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Secret World Legends’ community organizes fourth anniversary events
With Funcom seemingly doing the absolute bare minimum to keep the lights on over at Secret World Legends, it's a sad commentary on the...
Crowfall officially launches July 6 – here’s your code to get into the beta
It's official: Crowfall is finally launching. July 6th is the big day. The MMORPG was Kickstarted back in 2015 and has been on quite...
Dauntless talks about the intended purpose of and lessons learned from Elder and Primal Behemoths
There are plenty of monsters to slay in Dauntless, but variety is the spice of life, especially for veteran players that have learned every...
New World ‘won’t consider selling anything other than cosmetic items until 2022 at the earliest’
Amazon's New World was the subject of much debate this month when a leaker exposed the state of the game's cash shop in the...
WoW Factor: What would it take for big changes in World of Warcraft?
The last time I wrote an installment of this column, it was in specific response to an interview that contained no small number of...
WoW Factor: What we really learned from the World of Warcraft Hazzikostas interview
The problem with writing about World of Warcraft right now is that there's actually less to write about than you might think. Sure, we've got...
The Daily Grind: Are you concerned about Guild Wars 2’s End of Dragons?
The Guild Wars 2 community has been a jumble this week. While half of the discussion has centered on the brewing hype machine for...
Albion Online confirms summer mobile launch, opens preregistration and German test
RuneScape isn't the only MMO with major mobile news today: Sandbox Interactive has opened registrations for Albion Online's mobile version too. If you follow...
Dual Universe shifts launch window to mid 2022
After Dual Universe put out its series of dev blogs discussing the game's future, followers of the sci-fi sandbox had a number of questions....
Dual Universe has finally admitted JC Baillie is no longer running Novaquark, but it’s mum about who is
This piece has been updated at the end; the original is as follows.
The Dual Universe community has been churning over the last couple of...
Camelot Unchained showcases work on alchemy, movement, Ériu updates, and a video of the Verdant Forest
With the month of April just beginning, there's a lot to look back on in terms of development progress made in March for Camelot...
Magic Legends doubles spell drop rate, gives a week of free battlepass XP
Cryptic Studios is listening to -- and acting upon -- player feedback regarding Magic Legends following its recent soft launch. In the ARPG's second...
Whatever happened to Snail Games’ Outlaws of the Old West?
In the spring of 2019, Snail Games launched Virtual Basement's then-new survival sandbox MMO Outlaws of the Old West into Steam early access under...
Interview: Camelot Unchained lays out its innovative alchemy system
One of the major slices of content being worked on in this current 90-day quadrant of Camelot Unchained development is its crafting system, specifically...
Terraria’s Google account issues have officially been cleared, paving the way for a Stadia release once again
Considering everything that's been going pear-shaped for Stadia, it would be in Google's best interests to make nice with third-party developers. Readers will recall...
Runes of Magic’s new servers are a prelude for merges as Gameforge hints at new content
Over the weekend, we reported on Runes of Magic's plans to add new servers, an announcement that took some of us by surprise given...
LOTRO producer Q&A: Legendary item revamp, closed world transfers, difficulty sliders, and more
Executive Producer Rob Ciccolini joined the Friday Lord of the Rings Online livestream this week to do a seat-of-his-pants Q&A with fans who showed...
Century Age of Ashes delays early access, plans second beta following player feedback
Century: Age of Ashes popped up almost outta nowhere last month with its closed beta, boasting a dragon-centric aerial PvP mode. MOP's own Not...
EverQuest Online Adventures’ rogue server project, EQOA: Return Home, is still chugging along
Back in 2019, we covered a heartwarming story about EQOA: Return Home, a player-run emulator for EverQuest Online Adventures, which readers will recall was...
Chronicles of Elyria clarifies art and comms as players vow their lawsuit will go forward
One of the biggest MMO stories from 2020 was surely the collapse of Soulbound Studios and its MMORPG Chronicles of Elyria, which at one...
