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Diablo IV’s robot-filled Season of the Construct is live – here are the patch notes
Diablo IV's Sanctuary is already a pretty dangerous place what with all of the demonic threats crawling around it, but as of today its...
The MOP Up: Path of Exile’s corpses explode less frequently now
Even a middling Path of Exile patch is still a cause for celebration when it arrives, as in the case of this past week's...
Diablo IV fleshes out the Seneschal companions coming in Season of the Construct
Last night's Blizzard stream on Diablo IV's already well-fleshed-out Season of the Construct dropped both eyecandy and details on the upcoming content. "Associate director...
Diablo IV showcases Season of the Construct’s upcoming primary features in a video
Were there too many paragraphs for your liking when Diablo IV unveiled its upcoming Season of the Construct? Then perhaps you'll be happy to...
Perfect Ten: The weirdest weapons from MMOs of yore
Swords. Staffs. Maces. Spears. Wands. Bows. Crossbows. Double-crossbows. Hammers. Wolverine claws. Daggers. Axes. Deadly? Yes. Fashionable? Not so much. A two-handed sword is so...
Diablo IV’s Season of the Construct arrives January 23 with Vaults and QOL perks
Blizzard has dropped the curtain enshrouding Diablo IV's next season today: It's called Season of the Construct, and it adds not only new lore-drenched...
Last Epoch offers a deep-dive into the faction-based item trade system arriving in February 21 launch
Loot. It's one of the big motivators for playing most OARPGs and Last Epoch is certainly no exception, so word that the game is...
The MOP Up: Magic Awakened deepens the mystery of Hogsmeade
Harry Potter: Magic Awakened rolled out its January patch with a new seasonal chapter, Luna Lovegood card, and a gauntlet mode to try.
"Continue the...
The Game Archaeologist’s ultimate MMO archives v7.0
Once again we put a wrap on another year of MMORPG news, opinions, and -- most pertinent to this column -- history. In a...
Lost Ark adds the tropical Lai Lai adventure island in today’s January patch
Lost Ark's first big update of 2024 officially arrives today, or it will when the servers return (currently expected at 11 a.m. EST, although...
Diablo III Season 30 reruns the Lords of Hell theme on January 12
Regular players of Diablo III were likely already aware that Season 30 would begin de facto maintenance mode as the OARPG would begin re-running...
Papaya’s Tree of Savior launches new events, promises more frequent and generous events soon
Tree of Savior - the one operated by Papaya Play and not the Steam version run by IMC Games - is all about events...
Massively Overthinking: Hopes and fears for MMOs in 2024
For our first Massively Overthinking of the year, we're drawing a hard line between what we think will happen, what we mean to make...
Lost Ark brings Inferno difficulty Brelshaza raid and hotly anticipated class balance updates January 10
At the end of December, Lost Ark had to disappoint its players with news that a series of balance updates made to the Korean...
Diablo Immortal’s latest patch monetizes a stash tab and applies quality-of-life perks
How much would you pay for another stash tab in Diablo Immortal? Would you be willing to buy in to the Boon of Plenty...
End-of-Year Eleven: All the upcoming MMOs to watch in 2024 and beyond
We've said it before, but this time we really mean it: The future of MMORPGs looks amazing. Contrary to years when we've seen only...
MassivelyOP’s Weirdest MMO Stories of 2023: Weirdest MMO celebrity insert
Today we're kicking off our traditional countdown of MassivelyOP's weirdest MMORPG stories of the year, that year being 2023!
Coming in at #5 on our...
Last Epoch dates roadmap feature previews and other updates arriving in its February full release
This past October, multiplayer ARPG Last Epoch confirmed that it would leave early access on February 21st, 2024, along with a roadmap of updates...
The MOP Up: World of Warcraft wraps up Dragonflight’s esports tournaments
The final esports tournaments for World of Warcraft's Dragonflight era are coming in the first part of 2024, with the Arena World Championship taking...
Path of Exile 2 talks movement, microtransactions, builds, and more in new interview
The Path of Exile 2 playerbase got themselves a little treat earlier this week when game director Johnathan Rogers sat down for an interview...
