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MMO Week in Review: V Rising is looking for new blood
V Rising stole the spotlight this week with its early access launch; its vampire theme has captivated sandbox fans.
Plus, we poked our noses back...
MMO Week in Review: Spreadsheets in diversity space
Activision-Blizzard proved we really need a stronger term for "self-own" and "own-goal" in the English language as this week it attempted to demonstrate its...
MMO Week in Review: Spreadsheets in space in spreadsheets
EVE Fanfest announced one hell of a meme-made-real for fans this weekend with the revelation that it's teaming up with Microsoft for Excel integrations...
MMO Week in Review: Activision-Blizzard’s decline by the numbers
So, uh... yeah things aren't going so hot for Activision, Blizzard, or Activision-Blizzard, except for King, which is just peachy. ATVI's Q1 2022 investor...
MMO Week in Review: 3/5 LFM need heals and tank PST link achieves no noobs
World of Warcraft announced Dragonflight this week, along with a LFD-less Wrath Classic that whipped the wider MMORPG community into a froth over the...
MMO Week in Review: Lord British, High Isle, and losing the housing lottery
The MMORPG industry came full circle this week as one of the original founders of the genre pitched another new game - laden with...
MMO Week in Review: Wargaming leaves Russia, Jagex hikes subs
We hope you like MMO industry news as much as the fun stuff because we got a whole lot of it this week: Wargaming...
MMO Week in Review: Dragonflight, the Jade Sea, and Eternal Winter
The MMO world is reeling this weekend from the apparently inadvertent Blizzard website leak of World of Warcraft's next expansion, which appears to be...
MMO Week in Review: Guild Wars 2’s fertile future
Guild Wars 2 dropped a ton of good news this week: It promised a new expansion, said End of Dragons has outsold Path of...
MMO Week in Review: Monetization lessons from LOTRO and EVE
This week in MMOs saw two stories that really tell opposite tales when it comes to monetization. Lord of the Rings Online came out...
MMO Week in Review: WoW’s expansion tease, Elite’s console disappointment
Finally: The World of Warcraft expansion we expected announced last fall will now be announced in April, Blizzard confirmed this week, setting the speculation...
MMO Week in Review: Cantha now
You can put aside your "Cantha when" memes as End of Dragons launched for Guild Wars 2 players this very week, sending gamers back...
MMO Week in Review: Eternity’s End of Dragons
While the world is occupied by tragedy, it's understandable if you need to take refuge in MMOs right about now, and there's plenty to...
MMO Week in Review: Sith happens
Star Wars The Old Republic's Legacy of the Sith launched this week, though as MOP's Hyperspace Beacon columnist Larry Everett explained, it hasn't thrilled...
MMO Week in Review: So did anybody find the ark yet
Maybe you didn't, but a whoooooole lot of people have been trying out Lost Ark this weekend following the delayed launch of the game...
MMO Week in Review: End of Dragons’ date, Star Citizen’s drama, WoW’s descent
This week in MMORPGs, Guild Wars 2 End of Dragons got a release date, Swords of Legends Online announced a free-to-play conversion, and Star...
MMO Week in Review: High Isle, Global Agenda, and three new MMORPGs
Wild week, right? Not only did Elder Scrolls Online reveal its High Isle chapter and Blizzard announced an unnamed survival game in a fresh...
MMO Week in Review: Blizzard’s getting a new boss
It might be hard to believe - or maybe it's just hard for me since time stopped two years ago and everything is weird...
MMO Week in Review: Lord of the Putting Those Plans On Hold For Now Online
Standing Stone Games floated - and then withdrew - yet another set of controversial changes for Lord of the Rings Online this week, this...
MMO Week in Review: Boaty McBoatface does Tamriel
Elder Scrolls Online appears to be joining forces with Guild Wars 2 to make 2022 the year of boats in MMOs, as the former...