The Daily Grind: How much does an MMO’s population influence your perception of its success?
A few weeks back, there was a flurry of panic on Reddit over the realization that Final Fantasy XIV's Steam counts had fallen 70%...
Players of Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds decry a crypto-powered cash shop filled with pay-to-win PvP items
Players of the recently released mobile RPG Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds have some thoughts on the game's monetization, particularly its engrained pay-to-earn crypto...
Apex Legends Mobile releases to mostly positive gameplay reviews and frustration with microtransactions
Last week saw the worldwide launch of Apex Legends Mobile, bringing the high-speed battle royale shooter to Android and iOS devices in what's called...
Improbable CEO shows off M² tech test, claims the platform has ‘peak capacity’ of 1B users
Improbable CEO Herman Narula is once again making some pretty big claims on Twitter. A video demonstration shared last week (and posted on YouTube...
V Rising’s early access has already sold over 500K copies in three days
Apparently, survival sandbox mechanics paired with classical vampire aesthetics is a winning combination, or at the least a profitable one for developer Stunlock Studios,...
Final Fantasy XI developers plan a Reddit AMA for next week
The Final Fantasy XI team is still not the best at talking to the game's North American fanbase, but it's getting better. (Getting better...
EVE Anywhere cloud service browserfies EVE Online with today’s launch
If you've been angling to play EVE Online from the comfort of your couch or bed or car or treehouse or whatever without needing...
Flyff Universe can now be accessed via a browser, plans to introduce a separate pay-to-earn version
Last month we reported on a new version of the classic MMORPG Flyff known as Flyff Universe, which would make the game cross-platform across...
Guild Wars 2’s Living World Season 1 Sky Pirates episode drops anchor next week
Guild Wars 2 is continuing its rollout of its original living world season 1 from 2013 - but completely reimagined as permanent content -...
EverQuest guild woke the Sleeper on P99 Green – and all hell broke loose
If you read our recent Game Archaeologist column on it, you'll know that there's a whole lot of meaningful history behind a slumbering crystalline...
Lost Ark KR’s director is reportedly stepping down because of health concerns
According to myriad unofficial reports from fans across Lost Ark's official forums and subreddit, the director for the Korean version of the game, Keum...
A PSO2 New Genesis fan-made costume comes from an artist whose account was inexplicably banned
Generally speaking, seeing a costume you created announced as a winner in an official contest is likely a point of pride for the artists...
Final Fantasy XIV finally issues bans to some streamers over addons
So it's only been a couple days since Final Fantasy XIV's Naoki Yoshida once more asked the community to avoid using third-party tools, which...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite healing style in an MMO?
If I could only pick one healing style forever in an MMO, it's anything that hooks me up with a Grid-like healing tool. That...
MapleStory SEA offers up cosmetics, pets, and mounts for blood donations
Have you ever seen a particularly nice cosmetic reward in an MMO and thought to yourself, "Boy, I'd literally give blood for that." If...
PlanetSide 2 adjusts its main navigation menu, tweaks weapons, and seeks feedback from Connery server players
For PC players of PlanetSide 2, there's some new menu navigation experiences available. Yes, an update menu is at the heart of the latest...
EVE Fanfest 2022: EVE Online is getting a Spanish client
EVE Online has been an intensely international game throughout its lifetime, with significant audiences across the US, Europe, and Russia. Most players are stuck...
The Daily Grind: Do you still try to make new friends in MMOs?
Today's Daily Grind was inspired by a Reddit thread from a user who said he was experiencing a bout of loneliness in MMOs, essentially...
Black Desert’s new silver and extraction rebalance raises fresh whaling complaints
We've got a bit of an eyebrow-raiser for you from Black Desert this morning: Pearl Abyss is making a precision strike on the economy...
AQ3D community manager quits after lodging sexual harassment allegations against Artix Entertainment dev
(We've updated this end of this article with the latest developments, which include the CM retracting her claim of workplace sexual harassment.)
Another potential sexual...
