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“Staying MTX and advertisement free is absolutely key”: Almost 20 years later, RuneScape fan turns his MMO love into an old-school RPG where fitness is the grind

In 2006, lead WalkScape developer Schamppu discovered RuneScape. The iconic fantasy MMO, now reborn as Old ...

Blizzard boss says keeping World of Warcraft players happy for 20 years is so hard because the MMO is filled with “different demographics that only have so much time in their day”

Blizzard Entertainment president Johanna Fries is also kind of gobsmacked at how World of Warcraft has ...

As Final Fantasy 14 fans gear up for patch 7.2, Yoshi-P teases that the update will be the MMO’s largest ever

As Square Enix gears up for the release of Final Fantasy 14‘s long-awaited patch 7.2, its ...

World of Warcraft’s new housing system lets you decorate without the floating hacks I’ve been using in Final Fantasy 14 for 11 years, and I weep

Upon showcasing more of the exciting housing features and customization to come to World of Warcraft, ...

4 years after shutting down, this dead sci-fi MMO is being brought back to life, but there’s no word on its canceled TV show tie-in

A dead sci-fi MMO that had a companion TV show of the same name, Defiance, is ...

World of Warcraft guild cheats its way to winning Race for World First, gets caught, banned, then reverses its name and does it all over again

A World of Warcraft guild has pulled off a hilarious stunt: They’ve won the race to ...

Erenshor, the ‘MMORPG’ with fake players that’s not actually an MMO at all, gets an imminent release date

The key part of an MMORPG is the multiplayer aspect, right? Well, not with Erenshor, the ...

As Ultima Online approaches its 28th birthday, former creative lead reveals what it takes for an MMO to last for decades, and why they sometimes fail: “Content does not last forever”

Raph Koster knows a thing about making an enduring MMO, as he helped create one of ...

Cult text-based zombie MMO Urban Dead is shutting down after “a full 19 years, 8 months and 11 days” because of new UK legislation

The UK Online Safety Act passed into law in 2023, and it properly comes into effect ...

Final Fantasy 14’s Yoshi-P quietly removed from Square Enix’s board after years of wanting out: “It’s much more fun to just make games”

Final Fantasy 14 director Naoki Yoshida, also known fondly as Yoshi-P, seems to have been removed ...

I was worried this MMO’s first new skill in over 12 years would change things too much, but Sailing in Old School RuneScape feels just like home

There is no such thing as horses in Old School RuneScape. Given you can teleport just ...

Ultima Online lead says “Animal Crossing and Stardew Valley and all these other kind of cozy games” are filling a gap in modern MMO design

A former lead developer on Ultima Online and ex-director on Star Wars Galaxies says cozy games ...

This Steam Next Fest gem is all the joy of clearing dungeons in World of Warcraft and Final Fantasy 14 without the MMO grind or subscription fees

Much like the game’s whole vibe, Fellowship’s pitch is pleasingly simple. The co-op RPG offers all ...

Ultima Online and Star Wars Galaxies’ “spiritual sequel” smashed its $200k Kickstarter target in under an hour, and the sci-fi fantasy MMORPG is now on track to double its goal

Stars Reach – the upcoming sci-fi fantasy MMORPG from Ultima Online and Star Wars Galaxies veteran ...

I know next to nothing about survival MMO Dune: Awakening, but I just spent 40 minutes in its Steam Next Fest demo character creator, so I guess I have to play it now

Let’s just clear the air: I don’t know what Dune is. I’ve never read the books, ...

BioWare co-founder dreamt of taking over EA “from the inside” if Star Wars: The Old Republic was, “like, $2 billion a year successful”

Had BioWare co-founder Greg Zeschuk’s industry “swan song,” Star War: The Old Republic, been more successful, ...