30 Racing Game Masterpieces You Need to Play – IGN30
As IGN celebrates its 30th anniversary, it’s my job to assemble a list of 30 racing games that can lay claim to being bona fide masterpieces. It’s honestly a tricky sort of thing to curate.…
Month: May 2026
MMORPG history book The Archive successfully funds at double its Kickstarter ask
It’s a small but vital win this week for fans of MMORPG history as one Kickstarter project crossed its finish line successfully — and then returned for another full lap and then some. The Archive:…
Fallout 76’s upcoming Infestations offer ‘adventure and challenge’ for coordinated teams
Fallout 76 hopes that you’re not adverse to an extra dose of unpredictability and chaos this spring with the advent of its Infestations update on June 2nd. In a new video, the team explains how…
Stars of Icarus revives Guns of Icarus’ ship crew PvP 14 years later – here’s how to playtest it
Hey, remember Guns of Icarus? You might not. We haven’t covered it since 2021, when we checked in on it to find out what had happened to the well-liked Kickstarted airship combat MMO and its…
SWTOR delays GU 7.9 Legacy Reborn over ‘issues’ as Broadsword is ‘now targeting early June’
Four weeks ago, Star Wars The Old Republic studio Broadsword told fans and stream-watchers that the 7.9 Legacy Reborn patch was coming the last week of May. You might notice that today is the last…
Diablo IV’s next season brings new instances, new monsters, and controversial gear changes
Update 3.1 for Diablo IV is on the horizon, bringing with it a new season of stuff to run down and blow up into loot, but it’s a specific kind of loot that appears to be…
Lord of the Rings Online is hiking its multi-month subscription fees with a grace period through 2027
Smaug emerged from his gold pile in Lord of the Rings Online’s Lonely Mountain this week to announce that the MMO is raising the prices for its multi-month subscriptions for the first time since the…
The Daily Grind: What fantasy tropes are getting stale in MMOs and need a refresh?
Fantasy pirates are cool, and I can see why MMORPGs latch on to the idea of using them whenever and wherever possible. Swashbuckling naval rogues who go on adventures, plunder secret treasure stashes, and have…
The Stream Team: Going to town in Project Gorgon
Now that Massively OP’s MJ is finally off the newbie island in Project: Gorgon (yes, really!), she’s got a whole town to explore. Safely tucked behind sturdy stone castle walls (Safe? Are we sure about…
Massively Overthinking: How much effort do you put into your MMO characters’ backstories?
This week’s Massively Overthinking discussion topic was pitched by our Not So Massively columnist Tyler, who definitely doesn’t just want an excuse to talk about his fan fics. “How much thought do you put into…