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Massively Overthinking: Our MMO predictions for 2025
This might just be my favorite roundtable of the year: It's time to lay down our predictions for the MMORPG genre for 2025. And...
Albion Online’s fourth Horizons update is a patch full of combat balance changes
You kids today fail to give the Dreadstorm Monarch's Eye of the Storm ability the respect it deserves in Albion Online, and so the...
Albion Online plans updates to economy, Outlands, and release timing in 2025
It's been a packed year for the PvP sandbox Albion Online, and what better way to look back at the year that was than...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG offered the best console or mobile experience in 2024?
There was a time not all that long ago when this question would've been inane since we had so few top-notch MMORPGs on console...
Albion Online continues patching up Horizons with armor, weapon, and potion buffs
The application of patches to the Horizons update continues for Albion Online, and this time around it's everyone's favorite kind of patch: the item...
End-of-Year Eleven: The healthiest live MMORPGs going into 2025
One of the biggest factors when choosing a potential MMO to enjoy is how "healthy" it is. In other words, is the online game...
Perfect Ten: Lessons from unsuccessful MMORPGs that I wish designers would learn
I have been writing about this genre for far too long now and seen far too many games with genuinely good elements completely fail...
Albion Online improves boss lairs with its newest Horizons patch
Yo dawg, Albion Online heard you like bosses in your boss lairs, so the game made your boss lair more bossy so you get...
Albion Online is overhauling dynamic encampments and mists camps already
Albion Online's first real patch since the launch of its quarterly Horizons update landed today, and as you might expect, it's primarily a clean-up...
Albion Online adds new open world objectives, Outlands portals, and content in today’s Horizons patch
Look! Look to the horizons! Do you see? There, rising with the grand golden sun? It's new content arriving to Albion Online! Today players...
Massively Overthinking: How much does gross monetization really affect your MMO play decisions?
Over the last couple of weeks, we've had several MMORPG tiffs over pay-to-win claims in our games. DC Universe Online just straight up added...
Albion Online resurrects the Hallowed Ground dungeon for Allhallows
I know, you're shocked: There's another MMORPG Halloween event coming, and we're covering it. The difference here is that in this game, people are...
Albion Online details new journal categories for guilds and islands coming in the Horizons update
While most players are likely looking very sternly at the worrying cash shop bundles arriving on the same date as the Horizons update, Albion...
Albion Online players are not happy with new P2W bundles that fast-track skill learning
Last week, Albion Online decided to offer up something new for players to purchase: warden mastery packs, a series of four new bundles with...
Albion Online is offering big gold raffles for players who test Horizons this morning
If you're curious about Albion Online's upcoming Horizons update and want to take a peek ahead of time, today is your day, as Sandbox...
Albion Online’s Horizons launches October 28 with open-world love and custom UI editing
We've finally got a date for Albion Online's big fall patch: Horizons officially launches on October 28th. Studio Sandbox Interactive has been talking up...
Here’s how Albion Online’s Horizons updates will buff open-world PvP and PvE alike
As of this week's Albion Online dev update, we're getting a much clearer picture of the philosophy behind the game's latest quarterly content drop....
Albion Online invites players to ‘make an impact’ on the game with an ‘ultimate’ survey
Got five minutes and a desire to mold the direction of Albion Online's development? There's an ultimate survey for that!
"It’s time, your voice matters,"...
Albion Online’s Q&A vid talks PvE vs PvP balance, passives, anti-cheat, and accessibility
If you have a spare 42 minutes and 26 seconds to watch Albion Online game director Robin Henkys answer player questions from the warm...
Albion Online releases the fourth Paths to Glory patch with numerous combat balance changes
The fourth patch for Albion Online's Paths to Glory is out today, and it is basically all about combat balance. Some of those balance...
