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Massively Overthinking: Is free-to-play as bad as we thought it’d be a decade ago?
It's 2022 and we're about to talk about free-to-play like it's 2012! Back then, the conversation was all about which MMORPG would fall to free-to-play...
Chinese martial arts MMORPG Justice Online announces western release but it can be played via cloud gaming now
Have you heard of Justice Online? Unless you live in China, probably not: It's a martial arts MMORPG based on a wuxia novel by...
Martial arts survivalbox The Swordsmen X Survival details planned features as it eyes a 2022 launch
Last July, we wondered what happened to the Age of Wushu franchise, and in our digging around we came across The Swordsmen X: Survival,...
The MOP Up: Guild Wars 2 pulls back the curtain on narrative design
Guild Wars 2 Associate Narrative Director Bobby Stein has an interesting essay up about "shepherding stories" for the MMO with a focus on diverse...
Tree of Savior adds Luchador class, previews Sadhu rework and Hwarang archer
Whatever happened to Tree of Savior? Despite the fact that the isometric MMO made it to a top ten list of MMORPGs we've already...
Whatever happened to the Age of Wushu franchise?
This story has something of an interesting progression to it. It began with a dive into whatever happened to Age of Wushu, which then...
Swords of Legends Online offers free merch in exchange for beta feedback and shares new gameplay videos
For those who took part in the recent Swords of Legends Online beta test, the devs would like to know what you think and...
MMOs You’ve Never Heard Of: Elethor, Astonia, Guardians of Cloudia, Lands of Kehliel
Let's take a peek through some MMOs you've never heard of or have totally forgotten about. The tinier and more obscure, the better, we...
Genshin Impact adds a new island area and hits the Epic Games Store on June 9
This coming Sunday, June 9th, will see players of Genshin Impact hit the waves to take on a threat to Klee's stuffed animal charm....
Four Winds: Exploring Swords of Legends Online’s mindblowing world
Have you ever played a game knowing exactly what you're going to get, only for it to impress you because it did exactly that...
Massively Overthinking: MMO cash shop confessions
Do you ever pick up a drink absentmindedly, thinking it's going to be something, but it's actually something totally different that you hate? You...
Massively Overthinking: Doing crimes and getting punished in MMORPGs
A couple of weeks before Dual Universe's snafu banning beta players for taking advantage of a developer's poorly permissioned structure, I saw the game's...
Korean hybrid MOBA Hunter’s Arena Legends has hit early access on Steam
So who remembers earlier in 2020 when we first covered Hunter's Arena Legends, a hybrid battle royale MOBA with fighting game inspo and stunning...
Noah’s Heart is a mobile MMORPG of airships and procedurally generated open worlds
Archosaur Games, the studio behind MMOs like Jade Dynasty, Swordsman Online, and Dragon Raja, are about to enter the mobile MMORPG gaming ring once...
Desert Oasis: Deep-diving Black Desert’s Musa and Maewha classes
I think I may be in the minority of people who enjoy being home all day. It gives that much needed time to just...
Shadow Arena drops hero video, plans big changes ahead of final beta
With its final beta coming up in just a week, Shadow Arena studio Pearl Abyss is ramping up the hype machine. Today's hook is...
The Daily Grind: What untapped folklore would you like to see more of in MMOs?
A week or two ago, I got a random PR in my inbox about Operencia: The Stolen Sun, a game we will probably never...
Perfect Ten: Tabletop RPGs that would make fun MMOs
Sometimes you have a deep and current reason for writing a column, something that is actively happening in the world of MMOs that requires...
The MOP Up: Aion Legions of War brings the fight to cheaters
Aion: Legions of War is still trying to make the best of its first few months, but it's going to take some serious work...
Desert Oasis: Comparing Black Desert and Blade & Soul’s design philosophies
One of my favorite MMO stories is how I got into Black Desert in the first place. It was right after I tried out...