One Shots: Fast track to the MMO retirement home
Forever young? Forget that, Alphaville, we all want to be immediately old! That way we can order off the senior menu, get discounts at the movie theater, and shake our canes at anyone who dares…
Month: May 2026
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG is your favorite game to just idle in?
No matter what, there are times in an MMORPG when you are not doing things. I don’t mean times when you are waiting for a queue or waiting for a timer or waiting for people…
Fractured Conquest recaps a successful crafting and gathering-centered playtest
Last month we reported on a 24-hour closed playtest for the PvP warfare MMO Fractured Conquest that was taking place at the top of this month. So, how did it go? Pretty well according to developer Happy Cauldron…
Camelot Unchained’s latest closed early access build brings class tweaks and global chat
The early access testing, or at least what’s defined as much by RvR sandbox Camelot Unchained, continued forth this past week, with some adjustments applied to the game through the past weekend as the game…
Overwatch promises to bring ‘more than loot boxes’ and other revisions to its 10th anniversary
Last week we reported on Overwatch’s fumbled 10th anniversary celebration, which ended up bringing disappointment instead of delight to fans of the team vs. team FPS. The noise has apparently gotten so loud that Blizzard…
Reaper Actual delays its early access launch to May 27 to tighten up vehicles, squads, and servers
At the top of this month, John Smedley announced that his studio’s PvPvE persistent war MMO shooter Reaper Actual would be heading to early access on Wednesday, May 20th. Unfortunately for any eager fans of the…
MMO Hype Train: Is it smart or foolish for upcoming MMOs to embrace hardcore attitudes?
With the collapse of the World of Warcraft clone trend that dominated the MMORPG development landscape for so long, we’ve seen a sort of “wild wild west” approach to MMO projects. The freedom is refreshing,…
EVE Fanfest 2026: EVE Vanguard opens Steam signups for Operation Avalon alpha test
Upcoming first person shooter EVE Vanguard has now officially opened signups for its upcoming alpha test event that will run from July 7th to 20th. Titled Operation Avalon by newly renamed studio Fenris Creations, the…
WRUP: The context of this is that something very good happened to Guillaume but at Etienne’s expense edition
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The Daily Grind: How do you juggle your MMO alts?
Maybe this doesn’t apply to you. Maybe you’re the type of player who only has one main character in any given MMO and that’s it. But for the rest of us, the unrepentant altoholics, we…