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World of Warcraft seeks a Narrative Director, recaps recent Dragonflight interviews
So, do you think you know all there is to know about World of Warcraft lore and storytelling?
WoWhead noticed that World of Warcraft is...
The MOP Up: SWG rogue server Empire in Flames celebrates five years
Star Wars Galaxies: Empire in Flames rogue server celebrated its fifth anniversary this past week. "Since the doors opened on May 4th 2017, EiF...
Betawatch: Wrath of the Lich King Classic’s beta approaches this summer
Picture this: The World of Warcraft team is crouched together in a dark room. Somewhere in the distance, you hear wolves howling. There is...
Whatever happened to Spiral Knights, Arcfall, and Antares Open World?
Welcome back to another roundup of MMOs that needed a solid check-up in our Whatever Happened To series!
Whatever happened to Spiral Knights?
I'm happy to...
MMO Business Roundup: Nexon, Roblox, and EA’s latest financials
Welcome back to a fresh roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent business and industry news, today all of the financial report variety.
Roblox
Roblox's revenue reports have...
Global Chat: How you can help your MMO’s community
Are you a net positive or a negative for the MMORPGs you inhabit? If you'd like to be the former, MMO Folklorist has 10...
MMO Business Roundup: China’s gaming crackdown, NetEase Connect, Wild Rift plagiarism, and Valve’s anti-trust lawsuit
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent business and industry news.
China: The Chinese government is continuing to widen its long-running crackdown on...
The Daily Grind: Why did you leave the last MMO guild you left?
Earlier this spring, Justin penned a Global Chat quoting a blogger who discussed the dissolution of an MMO guild. I don't think the working...
The MOP Up: MapleStory celebrates 17 years of two-dimensional adventuring
As of last month, it's been 17 years since MapleStory first released. To celebrate, Nexon released the Blooming Forest update with plenty of anniversary...
Betawatch: Dysterra enters another beta testing phase
It's time to test Dysterra, don't you know? If you have been eagerly looking forward to a chance to get in on the game's testing,...
MMO Business Roundup: ArenaNet’s pro-choice stance, Blizzard’s new VP, and Nexon’s new CEO
Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news.
Human rights - ArenaNet and NCsoft have lent their voices - or at...
Global Chat: Who gets to decide what is ‘fun’ in MMORPGs?
In a thought-provoking essay, MMO blog Parallel Context wrestled with the question, "Who gets to decide what is fun in multiplayer games?" This is...
The MOP Up: Crossout’s Knight Mayhem mode makes its medieval mark
Vehicle battler MMO Crossout has brought back its mayhem mode with a medieval theme called Knight Mayhem. The event runs through May 12th and...
Star Citizen releases alpha 3.17, updates minimum specs, and ends partnership with developer Firesprite
Star Citizen has apparently seen fit to just explode with news at the close of the week, as the game's alpha has yet another...
Betawatch 2: 2 Beta 2 Overwatch
It's time to beta test Overwatch 2! Well, it's time for some people to beta test it. It might not include you; it's a closed beta,...
ABK shareholders approve Microsoft buyout, World of Warcraft gets new executive producer
We've got some hefty Activision Blizzard news for you today, so buckle up and let's go for a ride.
Shareholders approve Microsoft buyout: On our...
Global Chat: Community reactions to the WoW Dragonflight reveal
Perhaps it wasn't the overwhelming positive reaction that Blizzard was hoping to see, but the reveal of World of Warcraft: Dragonflight certainly got the...
Temtem adds dojo wars, an auction house, mounts, and a Temtem Plus console DLC in newest update
The Kickstarted early access critter collecting MMORPG Temtem has released a pretty hefty update that adds, among other things, dojo wars and other dojo-related...
Not So Massively: Dune Spice Wars targets a very small niche
Unpopular opinion time: I never liked Frank Herbert's Dune novels. I do, however, acknowledge that the setting has a lot of cool ideas, and...
MMO Week in Review: 3/5 LFM need heals and tank PST link achieves no noobs
World of Warcraft announced Dragonflight this week, along with a LFD-less Wrath Classic that whipped the wider MMORPG community into a froth over the...