Lost Ark begins blocking VPNs to help servers struggling with bot-laden queues
If you're on certain Lost Ark servers, you might have noticed that the queues aren't really going away, even in the middle of the...
Wizard101’s spring update makes massive PvP changes, adds cantrip spells, and launches a loyalty program
If you're a player of Wizard101, you've got a whole lot of things waiting for you in the game's spring update. New PvP content,...
Ashes of Creation discusses progress on combat, crafting, and events – and rejects play-to-earn
While the latest development update livestream from Ashes of Creation didn't have any blockbuster previews or sexy vignettes to share, what it did have...
Massively on the Go: The top 10 Pokemon Go Mega Pokemon worth investing in
As dataminers discovered back in April, Pokemon GO's Mega Evolution system has gotten its third reworking, plus the release of regional Kangaskhan's Mega, released globally...
Elite Dangerous halts developer livestreams [Update: Aaaand now they’re back]
The open comms out of Elite: Dangerous are closing once again. The game's senior community manager posted brief alerts on the forums that developer...
Massively Overthinking: Bots in MMOs – but not the bad bots
A while back on the MMORPG subreddit, there was a provocative thread about bots - no, not those bots. Essentially, the Redditor asked whether...
Halo Infinite’s Season 2 roadmap angers some fans despite explanation of work-life balance
The next season of Halo Infinite has been promising long-standing fans of the series a lot of features, but the timing of those features...
Former EVE Online CSM member recounts CCP mismanagement during his tenure
What's life like at EVE Online developer CCP Games? To hear one former CSM member's account, it's generally pretty chaotic and poorly managed. A...
BioWare’s contract QA workers in Canada are aiming for unionization
If games companies thought that they could stave off worker organization attempts with union busting, they haven't met 2022: Apparently, now a portion of...
Bless Unleashed PC is becoming a blockchain play-to-earn MMORPG
Apparently, Valofe can be counted among the other studios being seduced by the siren song of crypto and play-to-earn schemes: A press release from...
Fractured Online’s beta exploiter ban incites discussion on testing and bad actors
At what point does a player's actions in a beta test go beyond the scope of testing and into bannable offense territory? That's the...
RuneScape makes controversial Treasure Hunter changes, OSRS previews smithing minigame
For those who like the lockbox-riddled Treasure Hunter in RuneScape, listen up: There are some more changes coming down the pike next week, intended...
Lord of the Rings Online players experience queues for the first time in years as concurrency ramps up
While word that people like free stuff isn't exactly mind-blowing news, what does appear to be surprising to players of Lord of the Rings...
Phantasy Star Online 2 gets ready to go snowboarding in the summer
During a livestream earlier this month, SEGA revealed a new region and patch that's coming to Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis. The region...
Gala Lab announces a cross-platform version of Flyff, plans registration for a southeast Asia server
For MMO gamers of a certain age, the name Flyff will possibly conjure a bit of nostalgia, or at least elicit a reaction akin...
Final Fantasy XIV’s new housing lottery is so broken Square has suspended the next cycle
If you were hoping for a house in Final Fantasy XIV's new housing lottery system, well... you probably didn't get one, but it wasn't...
Pixil Online is a free-to-play pixel graphics open world MMORPG for Android devices
There's always something charming about 16-bit pixel graphic MMORPGs for me. Maybe it's all of my years playing SNES JRPGs, or the hours I've...
Massively on the Go: Niantic’s Peridot may be cause for Pokemon GO alarm
Earlier this week, Niantic announced its next location-based game coming to some countries later this month: Peridot. It's about finding and raising virtual pets...
Three years later, Blizzard finally reveals Overwatch 2’s Sojourn
So let's talk about Sojourn. You remember Overwatch's Sojourn, right? She's been hinted at as a playable character for an absurdly long time -...
Disney has quashed another Club Penguin emulator, this time with arrests in the UK
Remember way back in 2017, when Disney shut down the long-running Club Penguin MMO in order to replace it with Club Penguin Island? And...
