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MMO Week in Review: Guild Wars in your pocket
ArenaNet announced a mobile port of Guild Wars Reforged with cross-progression, coinciding with the game's 21st anniversary. This week also saw Final Fantasy XIV patch 7.5, Pearl Abyss selling EVE Online studio CCP Games to its management, and Star Wars The Old Republic revealing the planet Ryloth for its 8.0 update.
Star Wars The Old Republic will add Twi’lek planet Ryloth, new skills, and a level-cap bump in 8.0
Broadsword has announced details for Star Wars The Old Republic's upcoming 8.0 update, which will introduce the Twi'lek planet Ryloth, new abilities for all disciplines, and increase the level cap to 85. The update aims to kick off a new era for the game's story and will begin testing on the Public Test Server this summer, with a phased rollout throughout 2026. Additionally, update 7.9, Legacy Reborn, is set to launch in late May, concluding the Legacy of the Sith storyline and including various quality-of-life improvements.
MMO Week in Review: Evercold, Aion 2, and EQ Legends
This week in the MMORPG genre saw the reveal of Final Fantasy XIV's 'Evercold' expansion for January 2027, alongside confirmations for Aion 2's global launch this year. Several other titles like Embers of the Uncrowned, RF Online Next, Palia, EverQuest Legends, and Loftia also had significant updates or beta launches.
Classic MMORPG Dark Age of Camelot is lifting a bunch of restrictions on free-to-play accounts in its latest update
Broadsword has significantly reduced restrictions on free-to-play accounts in the classic MMORPG Dark Age of Camelot. Players on Endless Conquest accounts can now access all races and classes, and the grace period for unsubscribed accounts to become Endless Conquest has been shortened. The update also includes extensions to the realm rank system and various quality-of-life improvements.
28-year-old Ultima Online begins testing a brand-new mushroom event, craftables, and rewards
The 28-year-old MMORPG Ultima Online is introducing a new seasonal event called "Spritelight" with its upcoming Publish 123 update. This event involves players harvesting magical mushrooms for rewards, and also includes new craftables, truffle resources, and expanded content for PvP and PvE encounters. The patch is currently in testing on the test server.
SWTOR vaguely teases its much-hyped 8.0 update and shows off its impending DirectX 12 migration
Broadsword has provided a new update on Star Wars The Old Republic's upcoming content, including teases for update 8.0 and the ongoing migration to DirectX 12. The developer confirmed that the UI is the last major feature to be completed for the DirectX 12 upgrade, which aims to preserve the game's health and enable future content development.
MMO Week in Review: The clock strikes Midnight
This week's MMO news roundup covers the early access launch of World of Warcraft: Midnight, BitCraft entering its second early access phase, and Gamigo reviving Gloria Victis. The article also touches on layoffs at Corepunk, Discord's postponed age verification rollout, and various updates and issues across numerous other MMO titles.