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Team-based building block FPS Block N Load announces a sequel, opens closed beta sign-ups
We haven't seen the team-based FPS Block N Load cross our news desk too often, but this shooter is most certainly still a thing,...
The Stream Team: Checking out the demo version of pixel pirating MMO Arcane Waters
MOP's Chris has had the adorable-looking retro graphics MMO Arcane Waters on his radar since it first crossed our news desk, and with today...
LOTRO Legendarium: Return to Moria hopes to fill a niche crevasse
As you may have already noticed from this column's previous coverage of the Amazon MMO, LOTRO Legendarium's umbrella is big enough to provide shade...
Mythic is a retro-styled MMORPG that promises ‘an infinite procedurally generated labyrinth’ to delve
The roguelike sub-genre sure does seem to draw in lots of indie MMORPG devs, as we have another of this kind of game to...
World of Warships adds Faroe Islands and Transformers collab, War Thunder drops the Danger Zone update
If you like war games and goofy retro cross-promos, you're going to like this article, as both War Thunder and World of Warships are...
Minecraft Legends takes the franchise in a more strategic direction, with co-op and competitive multiplayer
If we had a functional time machine to the past, the first trip would be about eliminating Hitler, while the second would be a...
The MOP Up: Profane uses Instant Terra to create rapid landscapes
Upcoming MMORPG Profane revealed that it's elected to use Wysilab's Instant Terra technology to help create procedurally generated landscapes for the game world. The...
Blade & Soul adds a new dungeon, new accessories, and returning events in the Cursed Legacy update
Next week will see new and returning content brought to Blade & Soul in the form of the Cursed Legacy update, adding a new...
MGI & Gamigo Q1 2022: Atlas Rogues is dead
I'm sorry to report this morning that Gamigo is sunsetting Atlas Rogues. The news came on Memorial Day when nobody in the US was...
The Game Archaeologist: The ’90s BioWare MMORPG that almost was
These days, if you mention "BioWare" and "MMORPG" in the same sentence, it's most certainly going to be about Star Wars: The Old Republic....
The MOP Up: Craftopia gets a rush from its bosses
The ultimate PvE dungeon just arrived in Craftopia, challenging players to wade through the elite of the monster corps in an effort to gain...
Open Tibia pixel art MMO Ravendawn posts its new official trailer
So Ravendawn has posted its new official trailer, and it's excited to claim right in its Twitter announcement that it's bringing back what makes...
The Daily Grind: What’s your ideal ‘throwback’ MMO?
So I was recently doing a piece about Ethyrial and noting its promise of being a throwback to the golden days of MMOs, deliberately evoking...
Trove brings back the Spring Fling event on all platforms and kicks off season 3 of Bomber Royale on PC
Whether you like to throw flower spawners or bombs, Trove has got you covered, at least assuming you like doing the former activity on...
Massively Overthinking: The minimum requirements for MMO player housing
We've got housing on the brain lately, thanks to Ship of Heroes' housing beta, Final Fantasy XIV's botched housing lottos, Warframe's new housing, and...
The Game Archaeologist: Six cancelled MMOs that I wish had launched
In my lengthy tenure writing The Game Archaeologist -- which dates back to May 2010, if you can believe it -- I've covered MMOs...
Free Realms would’ve turned 13 years old this week if it were still alive
If you were around the MMO genre back in 2009, you might remember when SOE launched Free Realms, a cutesy kid-centric MMORPG that was...
Trove’s new player survey nods to Quantic Foundry’s Gamer Motivation Model
Gamigo did more than just update Glyph this week; it also posted a survey for Trove players to "share thoughts and help shape...
Gamigo has actually updated the Glyph launcher for RIFT, Trove, and Fractured
Well file this one under things we didn't see coming even a little bit: Gamigo has actually overhauled Glyph, the original Trion launcher that...
Perfect Ten: The 10 stages of the MMO launch journey, from announcement to release
One of the aspects that I love about MMOs is just how dang fun the build-up to launch can be. I know this period...
