The Battle For New World
Over the last week and a half, there has been a battle raging in the New World closed beta. Mitch checked out the large streamer event set up to close out the test, something which according to Mitch, closed it out in style.
Opinion: Final Fantasy XIV Dev's Response To Sage Icon Is Something The Games Industry Should Learn From
Late last week news came out of Square Enix with Final Fantasy XIV's producer Naoki Yoshida announcing a revamp to the icon of an upcoming class. This change was prompted by feedback from the community about a lesser known phobia that the original emblem could have been seen as triggering to those who suffer from trypophobia. As a result, the FFXIV quickly revamped the emblem to assuage those concerns. It's this type of action, looking out even for the smallest subset of players who support the
Indie MMO Spotlight - Early Access, Growing Pains, and Summer Events
This week there was a lot in the Indie MMO scene, and Mitch is here to break down some of the goings on with the smaller MMOs out there.
Is There An In-Game Title You Craved In Any MMO?
In game awards for your time are paramount to keeping players engaged, and Bradford can't think of one that players he speaks to love showing off more than a hard-to-earn character title. Is there a title you craved and had to have in any MMO you've played?
MMO Reroll - Guild Wars 2
Mitch is back with another MMO Reroll article, this time taking Guild Wars 2 through its paces.
Marvel's Avengers vs Marvel Future Revolution - Who Wins in This Online Game Showdown?
Whether it's the X-Men vs the Inhumans, or Cap vs Iron Man in Civil War, putting Marvel against Marvel is nothing new. In this tale of two online Marvel games, who will win when the dust settles? Buckle up true-believers!
Aion Classic Final Review
Aion Classic launched in the West on June 23. It's been over a month since launch and we are ready to give our final verdict. So how does revisiting the original 2009 version of Aion feel in a modern MMO world?
In an update on the Crowfall website, ArtCraft co-founder Gordon Walton addressed fans in the latest Founder's Update. This update itself focuses on the recently released 3-faction PvP mode, The Shadow, as well as controversy which sprang up as the last Dregs campaign came to a close.
In what has become a trend, Blizzard is reporting lower monthly active users with its most recent quarterly financial report, seeing a drop from 27 million MAUs in Q1 2021 to a reported 26 million MAUs in Q2 2021.
In the summer producer's letter, EverQuest II's Jenn Chan announced that the next update to the venerable MMORPG, Toil and Trouble, would be coming next week on August 10th. Details themselves were scant, but Chan hinted that there would be "something for everyone" in the upcoming update.
Activision Blizzard's employees have formed a coalition of workers across the publisher's studios. The coalition, which calls itself the ABK Workers Alliance, is stepping up to organize the collective actions taken in response to the lawsuit allegations against Activision Blizzard late last month, specifically criticizing the lawfirm the gaming giant has chosen to audit the workplace.
The war that has been raging since summer of 2020 seems to have ended in EVE Online, as Reddit is awash with propoganda stating that Imperium have won World War Bee 2. This war, which has included battles which have earned the playerbase multiple world records, has raged for over a year, yet now with a PAPI alliance withdrawl from Delve, the end seems to be in sight.
Star Trek Online's newest season, House United, is now live on consoles. If you're playing the MMO and have either an Xbox One of PS4, you can now grab the update for free.
CCP, the developers behind massive space sandbox EVE Online, want you to submit advertisements for a chance of them being shown during CCP TV live streams.
If you're currently checking out the PTS for Elder Scrolls Online, we've got some patch notes for you which may fix some annoying things with Waking Flame dungeons.
Blizzard's J. Allen Brack has stepped down from his position as President of Blizzard today as revealed on Blizzard's site. Jen Oneal and Mike Ybarra (the latter formerly of Microsoft) will now head the studio.
As part of a recent update to the City of Titans client, player flight is now available along with additional updates. Read on for more details.
Over the last week and a half, there has been a battle raging in the New World closed beta. Mitch checked out the large streamer event set up to close out the test, something which according to Mitch, closed it out in style.
Crowfall has started its post-launch push with their first content drop since the PVP MMO hit PCs fully last month. Called "The Shadow," this 3-faction PvP mode is geared to getting players into the main draw of Crowfall - PvP - without the need of a guild to get them there.
Mortal Online 2's latest beta patch notes have some goodies for those who have been looking for some changes to pet leveling in the MMO. The new patch details a rework of how pet leveling works, as well as brings new tweaks and changes to the MMO.
Bit by bit Camelot Unchained is working towards new stages of testing, and in the latest newsletter, Kara outlines changes to the Heavy Fighter class, and announces the first testing phase of the Coastal Lowlands.
The Wayward Realms is an upcoming RPG from OnceLost Games, and is seeking to capture the magic of older Elder Scrolls games, like Daggerfall and Arena. And that's good, as the team making this new RPG is helmed by some of the series' creators.
Crowfall, the PVP MMO developed and crowdfunded by ArtCraft, has ben out for just about a month and Matt has been putting the game through its paces. How does it hold up? Here is our full review of Crowfall.
Aion Classic launched in the West on June 23. It's been over a month since launch and we are ready to give our final verdict. So how does revisiting the original 2009 version of Aion feel in a modern MMO world?
It's been a little over a month since Robin first stepped through the Dark Portal and took her first steps into The Burning Crusade Classic. While there have been some changes, for the most part everything is as she remembered. But how does it stack up in 2021? Here is our full review of the Classic Expansion experience.
For fans of the Forgotten Realms series, the chance to go hands on with Drizzt and his pals is an enticing proposition. However, how does the latest Co-op Dungeons & Dragons adventure game hold up?
Like death, Thanos, and Sephiroth following Cloud into every game he appears in, PlayStation was always going to give Final Fantasy VII REMAKE the PS5 upgrade love it deserved. But just how is that upgrade? Jason is here with his thoughts.
The Elder Scrolls Online: Blackwood is a return to form for the ZeniMax team, but how does the expansion, including the major additions of companions and a return to Oblivion hold up?
Having now played Funcom's Conan Exiles: Isle of Siptah DLC up to max level and explored the new features, did the developers improve the experience compared to early access? What issues are still cropping up? Read about Kevin's adventures in Part II of our review.
Chivalry 2 is a game of chaos. But is there more than that? Brian took the medieval battle game for a spin in our review.
This is an urgent message to all ARKS Operatives, Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis officially released globally June 9th 2021, and has transitioned SEGA's popular Phantasy Star series into uncharted territory. With the introduction of features, such as Battle Power, Region Mags and an open world to adventure in, does Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis' new additions bring the series one thousand years into the future as the story suggests?
Robin has been diligently playing Solasta: Crown of the Magister since even before its full 1.0 launch. Now we're finally ready to assign a verdict to this epic D&D adventure. How does Solasta fare? Read on in our review!
Mass Effect Legendary Edition has finally arrived. As a Mass Effect series veteran, Shank had been awaiting its release for some time. Here's our review of Mass Effect Legendary Edition.
Set in a post-human apocalyptic world, Biomutant puts you in the shoes of a humainoid rat-creature to build a new society from ashes. But how does the new open-world RPG from THQ Nordic stack up? Here is our review of Biomutant.
t's been a little over two years since the last time I took Deacon St. John for a joyride in the freaker filled mountains of a post Zombie-apocalyptic Oregon. Originally released on the PlayStation 4 in 2019, Days Gone returns for a second ride by becoming the second first party PlayStation exclusive released for PC. How does the experience hold up?
Hood Outlaws & Legends can be a fun game. Can be is the operative phrase here, as the "fun factor" is heavily dependent on a number of variables, most important being simply who you are playing with. A fantastic concept on paper, Hood stumbles a bit with its execution. Couple this with a subpar PC port and Hood feels just a little half baked in the end.
Rome: Total War is one of Bradford's favorite Total War games of all time, so jumping back in with its remastered version brought back a lot of memories. However, how does the experience, built originally in 2004 hold up here in 2021, even with the new improvements brough by Feral? Surprisingly well, actually.
Star Trek Online's newest season, House United, is now live on consoles. If you're playing the MMO and have either an Xbox One of PS4, you can now grab the update for free.
The Wayward Realms is an upcoming RPG from OnceLost Games, and is seeking to capture the magic of older Elder Scrolls games, like Daggerfall and Arena. And that's good, as the team making this new RPG is helmed by some of the series' creators.
TERA is set to receive one of its largest content update yet in tomorrow's Build 108 update which brings about a new dungeon, new rewards, and much more.
Lost Ark fans have more to sink their teeth into whilst awaiting this fall's release here in the West, as Smilegate and Amazon are breaking down the ARPG's Assassin advanced classes today.
Get ready for Swords of Legends Online's first raid, The Xuanjiu Jade Palace, arriving tomorrow. This morning, we have an exclusive for you all about the bosses you'll meet in the raid. Read on for more details.
Today, ArenaNet announced the release date for their next major expansion, End of Dragons. You can get your hands on the next adventure in February 2022. We've got the details.
Jewel of the North is the latest update for Neverwinter and it's out now on PC bringing a more streamlined leveling system, a new class, and more. Read on for more details.
Six days are left to get your application in if you're interested in purchasing land in the upcoming blockchain sandbox MMORPG, Ember Sword. In a tweet from CEO of Bright Star Studios, Mark Laursen, more than 79 million dollars has been pledged so far with over 14 thousand applications received.
As we all wait patiently for information related to a North American release of Lost Ark, which is slated for sometime in the Fall of 2021, we can still get hyped by watching Smilegate's latest raid teaser trailer.
The Neo: Light's Wrath update for MapleStory is bringing a Part 2 of sorts to the summer content schedule. In the new update, expect to face off against a new boss in addition to a new questline.
It's Friday, July 23. And that means Path of Exile's 3.15 expansion, Expedition, releases today on PC.
Ghost of Tsushima released last year on PS4 and is back in the Director's Cut. Alongside this Director's Cut is a new story expansion taking Jin to Iki Island, new characters, and more.
Do you like World of Warcraft? Do you like board games? Would you like a board game based on World of Warcraft? Well you might be interested in the recently announced World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King - A Pandemic System Board Game.
Book of Travels was slated to hit its early access date on August 9th, however the team has delayed the TMORPG till August 30th.
Lineage 2 is receiving a new solo-focused version of the game called Lineage 2 Aden which arrives August 11 in North America. How will Aden differ from the vanilla game? Read on to find out.
Gameforge has partnered with MMORPG.com to provide codes for one of the most popular pets in Metin 2 right now: the football pet. You can grab your code here, as well as check out the latest update to hit Metin2: Legend of the White Dragon.
Amazon Games has partnered with MMORPG.com to giveaway keys to the technical alpha for its upcoming MMOARPG, Lost Ark, which releases (finally!) in the West this fall. The technical alpha runs from now until June 16th, 2021 at Noon PDT.
ArtCraft Entertainment has partnered with MMORPG.com to give away codes for the ongoing Crowfall beta test ahead of the July 6th launch. Get your code here!
Gameforge has partnered with MMORPG.com to giveaway 1500 codes for their upcoming beta test phases for the MMORPG, Swords of Legends Online. These codes will give you access to both phases of beta test, starting on May 21st.
Enlisted, the WW2 MMOFPS, has partnered with MMORPG.com a stack of keys for premium currency and account game time for new players to jump into the action!
Kakao has given MMORPG.com codes for its first Western beta test of Elyon! Come grab a code to check out the upcoming MMORPG when the Closed beta begins on May 6th, running through May 10th.
Fractured is giving away access to its ongoing alpha test and MMORPG.com has been given 1000 keys to give away to our readers!
MMORPG.com has been given a number of Crusader Armor packs for Magic: Legends, for players to don while romping through the Magic Multiverse. This pack gives exclusive armor only available through the giveaway, as well as boosts to help speed you along your Planeswalker journey.
The developers at Nexon is giving away a Xenon-themed package to one lucky fan! The giveaway includes a MapleStory M-Themed Battery pack, charging cable and case, as well as a Stainless Steel tumbler, notebook and pen.
It’s time to take a step back in time and relive the original Lineage II experience as it was in the beginning. Create a classic hero from the original 5 races and 31 class options and jump into the nostalgic hardcore level grind where the rewards can outweigh the risks. Players can experience the game the way it was when "hardcore" meant something!
MMORPG.com has been given keys for Echo of Soul to celebrate its latest The Blue update. Get your Blue Ciskai pet key now!
MMORPG.com has been given beta test keys for Mercenary Assault Recon Squad (M.A.R.S). This beta will begin on December 17th @ 2PM EST. Get your key now!
MMORPG.com has been given beta keys for the all new Mortal Online 2! These keys will let you join in the massive stress test starting today (Nov 27, 2020). Help them in trying to set a new world record! Get your key now while they last!
MMORPG.com has been given 25 gift keys for Neverwinter to give out to our community. These keys will give players the Pack of the Carmine Bulette which will unlock the Retint Carmine Bulette Mount and the Ghost Companion! These packs are valued at $25 each. Enter for a chance to win now!
MMORPG.com has been given a limited number of alpha test keys for Fractured. These keys will give access to only the Fall Alpha phase that is currently underway and will end sometime near December 6, 2020. Get your key now while supplies last!
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