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The MOP Up: Aion reworks sieges, raids, and world bosses
NCsoft brought a sweeping raft of changes to many group activities in Aion this past week: "We are excited to reveal that we have...
Tarisland and Skyforge have finally joined the Halloween event bandwagon
Better late than never for Halloween, eh? We've got a few more late arrivals to the Halloween scene today. No, they have nothing at...
Design Mockument: How would you make a good mecha MMORPG?
So because I am me, I decided to be on the bleeding edge of topicality and start figuring out how to make a Robotech...
Skyforge delays timeline for data and launcher hand-off to Music Guru and Innova
A month ago, we were a bit stunned to learn that MMORPG Skyforge had changed hands, moving from MY.GAMES to a US-based company called...
You have one year to move your Skyforge account and characters to the new publisher, starting… now
At the end of August, we were startled to learn that MY.GAMES had sold sci-fantasy MMORPG Skyforge to another company and was transferring publishing...
MY.GAMES is handing Skyforge publishing off to Innova, and yes this is confusing
It's the end of an era: Skyforge has been operating under the My.com/MY.GAMES banner since its launch back in 2015, but now it's moving...
MMO Business Roundup: Activision owned cheatmaker EngineOwning
Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent business news! Business business business and all that.
EngineOwning got owned - File this one...
Skyforge is celebrating its ninth anniversary with the return of Aelion Day
Here's some happy news for your Thursday: Skyforge has made it to nine years of life here in North America, or close enough as...
Skyforge finally launches Demons 2024 Season (and compensation) after several delays
About a month ago, MY.GAMES roused itself from its slumber and told Skyforge fans that in spite of its "long silence," development of the...
Skyforge devs promise that ‘development of Skyforge continues’ in spite of long silence
It's been a disturbing long time since we heard much out of Skyforge - it's been two months since a Discord update and a...
The MOP Up: How about Final Fantasy XI’s new Vana’Bout?
Final Fantasy XI had a busy week with a November patch, that "includes changes to foes in Normal and Intense Ambuscades, a new battlefield...
The MOP Up: Dark Age of Camelot sees ‘incredible RvR’ thanks to Halloween event
Don't count an old horse out of the race just yet. Dark Age of Camelot said that its currently running Crossroads Covenant event is...
Skyforge begins Season 8 of its PvP Pantheon Wars for Xbox players
The latest season of GvG PvP in Skyforge is underway, only this time it's starting specifically for Xbox players, who will get to slay...
MMO Business Roundup: MY.GAMES’ CEO, Valve’s antitrust fine, and research on China’s gaming regulations
Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent business news. Numbers numbers numbers. In fact, this edition has the whole trifecta: business,...
Not So Massively: The growing field of StarCraft II spiritual successors
StarCraft II ranks very highly on my list of my favourite games of all time, but while it remains popular, it is in maintenance...
The MOP Up: World of Warcraft’s mighty banhammer strikes once more
World of Warcraft announced that it banned 145,566 accounts in August, saying, "All of these actions were for cheating or exploitation, which primarily result...
Perfect Ten: 10 MMOs you’ve already forgotten ever existed
Falling into obscurity and then being completely forgotten is the nightmare of any creative artist. This tragic scenario is compounded when it comes to...
Skyforge begins the Demon Invasion season on Switch and reruns its summer event on all platforms
There are still a few more weeks left in the summertime season, and that means there's racing to be had once again in Skyforge,...
The MOP Up: Spellcraft changes course after a disappointing preseason
Spellcraft explained why it didn't hold a promised preseason event last month, saying, "In our last update we signaled our intent to run another...
MMO Business Roundup: SEGA’s layoffs, Diablo Immortal’s fines, and MY.GAMES’ Middle East ambitions
Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent gaming industry news!
SEGA: Sega's issued yet another round of layoffs this week, slashing 121...