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The MOP Up: Albion Online patches Paths to Glory and talks up mounts
Albion Online's third patch for Paths to Glory came out last week, an update which "includes balance changes, Destiny Board improvements based on your...
Massively Overthinking: Monetization dealbreakers in MMORPGs
A few weeks back, I overheard my kids complaining about some custom Minecraft server that was apparently trying to monetize survival mode, which seemed...
Massively Uplifting: Labors of love, generosity, and grief in Warhammer, Terraria, Conan Exiles, Albion, ARK, and more
Labor Day in the United States is an annual celebration of the social and economic achievement of the American workers. The official Department of...
Massively Overthinking: The MMOs without player housing in 2024
Last week, Guild Wars 2 became the latest western MMORPG to finally add proper housing, with pages lifted straight out of Wildstar and RIFT....
Albion Online’s next big patch addresses solo mechanics and open-world PvE
Sandbox Interactive's Robin Henkys is sitting down one month after Albion Online's Paths to Glory to talk about what comes next for the PvP...
The MOP Up: Spellfarers lets you dabble in moon magic
The recently launched magic life sim Spellfarers Update 0.511 arrived with "lots of fixes, including to cooking, a new stove for Ilo's kitchen, minor...
Albion Online’s first Paths to Glory patch fixes a multitude of Albion Journal issues
Albion Online hasn't had the most flawless post-Paths to Glory experience, as at the end of July, it was victimized by a series of...
Albion Online’s Paths to Glory update goes live with a task journal, dynamic spawns, and quality-of-life
Usually people aren't happy to see a list of tasks arrive to them, but in the case of Albion Online, there are ideally lots...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPGs are low-key pay-to-win but somehow avoid criticism?
A thread on the MMORPG subreddit caught my eye a few weeks ago as the post author suggested that Albion Online was not only...
Albion Online looks back on its last year as the game turns seven
It may be hard to believe, but it has now been seven years since Albion Online launched, and in that time we've named it...
Albion Online previews its new journal-themed achievement system, Albion Journal
Are the hardcore PvP fans of Albion Online going to be entranced with a new feature called the Albion Journal? Probably not phrased that...
Albion Online celebrates seventh birthday with cake and the Living Legacy event
Albion Online is coasting into its seventh birthday this week with its Living Legacy event splashed across all three regional servers, pitting players against...
Albion Online’s Paths to Glory update is coming July 22 with a new achievement system
You had to know this one was coming, given the game's cadence, but finally we have details: Albion Online's Paths to Glory update, its...
Albion Online brings an activity journal and Roads of Avalon tweaks in July’s Paths to Glory update
Whenever Albion Online director Robin Henkys sits in the Comfy Chair™, you know that there's some news coming to the sandbox MMORPG. And sure...
Massively Overthinking: Unfair stigmas that follow MMORPGs
A few weeks back, our team was discussing the intersection of survival sandboxes, MMORPG virtual worlds, and gankboxes - and how hard it is...
Albion Online’s latest patch primarily focuses on balance adjustments to several weapons
The PvP sandbox of Albion Online has once again taken the opportunity to use its latest patch to turn the dials of weapons balance....
The MOP Up: My Time at Sandrock will make you a proper Monster Whisperer
To start off our small news roundup this weekend, let's head over to co-op farm sim My Time at Sandrock, where the devs talked about...
The MOP Up: Stardew Valley’s creator can’t quit tinkering with the game
Stardew Valley's creator recently sat down for an interview in which he said, “Once I reopen the book on Stardew, I always have a...
Perfect Ten: MMORPGs as fast food joints
Sometimes you go out to eat because you want something that's difficult to make on your own or just involves techniques you are unfamiliar...
Albion Online has broken its population record again with 358K concurrent players
Last week we noticed that Albion Online had busted through its peak Steam concurrency numbers, setting a new record for the game on that...
