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Daybreak is chasing EverQuest emulator operators from The Heroes Journey in court
Never let it be said that nobody cares about classic EverQuest: Half a dozen readers tipped us last night about a legal mess brewing...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO would be most improved by an engine overhaul in 2025?
On MOP, we can seldom go a single day without someone in the comments wondering when a specific MMO will get an engine upgrade...
Massively Overthinking: Finding flow states in MMORPGs
In this week's Massively Overthinking, I want to talk about flow in MMOs - the psychology concept, not zone or progression design flow. Here's...
Star Wars Galaxies Legends kicks off Empire Day and Pride events and adds three new houses
You might not realize it, but Star Wars Galaxies rogue server SWG Legends is actually first out of the gate with its Independence Day...
Pearl Abyss has apparently put CCP Games – and EVE Online – up for sale
According to reporting on Korean financial news site Money Today, CCP Games - and therefore EVE Online - are back on the market.
Readers will...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 522: Progressing through character progression
Justin and Bree deliver a theme show all about MMORPG progression, from skills and levels to quests and every other kind we could imagine.
Dungeons and Dragons Online touts better performance and a European datacenter with its new servers
Ready or not, Dungeons and Dragons Online is heading into a new age -- an age of 64-bit servers. As Executive Producer Rob Ciccolini...
EverQuest II brings back Summer Jubilee events, EverQuest adds new zone to Hardcore Heritage
It's that time of the year for annual good times to (ideally) roll in EverQuest and EverQuest II, as the annual summertime events that...
Palia’s Radiant Rising update arrived with a ton of new quest content – and the Free Realms minipet
As promised, Palia's Radiant Rising update dropped for beta players yesterday afternoon, with a whole raft of content and quality-of-life revisions. Let's tackle the content...
EverQuest II’s Dozekar PvP progression server officially opens its doors – and stabs you in the face
In the lore of the MMORPG, Dozekar is a dragon who is condemned to die at the hands of mortals and be resurrected over...
Perfect Ten: Awful things I don’t miss about 2000s-era MMO gaming
Nostalgia is a tricky beast to ride. It can unlock all sorts of blissful memories, bring us back to old favorites, and reclaim a...
Palia launches Radiance Rising this week – here’s the content-packed roadmap
During our Elderwood preview for Palia earlier this year, Singularity 6 mentioned that a roadmap for the mini-MMO would be along after the release...
The Daily Grind: Do you remember your very first mount in an MMORPG?
In response to one of our articles on Villagers and Heroes, MOP reader Wishful Maybe remarked on the game's age, saying, "I still remember...
The MOP Up: Ultima Online preps a five-part Rifted Crown event
Ultima Online's Publish 120 is chugging away on the test server -- and with it a five-part event called The Rifted Crown that sounds...
MMO Hype Train: Palia’s been given a chance to flourish — and it has
Sometimes it takes more than one run at an MMORPG or online game for it to click with you. There are titles that have...
The Daily Grind: What’s the ideal gateway game for MMORPGs?
If you're a veteran MMORPG player, it's pretty likely that you came to MMORPGs through one of a handful of ways that I can...
DC Universe Online kicks off another new character leveling event, marks Pride with new cosmetics
It's time to blitz through the levels in DC Universe Online and get rewarded for it, above and beyond having a new high-level alt...
The Daily Grind: Is there something that used to be hard for you in MMOs that now seems easy?
When I was a wee lass in the early days of MMORPGs, I was extreme nervous about jumping into roles I had no familiarity...
Pride events, player celebrations, and support nods begin across multiplayer and MMORPG titles
The month of June is Pride Month, and that means celebrations, support, and acknowledgment of LGBTQIA+ life and matters is back at the forefront...
Fangbreaker, EverQuest’s newest progression server, is officially open this week
Who here is ready for another time-limited progression server in EverQuest? If you answered in the affirmative, then you've likely been keeping an eye...