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MMO sandbox Fractured Online wants your whole guild to come give it a free trial run
Fractured Online officially launched last week with a $15 price (cut down to $12 on sale) - and while the release and patch helped...
Pearl Abyss shows off Black Desert’s eye candy during the Paris Olympics
Since all eyes are on Paris this summer during the 2024 Olympics, Pearl Abyss is taking advantage of the increased foot traffic in the...
Palworld studio enters partnership to accelerate ‘multifaceted global development’ and expansion
Admittedly, this bit of Palworld news is entering into supposition territory, but considering the language of the announcement, it could mean big things for...
A week after The War Within’s pre-patch, World of Warcraft still has the same bugs
The World of Warcraft pre-expansion patch for The War Within launched on July 23rd, and it launched with some pretty substantial bugs. The updated...
Once Human outlines tweaks to movement, considers an FPS view, delays account-wide cosmetics
Once Human is continuing to ponder changes, adjustments, and updates based on player feedback across the survival shooter, as NetEase's Starry Studio took a...
Wisdom of Nym: The actual storytelling issues with Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail
I'm not exactly surprised that basically any controversy vis-a-vis Final Fantasy XIV's most recent expansion is pretty much completely focused on the story (with...
Black Desert Mobile unveils Dosa class, summer season server, and new game modes at Heidel Ball
This past weekend saw a Heidel Ball presentation premiere for Black Desert Mobile, and as fans might expect, there were a few reveals for...
Ultima Online’s New Legacy and crackdown on third-party clients have vets rioting
Ultima Online is a very old and fairly small MMORPG nowadays, but even so you probably knew that it has a thriving emulator community,...
The MOP Up: Perfect World’s co-CEOs tap out
GamesIndustry is reporting that the two co-CEOs of Perfect World have been replaced as CEOs but remain as directors: "Perfect World CEO Xiao Hong...
The Game Archaeologist: A look back at proto-MMOs through the 1980s
Today I want to try something a little different as we look at MMORPG history. Rather than focus in on a single title or...
Hearthstone apologizes for the past 18 months, shares ‘Fun, Focus, and Fearless’ vision
While Hearthstone's brand-new Perils in Paradise expansion should be the talk of the game these days, Blizzard is instead doing damage control over an...
World of Warcraft debuts the official cinematic trailer for The War Within
Are you ready to get hyped? Possibly confused? Perhaps you're going to wonder just who these people are? There's a little something for every...
Path of Exile Settlers of Kalguur launch drove its Steam concurrency to an all-time peak
Last night, the Settlers of Kalguur update hit Path of Exile, which of course means it's time for the usual check-in on how the...
SDCC 2024: Daybreak unveils LOTRO’s Legacy of Morgoth and DCUO’s Harley Quinn vs. Apokolips
This past Friday was a pretty big one for fans of Daybreak Games' staple of MMORPGs, as several members of the various sub-studios under...
Eterspire applies revamps to the Firefly Forest zone and shares a third quarter content roadmap
The last time we peeked in on the indie mobile MMORPG Eterspire, it was in the process of revamping its early game's progression. The...
Destiny 2’s August patch seeks to address Crucible problems and the ‘epidemic’ of PvP quitters
If you're a PvP player of Destiny 2, then this week's newsletter is almost exclusively for you, as Bungie's PvP strike team is checking...
EVE Online details plans to adjust Equinox’s sovereignty, Zarzakh, dailies, and ship skin tool
Now that the Equinox update of EVE Online has been out in the wild for just over a month, CCP Games is prepared to...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s August is leaning into Adventure
I must admit that Pokemon Go's traditional Adventure Week events have historically been a minor hit with me as they feature the fossil 'mon...
Cozy MMO Palia teases nameplates, house tours, and a greenhouse in next week’s beta update
Fresh off its acquisition by no less than MMORPG company Daybreak, Singularity 6's still-in-beta cozy MMO Palia is teasing a bunch of new content...
Star Citizen’s alpha 3.24 personal hangars aren’t quite housing, but it’s a start
Sure, Star Citizen has showcased cargo and freight gameplay coming in alpha 3.24 already, but who's stopping it from doing so a second time?...
