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Population Zero talks about the Hub location and its features, kicks off a day-long stress test
Calling your most important location in the world the Hub is probably not the most imaginative thing, but then again, the NPCs of Population...
Daybreak, Cryptic, City State, Frontier, and more MMO studios affected by worldwide pandemic shutdowns
As the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to make itself felt, we've got another quick roundup of news relevant to MMO players.
First, we've...
Bless Unleashed details its Valor Perks character-buffing cash shop item
Pay-to-win? Pay-for-power? Pay to "unleash your character’s full potential as they traverse the dangerously beautiful lands of Lumios" as Bless Unleashed describes it? Whatever...
Bless Unleashed kicks off a weekend-long server stress test
Bandai Namco is looking for players to put the servers of Bless Unleashed through its paces. From now until Monday, February 3rd, at 1:00...
Bless Unleashed plans a stress test starting at the end of January
When is Bless Unleashed launching? It's a perfectly valid question, and the official answer is still a coy smirk and a vague "soon" even...
Temtem announces dates for the end of alpha and the beginning of stress testing
The developing critter collecting MMO Temtem has some dates for you to remember as it moves through its development cycle from alpha to early...
Fractured declares its break-all-the-things stress test a mess, gleefully plans next one
It's not often you hear MMO developers outright call their own stress test a "mess" with a cheeky grin, but hey, expect no less...
Frolic in Fractured’s alpha public stress test this weekend
If Fractured had a theme song right now (which it probably does but ignore that right now), it's got to be Simple Minds' Don't...
ArcheAge Unchained’s test server throws its doors open to you – yes, you
Are you ready for next week's launch of ArcheAge's new buy-to-play server, or are you still on the fence about the whole deal? What...
Internet spaceship roguelike MMO Lazarus is shutting down
We have a soft spot for plucky indie MMOs like Lazarus, and have been tracking its development since its inception. Described in its infancy...
WoW Classic’s next global stress test is dated for August 8 and 9
Ever since WoW Classic's closed beta ended a tad early back in July, would-be Vanilla players have been anxious to get back in there....
World of Warcraft’s Classic global stress test delayed as Operation: Mechagon gets a difficulty nerf
If you were looking forward to jumping into the World of Warcraft Classic stress test next week, then I'm afraid I've got some bad...
Global Chat: Stressing about WoW Classic’s community
Late June's World of Warcraft Classic stress test gave many MMO bloggers plenty to talk about, with pros and cons being lobbied about from...
WoW Classic’s closed beta will end with an in-game event in July 12
World of Warcraft Classic beta testers, do you think, after your 17000+ bug reports, that the game is ready to finish up its fixes...
WoW Factor: Three thoughts on the latest WoW Classic stress test
It's hard to find a whole lot to say about World of Warcraft: Classic at this point. Not in a bad sense, mind you;...
Blizzard on World of Warcraft class pruning: ‘We’ve gone too far’
With everything swirling about WoW Classic's stress test this past week and next week's Rise of Azshara content update in regular World of Warcraft,...
WoW Classic’s stress test is stressing player patience
Last night I, and apparently 80% of human civilization, logged on to the public stress test for World of Warcraft Classic. There I found...
WoW Classic’s next stress test is open to subbers in North/South America, Oceania
Blizzard has announced that the next World of Warcraft Classic stress test will be happening this week on Wednesday, June 19th, lasting until Friday,...
Global Chat: The NecroKitties of Elsweyr
Raise your hand if you're playing Elder Scrolls Online's newest expansion this week! Elsweyr has drawn many back in to Tamriel with the most...
The Daily Grind: Do you let an MMO’s worst community elements determine your server selection?
Last week, on the heels of WoW Classic's latest stress test, I saw several discussions online about popular streamers and the game: Apparently, these...
