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PvPvE medieval extraction RPG Dungeonborne begins its free-to-play Steam early access
Last week we cast our eyes to Dungeonborne, a first-person multiplayer PvPvE extraction RPG that lets solo players or teams band together to delve...
WoW Classic Cataclysm launches the Rise of the Zandalari on July 30
If you remember back when World of Warcraft: Cataclysm was a new thing, perhaps you remember the Rise of the Zandalari as a fun...
WoW Factor: The mulligan problem in World of Warcraft’s narrative
In World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, Illidan Stormrage gets killed. This isn't actually a surprising end for the character. Illidan as a person...
Settlers of Kalguur brings a massive melee overhaul and more to Path of Exile
Given such a major change incoming with Path of Exile's Settlers of Kalguur league, you'd be forgiven for wondering whether the rest of the...
Gigantic patches in balance and bug fixes ahead of its first major season
The Arc team behind Gigantic is more than a little excited at the upcoming first competitive season for the game, which kicks off on...
Throne & Liberty’s open beta wrestles with login issues and EU server problems, showcases early access bundles
The past day of open beta for Throne & Liberty has gone about as one might have expected, which is to say that the...
Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred introduces a franchise first class with the versatile Spiritborn
If you thought that Diablo IV would be content to coast on the traditions of the past for its class design, think again, for...
The Daily Grind: What do you think about floating combat text in MMOs?
When Trove launched its Rising Tide update back in June, Gamigo's PR included a ton of screenshots, including several of a character with massive...
Elder Scrolls Online has tweaked the Whitestrake’s Mayhem PvP event for its return next week
Hey, PvPers! Elder Scrolls Online is rerunning the Whitestrake's Mayhem PvP event just for you starting July 25th - and it's got a bit...
Here’s how to sign up for Path of Exile 2’s impending closed beta test
If you are saddened by the fact that the preview and today's big livestream reveal focused only on Path of Exile 's new Settlers...
Path of Exile’s Settlers of Kalguur tackles real-time mechanics with city building
The Grinding Gear rooster has crowed, signifying the dawn of a new expansion and league. And what might they be? Welcome to Path of...
Fractured has overhauled its PvP to reduce griefing ahead of next week’s formal launch
We're just a week away from Fractured Online's official launch out of early access, which means Dynamight Studios has officially rolled out its last...
Corepunk’s preorder package includes only playtesting, early access, and the first season post-launch
Corepunk studio Artificial Core has release a new dev blog this afternoon homing in on "clarifications" about the game's purchase terms. Notably the team...
Vague Patch Notes: How widespread free-to-play impacted MMORPGs
In 2009, Dungeons & Dragons Online went free-to-play, which was a pretty big deal at the time. It was especially important to me, since...
Guild Wars 2 deep-dives Janthir Wilds’ enhanced warclaw mount aka journeykin
August is shaping up to be an interesting month here in MMO land, and a large part of that is the impending release of...
Once Human’s latest maintenance runs afoul of a ‘critical bug’ as players report missing items and ruined bases
At this point, reading that NetEase's survival shooter Once Human is facing technical issues probably feels like "water is wet"-level news, but indeed the...
SSG’s Rob Ciccolini laments aging hardware and long downtimes as DDO delays Update 68.1
As both Dungeons and Dragons Online and Lord of the Rings Online players noticed yesterday as both MMOs were unavailable for 15 hours, SSG's...
Hearthstone’s Perils in Paradise won’t feature a cosmetic game board, and players are concerned
Usually when Blizzard releases a new Hearthstone expansion set, it also offers a colorful new game board cosmetic to go along with it -...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPGs have you played with little hope for future content?
One of the neat things about City of Heroes Homecoming is that it is not a game bereft of updates or approaching content. No,...
Black Desert brings Jordine Saga and major class balancing to console, adds guild history UI to mobile
While many Black Desert players might be engaged in the large scale War of the Roses PvP instance on PC, this week has also...
