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Indie MMO Drakantos reveals its hella ambitious PvP modes ahead of May beta

Drakantos is one of the cuter indie MMORPGs we’ve been keeping an eye on over the last few years, so we’re happy to hear that it’s gearing up for yet another beta test in May. Unlike the last one, this test will focus on PvP tuning, though you don’t have to engage and can play […]
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NCsoft America CEO on the MMORPG genre’s future: ‘Trends in any creative industry come back around’

Wccftech has a new interview up this week with NCsoft America CEO Jeonghee “JJ” Jin, who in her typical quirky way has more or less teased more MMOs en route. JJ, who readers will recall was installed at the top of NC America back in 2024 after leaving Pearl Abyss, spoke to us back then […]
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Destiny Rising launches new area, removes pinnacle energy, and tweaks gacha for mythic characters

The Season of Wishes has arrived to fans of the mobile shooter Destiny: Rising, and no, we don’t mean the Christmas season has arrived way too early, but one could certainly argue that it’s bringing some big presents for players both in terms of what it adds as much as what it removes. One of the major […]
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Equinox Homecoming patches in chapter four quest content, a new race, and Easter fun

The Honse game lives, and indeed, Equinox Homecoming has just released its first content patch since its formal launch at the top of March. Indie studio Blue Scarab has rolled out chapter four, seven new main quests “where you’ll come face to face with a conspiracy gripping the island,” five side quests, new cutscenes, a […]
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Krafton has sunsetted tac shooter PUBG Blindspot after just two months in early access

PUBG Blindspot was probably always doomed to be in MMORPG fans’ blindspot, given that it was a multiplayer tactical shooter, but you still might’ve though Krafton would be able to make it stick in the games industry with the word “PUBG” attached to it. Apparently not: Over the weekend, Krafton’s ARC Team (no relation to […]
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Project Gorgon introduces the first pass of its guild system while population holds steady

Project Gorgon always has been quite the social MMORPG, but now it’s going to have more structure to back that up thanks to the debut of its guild system. Players can form a guild for 200 ancient coins and five members, and they can share a bank and a special guild chat channel. “Please note […]
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EverQuest Legends details monetization, class switching, races, zones, and more in new FAQ

When EverQuest Legends was announced earlier this week, fans were talking about… well, a lot of other stuff, but there were also some regular questions that were raised among the lot. As such, Game Jawn has assembled an FAQ in Discord to provide a bit more granular detail about what to expect when the new-old MMORPG launches […]
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Wizard101 has launched on Xbox and PlayStation at long last

There are plenty of MMORPGs out there, but few can match Wizard101 in being a fun all-ages romp of a thing… which is why it’s a good thing to note that at long last, the title is available on PlayStation and Xbox consoles. Now younger players (and older players who like a touch of whimsy to […]
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Elder Scrolls Online’s partially paywalled Battle for the Writhing Wall finally begins next week

All the way back in April and long before the summer’s devastating studio layoffs, ZeniMax Online Studios revealed a major cadence shift for Elder Scrolls Online that aimed to do away with the old chapter system and introduce special seasons, including one-time FOMO-ish events. The first core event of that new system is a player-vs.-wall […]
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WoW Factor: Welcome to the age of Midnight

Here’s the crazy thing: It’s October 2025, and it already feels as though World of Warcraft: The War Within is completely over at one year and one month after its launch in August 2024. Back when the Worldsoul Saga was first announced, Blizzard said that these expansions would come faster than normal — but I […]
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Anime MMORPG Blue Protocol Star Resonance makes its western debut on PC and mobile

It’s been a long time coming for the erstwhile fans of Blue Protocol to get to this point. Regular readers will no doubt recall that Bandai Namco’s original anime-styled MMORPG was headed for our corner of the globe via a publishing partnership with Amazon Games, but player issues with the game and financial troubles for […]
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