Indie MMO Spotlight: Patch Notes, Puns, And DREAD
This week, we have our biggest lineup ever, with 32 MMOs finding their way into this week's column.
Beyond The Wire Is A Cool, World War 1 Multiplayer Sim Struggling To Find Players To Go Over The Top
Beyond the Wire aims to be a full squad multiplayer experience that brings you into the horrors of World War 1. However, those horrors are somewhat muted thanks to the fact that the player count isn't where it should be.
Fallout 76: Talking The Pitt With Design Director Mark Tucker
Fallout 76 released its long-awaited expansion, The Pitt, earlier this month. We had the chance to chat with Mark Tucker from the F76 team to discuss the expedition update, as well as some of the reasons behind why they chose Pittsburgh for the setting.
Dual Universe Review In Progress: Settling Among Stars
Dual Universe is finally out of early access, bringing the full experience to sci-fi MMO fans eager to seek their own paths. Bradford takes the early hours out for a spin in our review in progress.
Lost Ark's Newest Content Patch is Overshadowed by Inflation
Lowry confronts an issue plaguing Lost Ark and overshadowing what should be an exciting addition to the MMOARPG: inflation.
FFXIV Guide to Black Mage For Hot/Cool Babes-Part 1: Foundations
The foundations for playing Black Mage, one of the most infamous classes in Final Fantasy 14. How to stay hot and cold during your FFXIV fights.
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Developer Interview
In preparation for the official launch of World of Warcraft Wrath of the Lich King Classic, I had the opportunity to participate in an interview with Brian Birmingham and Ana Resendez. They are both Lead Software Engineers on WoW Wrath of the Lich King Classic. There were a lot of topics covered during this interview, but here are some of the highlights.
If you missed the Kickstarter for World of Anterra, you shouldn't be too concerned with FOMO as, the game has successfully funded at more than 300% of their goal. Read more about this upcoming 2D gem!
HyperX just released its first gaming monitors. Do they have what it takes to impress and are they priced right to warrant an upgrade? Find out in our review!
This week, we have our biggest lineup ever, with 32 MMOs finding their way into this week's column.
Whitemoon Games has released a new trailer showing players what they can expect from the latest update to Broken Ranks.
Are you ready for some group-based PvE action? Indie MMORPG Embers Adrift is hoping that you are. A year after the game opened up their preorders, the team at Stormhaven Studios is now saying their game is ready.
Beyond The Wire Is A Cool, World War 1 Multiplayer Sim Struggling To Find Players To Go Over The Top
Beyond the Wire aims to be a full squad multiplayer experience that brings you into the horrors of World War 1. However, those horrors are somewhat muted thanks to the fact that the player count isn't where it should be.
Warframe Releasing Revenant Prime Next Week, Starting Nights of Naberus, and October's Charity Drive
Digital Extremes is ready for October's spooky season in Warframe, with today's reveal of Revenant Prime, another in-progress, wolf-inspired design, the Halloween event, the return of the Conquer Cancer charity drive, and more.
ArcheAge Boosts the Faction Statue Bonuses for More Competitive Play and Starts a Double Bonus Event
This week's update for ArcheAge brought a new buff to the Faction Statue to help players be more competitive, removed the mail cooldown, began some events, and fixed a few bugs.
RuneScape Bans Exploiters on Fresh Start Worlds And Adds a Special Cape For the Most Skilled Players
Jagex is rewarding some of RuneScape's most seasoned players with a brand new, typically showy, cape. The team is also battling some exploiters on the recently-opened Fresh Start servers.
EVE Online's latest update this week, Empire Frontiers, brings some much needed changes to New Eden, as well as the infusion of new ships to earn and fly.
Dragonflight is coming, and Blizzard's decision for Season 1 to switch to Group Loot only for raids has gotten some concern and negative feedback. A dev has responded to clarify how things will work.
ArcheAge Unchained released its new fresh start server earlier this month, bringing a way for new players who are interested in checking out the MMO but might feel like they are starting at a massive disadvantage can jump in, well, fresh. We talked with the ArcheAge team to talk about what this means for the MMO, the growth that ArcheAge has seen with the move, and plans for the future.
Yesterday, The Elder Scrolls Online team did a streamed deep dive into Firesong, and there are more details about the locations, lore, and monsters. They also revealed that a 100% completion reward for the Heroes of High Isle community challenge will be a free copy of the DLC.
The latest Fractured Online feature spotlight takes a deep dive into the intricate layers of the game's crafting system. In addition to learning recipes, there are a number of considerations for materials, and even several vital roles of cities and exploration.
Amazon has announced another round of server openings for New World. One server will open in Central Europe, US West, US East, and South America to continue to support increased demand.
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 released on Nintendo Switch on July 29th and since then we've been putting the hulking JRPG through its paces. Check out Garrick's thoughts on more than 100 hours in the world of Aionios.
On the surface, Tower of Fantasy epitomizes the best of what players should expect from an anime-inspired MMO-lite. After several weeks within the game, it's time to lay all the cards on the table. It's time to anchor this fantasy back to reality.
Chimeraland, developed by Pixel Soft and published by Level Infinite, launched last month in North America. It is a sandbox MMO that mashes up various systems from monster hunting to survival-style building. While the game feels unpolished, it does have a lot of depth to the gameplay. Check out Kevin's review.
I spent the last week playing around in Noah's Heart, just to see if it was any good. Is it? Spoiler Alert: If you're a PC gamer, no...no it is not.
Dark Alliance II has been remastered and re-released for PC and consoles including the PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series S|X systems. So what's been updated after nearly 20 years since its original launch?
A stray nameless cat befriends a small robotic drone as they embark on a quest to reach the outside of a massive walled city. We review Stray to find out if this duo is worth checking out.
The Elder Scrolls Online's yearly chapter has now been released on all its platforms, and Bradford has finished putting it through its paces. How does High Isle stack up? Here is our review.
Harebrained Schemes brought its tactical combat RPG, Shadowrun Returns to the PC back in 2013. Since then, the series has spawned two sequels, expanding on the universe. Now the classic cRPGs are on console, but how well does the experience translate? Mitch explores in our review.
Just over a year ago, Outriders charged onto the scene. A looter-shooter by People Can Fly, Outriders tries to straddle the line between an always-online non-live-service title and a traditional multiplayer shooter. With Worldslayer, Outriders brings more loot, new story content, and more. But the question remains: is it worth your money?
It's been almost three weeks since Diablo: Immortal was finally released in its full version to everyone. Jump in and read our final review that professes that Diablo Immortal is actually two games in one. Is that a good thing or a bad thing? Find out in our Diablo Immortal review!
Developer Stardock Entertainment released Galactic Civilizations IV on April 26th. This 4x space strategy retains several familiar elements for fans of the series while incorporating new features. After playing through several games, this is Kevin's review.
Resolution Games has released Demeo: PC Edition into early access on Steam, and we had the chance to review this virtual tabletop RPG. Initially released in 2021 on VR, how does this port compare? Check out Kevin's thoughts in our Review.
Triangle Strategy combines a compelling narrative with meaningful player choices, but does how does it hold up overall? Here is our review.
The world of Wonderlands is one where fantasy's swords and sorcery meet bullets and guns. If you're a fan of looter-shooter mayhem, then Tiny Tina's Wonderlands is for you.
Babylon's Fall aims to take players to the city of Neo Babylon, tasked with reclaiming the fabled Tower of Babel. But is it successful, or does the Platinum Games' title fall flat?
Whitemoon Games has released a new trailer showing players what they can expect from the latest update to Broken Ranks.
Blade & Soul is celebrating 10 years of operation in South Korea, and a new video released by the developers to celebrate showcases an interesting system that could be coming to players in the future: in-game instruments.
The long-awaited sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild finally has a name and release date. Breath of the Wild 2's name is actually Tears of the Kingdom, and is launching on May 12th, 2023 for Nintendo Switch.
Star Trek Online has a history of bringing iconic characters from the universe to its game, and today during Star Trek Day, Cryptic revealed that Wil Wheaton would be reprising his role as Wesley Crusher in the upcoming Star Trek Online: Ascension.
Multiplayer mech shooter, GALAHAD 3093, launches into Early Access today on Steam after a successful beta phase.
Warframe's upcoming Veilbreaker will be launching in September across all platforms, according to Digital Extremes today in a live stream. Additionally, to celebrate the launch, the 50th Warframe, Styanax, will be free for a limited time when Veilbreaker arrives.
We've known a Dune survival game has been coming for a while now, but we finally have a name and a trailer. Dune Awakening was revealed during Gamescom Opening Night Live, showing a look at how Funcom is presenting the Dune universe in this upcoming title.
Nexon's upcoming co-op shooter, The First Descendant, announced its beta testing dates, officially coming in October. The announcement this morning came alongside the promised full trailer ahead of Gamescom 2022.
Naraka Bladepoint has dropped its biggest content update yet in celebration of its 1-year anniversary this summer, bringing a new map and hero to the melee battle royale.
Chimeraland's latest update called Attack of the Tyrant brings some prehistoric beasts to the ranks of the untamed. With the update, players can start to tame the king of the dinosaurs, the T-Rex, and much more.
Fractured Online is hitting Early Access next month, bringing the upcoming MMO into its next phase of development. With its September 15th launch into Early Access brings with it a server wipe, though, and the devs have also confirmed that there will be another when it officially launches out of Early Access as well.
Genshin Impact has released an in depth trailer depicting what players should get hyped for in the new 3.0 update that is set to release later this month. Along with two new characters, Tighnari and Dori the trailer depicts new enemies, the new region and much more.
Nexon's upcoming co-op action RPG shooter, The First Descendant, got a new trailer this week, teasing some new gameplay. While the dev team is promising more at Gamescom this year, the trailer shows the shooter in action.
A new video is detailing some of the challenges behind creating content based on MMORPGs, with multiple MMO creator heavyweights weighing in on the subject.
Tower of Fantasy is set to release globally on August 10th, but you don't have to wait to get all the details as we've spent hours within this shared-world anime-inspired RPG. Read more in our Tower of Fantasy Preview!
To celebrate the launch of Guild Wars 2 on Steam, ArenaNet and MMORPG.com have teamed up to give five (5) copies of the Complete Collection away to lucky readers!
Wargaming.net is celebrating 3 years of its mobile title, World of Warships Legends, and is giving away a VIP care package to one lucky fan!
Kakao has teamed up with MMORPG.com to give away 6000 Black Eagle Glider codes for both ArcheAge and ArcheAge Unchained.
Cryptic Studios and MMORPG.com have teamed up to give away 5 Wondrous Air Pack codes to celebrate the launch of Neverwinter's latest module, Dragonslayer. These codes will work with the PC version of the MMORPG and give access to a new mount and companion.
Cryptic Studios and MMORPG.com have teamed up to give away 5 Wondrous Air Pack codes to celebrate the launch of Neverwinter's latest module, Dragonslayer, as well as the MMO's 9th Anniversary. These codes will work with the PlayStation version of the MMORPG and give access to a new mount and companion.
Cryptic Studios and MMORPG.com have teamed up to give away 5 Wondrous Air Pack codes to celebrate the launch of Neverwinter's latest module, Dragonslayer, as well as the MMO's 9th Anniversary. These codes will work with the Xbox version of the MMORPG and give access to a new mount and companion.
IGG and MMORPG.com have teamed upt to give away a massive trove of in-game items for the mobile MMORPG, Mobile Royale. These keys see players get access to over $150 worth of in-game items.
IGG and MMORPG.com have teamed up to give away gift vouchers for their mobile RPG, Mythic Heroes. Each voucher gets you items valued at $150 in total in game.
Kakao Games has partnered with MMORPG.com to give away a new character and skin bundle for its mobile MOBA, Eternal Return!
Gamigo and MMORPG.com have teamed up to give away codes for the open-world sandbox MMORPG, Fractured Online. The beta runs starting May 18th and runs through May 25th.
Free-to-play mobile game Hero Wars is giving away a free limited booster to new players who try their hand at the fantasy RPG today. Grab your free limited booster, complete with in-game currency and a free hero at the enclosed link!
Castle Clash has teamed up with MMORPG.com to give players in-game code of items to help players get ahead in the fast-paced mobile strategy game.
World Makers and MMORPG.com have teamed up to give away 500 codes for Deceit, the survival horror-inspired party game. These starter packs include outfits, tokens for cosmetics, and more.
Cryptic and Perfect World Entertainment have teamed up with MMORPG.com to host a sweepstakes giving Star Trek Online fans a chance to win a code which unlocks three ships in the sci-fi MMORPG.
Pearl Abyss has teamed up with MMORPG.com to give away 200 codes for Black Desert Online's in-game Kuku Pet, as well as full access to the MMORPG. These codes also include expanded inventory space, experience scrolls, and more.
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