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Interview: Drakantos discusses multiplayer open world content, monetization, testing, and more
Chris Neal - November 9, 2024 2
Drakantos is one of those upcoming MMORPGs that looks so familiar while still being distinct. Its got undeniably gorgeous pixel art, a nostalgic retro...
New World Aeternum says multiplayer PvE and PvP let you ‘continue your solo experience alone in a crowd’
Bree Royce - October 31, 2024 28
Earlier this morning, Amazon sent over an interesting press release about New World that included a batch of "most asked" questions with dev answers...
Ashes of Creation’s Steven Sharif talks Alpha 2 features, the MMO’s design, and ‘the bite of failure’ in PvX
Chris Neal - October 15, 2024 24
With just over a week before Ashes of Creation kicks off its Alpha 2 playtest, creative director Steven Sharif has held an interview with...
Game of Thrones actor Kristian Nairn says World of Warcraft helped him kick a drug addiction
Justin Olivetti - October 12, 2024 6
Actor and DJ Kristian Nairn is a lovable geek icon of the past decade or so, having made his mark as Hodor in the...
Interview: New World devs on Aeternum’s features and regaining PC player trust
Tyler F.M. Edwards - September 25, 2024 20
With the launch of New World's Aeternum update fast approaching, Amazon Games agreed to chat with us about what to expect - and how...
Interview: Amazon on Throne & Liberty’s PvE vs PvP, lifeskilling, and small guild content
Mia DeSanzo - September 23, 2024 10
October 1st, you may have noticed, is right over there peeking at us from around the corner, dragging along the upcoming Amazon-published NCsoft title,...
Former Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime’s Dreamhaven will reveal two more titles in the coming months
Justin Olivetti - September 21, 2024 2
When you've been the Big Cheese at a studio like Blizzard, you're going to get some serious attention to whatever follow-up project you pursue....
Interview: Wayfinder on the latest patch, October launch, mod support, and Critical Role collab
Bree Royce - September 9, 2024 4
Wayfinder has already stealth-launched its "quality-of-life 2" patch on Steam as of this past weekend, and now it's live on the the PlayStation console...
Once Human addresses content, performance, and the unresolved currency bug
Chris Neal - September 6, 2024 4
There are a lot of questions likely floating around Once Human, and while some player matters are perhaps not getting the resolution gamers would...
Star Wars Outlaws took inspiration from Star Wars Galaxies for the Tatooine city of Bestine
Bree Royce - September 5, 2024 1
If you can set aside the funky reviews and stock dips brought on by the launch of Ubisoft's Star Wars Outlaws, there's actually some...
Funcom is optimistic Dune Awakening will work on most PCs but admits Xbox Series S is ‘a challenge’
Chris Neal - September 4, 2024 6
With all of the buzz Funcom has been generating about Dune: Awakening, you'd be forgiven if you thought the conversation topic well had dried...
Lord of the Rings Online’s devs tease ‘so many plans’ for player housing
Justin Olivetti - September 3, 2024 1
Back in early August, Lord of the Rings Online fan site Deco du Milieu hosted a player housing Q&A with members of Standing Stone...
Dune Awakening talks about character builds, survival ‘pressures,’ and overall MMO gameplay
Chris Neal - August 30, 2024 5
Dune: Awakening went from YouTube Shorts to a big Gamescom splash with the reveal of a 2025 launch on PC. We're now getting a...
Final Fantasy XIV’s Naoki Yoshida discusses story and player feedback in Dawntrail
Eliot Lefebvre - August 29, 2024 0
It's been about two months since Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail released, and while reaction has been mostly positive, there has been some degree of...
World of Warcraft’s Holly Longdale on WoW’s missteps: ‘We should have listened more’
Justin Olivetti - August 26, 2024 34
While Dragonflight proved to be a turning point for World of Warcraft after two expansions of downward trajectory, Blizzard Vice President Holly Longdale says...
Unleashed Games confirms its MMO Haven will be used for additional titles made with generative AI
Chris Neal - August 23, 2024 1
In the beginning half of the year, we started covering Haven, a developing MMORPG from Unleashed Games that promised gameplay beats familiar to those...
Amazon Games says its publishing moves signal the company is ‘not hell bent on just being MMOs’
Chris Neal - August 21, 2024 9
Amazon Games is publishing the co-op title King of Meat. It has also entered publishing deals with Maverick Games for its narrative-driven open-world title...
Conan Exiles’ Age of Heroes companions and living settlements will breathe more life into the sandbox
MJ Guthrie - August 15, 2024 20
If there's one thing that many survival games lack, it's life. To me, one of the drawbacks of the survival genre compared to MMORPGs...
MMO Business Roundup: Bandai Namco’s Q1 2025, My Games’ publishing arm, Tencent at Gamescom
Chris Neal - August 8, 2024 0
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news! And much like yesterday's digest, we begin with some quarterly financials! Woo! Bandai Namco:...
NCsoft president Songyee Yoon’s new book tackles the gaming industry’s lingering perception problems
Bree Royce - July 26, 2024 7
I suppose with Throne & Liberty on the way, it only makes sense that NCsoft executives are granting interviews in western press - like...