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The Daily Grind: What’s the most recent MMO feature...

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2026/01/18

I don’t really blame people who read about upcoming features in an MMORPG and don’t like the sound of them. I mean, I do that all the time, after all. But the thing is that reading about a feature is not the same as experiencing it. Sometimes you read about something and it sounds middling […]

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Make My MMO: Project Gorgon cues up its January launch

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2026/01/18

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. This is our first recap of 2026, but if you want a refresher on 2025, we did a deep-dive on all those big stories too! […]

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Guild Wars 2 examines the ‘technically complex’...

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2026/01/17

Guild Wars 2: Visions of Eternity made quite an impression last year – it certainly did with us as the expansion and MMORPG raked in a bunch of our 2025 awards – so it’s perhaps not too foregone of a conclusion that fans would want to learn more about what went into making some of […]

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Warvox is an upcoming action MMORPG promising...

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2026/01/17

Who’s ready to read about an upcoming MMORPG that promises active skill-based combat, lots of PvE and PvP activities, and “constant progression” along the way? Well, ideally you are because you clicked on the headline about Warvox, a game from Iconix Game Studio that is angling to make all of those things happen. “Whether you’re […]

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Whatever happened to the cutesy anime MMORPG Flyff?

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2026/01/17

We once more continue our walk through MMOs and multiplayer games that we haven’t really heard any major buzz from in awhile because we’re still in a retrospective kind of mood. This time, we’re blowing the dust off of Flyff, the anime-styled MMORPG that was previously operated by Webzen until it handed publishing back over […]

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LOTRO Legendarium: Four MMO genre trends that Lord of...

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2026/01/17

We all know and have observed that MMORPGs share a lot of common DNA. It’s what makes comparisons possible and adaptation between games easy. I absolutely wouldn’t argue with anyone who said that Lord of the Rings Online displays many features and design elements that we see elsewhere in the genre, especially among the so-called […]

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Pantheon Rise of the Fallen offers fans a first taste...

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2026/01/17

Despite its elegant sounding name, the Badia de Cara zone that’s en route to Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen’s early access isn’t going to be a tropical getaway full of relaxing beaches, rich drinks, and lots of sunshine-soaked activities; it’s looking to be a location of danger, mystery, and jungle locales. And also still pretty […]

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WRUP: Ocelots aren’t real edition

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2026/01/17

Join us for our weekly open thread! We're discussing what MMOs we're playing this weekend and answering a bonus question about early access things that are not games.

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The Daily Grind: Has MMO shoulder armor gotten too...

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2026/01/17

OK, can we talk about shoulder armor in MMOs this morning? I’m not denying that shoulders are worth protecting, but somewhere along the line, that protection’s gained enough mass to rival the heights of ’80s power attire shoulder pads. For whatever reason — probably visibility — MMO developers love enlarging and expanding the role of […]

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Betawatch: Past Fate apologizes for its rough launch...

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2026/01/17

Here are two things that Past Fate did over the past week: apologized for the rough launch while making immediate improvements and then resetting player levels altogether. Here is a new nickname I came up with for Past Fate because I was tired of making the typo “Paste Fat”: Pasty McFasty, The Fatest Paste in the Waste. […]

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Eclipsia is an upcoming 2-D pixelart MMO where you...

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2026/01/17

Maybe you’re the type of gamer who feels constrained by the choice of a single class in an MMO and yearns to break free from that stifling limitation. Fret not, little one, for there’s an MMO in the making that could be right for you. Sounding not unlike a prescription drug advertised on late-night television, […]

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Surfpunk is a four-player co-op extraction ARPG...

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2026/01/16

Someone out there in multiplayer gaming thought to blend the vibe of surfing and the combat of ARPGs, and we are absolutely here for the idea. If you are too, then you’ve got a new game to keep eyes on called Surfpunk, a new in-development co-op title from Double Stallion that promises lots of beachy […]

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Cozy survivalbox Aloft celebrates first year by...

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2026/01/16

A year ago, I was obsessed with a new co-op survival sandbox called Aloft out of Funcom-backed Astrolabe, and by definition that means the game is now one year into its early access launch. Not content to rest on its laurels, Astrolabe has now announced its fourth major update and its next big thing: the […]

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Neverwinter’s Day of the Dungeon Master returns for...

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2026/01/16

Who doesn’t love to cut loose once in a while and embrace their sillier side? There’s certainly a tongue-in-cheek atmosphere to Neverwinter’s recurring Day of the Dungeon Master event, a totally meta game-within-the-game experience that’s happening right now in the MMO. Day of the Dungeon Master challenges players to run missions through a virtual tabletop […]

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Whatever happened to Disney Dreamlight Valley?

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2026/01/16

It’s been a hot and cold minute since we last checked in with Disney Dreamlight Valley, the online life sim marinated in all of Disney’s popular cartoon properties. Just because we’ve been lax doesn’t mean that the studio’s gotten lazy; in fact, Disney Dreamlight Valley was cranking out a ton of updates throughout the remainder of […]

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Pax Dei schedules a free play week, promises an early...

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2026/01/16

Sandbox MMO Pax Dei normally carries a $30 price tag on Steam, but next week you’ll be able to try it out completely free. Mainframe Industries announced that it’s hosting a free play week from January 19th through the 26th on Valve’s platform, during which anyone can jump into the full base game, enjoy premium […]

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Players of Daybreak Games MMOs helped the company...

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2026/01/16

In these times, it’s nice to be reminded that there are some good MMO companies out in the world – or certainly good employees and great fans of those MMOs. Readers no doubt know by now that Daybreak Games has been a regular partner of the Extra Life charity for many years, hosting fundraising livestreams […]

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Chrono Odyssey addresses questions about visuals,...

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2026/01/16

It would appear that the devs of Chrono Odyssey are trying to make sure that players are aware that the action MMORPG is being significantly improved. Following the game’s end-of-2025 recap of improvement efforts, executive producer Sang-Tae Yun took to the official Discord to answer some player questions, and the answers generally amount to repeating […]

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Black Desert announces in-person Adventurers’ Oasis...

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2026/01/16

Fans likely already know that Black Desert is marking its 10th anniversary this year, and if you’re the kind of fan who’s excited to do more than buy a set of music vinyls and you can make it to Los Angeles, California, then you might be interested in signing up for joining Pearl Abyss in-person […]

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‘Games should never die’: Rust studio’s COO joked (?)...

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2026/01/16

Now that we all know New World has an expiration date, there is a lot of attention likely being paid to whether or not Amazon’s MMORPG will be brought back from the brink, either by plucky players’ efforts to build a rogue server or some philanthropic individual who will wave enough lettuce under the company’s […]

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