Pearl Abyss Q2 2024: Equinox bolstered EVE Online revenues as Crimson Desert waits in the wings
The dog days of August bring a whole deck of financial results for companies – including MMO companies like Pearl Abyss. The Korean gaming giant’s...
Final Fantasy XIV launches the Moonfire Faire, recounts its EU fan gatherings, celebrates cats
Final Fantasy XIV’s latest expansion was already about what a summer vacation would look like for the Warrior of Light, but today brings a more...
Fortnite unveils plans to add previous battle pass items to its shop, but not every item
The battle pass monetization model is something of a double-edged sword: On the one hand, it can motivate people to spend money in order to...
Vague Patch Notes: Is it time for MMORPGs to start embracing romance?
The other day, I was writing about Baldur’s Gate 3 celebrating its anniversary with statistics about all the companions that people have smooched over the...
Warframe’s August 21 Lotus Eaters update sets the narrative table for Warframe 1999’s winter arrival
Are you excited to go back in time to Warframe 1999? Then you’re going to want to fire up the game on Wednesday, August 21st,...
Diablo 4 Season of the Infernal Hordes Now Live, Adds New Roguelite Mode and Tons of Items
Diablo 4 Season of the Infernal Hordes is now live, bringing a new horde mode (duh), sweeping balance changes, and tons of new items. Go...
New World’s Aeternum console beta infographic can’t hope to fill the summer content drought
As New World continues its agonizingly slow march toward Aeternum this fall, PC players are in a bit of a grumpy mood, unreceptive to community...
The Wait is Over – Black Desert Console Gets Mountain of Eternal Winter Update and Events
After two years, Black Desert Console finally has the Mountain of Eternal Winter update, along with its frigid new zone, quests, and important snowy weather...
Stars Reach’s Raph Koster on MMO trust, fear, and freedom: ‘We understand how nervous players are about griefing’
Regular MOP readers know that our commenters have already spilled a lot of ink about Raph Koster’s in-development MMORPG Stars Reach – and he’s clearly...
Diablo IV’s recipe bug benefits seasonal players – and Blizzard isn’t stopping it
Blizzard’s long been the studio that’s earned the moniker “Fun Police” as it quite routinely stamped out any enjoyable quirks or non-harmful exploits that players...