EVE Online invites players to light each other on fire during a visual effects public test this weekend
https://massivelyop.com/2025/07/22/eve-online-invites-players-to-light-each-other-on-fire-during-a-visual-effects-public-test-this-weekend
#EveOnline #MMORPG

Campaign asking EU to stop publishers "destroying" online games hit by anonymous transparency complaint - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/campaign-asking-eu-to-stop-publishers-destroying-online-games-hit-by-anonymous-transparency-complaint #MultiplayerCooperative #MultiplayerCompetitive #UbisoftEntertainment #UbisoftReflections #ActionAdventure #SinglePlayer #Firstperson #AsoboStudio #Thirdperson #IvoryTower #XboxOne #Xbox360 #Ubisoft #TheCrew #Racing #MMORPG #PS4 #PC

Good Morning Folks. On this weekend's #AggroChat we got into a tangent discussion where I posited that MMORPGs are shrinking because the most hardcore voices are leading the discussion. This morning I expanded this idea into a blog post.

The Hardcore Filter Problem
https://aggronaut.com/2025/07/21/the-hardcore-filter-problem/

Soulframe director chats “Wiz versus Waz” and a demo he hopes will help prove it's not just a soulslike - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/soulframe-director-chats-wiz-versus-waz-and-a-demo-he-hopes-will-help-prove-its-not-just-a-soulslike #DigitalExtremes #Thirdperson #Soulframe #MMORPG #RPG #PC

Soulframe’s getting a bear quest, and its devs want you to keep bearing with them as you wait for it to emerge from alpha - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/soulframes-getting-a-bear-quest-and-its-devs-want-you-to-keep-bearing-with-them-as-you-wait-for-it-to-emerge-from-alpha #DigitalExtremes #Thirdperson #Soulframe #MMORPG #RPG #PC

ZeniMax Union say they're fighting for staff left in limbo by Microsoft cancelling MMO as part of mass layoffs - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/zenimax-union-say-theyre-fighting-for-staff-left-in-limbo-by-microsoft-cancelling-mmo-as-part-of-mass-layoffs #MultiplayerCompetitive #MultiplayerCooperative #TheElderScrollsOnline #ZeniMaxOnlineStudios #BethesdaSoftworks #ActionAdventure #XboxSeriesX/S #SinglePlayer #Firstperson #Thirdperson #MMORPG #Mac #RPG #PS5 #PC

European Parliament vice president throws his support behind Stop Killing Games campaign - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/european-parliament-vice-president-throws-his-support-behind-stop-killing-games-campaign #MultiplayerCompetitive #MultiplayerCooperative #UbisoftEntertainment #UbisoftReflections #ActionAdventure #SinglePlayer #Thirdperson #Firstperson #AsoboStudio #IvoryTower #Xbox360 #Ubisoft #XboxOne #TheCrew #MMORPG #Racing #PS4 #PC

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s Moogle tomestone hunts are getting old
https://massivelyop.com/2025/07/14/wisdom-of-nym-final-fantasy-xivs-moogle-tomestone-hunts-are-getting-old
#MMORPG #FFXIV

> #TheGreatHobbitRun is a #LordoftheRings Online tradition based on a simple premise: What if a bunch of #hobbits simply walked into Mordor?

> In 2023, the group apparently met its demise in the dark depths of Moria, and in '24 the wheels came off in Rohan.

> In 2025, though, after more than six hours of struggles, the humble hobbitses finally pulled it off.

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/after-3-years-of-trying-lord-of-the-rings-onlines-great-hobbit-run-ends-in-confused-success-as-a-mob-of-low-level-players-gets-lost-inside-mount-doom-and-decides-its-close-enough-sauron-can-kiss-my-butt/

The Alter Aeon "Muds and Mudding FAQ"

https://www.alteraeon.com/articles/muds_and_mudding.html

Dune: Awakening devs are reimbursing players for a Deep Desert patch mistake that lost folks bases and gear - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/dune-awakening-devs-are-reimbursing-players-for-a-deep-desert-patch-mistake-that-lost-folks-bases-and-gear #MultiplayerCompetitive #MultiplayerCooperative #ActionAdventure #Dune:Awakening #Funcom #MMORPG #RPG #PC

EVE Online rearranges its economy by activating the new Global PLEX Market
https://massivelyop.com/2025/07/08/eve-online-rearranges-its-economy-by-activating-the-new-global-plex-market
#EVE #EVEOnline #PLEX #MMORPG

Lord Of The Rings Online players finally complete the Great Hobbit Run by incinerating themselves in Mount Doom - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/lord-of-the-rings-online-players-finally-complete-the-great-hobbit-run-by-incinerating-themselves-in-mount-doom #TheLordoftheRingsOnline #MultiplayerCompetitive #MultiplayerCooperative #DaybreakGameCompany #StandingStoneGames #WarnerBros.Games #ActionAdventure #Firstperson #Thirdperson #Codemasters #Midway #MMORPG #RPG

Eve Online has changed how pilots buy and sell its fancy golden space ticket known as Plex - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/eve-online-has-changed-how-pilots-buy-and-sell-its-fancy-golden-space-ticket-known-as-plex #MultiplayerCompetitive #MultiplayerCooperative #Birdview/Isometric #Firstperson #Thirdperson #Simulation #EVEOnline #Strategy #CCPGames #MMORPG #RPG #THQ #PC

Vintage Story's devs are trying to save some of cancelled Hytale's soul by turning it into an adventure mode - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/vintage-storys-devs-are-trying-to-save-some-of-cancelled-hytales-soul-by-turning-it-into-an-adventure-mode #MultiplayerCompetitive #MultiplayerCooperative #MicrosoftStudios #ActionAdventure #NintendoSwitch #VirtualReality #XboxSeriesX/S #SinglePlayer #Firstperson #Thirdperson #Simulation #Minecraft #RiotGames #XboxOne #Android #Mojang #MMORPG #Hytale #PC

Giochi in uscita dal 7 al 13 luglio: tra nostalgia, ritmo e adrenalina

https://gomoot.com/giochi-in-uscita-dal-7-al-13-luglio-tra-nostalgia-ritmo-e-adrenalina/

Stop Killing Games' proposals would make online-only games "prohibitively expensive to create", argue EU lobby group - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/stop-killing-games-proposals-would-make-online-only-games-prohibitively-expensive-to-create-argue-eu-lobby-group #MultiplayerCompetitive #MultiplayerCooperative #UbisoftEntertainment #UbisoftReflections #ActionAdventure #SinglePlayer #Thirdperson #Firstperson #AsoboStudio #IvoryTower #Xbox360 #Ubisoft #XboxOne #TheCrew #MMORPG #Racing #PS4 #PC

Dune: Awakening's latest patch takes aim at PvP border campers, and dishes out some extra Landsraad rewards - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/dune-awakenings-latest-patch-takes-aim-at-pvp-border-campers-and-dishes-out-some-extra-landsraad-rewards #MultiplayerCompetitive #MultiplayerCooperative #ActionAdventure #Dune:Awakening #Funcom #MMORPG #RPG #PC

How popular IS #Wizard101 nowadays? I logged in and bought some crowns to play new areas and Wizard City was JUMPING!

Man - I hadn't thought about The Secret World in a long time. Such a great #MMORPG from back in the day. Glad to see its still out there and getting recognition.

https://gthr.im/uutRb