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Massively Overthinking: The sandbox MMORPG disconnect
This week's Massively Overthinking was inspired by a reader who decided to go by Sandboxless in Seattle when he penned this note of frustration to us.
I...
ARK introduces King Kong’s cousin, tribe ranks
As if the water weren't dangerous enough after the last major patch, ARK: Survival Evolved has just added new ways to die new dinos...
EverQuesting: The gaffe of gating EverQuest II’s content behind a sub
With last week's release of GU100 in EverQuest II, an interesting conversation reared its head again -- a not necessarily flattering one for Daybreak. While...
Final Fantasy XIV previews patch 3.3 via live producer’s letter
The next Final Fantasy XIV patch doesn't have a release date yet, but it does have a fair amount of its content already revealed...
Zek is reborn as EverQuest II launches GU100 for members
If you've been looking forward to seeing EverQuest II's Zek in a whole new way, GU100 has delivered up a tasty treat to All...
Lord of the Rings Online devs prepare players for Mordor but won’t discuss license renewal
You might have heard that Lord of the Rings Online is celebrating its ninth birthday this week, especially if you were in attendance for...
Skyforge suffers Reapers’ Revenge, introduces controller support
Reapers' Revenge has come roaring into Skyforge at last, bringing with it several nice features and official support for controllers.
Today's patch adds the first...
TERA unveils Secrets and Shadows update raid and dungeon
When TERA's Secrets and Shadows update launches next month, two new dungeons will be available for players. There's the 7-player, level 65 raid dungeon, Demokron...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s deepest dungeon, Palace of the Dead
The funny thing about Final Fantasy XIV, in some ways, is that the game could actually get away for a reasonably long time without...
PAX East 2016: Brad McQuaid on Pantheon’s startup, development focus, and old-school nature
The development history of Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen could be generously described as "checkered." The title went through several forms of failed crowdfunding...
MMO Mechanics: Innovating mechanics to refresh Guild Wars 2
I usually keep MMO Mechanics quite general by looking at several games as examples to highlight my point regarding the mechanics of choice in each article,...
Want to play Riders of Icarus’ closed beta? Get a key from Nexon and MOP! [All gone now!]
Riders of Icarus is Nexon's latest entry to the MMORPG market, and starting tonight it's heading into its second closed beta phase (and yes, there...
Asta Online pumps out first major content update
Even though Asta Online hasn't officially released yet, it's in that persistent open beta state that's launch in all but name. So we'll go easy...
Perfect World International lands on Steam with new player housing system
Perfect World is intent this week on rolling out the remainder of its MMORPG catalogue to Steam. Earlier this year, we saw Swordsman take...
The Crew heads off to the stunt races
The Crew isn't the sort of game that you want to give to first-week drivers ed students as a way to teach them responsible...
Guild Wars 2 isn’t selling level 80 boosts, might consider raid difficulty modes
If you missed last night's Guild Wars 2 Ask Me Anything on Reddit because you were too busy actually playing the update, then you...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Everything you need to know about Guild Wars 2’s April 2016 update
Today is the day, people: I'm hoping you're all willing and able to log in and follow along with the Q2 update patch notes...
Skyforge delays Reaper’s Revenge release by a week
Hope you weren't planning a sick day for Skyforge's Reaper's Revenge patch update: Obsidian and My.com announced today that they're delaying deployment of the...
Global Chat: An MMO to call home
Home. It's what many MMO gamers are looking for in a title: to plant down roots and find a place that exudes belonging. What...
RIFT celebrates year five with new souls, patron quests, and multicore support
RIFT's fifth anniversary festivities continue this week as the new playable Soul bundle has gone live along with the Carnival of the Ascended world...