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Lost Ark’s July release launches today with new Elgacia story and the Maharaka Festival
Live this morning in Lost Ark is the July release, with maintenance a little bit longer than planned, but it's up now. Amazon slipped...
Wizard101’s test realm is officially open – here’s what awaits within
The recently confirmed test realm for Wizard101 has now officially opened its doors to players, and it's looking like there are a lot of...
Choose My Adventure: PvP and RvR bring reward and rage in Warhammer Online Return of Reckoning
It was pretty darn clear what you folks wanted me to experience next in the Return of Reckoning rogue server for Warhammer Online, and...
The Daily Grind: Have you ever run MMO dungeons with a one-class group?
A few weeks ago, MOP's Colin mentioned that he's fond of Guild Wars 2 strikes specifically because there's no gear requirement or meta rules,...
KingsIsle highlights Pirate101 challenges, confirms Wizard101 test realm, and preps esports tourney
It's newsletter time for KingsIsle MMORPGs Pirate101 and Wizard101, and while both have vastly different highlights, one thing is shared between them: the upcoming...
WoW Factor: And now we ruin the Trading Post
Those of you who have read my work in WoW Factor for a while will know that I tend to be very cards-on-the-table about...
Massively Overthinking: The MMOs we wanted a decade ago
Back in May, MOP's Justin penned a fun blog piece on his Bio Break blog about the games he wanted all the way back...
Goofy clowns and pizza mechs: Lost Ark’s Inferno Kakul-Saydon update launches July 12
Lost Ark's July update is almost upon us: Amazon announced today that the release is set for July 12th. It's expected to drop the...
Villagers & Heroes rotates to a new raid season, improves its mobile version
It's been a busy few weeks for colorful fantasy MMO Villagers & Heroes, starting with the launch of Raids Season 6: Dark Tides in...
Wisdom of Nym: Pandæmonium’s flop in Final Fantasy XIV
Raid series in Final Fantasy XIV have had a complicated history from a story standpoint. The Binding Coil of Bahamut was an interesting attempt,...
Destiny 2 owns up to current stability problems and outlines a multi-month process for correcting them
For many players of Destiny 2, the Year of Lightfall has felt more like the Year of Disconnect Errors, with the game's stability feeling...
One Shots: Time for a well-deserved bio break
One can only imagine how it would be if our MMORPG characters were like the Sims with bladder meters. We'd have to pause raids...
Massively Overthinking: Why don’t MMOs try harder to foster great guilds?
MOP reader Mahaf1089 posed an interesting question beneath a WoW Factor column earlier this month, one that clearly resonated with our readers because it...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s July events have mostly leaked already
It's already apparent that July is going to be rough for Pokemon Go and Niantic. We've already got another massive fan community/data producers soft-shutting...
WoW Factor: Hardcore progression, speedrunning, and closed environments
So in one of the least surprising surprises ever, we're getting official support for hardcore realms in WoW Classic. That's not a bad thing,...
Craftopia releases its massive seamless world update, maps out content plans through September
Yesterday saw a huge update release for the quirky multiplayer survivalbox Craftopia, as its much-ballyhooed seamless world update officially went live, bringing with it...
Niantic launches its Campfire social app while reeling back Pokemon Go comms and features
Pokemon Go developer Niantic is heralding an easier way for players of the mobile ARGs to connect with others with the official launch of...
New World devs discuss PvP, traditional raids, and the fate of wards and banes
PvPers are going to want to tune in to this week's Forged in Aeternum, where Amazon is drilling down on the future of PvP...
Tarisland’s global closed beta is finally underway on PC and Android
As promised, Tencent's Tarisland officially enters closed beta today, with a PC open globally and an Android beta open for a more limited group...
Lost Ark plots summer activities and easier low-tier progression in updates for July and August
As the summer season rolls forward over the next two months, Amazon Games is planning to provide a little help to Lost Ark players...
