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Final Fantasy XI offers up Aern weapon skins for the Absolute Virtue family
If you were big into Final Fantasy XI back in the day, you probably have long-standing memories of dealing with the various Jailers and...
Sea of Thieves takes a closer look at tomorrow’s Monkey Island collab with two new videos
Tomorrow, July 20th, Sea of Thieves will bring on a new collaboration with the Monkey Island franchise, and in order to get players fully...
New World’s Summer Medleyfaire is live now with new songs and content
Early this morning, Amazon patched up New World as planned with update 2.0.1. The highlight of the release, of course, is the return of...
New World sound team talks dungeon audio: ‘We just go for it’
The last time you were plumbing the depths of a dungeon in an MMORPG, did you take time to appreciate the audio landscape that...
Ankama’s Dofus previews the benefits of its move from Flash to Unity
The next major era for Ankama's Dofus is heading our way as the game works on a transition from using Flash to Unity as...
Massively Overthinking: Old zones vs. new zones in MMORPGs
I've been playing a lot of Lord of the Rings Online lately, in both very old zones from Moria and earlier and some of...
New World highlights its music and the choir that brought Brimstone Sands to life
If last night's announcement that the Summer Medleyfaire is returning to New World has you ready to rock and pumped about the new music...
New World’s Summer Medleyfaire invites you to become a guitar hero with 13 new playable songs
Last year's Summer Medleyfaire - or the Smedleyfaire, as some of us took to calling it in honor of the Smedleys who worked on...
Lost Ark’s July release launches today with new Elgacia story and the Maharaka Festival
Live this morning in Lost Ark is the July release, with maintenance a little bit longer than planned, but it's up now. Amazon slipped...
Lord of the Rings Online’s player concert jam Weatherstock returns for its 15th year
One of the great community success stories of Lord of the Rings Online is its annual Weatherstock concert jam. Taking place at the summit...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO quietly and consistently churns out a great soundtrack?
I mean, OK, I kind of like MMO music. It's never the part of the game that gets the most press, the most discussion,...
Massively Overthinking: The MMOs we wanted a decade ago
Back in May, MOP's Justin penned a fun blog piece on his Bio Break blog about the games he wanted all the way back...
Goofy clowns and pizza mechs: Lost Ark’s Inferno Kakul-Saydon update launches July 12
Lost Ark's July update is almost upon us: Amazon announced today that the release is set for July 12th. It's expected to drop the...
Lord of the Rings Online says more lag fixes are on deck after last week’s patch
With one lag fix under Lord of the Rings Online's belt this past week, Standing Stone Games said that it has more work on...
Wisdom of Nym: Pandæmonium’s flop in Final Fantasy XIV
Raid series in Final Fantasy XIV have had a complicated history from a story standpoint. The Binding Coil of Bahamut was an interesting attempt,...
Battle Bards Episode 226: Echoes of MMOs that never were
It’s always highly bittersweet when MMO fans sit back and consider the games that never were — the projects that got far along in...
Working As Intended: My 20 years of Star Wars Galaxies
Last year, when Ultima Online turned 25 years old, I did a piece reminiscing on those early days and marveling that so much of...
The MOP Up: WalkScape opens up a community portal
To bring all of the game's news and access together in one place, the in-development ARG WalkScape created a new Portal. If you'll recall,...
Genshin Impact announces in-person Summer Festival events launching across the globe in July
Summertime is often the time for conventions, and while most are probably planning on checking out things like anime conventions, Genshin Impact is inviting...
MMO Burnout: Dramatic Labs finds the right tone for Star Trek Resurgence
As a longtime gamer and observer of the industry, I know it can be tough to get excited about new announcements and releases. We’re...
