player housing
Gamigo is up to something next week – is it related to ArcheAge?
Gamigo's dropping something new next week, according to a tweet the company just sent out. MMO players will recall that Gamigo's the German company...
MMO Business Roundup: Riot’s diversity ‘progress’, NetEase’s esports arena, DayZ down under, and Twitch threats
Welcome back to another roundup of what's going on in the business of making online games! Let's start with the most controversial of the...
The Elder Scrolls Online brings back the Orsinium Celebration on August 8
It's been too long since you've been back to Orsinium in The Elder Scrolls Online. Or perhaps you're in Orsinium now and you'd like...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Chairs and other oddities in Guild Wars 2’s cash shop
I love MMO cosmetics, and Guild Wars 2 has a great selection, from armor skins and outfits to gliders to minipets to mount skins....
Legends of Aria hits Steam early access today with the PvP patch, a sale, and a free month of sub for loyalists
Legends of Aria's big day has arrived - or will when the gates open today around 3 p.m. EDT.
A few weeks ago, Citadel Studios...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO with housing do you wish had even better housing?
A weekend or two ago, I finally decided to get a house in Villagers & Heroes. I've been building it up in my mind...
LOTRO Legendarium: A timeline of Lord of the Rings Online from 1994 to 2019
When I wrapped up writing my previous LOTRO column on the game's first year of live operation, I felt that I had left this...
Massively Overthinking: Thoughts and predictions on Guild Wars 2’s next big thing
Last week, Guild Wars 2 put an end to the whining about info droughts by promising a big reveal of living story season 5...
The Daily Grind: What is the purpose of MMO player housing?
We've certainly kicked around the topic of player housing in this space before, but a lot of the division and disagreement I've seen on...
LOTRO Legendarium: The first year of LOTRO’s operation
It was April 24th, 2007. World of Warcraft players were deep into The Burning Crusade, SOE had just launched Vanguard, and the indie MMO...
The Soapbox: The counterproductiveness of limited-time content in online games
While thoroughly enjoying playing Astroneer's special event in honor of Apollo 11's moon landing 50th anniversary that's happening now through August 31st, I was...
Massively Overthinking: Our favorite MMORPG zones of all time
I once heard it said that a popular studio - I think it was Blizzard - made it a point of asking prospective developers...
MapleStory 2’s Skilled Ally update lets veteran players earn rewards for partying with new dungeon delvers
I'll be the first to tell you that late-game dungeons in MapleStory 2 can be fun, but also a tiny bit confusing. Thankfully, the...
Shroud of the Avatar’s Release 68 kicks off a new update cadence
Things are almost always changing in Shroud of the Avatar, but it sounds like some of those changes are now going to be arriving...
Legends of Aria is finally launching August 6 – with a huge new patch friendly to PvE players
Legends of Aria has had an interesting development life the last few years. Upjumped from the small-scale Shards Online to a much broader-scale MMORPG...
OrbusVR introduces a hard mode raid and lays out its roadmap for the remainder of the year
The plucky little VR MMO OrbusVR just keeps the hits coming. Hot off the heels of its Ruins of Guild City raid, players can...
LOTRO Legendarium: Five essential roleplaying tools for living in Lord of the Rings Online’s Middle-earth
While you can and will find roleplaying active in many MMOs, there's something very conducive to Lord of the Rings Online's design and community...
Starbase’s latest video hints at how robots start with nothing… to build everything
OK, Starbase. We get it. You're good at videos. First it was a video on spaceship and mounted weaponry combat. Then a video on...
Massively Overthinking: What would you want out of a potential WoW sequel?
It's a rare MMO player who's never played World of Warcraft, which makes this particular summer an interesting one for the whole genre. Even...
Conan Exiles increases decay timers so that you’ll go outside
Damn it, kids, how long have you been inside playing video games?! It's summer! The weather outside is beautiful (or it's a murderous overhot...
