OARPG stands for “online action roleplaying game.”
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Blizzard says Diablo IV’s story is the ‘darkest ever told in a Diablo game’
Here's a little-known fact about ARPGs: Sometimes they have a story. It's true! In between all of your frantic clicking and loot exploitation, there...
Diablo IV’s ‘server slam’ weekend test goes live under the shadow of pay-to-win player grumbling
Come on and jam, and join the server slam! This weekend marks the beginning of the Diablo IV "server slam" stress test weekend, and...
Global Chat: How do you play older MMOs?
It's always a challenge -- sometimes an insurmountable one -- when you jump into older MMORPGs after being conditioned by modern experiences. To help...
Massively Overthinking: What’s your monthly MMO budget?
Unless you are fabulously wealthy, you probably maintain some sort of budget for your discretionary expenses, and if MMOs had their way, they'd claim...
Blizzard devs lament talent bleed and Diablo IV support capacity following return-to-office mandate
Last month, we reported on a producer for World of Warcraft who expressed his frustration about seeing developers leave Blizzard, saying the team has...
Diablo IV’s first season will go live in July with a 90-tier battle pass
Worried that you might blow through all of Diablo IV's offerings in the first week of launch and be left sitting on your dismembered...
Lost Ark’s May release is here and ready to slay with the new Slayer class
After what's actually been an excessive amount of preamble - not that we aim to complain about communication and previews, mind you - Lost...
Diablo Immortal preps S13 as Diablo 2 Resurrected talks grind and Diablo IV readies server slam weekend
Blizzard's Diablo franchise is a busy bee this week, starting with a length post on the Battlenet blog about Diablo II Resurrected in which...
Torchlight Infinite officially launches out of early access tonight
It's official launch day for mobile-and-PC Torchlight Infinite, or launch night, rather, as the doors formally open at 8 p.m. EDT this evening. If...
Lawful Neutral: What if Activision-Blizzard just… sold Blizzard?
Last week, Activision-Blizzard and Bobby Kotick got a bad surprise: The UK moved to block the acquisition of ABK by Microsoft, citing concerns over...
Lost Ark sets its May patch – and the Slayer advanced class – to roll out next week
Amazon's Lost Ark has found a pretty comfortable patch cadence in its first year of life, so you're unlikely to be surprised at the...
Pathfinder Abomination Vaults is a ‘co-op forward’ hack-and-slash ARPG headed to Kickstarter soon
The Pathfinder IP has had some reasonable success in the video game realm with Pathfinder: Kingmaker and Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, but in...
Diablo II: Resurrected exhumes Ladder Season 4 this week
As fans await the arrival of Diablo IV next month -- next month, already?! -- the other titles in this franchise continue to vie...
Lost Ark previews the powerful Slayer while ushering in the first Maykoko Fest
A new class -- or, more precisely, advanced class -- is heading to Lost Ark this month in the form of the Slayer. This...
Mad World continues to be MIA on Steam as it addresses cash shop currency and NA server woes
We're continuing to keep an eye on Mad World, which had a stuttering start at launch and an equally bumpy early bird release. The...
The MOP Up: Chrono Odyssey preps gameplay video, plans global release
Expect to start hearing more buzz about South Korean next-gen MMO Chrono Odyssey now that it's ramping up hype and info. Its studio told...
One Shots: Gesundheit!
I can't imagine what it would be like to witness a T. Rex sneezing, but I can imagine that it wouldn't be a quiet,...
Mad World’s free-to-play launch stumbles out of the gate and misses its Steam release target
Yesterday was supposed to be the big day for Jandisoft's MMORPG's full release as Mad World has officially made its full free-to-play launch, and...
Lost Ark previews Ebony Cube, the evolution of boss rush wave dungeons
As the May 10th patch approaches for Lost Ark, the Amazon team responsible for rolling it out is deep-diving some of its content as...
NCsoft’s Throne & Liberty announces another round of Korean testing in May
NCsoft has finally emerged from its promotional slumber on the Throne & Liberty front to announce that the next Korean beta test will begin...
