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Perfect Ten: Video games that spun off from MMORPGs
This article highlights ten video games that originated as spin-offs from MMORPGs, exploring various genres and platforms. Examples include Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes, RuneScape Dragonwilds, and EVE Online's Gunjack, showcasing how established MMO IPs have been adapted into different gaming experiences.
Throne and Liberty deep-dives the perils awaiting players traveling to the frozen wasteland of Nix
Amazon Games and NCsoft have detailed the upcoming expansion for Throne and Liberty, titled The Frozen Divide: Nix. This expansion introduces a new frozen wasteland zone called Nix, featuring unique traversal mechanics like the Aethersuit and Auroral Path. New dungeons and bosses, including one inspired by a cat, will also be added when the expansion releases on June 25th.
The Daily Grind: Do you want Destiny 3?
A discussion is underway regarding the potential for a Destiny 3, with players divided on whether a new installment is desired. While a petition exists, the article suggests that Sony may not be prioritizing a new Destiny game from Bungie in the near future, especially following the announcement of Destiny 2 entering maintenance mode.
The Stream Team: Becoming a Guild Wars 2 Alliance Supporter
Massively OP's MJ Guthrie will be streaming Guild Wars 2 to work on the Alliance Supporter achievement, which requires completing various tasks outside of the main story. The stream is scheduled for Tuesday, May 26th, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. EDT. This achievement involves investigating artifacts, studying moths, repairing pipes, and gathering ritual gear.
Indie MMORPG Villagers & Heroes previews a great big quality-of-life patch for this week
The indie MMORPG Villagers & Heroes is releasing a significant quality-of-life patch this week. The update includes improvements such as proper search filters for classes, enhanced auction settings, better chat display for international languages, and PC-specific target filtering. While not adding new content, the patch aims to make existing gameplay more accessible and streamlined for players.
RuneScape updates boss drop rates and material rendering, Old School RuneScape adds the Red Reef
RuneScape has received graphical updates, enhancing the gleam on metallic armors and surfaces. Additionally, drop rates for specific bosses and items have been adjusted. Old School RuneScape introduced the Red Reef location for the Sailing activity, featuring new pirate encounters and ship repair mechanics, with future plans for mining XP and crafting updates.
Vana’Bout starts for Final Fantasy XI’s anniversary and almost immediately ends in victory
The Vana'Bout in-game event for Final Fantasy XI has concluded with 100% completion achieved almost immediately by dedicated players. While the collective race for rewards is over, players can still earn individual plaudits until June 2nd to unlock in-game items.
Hytale’s fifth update is here with scripting tools for modders, server discovery, and controller support
Hypixel Studios has released Update 5 for the early access MMORPG Hytale, introducing a new Trigger Volume Tool for in-game scripting without code, controller support, and a server discovery feature. The update also includes a social sidebar with Discord integration. The developers are still working on the game's first chapter, which will focus on new content and mechanics.
Where to Find and Catch Enfield Eel in Palia
This guide details how to find and catch the Enfield Eel in the MMORPG Palia. Players can locate this common fish in the Royal Highlands Rivers during nighttime hours, specifically between 9 PM and 3 AM in-game time. No bait is required to catch the Enfield Eel, and it can be used for crafting, selling, gifting, or cooking.
Having banked $2.1M on Kickstarter, AdventureQuest Worlds Infinity launches alpha today
AdventureQuest Worlds Infinity, an MMORPG funded by a $2.1 million Kickstarter campaign, has launched its alpha today for backers. Artix Entertainment is releasing the alpha in stages, with initial access for tech demo players and other backers gaining entry via Steam. The developers emphasize that this is a chaotic, bug-filled alpha and not a complete version of the game.
Elder Scrolls Online previews the long-awaited challenge difficulty options coming in June’s Update 50
ZeniMax Online Studios is introducing a new challenge difficulty system in The Elder Scrolls Online's upcoming Update 50, launching June 8th. This system, highly requested by players, will allow them to increase the difficulty of overland content, quest instances, delves, and public dungeons for greater rewards, with tiers ranging from 'adventurer' to 'vestige'.
The Daily Grind: What deleted skill or class system in MMORPGs do you still miss?
This article discusses the nostalgia for deleted skills and class systems in MMORPGs, using Final Fantasy XIV's Paladin skill 'Savage Blade' as a specific example. The piece invites readers to share which removed game mechanics they miss the most.
Crystal Saga Nova Officially Launches on R2Games, Mobile Versions Coming Soon
Crystal Saga Nova, a fantasy MMORPG inspired by Greek and Roman mythology, has officially launched worldwide on R2Games for PC. The game features enhanced visuals and gameplay thanks to Unity3D technology. Mobile versions for Android and iOS are currently in development and will be released in the future.
Blue Protocol Star Resonance launches Season 3 content, a new class, and new dungeons
Blue Protocol has launched Season 3: Echoes of Ember, introducing a new Twin Striker class and new dungeons for its PC and mobile versions. The update also includes an echo residue mechanic that enhances stats, alongside adjustments to advanced stats, a new season pass, and weekly features.
MapleStory Classic World outlines its next development steps, MapleStory Idle RPG adds chaos difficulty quests
Nexon has outlined future development plans for MapleStory Classic World, focusing on job balance, new content, world expansion to Ossyria, and MacOS support, with one more test planned before full launch. Separately, MapleStory: Idle RPG has received an update introducing chaos difficulty for party quests, along with improvements, new legendary items, and a guild boss battle season.
Pantheon Rise of the Fallen marks work on zone building, lots of PTR bug fixing, and new robes
Visionary Realms has been actively developing Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen, focusing on building the Badia de Cara zone with new NPCs, creature animations, and VFX. Significant effort was also dedicated to fixing bugs on the Public Test Realm for the combat and progression update, including combat tuning and the mastery system. Additionally, work was done on new player robes and updates for Ranger and Rogue classes.
Wisdom of Nym: How different will ranged and magical jobs be in Final Fantasy XIV’s Evolved mode?
This article discusses how ranged and magical jobs in Final Fantasy XIV's Evolved mode might change, categorizing jobs into those with stable rotations and those that have undergone significant evolution. It analyzes specific jobs like Bard, Dancer, Machinist, Pictomancer, Red Mage, Black Mage, Summoner, Scholar, Sage, White Mage, and Astrologian, predicting potential adjustments to their mechanics and abilities.
RavenQuest Rise of Tyrants expansion launches with new content today
The MMORPG RavenQuest has launched its 'Rise of Tyrants' expansion, introducing five new endgame bosses that require groups of five players. The update also includes significant reworks to mechanics like Rangers Company and Pet Awakening, alongside new features such as Shiny RavenCards and an enhanced Adventure Journal. The expansion aims to add depth and replayability to the game's endgame content.
Star Citizen has officially raked in over one billion dollars in total crowdfunding from gamers
Star Citizen has surpassed one billion dollars in crowdfunding, reaching $1,004,888,971. The game, which has been in alpha development since 2014 with a planned 2014 launch, continues to raise funds through ongoing development and the sale of in-game ships. A related single-player title, Squadron 42, has also faced repeated delays.
The Daily Grind: Do you ship any NPCs in MMORPGs?
This article discusses the concept of 'shipping' NPCs in MMORPGs, where players develop romantic or close relationships between non-player characters. Games like Palia allow players to facilitate these relationships, while titles such as World of Warcraft and Guild Wars 2 offer rich NPC narratives that lend themselves to player-driven shipping.