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Black Desert shares eight years of memories and moments in a snuggly video package
"Let's reflect on the journey we have taken," suggests a new video from Black Desert, which aims to keep the MMORPG's eight year anniversary...
Genshin Impact collabs with Discovery Channel to raise awareness about natural habitats
It's important to appreciate nature now and again, and even more important to protect it considering the forces that are in the world today....
Massively Uplifting: Dragon Con and The Game Awards demonstrate the rise of awareness, accessibility, and inclusion
It is not uncommon to spend the beginning of a year reflecting back on the old while looking forward to the new. That's something...
Star Wars Galaxies Legends dropped a massive player city upgrade (with roads!) for Valentine’s Day
Star Wars Galaxies rogue server SWG Legends is the home of the event we called the most cursed Valentine's Day event in MMOs as...
DC Universe Online is giving away sweet hairstyles for Black History Month
Valentine's Day and lunar new year events are flying in MMOs this week, but Daybreak's DC Universe Online studio, Dimensional Ink, has recognized yet...
Star Citizen player-run Daymar Rally sees hundreds of players and teams compete over the weekend
It's not a huge stretch to claim that much of Star Citizen's current in-game racing content would be possible without the effort of the...
Final Fantasy XIV player aims to complete every sidequest to relay which ones are worth doing
If you've played Final Fantasy XIV for any length of time, you've probably heard the advice that the standard sidequests are totally OK to...
City of Heroes fans have City of Heroes Homecoming working on a Steam Deck
It's already astonishing enough that City of Heroes: Homecoming is an officially licensed emulator, but now it's become a portable MMORPG thanks to the...
Dungeons & Dragons Online makes tons of content free or nearly free for the franchise’s 50th birthday
Freeeeeee stuff! Come getcha free stuff! Free stuff in Dungeons and Dragons Online, that is, because Standing Stone Games has brought back its bonkers...
WildStar roleplayers open and develop a socially-minded rogue server called Genesis Prime
For the past few years we've been peeking in with hopeful looks at Nexus Forever, the rogue server project for WildStar that we first...
NCsoft has officially granted a City of Heroes server license to the Homecoming crew
City of Heroes fans are in for a treat today - or a shocking surprise they were convinced was never coming, depending on their...
New World shares holiday messages and resolves to attack bugs in latest video
If you're looking for some warm fuzzies, look no further than what New World game director Scot Lane is wearing in the game's first...
Happy New Year to all the uplifting things in MMOs, 2023 edition
Last night, we offered up our traditional list of all the reasons we can't have nice things in the MMO genre and digitally roasted...
War Thunder player goes undercover and busts cheating source code and scripts
So we all know of War Thunder as a game where military secrets are leaked to win forum arguments, which means that it's reasonable...
Valve issues gift-wrapped permabans to Dota 2 cheaters and smurfs this holiday season
The holiday season has arrived to the MOBA world of Dota 2, bringing gifts to all of its players. However, certain players who have...
The Daily Grind: What’s a small piece of MMO news from 2023 that makes you happy?
You know what I'm really looking forward to next year? Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail, in part because it's bringing Viper along with it. Now,...
Final Fantasy XIV fans recreate the Grand Theft Auto VI trailer in the game
In Final Fantasy XIV, at no point do jack someone's sweet ride before evading the po-po because you robbed a bank. You do sort...
Kind Words 2 expands multiplayer note-writing into a real social sandbox
Back in the spring of 2020, the games industry was rather hungry for something feel-good (you know why), so it was the perfect time...
Massively Uplifting: MMO gratitude, goodness, and giving, from Elder Scrolls Online to Guild Wars 2
Today is a big day for your belly! If you celebrate Thanksgiving, chances are you'll have/have had a table overflowing with delectable dishes today...
Project Gorgon, buffered by player donations, has been spared from maintenance mode – for now
The fate of quirky indie MMORPG Project Gorgon has hung in the balance over the last few days following the news that the soft-launched...