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 15-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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It's Tolkien Reading Day, and the team at Weta is talking about its upcoming cozy game, Tales of the Shire, detailing its community-focused gameplay heading towards its July 29th release date.
During GDC 2025, MMORPG had the chance to check out Dreamhaven's upcoming RPG, Sunderfolk. And after just an hour it might be one of Bradford's most anticipated additions to game night.
During GDC 2025, Bradford had the chance to go hands on with Steel Hunters, the upcoming PvPvE mech battle game from World of Tanks developer Wargaming. Here are our thoughts as it heads into Early Access next month.
So many games on today's market look fantastic, highlighting the strides developers have made from both an artistic and technical point nowadays. One company that has always been known for great visuals, though, is Pearl Abyss. We got a look under the hood of the BlackSpace Engine, powering the future of the Korean games giant.
Magic: The Gathering is going back to the legendary plane of Tarkir next month with the next Standard legal set, Tarkir: Dragonstorm. The new set is poised to bring back some fan favorites, such as the Spirit Dragon himself, Ugin, as well as the iconic Clans that have helped define Magic's color wheel combinations ever since.
Nonprofit Gay Gaming Professionals, or GGP, has teamed up with arcade company Raw Thrills to create a new Collegiate Gaming Competition, with $90K in prize money on the line for the winner.
Starforge Systems has unveiled its latest collaboration with the popular anime Kaiju No. 8, and the case's utterly gorgeous artwork is enough to make me start rewatching the anime tonight.
To say the Lord of the Rings Online Transfer Wizard has been overloaded is an understatement. We know have something of an inkling of just how overloaded it is as the MMO's executive producer announced that the wizard has handled over 1 million character transfers.
World of Warcraft's player housing is on the horizon with the next expansion, Midnight, and the team at Blizzard has highlighted how interior decorating will work when the feature goes live.
As we've entered week two of the 64-bit server transfer saga for The Lord of the Rings Online, Standing Stone Games has provided an update on the transfer queue.
EVE Online's large Revenant patch is live, bringing many quality-of-life changes, alongside changes to mining, industry, and warfare, both in lowsec and nullsec space.
It seems an MMO from yesteryear is being brought back from the grave, as indie game studio Fawkes has announced that it will be bringing back Trion's old cross-media MMO, Defiance.
Wargaming's upcoming mech hero shooter, Steel Hunters, has announced its early access date, coming to PC on April 2nd.
In a new video ahead of tomorrow's Revenant update, EVE Online's Game Director Snorri "CCP Rattati" Arnason talked briefly about the force projection tweaks coming.
Aloft has its first major update since launching into early access back in January, and this one is all about cute creatures to catch, as well as a new type of floating island: the Wonder Island.