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PlanetSide 2 is shutting down in China
PlanetSide 2's global reach has shortened yet again, as the title will be ceasing operations in China as of May 31st.
The MMOFPS launched in...
Go drunken gnome racing in EverQuest’s 17th anniversary events
Another year has come and gone for EverQuest, and there are two new events to help players get in on the festivities. Starting at...
DC Universe Online announces a tournament for Batman vs. Superman
There's not much time left before the latest DC Comics movie makes the old geek argument of "who would win in a fight, Batman...
Get hitched and storm Zek in EverQuest II’s GU 100 on April 28
Although EverQuest II is known for fall expansions, the game updates throughout the year can be pretty meaty as well. And it just so...
Landmark’s storytelling system really is incoming
Amid the week's sad news and uncertainty, one question is getting a happy answer: Yes, Virginia, there is a Landmark storytelling system! And it...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 55: Black Friday fallout
Justin and Bree take on EverQuest Next's cancellation, WildStar's layoffs, the future of the EverQuest franchise, and the state of the genre.
Daybreak is shutting down the EQ Worlds mobile app
Daybreak is shutting down its EverQuest franchise mobile app at the end of March.
"We will be closing the EverQuest Worlds mobile app at the...
Dave Mark: EverQuest Next’s AI ‘was not vaporware’
AI developer Dave Mark has weighed in mightily on the EverQuest Next cancellation. Mark worked on the game's expansive AI system years ago alongside...
Landmark plans two more character and claim wipes
Despite assurances to the contrary almost exactly one year ago, Landmark will experience two more character wipes on top of expected claim wipes. The...
Global Chat: The death of EverQuest Next
There are some MMO industry events that, when they occur, spark a wildfire of blog posts across the community. This past week's announcement by...
Dave Georgeson says he’d have delivered EverQuest Next ‘to vision’
In the wake of EverQuest Next's cancelation, gamers have been peppering former EQ franchise director Dave Georgeson, who was let go from Daybreak a...
Working As Intended: The fate of the MMORPG genre
I don't think I'm exaggerating to say that this past weekend was a strange one in the MMORPG community, when gamers across the wide expanse...
One Shots: You got something on your face
There is a grand conspiracy among MMO developers and it is this: Every last one of them has entered into a blood pact to...
The Daily Grind: Does EverQuest Next’s cancellation change your MMO outlook?
By now you've surely read the news that Daybreak has canceled EverQuest Next. To many of you, it was likely not a surprise, but...
The Stream Team: Letting the Landmark (and EverQuest Next) rage out
Just when MassivelyOP's MJ decided to postpone her Landmark stream to find a bunch of fun things to tour, Daybreak goes and does something...
H1Z1: Just Survive introduces fresh zombies, ruleset tweaks, new lockbox
H1Z1: Just Survive's latest patch arrived this morning, complete with the new zombies held over from the delayed minipatch last week.
"When society collapsed and zombies...
EverQuesting: Landmark’s big claim news
Holy moly, it happened! As you might surmise by the not-so-subtle surprise in my voice, we've finally got a chunk of Landmark news. It's...
EverQuest brings out drunken Gnomes, a raid, and an expansion for its 17th birthday
EverQuest Producer Holly Longdale is officially sounding the party horn for the start of the game's 17th anniversary festivities. In a new producer's letter,...
The Stream Team: EverQuest II’s Brewday is back!
If you've keep an eye on the EverQuest II event calendar, you know that the cheery beer-y fermented festival of Brewday has started! That...
H1Z1’s delayed patch arrives this week
The latest H1Z1 producer's letter has arrived, this one focusing on the Just Survive half of the now-split zombie survival sandbox. Daybreak begins by...
