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MMO Week in Review: The spice must flow (into another...

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2025/04/28

Funcom won’t let Dune Awakening lie fallow for the month of May; the studio announced a massive NDA-free beta test coming May 9th to make up for the title’s delay to June. MOP’s own Larry got his hands on the game ahead of the announcement, finding it a mixed bag for both MMORPG and survivalbox […]

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Sunderfolk, the latest title from Mike Morhaime’s...

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2025/04/27

Dreamhaven, the publisher headed by former Blizzard head honcho Mike Morhaime, is continuing on its multiplayer title march with the release of its newest offering, studio Secret Door’s Sunderfolk. And this one is a unique experience; it’s offering players a chance to play together in a four-person video game adventure. This in and of itself isn’t […]

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The MOP Up: Single-player ‘MMO’ Erenshor enjoys a...

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2025/04/27

If you like playing by yourself but getting the feel of an MMO, you can avail yourself of Erenshor. This single-player simulated MMO released to early access earlier this month, and as reader Schlag pointed out, it counted 10,000 sales in its first day alone. “The Erenshor [early access] launch exceeded every expectation and hope […]

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The Stream Team: Dancing with the blossoms and the...

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2025/04/27

The Blossomdance event is in full swing in Monster Hunter Wilds, and MOP’s Chris is still ready for more cherry blossom festival fun! Join him and his crew today at 2:00 p.m. EDT as they take in the sights, the sounds, and of course the hunts of this springtime celebration! What: Monster Hunter Wilds Who: […]

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Storyboard: Dealing with the things your MMOs...

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2025/04/27

In the middle of Final Fantasy XIV’s post-Stormblood patches, there’s a scene where the characters need to purchase a specific katana. An exact price for the katana is not given in-game, but Alisaie at one point states that it is the price of buying and furnishing a small house, which ballparks it at somewhere between […]

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Ankama is heavily retooling Waven and resetting...

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2025/04/27

You might think that it’s generally not a good thing to describe your tactical card-driven on the official site as having monetization problems, overly complex systems, and a lack of clear objectives. But Ankama’s post about Waven does exactly that, and the studio isn’t saying these things as a compliment. Rather, the developers know that […]

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One Shots: Bananarama!

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2025/04/27

As we gather together to appreciate this gallery of video game art captured by our auteurs, we can be assured that there is absolutely nothing off-color or inappropriate said about our first shot. Sometimes, two cat-dudes talking about a banana in Final Fantasy XIV is simply two cat-dudes getting a potassium fix. Nothing more, nothing […]

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The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite piece of vendor...

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2025/04/27

One thing that World of Warcraft has never compromised on is creating huge piles of garbage items that players are meant to sell. I’m not being sarcastic. Every enemy – from lowly bears (and skinning a bear should aggro every bears) to deathless creatures from beyond mortal existence – drops various grey-quality items only worth […]

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Make My MMO: Camelot Unchained, Eldramoor, and Everwind

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2025/04/27

Welcome back to Make My MMO, MOP’s long-running column where we keep track of crowdfunded MMOs, both brand-new titles just starting their campaigns and older games long past their fundraising. After months of player anticipation – and skepticism – we’re waiting with bated breath for the end-of-April stream that Camelot Unchained has promised backers. “As […]

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Brighter Shores adds a new side quest, but players...

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2025/04/26

Last week we reported on how players of the sandbox MMO Brighter Shores were getting very vocally angry at the game; fans argue that updates have taken too long, have been menial when they do arrive, and ignore player feedback – an assertion that lead developer Andrew Gower tried to push back against. Well, the […]

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Co-op RPG Hyper Light Breaker leans into ‘a more...

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2025/04/26

Get ready for a “game changer” in the form of the first big early access patch for Hyper Light Breaker, a co-op roguelike that we’ve been watching for some time now. Studio Heart Machine said that the April 29th update is going to lean even harder into the roguelike structure of the game with higher […]

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The Stream Team: Going green in Planet Crafter

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2025/04/26

She did it! Massively OP’s MJ was able to turn her planet green. It may be a moldy green but it’s still green. Now she’s even more excited to upgrade her world in Planet Crafter. Join us live at 2:00 p.m. as MJ revels in the grass under her feet and tries to work up […]

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LOTRO Legendarium: The reward of exploring off the...

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2025/04/26

People are creatures of habit and routine. It’s not necessarily a bad thing because it’s what anchors us, keeps the chaos at bay, and helps us get regular tasks done. The problem is when you tip too much into routine that you fail to do anything outside of it, turning every day into a photocopy […]

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Pantheon Rise of the Fallen devs mark the passing of...

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2025/04/26

Regular readers and fans of MMORPGs are likely more than familiar with Brad McQuaid, the genre luminary who helped steward the original EverQuest and Vanguard and also founded Visionary Realms to begin work on Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen. Tragically, he passed away in 2019, leaving the devs behind the sandbox to carry forward on […]

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WRUP: This is the box edition

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2025/04/26

Join us for our weekly open thread! We're discussing what MMOs we're playing this weekend and answering a bonus question about recent music we like.

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The Daily Grind: Has any of the MMO news this year...

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2025/04/26

We’ve all noticed how the MMO news — along with surges of interest on social media — can influence a decision to play (or even to leave!) a particular title. You might go years without thinking about or touching a particular title, only to read a headline that it’s hosting an anniversary, busting out an […]

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The Stream Team: Experiencing Subterror for the first...

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2025/04/25

Want some fun on a Friday night? How about exploring eerie biomes buried in the depths of the seas? Nothing like horror deep underwater! That’s exactly what Massively OP’s MJ is about to face as she experiences Subterror for the first time. Join us live at 8:00 p.m. as Massively OP’s Stream Team brings you […]

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Betawatch: Impressions for Dune Awakening, dates for...

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2025/04/25

If you are waiting for Dune Awakening despite its delays, you might want to take a gander at our own Larry’s first impressions of the game. The good part of the impressions is the statement that the game is more of an MMORPG wearing a survival game like a coat. The less good part is […]

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Early access multiplayer sandbox Lost Skies shares...

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2025/04/25

The heavens are the limit for Bossa Studios’ open world explorer Lost Skies, and to prove it, the studio posted a roadmap of projects in the works. However, while it’s certainly nice to get a general idea of what’s to come, the studio stopped way short of actually sharing any sort of timeline for upcoming features […]

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VR MMO Ilysia finally introduces guilds and overhauls...

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2025/04/25

What’s an MMO without guilds? Anyone who’s ever been in an early build of a game without this essential social feature can tell you how awkward and frustrating it feels before such a system arrives. Fortunately for fans of the virtual reality MMO Ilysia, those feelings are no more as of Patch 0.4.2 this week. […]

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