Vague Patch Notes: The challenge of staying in an MMO
Lately, I’ve been getting served ads to play Final Fantasy XIV on YouTube. This is, in fact, very funny. Not just because of the ads as a concept, but because… you know, I have been writing a…
Month: August 2026
MapleStory cracks down on cheaters as MapleStory Classic World test keys pop up on Ebay for over $300
Another day, another round of cheating and exploiting here in the MMORPG genre, this time in MapleStory. “We would like to address the recent cases of hacking activity,” Nexon America wrote to players last night.…
Dungeons and Dragons Online added Jimothy as a hidden quest, and players already found him
Have you had your fill of Jimothy yet? We sure hope not because still more MMORPGs are adding him. The latest is Dungeons and Dragons Online, whose 81.1 patch dropped yesterday. Are sure, there are…
Hytale shows off WorldGen V2 worldbuilding and explains how the game will shift from V1 to V2 at launch
If you just skim the very beginning of Hytale’s latest blog, you might think it’s just a list of spectacular images from player WorldGen V2 worldbuilding, and it is definitely that – the one we…
World of Warcraft’s Chinese version plans a big ‘X Party’ to celebrate 21 years of the game
It’s amazing to think that World of Warcraft has been running in China for 21 years, isn’t it? Less time than its native country, sure, but a long time! No, it didn’t leave the country for…
Lord of the Rings Online promises its new neighbour system won’t use AI/LLMs to generate conversations
There’s a whole lot of back-and-forth chatter between Lord of the Rings Online’s community and the dev team at SSG over the upcoming neighbour system for housing that’s coming in Wolves of Mordor. And while…
The Daily Grind: What sort of body do you prefer to give your characters in MMOs?
Body sliders in MMORPGs should be more of a thing, but even when they do exist, most of them aren’t really all that great. In games that have them what they usually produce are a…
Roblox Blames Falling Player Numbers and In-Game Spending on Its Push to Recommend Less Slop to Kids — And There Being No Replacement for Last Year’s Viral Hit Grow a Garden
Roblox player numbers and in-game spending have fallen sharply from their peak last summer, when the gaming platform hosted viral hits such as Grow a Garden and Steal the Brainrot. These games still exist, of…
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls Review So Far
While we didn’t get pre-release access to the full version of Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, I did play many hours of online matches during its recent open beta, and can already confidently say that its…
The Stream Team: The brain of Project Gorgon’s brain bugs
One of the missions Massively OP’s MJ has had since leaving the newbie isle in Project: Gorgon is to find someone knowledgeable about the brain bugs. She’s found plenty of the brain bugs, but not…