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Legends of Aria plans Steam early access launch on December 4, preorders are live
Legends of Aria is headed to Steam early access, Citadel Studios announced this morning. The launch is set for December 4th. Preorders are live...
Perfect Ten: Failed MMOs that could have succeeded with more love
Hindsight is 20/20. Unless you're blind in one eye from nostalgia, in which case hindsight is 0/20. In any case, you understand that it's...
One Shots: The Sunset Club
WildStar is about to be inducted into the worst club there is in the gaming world -- the club whose only requirements is that...
Elite Dangerous outlines scaled-back Beyond content, teases big changes for 2019
If you were one of the players grumbling over the smallish size of Elite Dangerous' latest update, first of all, you weren't alone. But...
Legends of Aria plays around with permadeath during today’s event
You might recall that one of the original tenants of Shards Online -- now Legends of Aria -- was the ability for players to...
Fan video covers the rise and fall of the EverQuest franchise
If you read MJ's recent column covering the history of the EverQuest franchise, you may find yourself quite nostalgic for Norrath. In that case,...
EverQuesting: The history of the EverQuest franchise
Back in 2013, I took a walk through the annals of the EverQuest franchise's history. What started as one title not only blossomed into...
Star Trek Online encourages players to make Foundry missions for a free Tier 6 ship
The Foundry in Star Trek Online allows you to make almost any sort of mission you can conceive of, but most of those missions...
The Survivalist: Hands-on with survival MMO Rend’s closed alpha
It's been nearly a year since I met with Frostkeep Studios at PAX West and got an early first-hand look at Rend, the three-faction...
Shroud of the Avatar’s newsletter covers the mysterious comet and player-created dungeon tools
Strange sights abound in Shroud of the Avatar right now. "Astronomers across New Britannia have noted that the approaching comet has agitated the creatures...
The Game Archaeologist: A history of EverQuest’s expansions
I don't know if EverQuest holds the crown title for the MMO with the most expansions, but I'm sure it's among the top three...
Star Wars Galaxies book takes fans back to this late, great MMO
Unless you're willing to venture out onto the wild space of emulated servers, you won't be getting Star Wars Galaxies back. That doesn't mean...
Global Chat: The best of both worlds
If you have ever played more than one MMORPG, the thought has probably crossed your mind that you would love to see your favorite...
Legends of Aria hopes to recruit newbies to test the game with free trial keys
It's Bring-a-Friend Week in Legends of Aria, but you're going to need a working email account. That's because Citadel Studios wants you to email...
Star Citizen deep-dives its player-generated content system
This week's Star Citizen Around the Verse begins with a project update recap. CIG says it's working on legacy armor sets, shopping kiosks, audio...
Global Chat: Giving Project Gorgon a try
With Project Gorgon now out on Steam early access, many first-time visitors to this strange game are feeling out the world and its systems....
One Shots: At least we have pie
What's the last thing you've ever done in an MMORPG before it was shut down? If you have ever found yourself in this unfortunate...
Star Citizen’s Around the Verse talks persistent universe progress and optimization
Were you in the audience for this week's live filming of Star Citizen's Around the Verse? Probably not, but some superfans were. Don't worry;...
Massively Overthinking: Is battle royale a fad?
This week in Massively Overthinking, I want to talk about something out on the fringes of our genre: battle royale games. We've been watching...
One Shots: First steps into a wider world
Every MMORPG player knows that there is something incredible and magical in the feeling that you get when you take your very first steps...
