MMO Friday Fight Round 10: Corpse Run Vs. Penalty-Free Deaths
Corpse runs or penalty-free player death - which do you choose? Mitch pits the two against each other in this edition of our MMO Friday Fight column.
Feedback vs. Expectations: Exploring Final Fantasy XIV's Battle Design Evolution
The gap that can exist between player stated feedback and their genuine expectations is sometimes difficult to balance. Final Fantasy XIV illustrates this calibration through the evolution of its battle design.
Burned Out on MMOs? Here's 5 Ways to Rekindle Your Passion for MMORPGs
Are you a veteran MMORPG gamer feeling a little burned out? Here are some options to help get you back in your favorite MMO.
Looking Back On The MMORPG Year That Was 2024
In 2024, the MMORPG genre teetered between bold reinventions, unexpected resurrections, and the weight of unmet expectations.
Stuck in a WoW Funk: Mythic+ Frustrations and the Siren Isle Letdown
Robin has been in a weird place with World of Warcraft for a few months now. Yet there's hope that upcoming updates can break her out and back into Azeroth.
Indie MMO Spotlight: Let's Recap 2024
This week, the IMS is full of 2024 recaps, Fractured Online paints a bleak picture, and Broken Ranks recognizes the pillars of its community
MMO Friday Fight Round 9: Meta Builds Vs The DIY Character
Mitch is back with the first MMO Friday Fight of the year, this time pitting meta character builds against the good old DIY character builds in MMOs.
We're getting more information on what players can come to expect when this update drops--and it's pretty damned soon.Â
The first January update expands the game's map plenty, adds controller support, and introduces its first cosmetic loot boxes.Â
This year's DICE Award nominees have been announced, and with it the five choices for this year's Online Game of the Year.Â
This week, Broken Ranks showcases Hvar's Wastelands, Dragon and Home holds its Summer Fishing Contest, and we continue to get studio recaps of 2024.
Playable Worlds is gearing up for the launch of a Kickstarter campaign to bolster funding for Stars Reach, but Alpha is closer than you think.
Yesterday, Standing Stone Games finally gave some more details about the upcoming 64-bit server transfers announced late last year, including information about how many servers will spin up initially, transfers, and more.
Gameforge has released a roadmap for AION Classic EU via their latest YouTube video. We've got all the important points in our roadmap summary!
Final Fantasy 14 has announced that in-game housing has been paused in the wake of a series of mass wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area.Â
The MMORPG is part of the initial lineup for Nvidia's DLSS 4 technology, which launches on January 30th and the game launching in 'early 2025.'
The Ship of Heroes team is recapping 2024's major development accomplishments on the way to its planned Q2 launch.
Throne and Liberty is showing off its new Battle Pass, Violetta's Star, previewing rewards and announcing new details.
This campaign is for users who've been away for a month, allowing them to try the newest content that's likely dropped since their departure.Â
 Zenless Zone Zero 1.5, "Astra-nomical Moment", is coming on January 22nd, and it's bringing a whole special New Year's concert with it, new characters and abilities, as well as new games, events, and challenges.
Marvel Rivals' first major update since its December launch has brought four of Marvel's most iconic heroes to the shooter, as well as a new season pass with plenty of cosmetic items to unlock over the course of the next few weeks.
The second phase of World of Warcraft Classic 20th Anniversary Edition is now open.
Pantheon: Rise of The Fallen entered early access this month, and Kevin is taking it for a whirl to see whether this early version of Visionary Realms' MMO is worth the price of admission.
Is nostalgia enough to make this beat'em up worth your time?
Path of Exile 2 launched into Early Access today and Mitch has been putting it through its paces ahead to today's launch. Here is our thoughts on the game as it enters early access, and whether it's worth dropping your hard earned money on going into the weekend.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is sure to bring the nostalgia for many, but how does Machine Games's latest fare overall? Here is our review.
Fantasian Neo Dimension combines the two mobile releases of the JRPG into one package for PC and consoles, and it's out now. Nick checks it out in his latest review.
Brighter Shores is a new MMO from Andrew Gower, one of the founders of Runescape. Emilien takes this new MMO for a spin to see if it's worth your time in its current early access state, or if you should hold off for future updates.
Joining the ever-growing list of survival-adventure titles, IfSunSets promises an experience that should - on paper - appeal to most fans of survival games. Em takes a look in our Early Access review.
Wayfinder has finally released from a year long early access. Is it the beacon hero RPG we thought it would be, or is this nothing but Gloom? Find out in our extensive review.
It's been almost a month since Amazon relaunched New World on PC, and for the first time on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series consoles. New World: Aeternum is the most accessible the MMO has ever been, but how does it hold over compared to its 2021 release, and is it worth your time?
Dragon Age: The Veilguard finally arrives on October 31st. Will BioWare's latest entrant into the return to Thedas live up to the hype it's garnererd?
New World: Aeternum is finally here, bringing Amazon's updated vision of Aeternum to PC players and, for the first time, the console audience. Check out our thoughts in our first review-in-progress.
Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream is the next step in the popular franchise. But does it have what it takes to keep players invested?
Metaphor: ReFantazio is the latest entry in ATLUS' line up of games, and it feels like the studio has taken every thing it's ever learned and poured it into this one resulting in the studio's best game to date.
Bradford is diving headlong back into the MMO that started it all for him, The Lord of the Rings Online, re-reviewing the experience as it stands in 2024. Check out our first review-in-progress.
NCSOFT's Throne & Liberty has the bones of the Lineage series but doesn't live up to its legacy. Here is our review.
Marvel Rivals has launched with Season 0 'Dooms' Rise' and smashed through the Steam charts with over 440,000 concurrent users.
Marvel Rivals is finally launching on digital platforms this week, bringing fans a hero shooter inspired by the Marvel universe to PC and consoles on the 6th. To kick things off, NetEase has dropped the launch trailer and is teasing five upcoming hero reveals ahead of the big release.
Competitive mode returns to Old School RuneScape with Leagues V: Raging Echoes.
Hunt: Showdown 1896 is collaborating with Post Malone to bring players 'Post Malone's Murder Circus' event.
NetEase drops a new dev diary and map reveal video for Marvel Rivals ahead of its December launch.
Final Fantasy XIV is coming to mobile.
Diablo 4's latest Campfire Chat put the focus on the forthcoming mid season update. Catch up on all the details in our recap.
ARC Raiders developer Embark Studios has seen its first real extensive look at gameplay in a recent video posted to the game YouTube, highlighting the exploration of its post-apocalyptic world and its intense combat.
Path of Exile 2's game director Jonathan Rogers recently sat down with Sony's Shuhei Yoshida for some couch co-op and a discussion on all things PoE 2.
Meet the Kindred of Vampire: the Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 in this latest trailer.
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen's latest livestream Q&A answers community questions about the game's upcoming Early Access.
Become a Truth Enforcer with Helldivers 2's latest Warbond, available October 31.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard is just a week away. Watch the launch trailer.
Lynked: Banner of the Spark, a new co-op roguelite by FuzzyBot and Dreamhaven is now live in Steam Early Access.
Sea of Thieves is full of mischief in Season 14. Live now.
NetEase and MMORPG.com have teamed up to give one lucky reader a limited edition Once Human statue, immortalizing the survival game's bus monster, The Wanderer, in all its glory.
World of Tanks: Modern Armor is giving away 50 premium codes to celebrate the announcement of its upcoming Winter Fest. The code provides a new tank, tank slot and some premium account time.
Amazon and MMORPG.com have teamed up to give away 2000 alpha codes for King of Meat's ongoing Lights, Camera, Alpha test this month. Snag your PC code now!
Clash of Lords 2 has teamed up with MMORPG.com to give away in-game gifts for the mobile game - an item code with a ton of in-game goodies to help get you started on your journey.
Mobile Royale and MMORPG.com have teamed up to give away codes for in-game currency and items to help you on your way in the mobile title, Mobile Royale.
ArenaNet and MMORPG.com have teamed up to give away five (5) copies of the recent expansion to Guild Wars 2, Janthir Wilds.
Dawn of Defiance is out in Early Access today, and we've teamed up with Traega Entertainment to give away 10 copies of the Greek Myth-inspired survival crafting game on Steam.
Neverwinter is giving away twenty Mountain of Flame Companion packs to celebrate the latest module to release for the long-running MMORPG.Â
Neverwinter is giving away twenty Mountain of Flame Companion packs to celebrate the latest module to release for the long-running MMORPG.
Neverwinter is giving away twenty Mountain of Flame Companion packs to celebrate the latest module to release for the long-running MMORPG.Â
We've teamed up with Amazon Games to give away 10K keys to the upcoming closed beta test for New World: Aeternum.
We've teamed up with Amazon Games to give away keys for New World: Aeternum's upcoming Closed Beta test on PlayStation 5 - US Edition.
We've teamed up with Amazon Games to give away keys for New World: Aeternum's upcoming Closed Beta test on Xbox.
Pax Dei and MMORPG.com have teamed up to give one lucky reader their very own physical Pax Dei Founder's Pack, complete with an Early Access key and some Pax Dei-themed physical goodies.
Stunlock Studios and MMORPG.com have teamed up to give away 100 copies of V Rising, which just launched out of early access today.