year in review

MMO Year in Review: Shadowlands’ arrival (November 2020)

Bree Royce - January 1, 2021 0

While World of Warcraft's Shadowlands smooth-launching expansion was certainly the big drop of the Thanksgiving season, several other MMOs brought the goods, including Guild...

MMO Year in Review: The Shadowlands delay (October 2020)

Bree Royce - December 31, 2020 1

In October, Blizzard did something few people expected: It delayed World of Warcraft's Shadowlands expansion, offered refunds, and rolled out the pre-patch and new...

MMO Year in Review: FFXVI, ArcheAge 2, and the Bethsoft buyout (September 2020)

Bree Royce - December 30, 2020 0

Three big stories dominated September: Microsoft bought out the entirety of Bethsoft, including ZeniMax Online Studios, Elder Scrolls Online, and Fallout 76; Square-Enix announced...

MMO Year in Review: Business business business (August 2020)

Bree Royce - December 29, 2020 0

August turned out to be a month full of industry moves, good and bad. It was the month that saw the start of the...

MMO Year in Review: Lord of the Rings Offline (July 2020)

Bree Royce - December 28, 2020 1

I always joke that MOP is not an uptime monitor, but in July, it sure felt that way, as following the launch of its...

MMO Year in Review: Solidarity (June 2020)

Bree Royce - December 27, 2020 0

June 2020 in the US was dominated by widespread protests over racism and law enforcement abuse, and MMO companies rushed to show solidarity, donate...

MMO Year in Review: ‘Technical clownshows’ for PSO2 and ESO Greymoor (May 2020)

Bree Royce - December 26, 2020 0

The two big launches of May had one thing in common: technical snafus. Phantasy Star Online 2's western PC "technical clownshow" launch even generated...

MMO Year in Review: Elyon’s pivot, Elyria’s fizzling storm (April 2020)

Bree Royce - December 25, 2020 0

In April of 2020, the hotly anticipated Ascent: Infinite Realm took a sharp turn, changing its name - to Elyon - and shifting more...

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MMO Year in Review: Gaming’s pandemic disruption (March 2020)

Bree Royce - December 24, 2020 1

COVID-19 blew up this month, to the point that we had to resort to roundups just to cover all the MMO and online games...

MMO Year in Review: A ‘colossal’ announcement (February 2020)

Bree Royce - December 23, 2020 1

February began with apologies as the Camelot Unchained team attempted to make amends with its community over the announcement of its second game, Colossus...

MMO Year in Review: A new New World (January 2020)

Bree Royce - December 22, 2020 2

December's many article roundups and awards always remind us that it's hard to remember what happened last month, let alone what happened way back...

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The Daily Grind: What gaming lessons from 2019 are you bringing forward in the new year?

Eliot Lefebvre - January 2, 2020 3

We're into 2020 now, and that means it's the year of hindsight. (That is also the last time I'm allowed to make that joke, so...

MMO Year in Review: New World, Magic Legends, and ESO Skyrim (December 2019)

Bree Royce - January 1, 2020 0

We've been taking a tour back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we launch...