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When Blizzard announced Cataclysm Classic servers for World of Warcraft, there was some bemusement in the broader MMORPG community. Cataclysm has always been controversial, and to this day a lot of people see it as one of the worst expansions, a moment when the game began its decline. I’m ambivalent towards classic servers regardless of […]  Read More  When Blizzard announced Cataclysm Classic servers for World of Warcraft, there was some bemusement in the broader MMORPG community. Cataclysm has always been controversial, and to this day a lot of people see it as one of the worst expansions, a moment when the game began its decline. I’m ambivalent towards classic servers regardless of

“Today is a big day. The Wagadu Chronicles is finally accessible to the world.” So begins Twin Drums’ announcement that its Afrofantasy MMORPG has officially entered early access. Readers will recall that the MMO first popped onto the scene back in the fall of 2020, when the Riot Games-backed indie developer raised nearly $200,000 in a […]  Read More  “Today is a big day. The Wagadu Chronicles is finally accessible to the world.” So begins Twin Drums’ announcement that its Afrofantasy MMORPG has officially entered early access. Readers will recall that the MMO first popped onto the scene back in the fall of 2020, when the Riot Games-backed indie developer raised nearly $200,000 in a

It looks as if the launch of the Season of Discovery for WoW Classic is getting pretty popular, as Blizzard now has two more servers in order to meet the demand of eager players wanting to get in on the rune-finding action. According to Blizzard’s tweet, the season realms were “the largest in WoW history,” […]  Read More  It looks as if the launch of the Season of Discovery for WoW Classic is getting pretty popular, as Blizzard now has two more servers in order to meet the demand of eager players wanting to get in on the rune-finding action. According to Blizzard’s tweet, the season realms were “the largest in WoW history,”

The great failed experiment that was ArcheAge Unchained is officially over. This week, Kakao merged the alternate business model version of the game into the default version, while also using this move as an opportunity to further merge all ArcheAge servers down to a single European and a single North American shard. The merge, which […]  Read More  The great failed experiment that was ArcheAge Unchained is officially over. This week, Kakao merged the alternate business model version of the game into the default version, while also using this move as an opportunity to further merge all ArcheAge servers down to a single European and a single North American shard. The merge, which

Time shouldn’t zip along as quickly as it often does, especially when it taps us on the shoulder to look back and see how much has passed. The loss of WildStar from the MMORPG genre still feels fresh even though — tap, tap — it’s been five years since Carbine’s imaginative sci-fi romp closed its […]  Read More  Time shouldn’t zip along as quickly as it often does, especially when it taps us on the shoulder to look back and see how much has passed. The loss of WildStar from the MMORPG genre still feels fresh even though — tap, tap — it’s been five years since Carbine’s imaginative sci-fi romp closed its

Looking forward to new Path of Exile updates has been a quarterly spectacle for many years. It’s only recently, however, that fans also can start looking forward to more regular Path of Exile 2 progress updates. And today was the day: The newest Grinding Gear Games livestream reveal led off with POE 2 Game Director […]  Read More  Looking forward to new Path of Exile updates has been a quarterly spectacle for many years. It’s only recently, however, that fans also can start looking forward to more regular Path of Exile 2 progress updates. And today was the day: The newest Grinding Gear Games livestream reveal led off with POE 2 Game Director

It’s telling that we’re now very much in the back nine for World of Warcraft: Dragonflight, and the general consensus has not shifted much beyond “it was fine, I guess.” It’s telling, in fact, because Dragonflight’s main problem has not been that there’s nothing good within it but rather that it neither excises all of […]  Read More  It’s telling that we’re now very much in the back nine for World of Warcraft: Dragonflight, and the general consensus has not shifted much beyond “it was fine, I guess.” It’s telling, in fact, because Dragonflight’s main problem has not been that there’s nothing good within it but rather that it neither excises all of

Choice is a double-edged sword: Too little of it is restricting and frustrating, yet too much can lead to decision paralysis and feeling overwhelmed. Before 2019, your choice to play World of Warcraft was limited to a single option – retail. In the latter part of 2023, you’ve got five types of servers that may appeal to […]  Read More  Choice is a double-edged sword: Too little of it is restricting and frustrating, yet too much can lead to decision paralysis and feeling overwhelmed. Before 2019, your choice to play World of Warcraft was limited to a single option – retail. In the latter part of 2023, you’ve got five types of servers that may appeal to

Cast your mind all the way back to 1998, unless you weren’t born yet, in which case you may play with your fidget spinner for the duration of this article. It was in 1998 that Dynamix launched Starsiege: Tribes, the first of a long-running series of sci-fi FPS shooters that married teamwork, jetpacks, and high-powered […]  Read More  Cast your mind all the way back to 1998, unless you weren’t born yet, in which case you may play with your fidget spinner for the duration of this article. It was in 1998 that Dynamix launched Starsiege: Tribes, the first of a long-running series of sci-fi FPS shooters that married teamwork, jetpacks, and high-powered

Don’t look now, but EverQuest II’s 2023 expansion, Ballads of Zimara, is quietly launching today. Wait, no, look now. Daybreak is quiet, but we don’t have to be. The game is 19 years old, and this is its 20th expansion, even if you don’t count the adventure packs. It deserves some hoopla. “Ballads of Zimara […]  Read More  Don’t look now, but EverQuest II’s 2023 expansion, Ballads of Zimara, is quietly launching today. Wait, no, look now. Daybreak is quiet, but we don’t have to be. The game is 19 years old, and this is its 20th expansion, even if you don’t count the adventure packs. It deserves some hoopla. “Ballads of Zimara