Lord of the Rings Online dev defends the ‘meandering’ nature of the Shire
Over the years as a Lord of the Rings Online fan and columnist, I’ve noticed that whenever the discussion of the game’s zones comes around...
The Daily Grind: What are the best MMORPG-adjacent Black Friday deals you’ve seen this year?
When Bree first floated this Daily Grind idea to me, I did not want to make it MMORPG-adjacent because I wanted to hear about otherwise...
The Stream Team: Backseat Streaming takes in some high-level Helldivers 2 action
It’s time for a sci-fi action bonanza tonight on Backseat Streaming! MOP’s MJ and Chris are pulling into the OPTV Drive-In to watch some high...
SMITE 2 adds Poseidon, Thor, and Cupid and makes general changes in its latest closed alpha patch
Whether you want to make opponents thunderstruck, lovestruck, or… waterstruck? Splashed? Moistened? Either way, the latest patch for SMITE 2 has added three new gods...
Steam’s New Season Pass DLC Rules – Publish or Die!
Steam, or Valve if you prefer, are getting sick and tired of fielding complaints from customers that bought a Season Pass to a game to...
Seekers of Skyveil adds new extraction requirements and map-wide bounty events as it resets progress
Elodie Games’ PvPvE extraction RPG Seekers of Skyveil has been moving through several closed playtests on random Fridays in October and November, but the most...
Marvel Rivals shows off its Hydra map and previews further development on the way
If you really want a hero shooter, you go to a place that’s absolutely lousy with heroes. Marvel ones, even. Yes, that’s how Marvel Rivals...
Aion trots out the Brawler class in Europe and Lumines class in Korea
Aion Classic dropped a beefy update this week in Europe with Patch 3.0: The Path of the Brawler. This release comes with the addition of...
Palworld teases a collaboration with Terraria in 2025
Palworld is a survival game in which you collect a number of not-Pokeymans, run around a map harvesting things, put those not-Pokeymans to work harvesting...
Overwatch 2 heralds a refined and updated Overwatch Champions Series returning in January
Regular readers know that Overwatch 2 isn’t done with esports; it’s just done with swollen esports leagues, having replaced the cancelled Overwatch League with the...