OARPG stands for “online action roleplaying game.”
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Lost Ark plans 16 hours of downtime for its merging servers tomorrow
At the top of September, Amazon announced that it would be merging some of Lost Ark's servers and even began patching the infrastructure to...
NCsoft’s Throne and Liberty, still gunning for 2023, drops a new playtest gameplay video
Back in August, NCsoft told investors that it had delayed its next big game, Throne and Liberty, yet again - this time into 2023....
The MOP Up: Allods Online throws an orcish holiday
How many MMOs throw Orcs their very own holiday? I only know one: Allods Online, which celebrates all things orcish -- including goblin tossing...
Global Chat: Warming up to story-driven MMORPGs
Do you play MMOs for the narrative or ignore the story altogether? There's a sharp line dividing the community on this issue, but MMO...
Diablo II Resurrected’s first anniversary patch is live with terror zones but not season two
Diablo II Resurrected's second season - and new sundering charms - won't actually release until October 6th, but the 2.5 patch is live as...
Diablo II creator David Brevik hops on board the Torchlight: Infinite team
With a month to go until Torchlight: Infinite's multi-platform launch, studio XD is looking for every avenue possible to promote the action RPG. So...
Lost Ark previews the Machinist advanced class dropping next week
Die-hard Lost Ark fans already knew that the Machinist is launching in just over a week, and as of today, Amazon and Smilegate are...
Diablo IV is recruiting for its endgame beta – here’s what to expect
So this week's Diablo IV announcement is good news and bad news. The good news is Blizzard is moving to what it's calling a...
The Daily Grind: Are isometric-ish viewpoints in MMOs a turnoff?
When we did our roundtable on the biggest MMORPGs in 2022, I included Albion Online among them, and I stand by that inclusion. Regardless...
Diablo IV springs another leak as someone shares nearly an hour of friends and family test footage
Yes, it happened again: Diablo IV's friends and family testing has once again found its way to the internet - the second such time...
The MOP Up: Valheim comes to Microsoft’s store this month
That kooky Norse survival sim Valheim is sending a raiding party to new shores -- in this case, to Microsoft itself. The company announced...
Global Chat: Torchlight Infinite’s infinite challenges
The upcoming Torchlight Infinite is starting to build some positive buzz for this multiplayer ARPG, and Battle Stance was on the scene to check...
Diablo II Resurrected’s PTR adds more Terror Zones and new sundered charms, confirms second ladder season’s launch date
The public test realm of Diablo II: Resurrected is the news hub for what's coming to the ARPG (obviously), which means that an update...
WoW Factor: How much does World of Warcraft matter to Blizzard?
My initial plan this week was to write about whether or not World of Warcraft was successfully creating an echo chamber in which everyone...
Lost Ark’s Arktoberfest applies beer directly to your head
OK, don't panic because it's not actually October yet, but Lost Ark is getting a jump on the season with the opening of Arktoberfest...
Four Winds: What made Lost Ark so successful where Elyon failed?
I'm sad about it, but I have to eat my words about Elyon and its place in this decade's pantheon of MMOs. I honestly...
Mad World draws names and offers instructions for its upcoming closed beta test
Were you among those who registered your name for the closed beta test of Mad World? If so then this news is for you,...
Marvel World of Heroes is a mobile AR game where players can create a superhero and foil crimes
If you thought the mobile augmented reality gaming market was dried up, you'd probably be right, but that's not stopping Marvel from (arguably) arriving...
Blizzard clarifies Diablo 2 Resurrected’s season plan as it focuses on Terror Zones
Remember when Blizzard was working by a four-month season plan for Diablo II Resurrected? I didn't, and you might not either, but Blizzard does,...
Here’s how Lost Ark will compensate everyone for its unplanned downtime this week
The mess that was Lost Ark's Wednesday patch - when the servers went down in the morning and didn't return until night thanks to...
