With the early access launch of Brighter Shores planned for this fall, one big question’s on the table for this RuneScape-inspired MMO: Will it have PvP? The answer? Yes… but not right away. Developer Andrew Gower said that PvP is being pushed off until the official release to give it more time to bake: “Yes, […]

It’s the last Tuesday reset for World of Warcraft before The War Within arrives, and in many ways, the game is already off to the races. Of particular note is that the three-month Pandaria Remix event has concluded and all involved characters will wake up, blinking like newborn babes, in the light of normal servers […]

For Battle Bards’ penultimate episode, Syp and Syl explore some EPIC battle music across many MMOs. After all, if we’re going to go out in style, that style’s going to be loud enough to blast a hole in your eardrums! We also learn that nobody likes the Flute Guy. Battle Bards is the world’s first, best, […]

What would it be like if an MMORPG created a huge world boss fight… and then kicked you out for daring to show up? That’s a possible scenario for Lord of the Rings Online’s Nazgul encounters on the new Angmar and Mordor servers, as SSG said that the legendary worlds can’t handle too too many […]

The recently launched magic life sim Spellfarers Update 0.511 arrived with “lots of fixes, including to cooking, a new stove for Ilo’s kitchen, minor transmutations, and more. Witches can now properly specialize in moon magic by casting the magic specialization spell.” And this is just the beginning of the rest of the news! Read on for a […]

When a beloved player falls, a studio may honor that memory by including him or her as part of the game world. While our headlining picture isn’t the first time we’ve seen such an inclusion, it’s nevertheless heart-touching. “Death comes to us all but this player was very active in game, on the forums and […]

Just when you finally got your pirate vessel fully insured, along comes a new ship and cannons to blow up your deductible. Yet look on the bright side of your sinking boat: You get a new Skull and Bones content update on August 22nd. Into the Dragon’s Wake is about to arrive in Ubisoft’s naval […]

Six years into Fallout 76 we still don’t have guilds or text chat, but Bethesda is working on a new feature that should keep players busy and engaged nevertheless. Currently, Bethesda is talking up its Milepost Zero update which will offer something new to the franchise: outpost management and caravans. With Milepost Zero, players will […]

For several years now, Riot Games has made noise — and more — about its desire to enter the MMO scene. And while the previous Runeterra-themed project is in a “reset” phase, the studio may be considering a different direction entirely. Behind closed doors, Riot’s been working on another game code-named Project T for at […]

While admitting “shortcomings” to Nightingale’s initial launch, six months into early access Inflexion Games’ devs say that they’re “proud” of the title and yet “not satisfied” with where the game is at right now, including lower player numbers. CEO Aaryn Flynn and Art and Audio Director Neil Thomson recorded a video to announce that now […]

EVE Echoes — please remember that this still exists — offered up some balance and market adjustments along with a preview of some new corporation tech that will allow players to drill into moons. And this is just the beginning of the rest of the news! Read on for a roundup of other smaller MMO news stories […]

When the moon is crashing down onto the surface of your planet, do the following. First, blame Roland Emmerich. Second, don’t panic. Third, summon the strongest member of your party to take the alpha strike so that the rest of civilization can endure. Fourth, ask Link if he can rewind time back to the first […]

Riot Games’ team shooter doesn’t have any plans to fade away soon. In fact, Valorant is expanding its reach thanks to this week’s console launch on Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5. This makes the first time that Riot’s had a live service console title, so that’s a notable piece of company history in the […]

If all goes well, the new legendary servers — the first in three years — will roll out this week for Lord of the Rings Online. I’ve been eagerly waiting the opportunity to start fresh once more, build up a wardrobe, and progress through my favorite MMO with a community at my side. Part of […]

Thought that Microsoft was going to drop $72 billion on Activision Blizzard and then allow the studio to continue operation with no interference whatsoever? So this is our “we’re not surprised” faces when the news came out that Microsoft is restructuring its expensive new toy to form a smaller team that will focus on creating […]

You know what, sometimes I don’t need a full-fledged expansion to renew my love and involvement in an MMO. Sometimes all it takes is a much-needed or clever quality-of-life feature. Last year for me, it was LOTRO’s optional difficulty setting that allowed the player to make the landscape content tougher in exchange for some long-term […]

As if we needed more confirmation that Amazon’s Fallout series generated a lot of interest in Bethesda’s video game franchise, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella confirmed that the games saw a huge spike of continued traffic since the show released, including Fallout 76. During this week’s Microsoft earnings call, Nadella said that “hours played on [Xbox] […]

Heartless Gamer put down a whole lot of thoughts about the recent Throne and Liberty global beta, saying that while the MMO has plenty going for it, including graphics and performance, it’s not a slam-dunk by any means. “I can tell you that this beta was nothing like what I got out of New World’s […]

It’s been four years since Old School RuneScape offered a feature called “slayer partners” that lets duos of players team up to grind out tasks for progress and rewards. While this was taken out due to exploits, the studio’s reintroducing it after a rework. “In June 2020, we removed Slayer Partners due to a number […]