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Global Chat: Just say ‘no’ to coin weight!
When Pantheon recently announced that it would be adding coin weight to its inventory management system, little did the devs know that they were...
The Daily Grind: What was the most recent MMO guild event you enjoyed?
At a baseline, I expect my MMO guilds to at least keep me entertained and socially connected through chat. But the really good guilds,...
Trove kicks off the Spring Fling event on all platforms, offers recruit-a-friend rewards
It's time to celebrate the spring season in Trove with the Spring Fling, a little event running between now and May 26th that has...
ArcheAge’s Garden of the Gods expansion launches June 11 – here’s the trailer
With Gamigo clearly culling its herd of MMOs, you might be wondering who's next. Good news: It's not ArcheAge. In fact, ArcheAge is due...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO would make for a great movie or miniseries?
MMORPGs crossing over into other entertainment mediums isn't unknown to us at this point, of course. There was that Warcraft movie that one time....
Gamigo is sunsetting more MMOs, this time Dragon’s Prophet EU and its sequel, Savage Hunt
Dragon's Prophet has not had the best run the last few years. In 2015, Daybreak sunsetted the US version of the game, though the...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 271: Population Zero plus three
Justin, Bree, and Sam discuss Population Zero, Blizzard's Q1 2020 report, Trove Delves, ESO's Greymoor prologue, and Guild Wars 2's rollback, with adventures in Fallout 76, Starborne, LOTRO, and SWG Legends, and mailbag topics on MMO reward hoarding and whether SSG's business model is predatory.
MMO Business Roundup: Guerilla Collective, PlayStation Studios, XLGAMES’ new MMO, ChinaJoy, and NCsoft’s baseball team
Welcome back to another roundup of business stories relating to MMOs - or adjacent to them. Adjacentness!
Funcom: The Norwegian MMO company will be participating...
The Game Archaeologist: The rise and fall of Landmark and EverQuest Next
The year was 2013. Sony Online Entertainment was still a functioning and seemingly robust MMORPG studio, and its yearly SOE Live convention was a...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 270: Words of Warcraft
Justin and Bree discuss Age of Conan, Defiance, World of Warcraft, Elder Scrolls Online, Guild Wars 2, and COVID-19 delays, with adventures in SWG Legends, LOTRO, and Fallout 76, and mailbag topics on Blizzard and freeform character building.
Trove’s Delves update is live for PC players today with new delve mode and Tomb Raiser revamp
Whoa, when Gamigo said it was launching Trove's Delves expansion/update "this spring," we didn't realize that it meant "basically now." And yes, it's officially...
Global Chat: Suffering through Guild Wars 2’s Super Adventure Box
Guild Wars 2 fans have developed a cult following around the seasonal Super Adventure Box, but as much as some love it, others have...
The Daily Grind: Which MMOs do you let your own kids play?
A while back, in the long long ago when we could still talk to humans in person, I was chatting with the mom of...
Trove drops new trailer for Delves update, launching this spring
Last month, Gamigo took the wraps off of Trove next content patch, called Delves, which features content called - you guessed it - delves....
Former RIFT dev on instant adventures: ‘We wanted to do more of them’
In RIFT, there are many ways to level your character, including questing, dungeon delving, and PvP. But perhaps the most fun and social way...
Gamigo is sunsetting classic Defiance – on the Xbox 360 – next month
Ever since the Trion Worlds buyout by Gamigo back in 2018, we've been holding our breath just waiting for Gamigo to slowly cut the...
RIFT’s newest raid world bosses are basic creatures that are super-sized and super angry
Taking out masses of basic creatures like squirrels and spiders in MMORPGs is generally an inconsequential part of the player character's journey. Today it's...
Choose My Adventure: Survive the Disasters 2 is a perfect Roblox game
We close out this month's little sojourn through the world of Roblox with what is easily one of my favorite titles ever created on...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite MMO cosmetic pet?
Yeah, this is the very definition of a fluffy post! I'm just a big proponent of cosmetic pets in MMOs, partially because it adds...
ArcheAge Unchained’s ArchePass season three offers new cosmetics and a brave little hamster
The newest ArchePass is now live in ArcheAge Unchained, which means there's new goodies to chase, including temporary mounts, cosmetic goodies, and a very...