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Massively Overthinking: Hopes and fears for MMOs in 2023
As 2022 drew to a close, we spent our Massively Overthinking roundtables discussing our predictions for 2023 as well as our goals. Now, we're...
The Daily Grind: Will you Kickstart any MMOs in 2023?
Listen, this Daily Grind has exactly one right answer, and that answer is "no." I will also accept "hell no."
All right, I'm kidding... a...
Massively Overthinking: The best and worst MMO developer quotes of 2022
You might not know this about me, but I literally spend all year jotting down in my little notepad file all the quirky stuff...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 393: Saga of the Chronicles of the Ember Shards of Aria
Justin and Bree discuss Halloween in MMOs, Embers Adrift's launch, Star Citizen, World of Warcraft, Star Trek Online, Chronicles of Elyria, and Legends of Aria, with adventures in LOTRO and SWG Legends.
Chronicles of Elyria dev celebrates dismissal of backer lawsuit as next phase of ‘hero’s journey’
The sorry saga of Chronicles of Elyria has a new chapter today, as Soulbound Studios' Jeromy "Caspian" Walsh has released a Q3 update, and...
Massively Overthinking: The MMO Kickstarters that let us down
MOP's Chris penned a solid piece earlier this week about the fate that has apparently befallen Destiny's Sword, and as I was editing it,...
Vague Patch Notes: The perpetual MMO crowdfunding engine
Do me a favor right now and navigate over to the Star Citizen webpage. It's possible that this has wildly changed in the time...
Perfect Ten: The MMO studios that keep whiffing on new projects
Everyone makes mistakes, and that's all right. That's not necessarily a big deal. Yes, this is true when it comes to MMO studios too....
Massively OP Podcast Episode 382: Wrath Classic forecasts a frosty September
Justin and Bree discuss New World's server merges, Wrath Classic's September launch, LOTROs 33.1, Pantheon's investment, and Chronicles of Elyria's mess, with adventures in RIFT, City of Heroes, and Fallout 76, plus mailbag entries on single-player games, rhythm-based MMO classes, and Firefly.
Chronicles of Elyria admits to running out of money in 2021, ‘hemorrhaging cash’ ever since
There are grim tidings out of Chronicles of Elyria in its July State of Elyria report. Studio head Jeromy “Caspian” Walsh has once again...
Chronicles of Elyria says the mid-alpha test phase will roll out this spring, addresses stock assets
The Chronicles of Elyria drama would like to reclaim some of your attention from the Blizzard drama and the Richard Garriott drama!
Back in 2020,...
Chronicles of Elyria is now estimating a late 2024 release
After a rocky and litigious 2021, Chronicles of Elyria is no doubt hoping to get its head above water in the new year. Soulbound...
Massively Overthinking: Our MMO predictions for 2022
OK folks, it's that time of the year again: the time when we cast our eyes ahead and try to pinpoint what's going to...
End-of-Year Eleven: The biggest MMO surprises of 2021
Why do I love covering MMORPG news year in and year out? If I'm honest about it, I'm usually in this for the surprises....
Perfect Ten: A sampler of crowdfunded MMOs and how they’re doing
I've gone on the record many a time as being deeply suspicious of Kickstarter and crowdfunding when it comes to MMOs. There are reasons...
Chronicles of Elyria’s subreddit reopens, promising ‘no more censorship from Soulbound Studios’
Back in the middle of July this year, Chronicles of Elyria made the decision to shut down its subreddit, claiming a “torrent of abuse”...
Gamers’ class-action against Chronicles of Elyria studio proceeds, suit against Xsolla deferred
We now return you to the Chronicles of Elyria legal drama in progress. When we last left the story, the lawsuit levied against developer...
Perfect Ten: 10 MMOs that waved goodbye without ever making it to launch
If you've somehow missed this fact, then I hate to be the one to inform you of it, but it's time you learned: MMOs...
The Chronicles of Elyria class-action lawsuit has been split up between two states now
If you can peel your eyballs away from the gaming lawsuit dominating the headlines this week, there's another one you might want to pay...
Chronicles of Elyria tweaks NDA, locks down Reddit over death threats, and proposes NFT land trades
A week ago, Chronicles of Elyria backers sounded the alarm on a new NDA that Soulbound Studios was asking them to sign in conjunction...
