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The 'Mutes' Of Virtual Reality Are Upending The Metaverse Without Saying A Thing
27.5.2022
In this virtual world, you can dance in zaps of electricity, or in the clouds.Read more
Marvel MMO Cancelled Before We Ever Got To See It
27.5.2022
So, for a little while at least, there was a plan for Daybreak’s Dimension Ink studio (DC Universe Online) to develop an MMO based on the Marvel universe. That game, whatever it was called and however it was shaping up, has now been cancelled.Read more
Final Fantasy XIV Players Are Once Again Free To AFK (And Dance) Forever
26.5.2022
With lengthy wait times a distant memory, the Final Fantasy XIV team is ready to return to normalcy by letting folks stay logged in forever, no matter how long they go without, you know, actually playing the massively multiplayer online game.Read more
Superstar Final Fantasy XIV Producer’s First Square Enix Game Was Canceled
19.5.2022
Naoki Yoshida, the man often credited with turning Final Fantasy XIV around after the MMO’s miserable launch and who is now in charge of bringing the upcoming Final Fantasy XVI to life, wasn’t always the superstar we know him as today. In fact, the higher-ups at Square Enix canceled Yoshida’s very...
Final Fantasy XIV Players Sent To In-Game Jail As Devs Mull Mod Controversy
12.5.2022
At least two Final Fantasy XIV players pulled into an in-game jail by moderators while streaming the massively multiplayer online game this week. Many believe this was done to reprimand them for using third-party modifications to optimize HUD details for high-level raiding, a frequent pain point...
Final Fantasy XIV Mod Drama May Prompt Official HUD Upgrades, Director Says
9.5.2022
As part of a larger blog reiterating the Final Fantasy XIV team’s disapproval of mods following their prevalence in a high-profile raid event, producer and director Naoki Yoshida promised to improve the massively popular game’s HUD to match the functionality of these unofficial tools.Read more
Listen To A Bunch Of EVE Online Nerds Go Wild Over An Official Excel Collab
6.5.2022
During the keynote of this weekend’s EVE Fanfest convention in Reykjavik, Iceland, EVE Online creative director Bergur Finnbogason previewed an upcoming collaboration between the spacefaring MMO and Microsoft’s Excel spreadsheet program in front of a crowd of dedicated fans. They ate it up.Read more
Final Fantasy XIV’s Newest Raid Is Blowing Everyone’s Minds
28.4.2022
Final Fantasy XIV’s latest update saw Square Enix give serious players a new “ultimate” raid to conquer. The last few days have been a whirlwind as groups try to be the first to complete the raid, known as Dragonsong’s Reprise, and new developments concerning the potential revival of a dearly...
Final Fantasy XIV's Director Is Asking You Not To Be Jerks
28.4.2022
Final Fantasy XIV recently introduced a new 5v5 player-vs-player mode called Crystalline Conflict. And while for the most part it seems to be going just fine, and folks are happy with it, the team behind the game aren’t as happy with some people’s behaviour in the mode, and so have taken the time...
New World Of Warcraft Expansion Lets You Fly Dragons
19.4.2022
Blizzard pulled back the curtain on the next chapter in World of Warcraft in a developer livestream Tuesday, and it’s all about dragons. The appropriately titled Dragonflight expansion will unleash players upon the Dragon Isles and let them roll as a new playable dragon race called the Dracthyr....
Club Penguin Remake Pulled By Disney, Three Arrested
14.4.2022
Club Penguin was a massively popular children’s MMO that was eventually acquired (and later shuttered) by Disney. However, that hasn’t stopped popular clones from amassing millions of users. Now the official website for the most popular clone, Club Penguin Rewritten, has been seized by the City...
Military MMO Dev Wargaming Cuts Ties With Belarus, Russia Over Invasion works
4.4.2022
Hit freemium developer Wargaming is abandoning its operations in Belarus and Russia over the invasion of Ukraine, now in its 39th day. The World of Tanks maker said it has turned over live operations of its games in both countries to its now-former studio in Russia and will “not profit from this...
War Game Disables In-Game Chat Over 'Political' Concerns
30.3.2022
War Thunder is a multiplayer combat game on PC and consoles that lets players take control of tanks, ships and aircraft from various time periods and just go at it. And like many other games of this type—World of Tanks and Warships in particular—the in-game chat experience can sometimes...
How To Revive Those Elden Ring NPCs You Murdered Before The Patch Fixed Their Quests
17.3.2022
If you’re an overeager (or overly violent) Elden Ring player, then you might have killed a few NPCs here and there without realizing that they were actually crucial to a quest, or that they were holding on to an important item. Have no fear: Some slain NPCs are not permanently dead, or even...
Sony’s Next State Of Play Could Show Final Fantasy XVI, Maybe, Probably Not
8.3.2022
Sony’s next State of Play livestream showcasing games for the PlayStation 5 will take place Wednesday, March 9, the company announced today. It didn’t say what will be shown, but Sony did tease new reveals and updates from “beloved Japanese publishers.” Are we finally getting a release date...
Wargaming Stands By Its Kyiv Studio As Its Native Belarus Moves Against Ukraine
3.3.2022
World of Tanks developer Wargaming has rerouted company resources to support over 550 developers at its Kyiv studio as the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its sixth day.Read more
Lost Ark Has Over 500K Players On Steam, But What Is It?
11.2.2022
Lost Ark, despite just now being experienced by a great many players for the first time, isn’t a new game in the traditional sense. It was first released in South Korea back in 2019 for PC. After finding huge success there, Lost Ark publisher Smilegate has partnered with Amazon to bring the MMOARPG...
Six Hours With Zenith, The Latest MMO Hit On Steam
4.2.2022
Massively Multiplayer Online RPGs are the kind of game that people get lost in, finding friends and communities to spend days and days with. Virtual reality has quickly become a popular way for folks to interact with others, often in wild and strange worlds or environments. So combining the social...
Horde & Alliance Players Will Soon Be Able To Raid Together In World Of Warcraft
31.1.2022
Since 2004, World of Warcraft players have been asked to pick a faction and run with it. If you were Horde and your best friend was Alliance, your options for doing stuff in-game were practically zero, which made for a thematically strong experience, but also one that could kinda suck if family...
Final Fantasy XIV Goes Back On Sale From January 25
14.1.2022
Final Fantasy XIV is so popular that Square Enix stopped selling the game last December. The servers were over capacity, causing long waits and impacting the experience. Now, producer Naoki Yoshida says digital versions of the game will, once again, be available for purchase starting January...