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Boss themes, sagas, and Goblin Jazz: How World of Warcraft's music reflects a shifting Azeroth
Blizzard Entertainment's music team discusses the evolution of World of Warcraft's soundtrack, from its early ambient roots to the thematic depth of the current Worldsoul Saga. Lead Composer Leo Kaliski, Music Director Derek Duke, and Principal Producer Charlotte Pyle highlight how music has become integral to the MMORPG's narrative and player experience, balancing nostalgia with innovation, including experimental pieces like the Goblin Jazz album.
Make My MMO: DreamWorld’s dream is over, SpiritVale’s Kickstarter is a success
The crowdfunded MMORPG DreamWorld has been pulled from Steam and its servers appear to be offline, marking another failed campaign for Dreamworld Realities. Meanwhile, SpiritVale and Tomo Endless Blue successfully funded on Kickstarter, while Elite Dangerous, Star Citizen, and Ashes of Creation faced various development and legal challenges.
Neverwinter’s Celebration of Lliira returns for the week to promote ‘joy, freedom, and liberty’
The Celebration of Lliira event has returned to the MMORPG Neverwinter, encouraging players to honor the Goddess of Joy, Freedom, and Liberty. Players can participate by completing daily quests and setting off fireworks, earning Tokens of Lliira's Favor for event rewards, including a celestial dragonnel mount. The event runs through Friday, July 10th.
The Daily Grind: What’s your evening MMO gaming routine?
This article discusses the typical evening gaming routines of MMORPG players, focusing on how players structure their playtime after daily responsibilities. It encourages readers to share their own gaming habits and routines.
The Stream Team: Into The Snarling Dolphin in AdventureQuest 3D
Massively OP's MJ will be hosting a live stream of AdventureQuest 3D on Friday, July 3rd, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. EDT. The stream will feature the new "The Snarling Dolphin" pub in Doomwood and celebrate MJ's 10th AQ3D streamaversary. The event will be broadcast on OPTV's Twitch channel.
Betawatch: EverQuest Legends begins paid beta, Project Fantasy goes poof
EverQuest Legends has launched its paid beta, offering a familiar EverQuest experience with quality-of-life improvements. Meanwhile, IO Interactive's Project Fantasy faces funding issues after Xbox pulled support, leading to layoffs, though the studio insists development continues. Other games like Dreamworld and Cinder City are also mentioned in the context of ongoing testing and development.
Pixel Starships Drops a Charming Collaboration with KennyGifs
Developer SavySoda has launched a collaboration event in its management MMORPG Pixel Starships with artist KennyGifs. The event, available on mobile and PC, introduces characters like Bread, Birb, and Poku as permanent crew members for players' ships. This limited-time event concludes on August 22nd.
Monsters and Memories’ revamped Beastmaster and Rogue join the closed beta with today’s update
Niche Worlds Cult has updated Monsters and Memories' closed beta with revamps to the Beastmaster and Rogue classes. The Rogue class receives fewer interrupt abilities and more accessible poisons, while the Beastmaster undergoes a significant rework, shifting to a berserker theme with a focus on pets and melee abilities.
Obituary: MMORPG blogger and community leader Mark ‘Belghast’ Temple has passed away
Mark 'Belghast' Temple, a prominent MMORPG blogger and community leader, has passed away due to complications from chemotherapy. He was the founder of the annual Blaugust blogging festival and a prolific writer with over 4000 posts on his blog, Tales of the Aggronaut.
EverQuest II’s Jenn Chan teases personas, GU132 Revelations of Malice, and the 2026 expansion
Daybreak Game Company's head of studio, Jenn Chan, has revealed details about upcoming content for EverQuest II. A beta for the new 'Personas' feature, allowing players to level alternate class personas on a single character, will begin in late July or early August. GU132, Revelations of Malice, will enter beta on August 11th and includes UI scaling and increased mount/item caps. The 2026 expansion, hinted to be titled 'Descent', will feature a new lore-heavy storyline involving the threat of 'The Consumer'.
ArcheAge Chronicles shares player activity from its June focus group test
XLGAMES has shared player activity data from a recent focus group test for ArcheAge Chronicles, the rebranded and delayed MMORPG formerly known as ArcheAge 2. The test involved 165 participants and accumulated over 2,006 hours of gameplay, with highlights including popular classes and weapons. The game is still projected for a fourth-quarter release this year.
The Daily Grind: What tools do you consider essential for playing MMOs?
This article discusses the essential tools players consider necessary for enjoying MMORPGs, beyond just the game itself. Essential items include a decent PC or console, a keyboard and mouse, a headset with a microphone, and browser access for wikis and communication platforms like Discord. The author also notes the common use of game mods, with Project Gorgon being an exception.
Massively Overthinking: Unbundling the MMORPG genre, 12 years later
Industry figures like Raph Koster discuss the 'unbundling' of the MMORPG genre, where its core components like live services and subscription models have been adopted by other game genres. The article explores what truly defines an MMORPG in the current landscape, with contributors suggesting elements like persistent virtual worlds, community, and a unique 'glue' holding disparate game elements together, rather than just player count.
Antique MMORPG Ultima Online just released a brand-new summer event called Moonveil
The classic MMORPG Ultima Online has launched its new summer event, Moonveil, on July 1st. This marks the first year for the event, which involves a pilgrimage across Britannia with opportunities to earn exclusive rewards. The event is detailed in a developer newsletter and a video walkthrough.
Phoebe Bridgers Follows Up RuneScape-Filled Music Video With Her Own Video Game
Musician Phoebe Bridgers has released a browser game titled Lost Boys, inspired by her recent music video. The game features simple gameplay where players collect coins while avoiding obstacles, set to a chiptune version of the song. The music video itself gained attention for its inclusion of footage from the MMO RPG RuneScape.
Mortal Online II has launched its Sarducaa expansion, but you have to roll fresh to see it
Mortal Online II has launched its Sarducaa expansion, introducing a new continent that can only be accessed by new characters created after the patch. This design choice aims to create a level playing field for all players. The expansion also includes a new Lockpicking system, balance changes, new NPCs, items, and enemies.
EverQuest announces new TLE progression server Lethar while teasing its 2026 expansion
Daybreak has announced a new Time-Locked Expansion server for EverQuest called Lethar, set to launch on August 26th. This server will feature Personal Loot and include expansions up to The Serpent's Spine. The studio also teased its 2026 expansion with hints about fate and fortune.
Aussie indie MMORPG Spiritvale scores almost $250K on Kickstarter ahead of July early access
The Australian indie MMORPG SpiritVale, developed by Baikun Interactive, successfully raised over AU$357,000 (nearly $250,000 USD) on Kickstarter, surpassing its funding goal. The game is set to launch its early access period on Steam on July 15th, with a demo currently available.
Dune Awakening recaps its first year and fall plans and teases post-console plans in new video
Funcom provided an update on Dune Awakening, detailing plans for its September console launch and the year's development progress. The console release will feature a complete version of the game with solo offline play, expanded story content, and a new onboarding system, followed by the Polar Cap map. The developers also recapped changes made over the past year, including PvP adjustments and endgame revamps.
‘We are now fully focused on developing content for 8.0,’ says SWTOR boss
Broadsword's Keith Kanneg announced that Star Wars The Old Republic is now fully focused on developing content for update 8.0, with the first Public Test Server phase planned for the coming weeks. This phase will include the first boss of a new Operation and level 85 for select classes. Galactic Season 10 will conclude at the end of July.