The Lord of the Rings Online is celebrating the father of the Dwarves with its Durin’s Day event hitting game servers today, while its Forester event in Combe has hit yet another snag.
Concerns Of Possible Layoffs Swirl Around MMO Dev Cryptic Studios As High-Profile Devs List They Are ‘Open For Work’ Over Weekend
Over the weekend, a few well-known developers at Cryptic Studios posted "looking for work" notices on their LinkedIn, fueling speculation that there might be something going on over at the MMO developer.
Minecraft Has Sold Over 300 Million Copies, First Single Game To Hit The Sales Milestone
Minecraft has been trucking away since its first release back in 2009, delighting fans and inspiring developers ever since. Now, Mojang Studios has announced that the voxel-based survival game has now surpassed 300 million copies sold.
Bethesda’s Pete Hines Is Retiring After 24 Years At The Company
Pete Hines, the Senior Vice President of Publishing for Bethesda Softworks, announced his retirement today on social media. The gaming executive has worked at the publisher for 24 years, helping to bring to life a multitude of games across the decades.
WoW Classic Hardcore Guild Gets World-First Clear Of Naxxramas At A Heroic Cost
World of Warcraft Classic Hardcore is full of stories of players meeting untimely ends, never to romp the hills of Azeroth again. However, one guild aiming to be the world-first clear of Naxxramas found out that sometimes a heroic sacrifice is needed to secure their victory.
World of Warcraft: Pitting Time Rifts Vs Dreamsurges – Which Is Better?
One of the absolute boons of the new patch cadence, consisting of two minor patches in between major ones, is that there are more opportunities for Blizzard to add interesting events into World of Warcraft, which in turn helps to keep everything more lively. Robin looks at Time Rifts and Dreamsurges to see which is the better event.
The Lord of the Rings Online’s Combe Forester Event, Harvestmath Fetival Are now Live
The Lord of the Rings Online has had a few events kick off this week, with the third attempt of its Combe Forester Event live this morning. Additionally, this week has seen the return of the Harvestmath festival in Middle-earth.
EverQuest And EverQuest II Expansions Now Available For Pre-Order
EverQuest and EverQuest II are gearing up to launch an expansion each by the end of the year, and the two games have now opened pre-orders. The expansions mark the 30th and the 20th expansion for each MMO, respectively.
Embers Adrift One Year Anniversary Celebrations Kick Off Today With Three Weeks Of Free Play
Indie MMORPG Embers Adrift is celebrating one year today, kicking off its anniversary celebrations with streams, as well as free access for all players for the next few weeks.
Building LotRO’s Corsairs of Umbar: How MMO Expansions Come To Life
Over the course of an MMO’s life, expansions are oftentimes the lifeblood that continues to fuel them. They expand the stories and worlds we love. In this multi-part series, we dive into how LotRO’s Corsairs of Umbar took shape, from its first planning phases through its reveal. In this part, we learn how Corsairs of Umbar started its life in the minds of its developers.