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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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April 2024
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Blue Protocol Is Being Published By Lost Ark's Smilegate In South Korea

Blue Protocol, the anime MMORPG coming from Bandai Namco Online has been ramping up its announcements after going radio silent for quite a long time. The latest update comes from Korean developer Smilegate, who announced this week that the MMORPG will be published by the company in South Korea.


EVE Online's Faction Warfare Revamp Is Already Producing Great Player Stories

EVE Online's Faction Warfare revamp is meant to shake up PvP in low sec systems, giving players more reasons to undock and fly against their fellow capsuleers. And one even last week shows that CCP's changes might be working, producing some great player stories.


LotRO's New Before the Shadow Starting Zone Is Absolutely Breathtaking - And Fun Too

The Lord of the Rings Online's Before the Shadow launched this week and Bradford has dove headlong into the new regions. Rolling yet another alt he hopes he can actually level up this time, one thing has already stuck out to him when loading into the new regions: Swanfleet is absolutely breathtaking at times.


CCP Games Announces EVE Fanfest 2023 Dates; Celebrates 20 Years Of EVE Online

EVE Online's Fanfest is a go for next year, taking players again to a volcanic island in the middle of the Atlantic, Iceland. This coming Fanfest is a big one, as CCP Games is celebrating 20 years of EVE Online.


GStar 2022: ArcheAge 2 Is Coming To Consoles, Watch An Exclusive Interview With Jake Song

GStar 2022 is kicking off in Korea, and Kakao and XLGames have started with a bang, announcing that the upcoming ArcheAge 2 will not only be released on PC but also on consoles. We have an exclusive interview with studio lead Jake Song talking about the MMO and what players can expect.


Blizzard And NetEase Are Suspending Game Services In China For World of Warcraft And More

Blizzard and NetEase were in the process of re-upping their agreement that sees the latter operate many of the MMO developer's titles in China. However, as alluded to in the recent financial disclosures last week, Blizzard announced this evening that it and NetEase are suspending services to its games in China.


Interview: Dreamside Founder Wants Frozen Flame To Act As A Gateway To Survival Games

Frozen Flame, the RPG and survival hybrid game from Dreamside Interactive, heads to Early Access tomorrow after a long development process. We were able to catch up with Dreamside Interactive's Serge Korolev to talk about the process of making Frozen Flame.


Do You Still Get Excited When A New Expansion Drops For Your Go-To MMO?

November has been a month of expansions and major DLC updates for many a MMORPG. From World of Warcraft's Dragonflight later this month to The Lord of the Rings Online's Before the Shadow mini-expansion, there has been a lot of new content for players to sink their teeth into. But does it still excite you?


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MSI RTX 4080 16GB Suprim X Review

MSI is back bringing an overclocked RTX 4080 to the fray, its RTX 4080 16GB Suprim X. This top-tier card from MSI aims to take the great performance of the RTX 4080 Founder's Edition even further with a factory overclock, pumping more power into the Ada Lovelace card. But do the extra bells and whistles make for a better card over the Founder's Edition?


LotRO's Before The Shadow Launches Today, Bringing The Largest Land Drop In MMO's History

One of The Lord of the Rings Online's greatest strengths is the ability to flesh out Middle-earth in more ways than just the main quest for Mount Doom. This is something that the team over at Standing Stone Games has done for ages now since launching the MMO back in 2007, and today's mini-expansion continues that legacy with Before the Shadow.


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Nvidia RTX 4080 Founder's Edition Review

Nvidia's RTX 4080 Founder's Edition aims to give gamers another 4K option without spending nearly the premium of its faster brother, the RTX 4090 Founder's Edition. Touted as being twice as fast as Nvidia's RTX 3080 Ti Founder's Edition, delivering a stronger punch while sitting at the same MSRP as its Ampere predecessor. But how does it stack up, and is the $1199 MSRP worth the price?


EVE Online's Peak Concurrent Users Hits 30K For The First Time In A While Thanks To Uprising

EVE Online has a player base that, probably more than most, keeps an active track of its concurrent player count. In an MMO where players are the content, it's rather important to have people to fly with, so it's no wonder the community is celebrating the highest peak concurrent player count in at least a year.


Elder Scrolls Online Is Giving Players A Free Guar Pet As An Apology For Firesong Issues

After the rocky launch of the latest Elder Scrolls Online DLC, Firesong, ZeniMax Online Studios is giving players a free in-game pet as a thank you for putting up with the downtime and issues.


Conquerer's Blade Is Launching Its Persian-Inspired Scorpio Update November 24th

Announced today, medieval warfare MMO Conqueror's Blade is launching its next free update, Scorpio, on November 24th, bringing its ancient Persia-inspired units to the battlefield.


Pantheon Rise of the Fallen's Latest Video Talks 2022 In Review, Pre-Alpha Plans

Pantheon Rise of the Fallen is looking back on 2022 while we're still in November, giving a retrospective on the year that still currently is. However, the team is looking at all they've done this year in a new video, as well as touching on the subject of pre-alpha.