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Blizzard champions Undaunted, a World of Warcraft guild for hearing-impaired players
Players who have adventured through World of Warcraft: Dragonflight no doubt enjoyed getting to meet a major centaur NPC who communicates via sign language....
Obituary: Beloved Pantheon Rise of the Fallen customer service rep passes away after a vehicle accident
The death of any game development team member is always a sad thing to report no matter their title. It's that framing that Pantheon:...
Elite Dangerous Update 16 adds a mystery feature, squashes multiple bugs, and pays tribute to a former dev
Today is another patch day for Elite: Dangerous, and if you were hoping for some mystery, then you're in luck because Update 16's patch...
Lord of the Rings Online players are putting on a ‘summer musical review’ this weekend
Back in March, we covered the fabulous effort of a player-run theater troupe in Lord of the Rings Online to adapt Sondheim and Lapine's...
Glorbo lives on thanks to the mischievous scamps in the Destiny 2 community
Here's a copycat we're more than happy to see: The Destiny 2 fanbase now has a Glorbo of its own, doing good works in...
World of Warcraft introduces new charity pets to support BlueCheck Ukraine
If you want to support Ukraine in its continued crisis defending itself against a Russian invasion that has done immense damage to the country,...
Revisit Lord of the Rings Online’s Weatherstock XV player mega-concert
If you noticed that fewer Lord of the Rings Online players were actually questing and solving the problems of Middle-earth this past weekend, well,...
Star Wars The Old Republic gets another canon nod, this time from an official comic issue
The canonical status of Star Wars: The Old Republic in the Disney era is a sensitive one, as initially the game was expected to...
All hail Glorbo: The WoW community baited and trapped AI scrapers with a Reddit prank
As the editor of this very real website with very real paid humans who every damn month has to deal with scrapers and bots...
The Daily Grind: What was the most wholesome thing a stranger did for you in an MMO?
One night in Final Fantasy XI, I was deep in a higher-level cave system with a friend grabbing a treasure. We grabbed it, but...
Blaugust returns for its 10th year of MMO blogging – here’s how you (yes you) can participate
If you've ever wanted to try your hand at blogging about MMOs but just never got around to it, my friends, Blaugust is your...
Lord of the Rings Online’s player concert jam Weatherstock returns for its 15th year
One of the great community success stories of Lord of the Rings Online is its annual Weatherstock concert jam. Taking place at the summit...
Workers at SEGA America officially form their own multi-department union after supermajority vote win
Yesterday saw another win for the organization efforts of video game workers as the fledgling union at SEGA America that started seeking votes in...
Destiny 2 applies mid-season balance adjustments for weapons and kicks off the Bungie Day charity drive
We are officially at the mid-season point of Destiny 2, and that means it's time for Bungie to mess with the shooter's guns and...
Massively Uplifting: Spring and summer philanthropy and farewells in MMOs
'Tis the season! What season? Why, spring and summer! Spring is a time of growth, and our gaming-verse certainly saw growth of the generous...
Destiny 2 kicks off fishing rally in Savathun’s Throne World, preps charitable Giving Festival
This week's Destiny 2 newsletter might be comparatively meager, but if you're a fan of the fishing activity added with the latest season, you've...
Final Fantasy XIV fan builds Eorguessr to let you guess where spots are throughout the game
How good are you at recognizing areas in Final Fantasy XIV? Not just big spots like "well, that's Limsa Lominsa" but "oh, that's the...
SWG Legends launches Empire Day, plus check out this player’s amazing Star Wars Galaxies swag collection
As promised, Star Wars Galaxies rogue server SWG Legends has kicked off its summer-anniversary-4th-of-July combo event this week, sending players to Theed or Coronet,...
Warframe celebrates Pride Month with a charitable donation and fan-made cosmetics
Warframe has joined in on the delightfully growing list of MMOs that are celebrating Pride Month, with a whole selection of cosmetic items as...
Trove joins the Green Game Jam with in-game initiative to clean up trash from land and sea
While Gamigo's reputation in the MMO world is... not great right about now, its charity efforts over the years are commendable. This year, it's...
