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Free Realms’ legacy lives on with a pair of rogue server projects
Exiles from Free Realms -- including many kids who grew up with it as their first MMO -- have had a hard time finding...
Massively Overthinking: What will be your three most played MMOs in 2025?
So here we are at the top of another year, looking ahead at what we think we're going to play. Consider this week's Massively...
US government agency is hoping to extend consumer protections to virtual currencies in games like Roblox
It's fairly well known by now that most governments and the laws they enact do not do a good job of keeping pace with...
Working As Intended: Stars Reach could be the demographic revolution MMORPGs need
When Raph Koster started talking in Discord on Saturday night, I was super annoyed because I knew I was going to lose my whole...
Nintendo finally announced the Switch 2, launching this year
After endless hemming and hawing and leaks and fuss, Nintendo has finally formally revealed the Nintendo Switch 2 as of this morning, and yes,...
Daybreak patches everything: EverQuest II’s update, DCUO’s zombie tale, and Magic Online’s latest set
Can't decide what to eat at McDaybreak? Check out its spiffy new buffet table, where you can sample news from all around its various...
End-of-Year Eleven: The MMOs with the most uncertain futures in 2025
I am the sort of person who derives no small amount of ongoing satisfaction from the idea that I have had an influence upon...
Its long-term future still in limbo, PlanetSide 2 is actually getting a small Lunar New Year promo update today
The PlanetSide 2 community was naturally in a panic last weekend following the Friday evening revelation that EG7 is planning to close down Toadman...
LOTRO Legendarium: Lord of the Rings Online’s new servers are going to be an exciting mess
After sending us into conniptions with partial information about Lord of the Rings Online's newly announced 64-bit servers, Standing Stone Games' Rob Ciccolini cleared...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 501: Moving, money, and modding
Justin and Bree discuss LOTRO's new server plan, Stars Reach's Kickstarter plan, PlanetSide 2's limbo, Elder Scrolls Online's new DLC, and roadmaps for EverQuest and EverQuest II, with adventures in LOTRO, WoW Classic, Guild Wars 2, SWG Legends, and a ton of smaller games, plus a mailbag topics on modding and MMOs.
The Daily Grind: So… are you going to Kickstart Stars Reach?
Over the weekend, Raph Koster's studio formally announced that it's going to do a Kickstarter for Stars Reach - you know, the spiritual successor...
SWG Legends has outlawed abusive mods, but don’t worry, that innocent one you like is probably safe
January's update on the Star Wars Galaxies Legends Omega rogue server is a small but important one as the player developers have officially put...
Enad Global 7 shuts down Toadman and lays off staff at Piranha Games, potentially affecting PlanetSide 2
We have the unfortunate duty to report that the layoffs within the games industry will apparently continue until funny line improves. Enad Global 7,...
Lord of the Rings Online’s lead explains how the new 64-bit servers are going to work
After sparking some unintended (but predictable) drama over a half-formed announcement of new 64-bit servers coming this year to Lord of the Rings Online,...
The Daily Grind: What was the biggest MMO trainwreck nobody noticed last year?
Every year, we elevate certain stories with awards - we pluck out the biggest surprise, the most exciting story, the story we wish we...
EverQuest and EverQuest II released full 2025 roadmaps – and of course, new expansions are coming this fall
It's roadmap week over in the land of EverQuest, as Daybreak's Darkpaw Games has delivered roadmaps for both Original Flavor EverQuest and New Coke...
Multiple game studios and even the Fallout TV show are impacted by the devastating California wildfires
If you're paying any attention to the current US news, you know that large parts of dense Los Angeles, California, are under siege by...
End-of-Year Eleven: All the upcoming MMOs to watch in 2025 and beyond
As we turn the page on another fascinating year of MMORPG history, we cross into fresh territory. What lies ahead? Surprises, disappointments, and endless...
DC Universe Online celebrates 14 years with another Anti-Monitor event and launch of new event system
Superheroic MMORPG DC Universe Online has been kicking around for 14 years this week, and that means it's time for players to celebrate with...
The Daily Grind: Which game or studio made the biggest contribution to killing the MMORPG genre in 2024?
So here's another fun annual Daily Grind that always gets people good and angry. And believe it or not, I'm not going to nominate...
