that seeks a return to the ‘classic roots’ of the genre
It's time to once more share word of an in-development indie MMORPG that believes it can bring back the genre's bygone halcyon days. Meet...
Massively Overthinking: Are survival games the new MMO?
A few Overthinkings ago, a MOP commenter said something that seemed very simple but still hit me really hard, to the point that I'm...
Besieged by bitcoin bots, BitCraft reiterates that it’s not a crypto or NFT MMO
We've been shaking our head ruefully at BitCraft's name for several years now, as it seemed clear to us that the name could be...
Global Chat: What are the top dragons in EverQuest?
If you were pressed to put together a top 10 list of the most famous and infamous dragons in EverQuest, which beasties would you...
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...
What we knew about Blizzard’s now-dead survival game, Odyssey
The history of Blizzard's game development includes a graveyard full of titles that never made it to launch, including the likes of Starcraft Ghost,...
Minecraft Legends releases its final content update before entering maintenance mode
It hasn't even been a full year since the real-time strategy title Minecraft Legends released on multiple platforms, but unfortunately for fans of the...
Fight or Kite: Multiplayer games to play over the holidays with friends and foes, 2023 edition
Tis the season, everyone! Grab your loot and get ready. I hope you have a little bit extra time to yourselves or at least...
Minecraft promises big 2024 update following player unrest over content cadence
Next year is going to mark 15 years of Minecraft, and Microsoft-owned developer Mojang is celebrating the milestone by launching Update 1.21, which will...
Vague Patch Notes: Why procedural generation doesn’t solve the content problems of MMOs
Just yesterday, MOP's Justin ran down the various features that the long-canceled EverQuest Next promised before its demise - including the promise of all...
The MOP Up: It’s the great Albion, Charlie Brown!
Albion Online is getting into the spirit of Halloween with its Harvest Challenge: "Fall has come to the world of Albion... the shadows are...
Perfect Ten: 10 MMOs you’ve already forgotten ever existed
Falling into obscurity and then being completely forgotten is the nightmare of any creative artist. This tragic scenario is compounded when it comes to...
