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Lord of the Rings Online defends its decision to plunge back underground in Update 40
As Lord of the Rings Online players dig into Update 40's current test build, many questions have popped up about the new underground regions -- including why the studio is plunging people back into such places.
"How many years is enough years before we go underground again? Three years felt like enough time," said game designer Jeff Libby to a...
Wisdom of Nym: It’s OK that your Final Fantasy XIV character is going to look different in Dawntrail
So we've all had a chance at this point to play around with the benchmark for the next Final Fantasy XIV expansion, and that includes playing around with the character creator. This also means that we've had a chance to see what the characters will look like in motion, and some people have noticed issues with the look of...
Nexon is reportedly working on a new Game of Thrones MMO
Is there any gas left in that great Game of Thrones engine? Nexon is hoping so, because it's ramping up development on an MMO set in George RR Martin's fantasy world.
We got word this week that this project is underway at the MMO company, although this has not been officially confirmed by Nexon itself. Reportedly, this game will be...
Ubisoft resolves to launch two Web3 games this year but admits five years of work have yielded nothing
Just in case you were thinking that Ubisoft had stopped huffing the guff of Web3, blockchain, and crypto, allow a VentureBeat interview with blockchain head Nicholas Pouard to rid you of that presumption, as he discusses with great zeal what the company is working on in this field and its general plans for 2024.
Pouard confirms that Ubisoft is planning...
City of Heroes Rebirth teases its fall issue on the MMO’s 20th anniversary
The celebratory notes are sounding loud and clear for the late, great, and still present City of Heroes as the MMO marks the 20th year since its launch way back in April 2004 (along with its rebirth a few years ago).
And speaking of that, rogue server City of Heroes Rebirth is joining in the festivities with a trailer for...
Albion Online’s European server is fully live and F2P for all players now – here’s the new music video
If it seems as thought we've been covering the launch of Albion Online's Albion Europe server for a really long time, well, that's because we have. This server has had approximately 30,000 different phases of alpha, beta, early access, and headstart over the last month or so. Today's formal launch brings all those phases to a close, as the...
Escape from Tarkov cedes PvE mode to earlier special edition buyers, but only ‘in waves’ and after full release server updates
This past weekend saw Escape from Tarkov start a row with its biggest supporters by paywalling a PvE mode, forcing new buyers to cough up $250 to buy an Unheard Edition and access the mode or original Edge of Darkness edition buyers to pay an extra $100 for an upgrade -- despite that prior edition promising access to all...
MapleStory superfan transmutes promoted stream into Nexon critique and quit
What was likely meant to be a watershed moment for MapleStory PR ended up being an alley-oop to the MMO's own live dunking: Niru, a deeply dedicated player of the title, stopped himself from hitting a major in-game milestone live on stream to instead put the studio's feet to the fire and walk away from the game entirely in...
The Daily Grind: What’s your biggest complaint about mobile MMOs?
A few weeks back, we covered the launch of Dofus Touch, and I'm gonna be honest, it looks freakin' adorable. Ankama is a super nice company with lots of accolades and support for all its MMOs. I even thought the goofy trailer was cute. It should be the sort of game that I just downloaded without thinking about it.
But...
MMO Week in Review: The deaths of ArcheAge and BlizzCon 2024
This was definitely not my favorite week in MMO history: Not only did we get sunset announcements for both ArcheAge and Genfanad but Blizzard canceled BlizzCon 2024, WoW killed off its Companion App, and Elite Dangerous showed why playing with matches is a bad idea.
On the other hand, Neverwinter launched Adventures in Wildspace, EVE Online announced Equinox, City of...
Myth of Empires previews Greek buildings and armor, opens Jade Era servers to help new players
The survival MMO Myth of Empires is going Greek for its most recent previews, as Angela Game has put out a couple of sneak peeks at a few of the buildings and armor sets that will be available when the related DLC releases.
Many of the buildings and building parts previewed have plenty of the expected aesthetics one would expect,...
The MOP Up: Tarisland’s Mr. D fixes the world
Over on Discord, Tarisland continues to walk fans through the history of its world, including the war between powerful beings, including a guy named... Mr. D? Yes indeed. "At their most helpless moment, a mysterious man who called himself Mr. D appeared before them, selflessly bringing them food and clothing and teaching them the truth about the world."
Or as...
The Stream Team: Chilling out with friends in the Final Fantasy XIV roulette
MOP's Chris and his family and friends are coming together yet again for their time-honored, weekly Final Fantasy XIV pastime: the duty roulette. There are Red Mage and Sage levels to earn, there is Ninja melee to continue improving at, and there are dungeons to plumb together. What could be better? Join them today at 2:00 p.m. EDT for...
Battle Bards Episode 232: Wayfinder’s soundtrack
A small online RPG proves to have a big musical heart with Wayfinder, as Syp, Steff, and Syl discover! These consummate professionals chew through this soundtrack and ask for seconds, only to be denied because they made such a mess along the way. Also, we are the only people in the world who dislike Baldur’s Gate 3.
Battle Bards is the...
Elder Scrolls Online restores accounts following its PTS bungle, hands out a Mountain Dew wolf
Normally a public test of a much-anticipated update for Elder Scrolls Online is a happier occasion, but as readers know that's not been the case with public testing of the Gold Road chapter and Update 42, which ended up screwing up player accounts in the live game. It looks as if ZeniMax Online Studios has worked things out and...
One Shots: …and that’s how I became hoarse
While you may be completely freaked out when confronting an enemy six times your size, it's important not to show fear. In fact, one of the best ways to intimidate your foe in return is to loudly sing an annoying earworm and hope that the enemy becomes so distracted you can put the pointy end of your sword in...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has the coziest inns?
Look, it's time to accept and understand a fundamental truth about Star Wars: The Old Republic, perhaps the game's greatest failing. Cantinas? Not comfy. These are not comfy places to hang out and take a load off. That's a problem in a game where you are constantly darting about from planet to planet, at least in theory. The only...
Hearthstone’s latest balance patch focuses on nerfing cards that ‘remove player agency’
If you've played a collectible card game of any stripe, you're probably familiar with card combos and deck strategies that effectively make it impossible for the opponent to play, whether they lock down moves, clear the battlefield, or allow a turn that just doesn't seem to stop. It's a playstyle that has unsurprisingly reared its head in Hearthstone and...
Make My MMO: Starship Simulator’s $500K Kickstarter, Legends of Aria’s revival
The last few weeks have been absolutely packed for MMO crowdfunding news. To wit:
Legends of Aria aka Shards Online is back! The original developer, who'd sold the game to a crypto outfit, is reviving the non-crypto game on Steam as Legends of Aria Classic.
Genfanad, which originally funded on Kickstarter with $20,000, has given up on morphing into...
Don’t Starve’s Klei Entertainment pushes new co-op roguelike Rotwood into early access
If the Don't Starve soundtrack haunts your nightmares the way it does mine, then I have bad news for you: Klei Entertainment has another co-op title in the same spirit on deck. It's called Rotwood, and it rolled into early access this week for just under 10 buckaroos. From Klei's description, Rotwood is basically a co-op roguelike in which...
