lotrlore
Joseph has been writing or podcasting about games in some form since about 2012. Having written for multiple major outlets such as IGN, Playboy, and more, Joseph started writing for MMORPG in 2015. When he's not writing or talking about games, you can typically find him hanging out with his 10-year old or playing Magic: The Gathering with his family. Also, don't get him started on why Balrogs *don't* have wings. You can find him on Twitter @LotrLore
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After delays that saw the launch of the alpha miss its end of May release, we finally know when the Kingdoms of Elyria alpha will be starting. Chronicles of Elyria developer Jeromy "Caspien" Walsh, the upcoming alpha will finally release next week on July 6th.
As Magic: Legends winds down, shuttering before it ever existed its open beta, Cryptic Studios has been hit with layoffs due to the closure. According to a former employee at Cryptic, the team has been hit with 44 employees laid off who were working on Legends.
In a new producer's letter, Creative Director Chris Perkins talks about the progress being made to Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen, including the additions to the team itself, as well as updates pushing the game's development forward.
In a press release, Remedy Entertainment and 505 Games announced the plans to co-publish an upcoming spin-off to their action adventure single player game, Control. However, the spin-off is being planned as a multiplayer game, and the two companies have also made plans to make a "bigger-budget Control" in the future.
Magic: Legends, the ARPG set in the Magic card game's Multiverse, is shutting down before it ever officially began, seeing its servers shutter on October 31st.
The team at Stormhaven Studios have been quiet ever since it was announced that studio founder and Saga of Lucimia IP creator Tim Anderson was no longer involved in the creation of their MMO. However, the team finally revealed what they have been working on today, announcing that the Saga of Lucimia MMO is no more, instead rebranding to Ember's Adrift.
Black Desert's latest class, the pirate-y Corsair, sees it make the MMO's shores today, releasing on both PC and the console versions.
Hearthstone is teasing a reveal of its next expansion for July 1st, which is this Thursday.
A new video by the Black Desert team shows off the combat and basic skills of its upcoming class, the Corsair. The video breaks down the different attacks and their button inputs, as well as some basic combos to get players on their way to mastering the new class.
A new gameplay trailer from the Genshin Impact team shows off the new character, Kaedehara Kazuha, in action. The samurai-themed character is seen hacking and slashing his way through enemies, all while trying to finish the last line of a stirring haiku.
Albion Online hosted an AMA last week, and some of the information to come out of the event might call for a raised eyebrow or two.
Coming with Module 21, Cryptic is testing new waters with a new way to play through Neverwinter's content. The Adventure system is meant to be what the development studio calls a "new and intuitive" way to play.
EVE Echoes, the bite-sized version of EVE Online in the palm of your hand, has just seen a major war end after raging for six month. Meanwhile the massive player war in the main game is approaching a year old at this point.
New World is closing out its Touring Aeternum video series, this time showing the fiery and dark region of Shattered Mountain.
Despite the acronym, Swords of Legends Online is a social game, and the team at Gameforge is out to ensure players remember that.