Indie MMO Spotlight: Cooking, Kensei, And Puddles

As I started prepping for this week’s Indie MMO Spotlight, it seemed like it would be a light news week. Considering the first IMS only had seven entries, the 16 items (including two new games) I gathered up aren’t so bad after all. While some news items aren’t very beefy, I keep adding them to give these indie titles as much visibility as possible. Sometimes less can be more, so let me know in the comments whether you’d like the Spotlight to keep pumping out all the small happenings in the indi

Lost Ark: Was Delaying It To 2022 The Right Decision?

The Lost Ark closed technical beta has come to an end. While Kevin’s initial impressions haven’t changed much, it has left him wondering where this MMORPG with ARPG roots fits into the existing offerings already available. Did Smilegate RPG and Amazon Games make the right decision delaying its release until early 2022? Read on to find out about his concerns. 

New World Will Allow 3rd Party Mini-Maps, Explains Why It Feels Current Compass System Fits The MMO

For those who have wanted to eschew the current compass in New World for the more standard mini-map found in most MMOs, New World’s Scot Lane has confirmed the game will allow for third party options to do just that. The game director also explained the reasoning behind the compass currently in-game and why it seems a third-party could produce a mini-map when the developers would need to take longer to do so.