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EverQuest II kicks off prelude events for its unannounced 2019 expansion
With GU111 Carnage in Kael behind us, we're heading into expansion season for EverQuest II. The expansion hasn't officially been announced yet, so we...
Cube World is back, and this time it’s launching on Steam this fall
Hey, remember Cube World? The blocky, sandboxy Minecraft clone from Picroma was a big deal when it hit paid alpha waaaaay back in 2013....
Path of Exile’s Blight expansion is just about to go live for PC players
Path of Exile's brand-new Blight expansion and league is officially live later this afternoon, approximately one hour from the publication of this piece. The...
Grab an Aura Kingdom gift bundle to celebrate the game’s new Eidolon
Just a few weeks ago, our very own MMO Cartographer took a cozy re-tour of Aura Kingdom, the cute 2013 free-to-play MMO from Aeria...
Torchlight Frontiers’ ninth alpha update will introduce item enchanting and a lucky tree
Luck doesn't grow on trees, except for the world of Torchlight Frontiers. The in-development MMOARPG has shared some features of its next alpha update,...
Casey Hudson says BioWare still has a ‘big team working on Anthem’
It's time for a Very Serious Message from BioWare's Casey Hudson.
OK, it's not that serious; it's more like a pep rally for Anthem. Cataclysm...
Leaderboard: Does Guild Wars 2 need another expansion?
If you've followed NCsoft's quarterly investor reports for the last many years, you've probably seen dozens graphs of Guild Wars 2's revenues and the...
Inside Star Citizen showcases commodity inventory, two Vanguard variants, and hover mode adjustments
It's another week, and so that means another development video from Star Citizen! This edition of the video series provided the first build of...
Sea of Thieves talks Pirate Legends, skeleton ships, and a new region
The Sea of Thieves forums caught on fire earlier this week, but mercifully not due to some drama, but because there was a Q&A...
Steam is running a beta for its new library system starting on September 17
The current library for your games in Steam is... fine. It's fine. It offers everything that you absolutely need in a library system. It...
Dauntless adds loadouts and improved crafting in patch, unveils a new weapon during Nintendo Direct
There's some new stuff to look forward to in the world of Dauntless, both in the game's latest patch and in the near future....
Destiny 2 improves several activity drop rates and cuts the price of Forsaken Complete on console
A few of the gear chases in Destiny 2 have gotten a little bit easier. With this week's 2.5.2.2 patch, players should be seeing...
Vague Patch Notes: How MMO studio communication and player confidence really work
Here's the funny thing about communication from MMO studios: It's vital to the continued feeling of a healthy game, and yet at the same...
Lord of the Rings Online’s Legendary servers roll out 2011’s Rise of Isengard expansion
For the last week or two, Justin has been nervously playing Lord of the Rings Online's progression server, convinced that Standing Stone was about...
Rogue Server Report: Battle of the Immortals is back, The Sims Online’s emu gets an update
We've got a couple of updates on the emulator/rogue server front. Specifically, the return of Battle of the Immortals, which was sunsetted by PWE...
Anthem’s patch 1.40 brings freeplay changes, returned loot, and a hint toward Cataclysm’s ending
Throughout the Cataclysm event, Anthem has continued to roll out a slow but steady trickle of new loot, arenas, and story missions, but today's...
Perfect Ten: MMORPGs made by tiny teams
I don't really have to tell you this, but creating an MMORPG is a huge undertaking. These are some of the most complex games...
Life skill mastery is live for Black Desert PC as PS4 gets the Dark Knight and Musa
Black Desert PC fans tired of console taking up all the air in the room can breathe easy today, as Kakao and Pearl Abyss...
Guild Wars 2 studio says it ‘knows that there’s a demand for an expansion’
One of the tidbits of info we confirmed back when ArenaNet lost a third of its studio staff back in February was that Guild...
The Daily Grind: When’s the last time you got absolutely sucked into an MMO?
I both love and hate those periods of time when I get sucked into an MMORPG. Usually this comes when a game first launches,...
