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Diablo IV general manager: ‘We made some sort of mistake in managing expectations’
While Diablo IV's sold well enough in the run-up to launch, nobody can say that it's been a smooth ride for Blizzard's online ARPG....
Massively Overthinking: What makes you embarrassed to be an MMORPG player?
A week or two ago, the MOP writers were chatting about people flipping tables over River Hobbits in Lord of the Rings Online (sigh)...
Path of Exile continues to adjust rewards, tweak damage, and fix bugs in Trial of the Ancestors League
When Path of Exile released its new Trial of the Ancestors League, Grinding Gear Games also posted a sort of liveblog that listed updates...
Lost Ark details the merging of Europe West region into Europe Central
How many regions of Europe is too many? Lost Ark has decided it has one too many, as it is merging the Europe West...
Diablo IV summarizes gameplay features and quality-of-life coming in October 17 Season of Blood
We already got a trailer from Gamescom out of Diablo IV, but now we've got a bit more information about October 17th's Season of...
The Daily Grind: Are you playing Guild Wars 2 SOTO today – or another big launch?
August is always a super overwhelming month for me, in MMOs and out. I'm always trying to finish up projects in real life before...
Path of Exile releases Trial of the Ancestors and details post-launch hotfixing efforts
Yesterday was a fresh league's beginning in Path of Exile as Grinding Gear Games released its Trial of the Ancestors update, bringing with it...
Mad World brings back more hard modes for dungeons, tweaks gem crafting, and updates tribe system
Would you like some harder dungeons, easier gem crafting things, and updates to tribe skills in Mad World? Well that's good because that's just...
Lost Ark compensates players for long downtime from the Wield the Storm update
The fact that Lost Ark was going to be offline for the bulk of yesterday was not a surprise; Amazon told players the game...
Lost Ark’s Aeromancer and August update finally arrive tomorrow after 15 hours of downtime
Lost Ark players are a day away from the August update and its promise that you can "wield the storm" - that is, you...
Diablo IV temporarily disables player trading after gamers discover an item and gold duping exploit
It looks as if there's another exploit that's upending things in Diablo IV. One of the OARPG's community managers has confirmed on Reddit that...
Titan Quest II is officially happening – and yes, it has online multiplayer
Multiplayer ARPG fans are probably very familiar with the original Titan Quest, a game set in an age of Greek mythology that is now...
The Daily Grind: What’s your ideal MMO aesthetic?
I had to giggle a while back when a Blizzard developer described Diablo IV's aesthetic as "dark noodles." That's just so perfect, and it...
Diablo IV patches up to address issues with Druid skills, quests, dungeons, and UI
Apparently there were a whole lot of bugs crawling around in Diablo IV, and not the kind that you would explode with your chosen...
Torchlight Infinite launches City of Aeterna on September 8
Multiplayer mobile title Torchlight Infinite announced a new expansion overnight: It's called The City of Aeterna, and it's arriving on September 8th. We don't...
Global Chat: Fresh voices on the MMO blogging circuit
It's August, which means that it's also Blaugust -- an annual celebration of blogging! For this month, experienced bloggers and newbies alike are joining...
Diablo Immortal launches a PvP event, temporarily changes gem drop rates, and makes its PC release
Today marks another update for Diablo Immortal that brings a host of events and updates for the mobile OARPG. Or at least the formerly...
Lost Ark’s August-December roadmap heralds new continents, jump-start servers, and more
Yesterday, when Amazon finally put a date on the release of Lost Ark's Aeromancer, it also teased more information en route. That info is...
Diablo IV bans seasonal character exploiters as patch 1.1.1 finally arrives
It likely won't come as a surprise to anyone that Diablo IV fans pulled against the yoke of the Season of the Malignant restriction...
Lost Ark’s Aeromancer finally launches with the next update on August 16
MMO gamers have been waiting - not particularly patiently - for the Aeromancer to finally launch in the global version of Lost Ark, and...
