virtual world

Massively Overthinking: Has the term MMORPG become toxic?

12
Back in 2016, when the MMORPG genre had just suffered a brutal one-two punch of losing EverQuest Next and the gutting of WildStar's team,...

The MOP Up: 2008’s Grand Fantasia relaunches with a classic Origin server

0
Anime MMO Grand Fantasia is relaunching on September 3rd with a classic edition called Origin that harkens back to the title's 2008 era: "New engine,...

Perfect Ten: 10 times MMOs appeared in TV and movies

14
It's always surreal when real MMOs cross the divide between niche and mainstream to be referenced in television and films. Depending on how you...

Stars Reach’s Raph Koster argues that a persistent virtual world is ‘too powerful an idea’ to dismiss

19
Those watching the online gaming genre with a growing sense of dismay at everything drifting away from large, persistent MMO worlds may find solace...

LOTRO Legendarium: Six ways you can prepare for the new legendary servers

4
With brand-new legendary servers coming soon to Lord of the Rings Online, the allure of a fresh start, lower lag, and the Ringwraith ruleset...
The yeller.

Perfect Ten: 10 MMORPGs with weirdly defensive fanbases

68
I do not have nice things to say about RuneScape. I have never had nice things to say about RuneScape. I also do not...

Raph Koster’s new MMORPG is called Stars Reach, and yes, it’s basically Star Wars Galaxies 2

143
It's June 26th, Star Wars Galaxies' 21st birthday, and I'm sitting on Google Meet talking to none other than MMORPG founding father (and SWG...

Second Life celebrates 21 years of operation with town halls, music events, and exhibitor showcase

12
While techbros on some serious stuff dream about a metaverse (or more specifically how to turn it into a monetizable hellscape), Second Life has...

Raph Koster’s nine Playable Worlds teasers (so far) hint at the MMORPG sandbox you always wanted

72
As we covered earlier in the week, Raph Koster's studio Playable Worlds has been tweeting what appeared to be a countdown accompanied by a...

Massively Overthinking: Unfair stigmas that follow MMORPGs

26
A few weeks back, our team was discussing the intersection of survival sandboxes, MMORPG virtual worlds, and gankboxes - and how hard it is...

SGF 2024: Aloft is a cozy Ghibli-inspired PvE-centric survival sandbox in the sky

6
When I first heard about Aloft while planning for Summer Games Fest 2024, I figured it would just be a cute multiplayer survival game;...

Pride Month celebrations begin in DC Universe Online, EverQuest, City of Heroes, and more MMOs

2
The month of June is Pride Month around the world, and that means that multiple MMORPGs and multiplayer games are going to be celebrating...

Massively Overthinking: Does challenging solo content belong in MMORPGs?

42
Star Wars The Old Republic's plan to implement new solo challenge content called Ventures in its Desperate Defiance patch raised more than one eyebrow...

33 Immortals preps weekend closed beta for the ‘distillation of the MMO raid experience’

0
Thunder Lotus' MMO-inspired multiplayer raiding roguelike 33 Immortals is barreling onward toward its May 24th closed beta, with more info now being dispatched to...

Tower of Fantasy enters a virtual world on May 28

1
May 28th brings the next big addition to online RPG Tower of Fantasy with the arrival of Version 4.0. This introduces players to a...

Second Life begins beta testing terrain updates, 2K textures, and mirrors for creators

4
The toolset for creative players of Second Life is seeing a number of interesting updates, as the sandbox is running some beta tests that...

LOTRO Legendarium: My 11 favorite zones in LOTRO

8
This week I put my chin on my fists and thought super-hard about the following question: What column could I write that would be...

Massively Overthinking: Are survival games the new MMO?

40
A few Overthinkings ago, a MOP commenter said something that seemed very simple but still hit me really hard, to the point that I'm...
treasure hunting is one step from lockboxes

The Soapbox: The ‘problem’ with MMO hoarding

11
I remember a number of years ago, in an article for a game I can't recall, an MMO developer discussed how an early build...

Former SWTOR lead Damion Schubert urges devs to prioritize accessibility in MMOs

11
When you think of the strengths of Star Wars: The Old Republic as a game, does "accessibility" every come to mind? According to one...

THE LATEST POSTS

TOP CONTENT