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You know how some people like to push this narrative that "MMOs are dying?" If that were actually true, then my job to round...

While the City of Heroes rogue servers continue to roll and spiritual successors such as City of Titans and Ship of Heroes are vocal...

When we got the news in May that EG7 and Daybreak had canned its in-development Marvel MMORPG, I didn't have much of a reaction....

Superhero fans were not lacking in news, games, and events this past year, and there's always the promise of much more to come in...

If 2021 had a problem, it was that we got simply too many MMO releases between new launches, early access, and expansions. This breathtaking...

This past March, we decided to recount what happened to Valiance Online, noting that the team at Silverhelm was hit hard by COVID and...

As one of the original community-led "Plan Z" superhero MMORPGs that sprung up in the wake of City of Heroes' original demise, Valiance Online...

As we get ready to tuck 2020 into the annals of history and venture into the wilds of 2021, it's a good time for...

Crowdfunded superhero MMORPG Valiance Online saw a flurry of activity earlier this year when it opened up a beta in conjunction with the online...

Soulworker Online delighted fans with a huge content update this past week that added something called "Desire Workers" and "SinForce." We'll let the game explain:...

Justin and Bree discuss Final Fantasy XIV 5.3, City of Heroes Homecoming, Daybreak buying Cold Iron, WoW Shadowlands' prepatch, EVE Echoes' launch, Epic's lawsuit, and the passing of Meridian 59's Brian Grene, with adventures in Valiance Online, LOTRO, and The Sims 4, plus a mailbag topic on industry stress for devs.

PlayNYC, the newly digital games con in New York, ended yesterday, which means Valiance Online's brief open beta whereby anyone could play should have...

When I heard that Valiance Online was going to be running an open beta this week to coincide with the PlayNYC convention, I knew...

Valiance Online isn't the only superhero MMORPG in full testing mode right now: Ship of Heroes is also rearing its head this week for...

Do you want a taste of the next generation of superhero MMORPGs? From now through August 16th, anyone who would like to see what...

City of Heroes-inspired superhero MMORPG Valiance Online surprised everyone when it announced a few weeks back that it'd be opening up its beta for...

The other day when I heard that Valiance Online was going to hold a one-week open beta event in August, I rushed to my...

Justin and Bree discuss SWTOR and Wurm Online launching on Steam, FFXIV's 5.3 patch, Phantasy Star Online 2's New Genesis, the Fable MMO rumor, Valiance Online, and Elder Scrolls Online on Stadia, with adventures in LOTRO, SWG Legends, and WoW, plus a mailbag topic on FFXIV's unskippable dungeons.

Of the big three City of Heroes-inspired superhero MMOs, Valiance Online probably wasn't the one most folks expected to be next in line for...

With the weirdness of the quarantine and how it's been impacting game development, I thought it might be a good time to take a...