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Temtem Pioneers explains its Pedigree system to backers as Kickstarter nears 500 K
2+ hour, 26+ min ago (81+ words) The Intrepid board's lawsuit against Ashes of Creation's Steven Sharif has been dropped The Daily Grind: Have you ever lied about yourself in MMORPGs? The Daily Grind: Would you start playing an MMO you know is going to shut down?...
Ever Quest II answers call for mercenary customization by selling players an illusion scroll
3+ hour, 26+ min ago (105+ words) Daybreak has once again created a monetization commotion" a dust-up" a bona fide bruhaha" with the introduction the mercenary illusions in Ever Quest II. The Intrepid board's lawsuit against Ashes of Creation's Steven Sharif has been dropped The Daily Grind: Have…...
MMO Business Roundup: Xbox Copilot is dead, Steam Controller will restock, and Bank of America has opinions
3+ hour, 56+ min ago (125+ words) Welcome back to yet another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news! And yes, we're talking about the Steam Controller again, plus a major bank has Opinions" about game prices and Xbox seems to be shrinking its AI-driven nonsense. A…...
Perfect Ten: MMOs with player-generated content that somehow didn't require blockchain
4+ hour, 56+ min ago (311+ words) But those are contests and not really player-made," you argue. Sure. All right. Maybe this one is a bit of a slant rhyme, so I guess all of our further examples will be too. This is how I know that…...
Shiro's easygoing MMO Farever officially rolls into early access today with an ambitious roadmap
6+ hour, 56+ min ago (177+ words) If you've been hungry for something cute and fun and that just feels good without too much fuss, you're about to have a nice Wednesday as MMO/co-op adventure RPG Farever has kicked off its early access. Over the course…...
Funcom won't rule out Conan Exiles Enhanced for console as players triple its Steam concurrency
6+ hour, 26+ min ago (252+ words) Yep. In a memo to angry fans last night, Funcom told players that it's "listening to your feedback." Funcom also reminds fans that console players have "full access" to the game they were playing before the patch and that the…...
The Daily Grind: Are you a chronic reroller in MMOs?
8+ hour, 56+ min ago (214+ words) I'd like to blame'City of Heroes for providing me overwhelming temptation to continuously reroll new superhero concepts, but the truth is that I've been doing this in RPGs for years. I'll get so far into a game or take a…...
The Stream Team: Sojourning at the Sunspear sanctuary in Guild Wars 2
21+ hour ago (146+ words) The show is over now, but we've embedded it here just for you. Don't forget to check out our past'streams and videos collection, and stay tuned for our next show! 3: 00pm EDT: Loftia - MJ 8: 00pm EDT: Return to Moria - Larry & MJ 8: 00pm EDT:…...
Reaper Actual ties down May 20 early access release date - here's how much it will cost
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (188+ words) If you had perhaps suspected that Distinct Possibility Studios" unveiling of its latest funding round for shooter MMO'Reaper Actual portended bigger announcements, then you were right: Not even a week after the earlier announcement, the devs have now'tightened the game…...
MMO Business Roundup: Play Station class action, Steam Controller sellout, and GTA6's 'core' audience
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (249+ words) Welcome back to yet another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news! We don't have a clever preamble for this gaggle of headlines, so we're just going to get right on into it. Especially since one of those headlines involves…...