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‘Conquest adventure’ MMO Havenhold shares stats and lessons from previous alpha playtests
Do you remember Havenhold? We first reported on this martial arts-styled "multiplayer conquest adventure" MMO (or MMOACT to use the game's own parlance) last...
PixARK releases its first player-designed creature and confirms work on an upcoming new map
It's been a hot minute or five since we checked in on PixARK, the voxelbox multiplayer open world survival title that's basically ARK but...
Whatever happened to crafting sandbox A Tale in the Desert?
It's been a couple trips around the sun since we last checked in with 2003's A Tale in the Desert, an old MMO that's...
Whatever happened to multiplayer voxel RPG Cube World and its successor, Cube World Omega?
Some of you may recall -- or even be fans of -- a cute indie voxel RPG known as Cube World. This was a...
Sci-fi MMORPG Vendetta Online released a whopping 44 updates last year
When you're casting about for a space sim, don't think that Star Citizen and EVE Online are the only games in town. Vendetta Online's...
Magic The Gathering Online opens a new vintage cube and other events to close out the year
We don't often peek in to Magic: The Gathering Online too often, but that's certainly not because it's doing nothing, as the end of...
Whatever happened to RvR MMO Crowfall? (2024 edition)
In the annals of MMORPG history, Kickstarted MMORPG Crowfall seems destined to be remembered for its impressive crowdfunding totals, imaginative character designs, strong developer...
Whatever happened to the relaunched sandbox MMORPG Legends of Aria Classic?
This week appears to be the kind of week where we flip through the old albums and see why there hasn't been anything major...
Whatever happened to multiplayer survival RPG Frozen Flame?
Do you remember Frozen Flame? It's OK if you forgot because things have been extremely quiet for the multiplayer survival RPG. Readers will remember...
EverQuest Online Adventures rogue server Sandstorm continues weekly updates and celebrates Halloween
At the top of this year we did a quick check-in on the rogue servers of the old console MMORPG EverQuest Online Adventures, including...
Cozy survival sandbox Ylands preps Fleet Friends patch with improved multiplayer setup
Back in June, after first hearing about Ylands and diving into it myself years after its actual launch, I lamented that it didn't have...
Perfect Ten: 10 Blizzard games that everyone forgets existed
So by this point I think it's fair to say that most of our readers are aware that I love weird rabbit holes that...
Sci-fi strategy MMO OGame readies achievements, seasons, and rankings for its 22nd anniversary in October
While we don't report on it very often, the browser and mobile sci-fi strategy MMO OGame will be marking its 22nd year of operation...
Whatever happened to historical war MMO World War II Online?
It's been quite a while since we peered in on Cornered Rat Software's historical war MMO World War II Online, but that's not because...
Allods Online sees a spike of Steam activity as 15.0 update promises a new area and class tweaks
Allods Online is one of those MMOs that just keeps on rolling despite its existence not really making any major waves in the wider...
VR MMO Ilysia performs a top-down overhaul of its core systems
It's been a good stretch since we last checked in with Ilysia, a Kickstarted virtual reality MMO that went into early access last fall....
Whatever happened to ‘nostalgic’ 2-D MMO Kakele Online?
If you are thirsty for some old school MMO vibes in a more modern package and don't mind dipping into the shallow end of...
Crafting-centric MMO Haven and Hearth is currently on its 15th world reset
Way back in 2018, we first peered in on Haven and Hearth, a simplistic-looking crafting and survival MMO that's been doin' its thang for...
EVE Echoes has spent 2024 pumping out events, balancing, new regions, new ships, and a cheater crackdown
Most of the EVE Online-shaped noise has been coming out of... well, EVE Online, particularly since its Equinox update went live and testing for...
Whatever happened to Phoenix Labs’ multiplayer creature hunting RPG Dauntless?
Most of the news that's come out of Dauntless developer Phoenix Labs has been pretty dire-sounding, particularly since the studio suffered two rounds of...
