MMORPG News: Albion Online’s Abyssal Depths update redefines PvP and onboarding, SWTOR promises long-awaited story roadmap, City of Titans preps online play, and new seasonal content hits RuneScape and WoW Classic.
Monsters & Memories is a love letter to classic MMORPGs like EverQuest. With retro visuals, deliberate combat, and a focus on community and challenge, this indie project is shaping up to be the nostalgic throwback many old-school MMO fans have been craving.
Black Desert reveals Wukong, PvP zones, and sweeping QOL changes during Heidel Ball, Hytale’s canceled MMO spirals into blame from former devs, and Ashes of Creation Phase 3 teases two races and open alpha. Plus: BitCraft’s first-week stats, Pantheon’s new crafting visuals, and Valhalla MMORPG hits mainnet with full play-to-earn economy.
Today’s roundup includes ESO’s July roadmap with free Scribing access, a huge quality-of-life patch for solo MMO Erenshor, a new PvP-focused dragon mount in Black Desert, and details on Project Ghost’s hand-crafted red zones. Plus: FFXIV players get a FFXI discount, Odin’s elite dungeon arrives, and Broken Ranks prepares a story infiltration update.
In today’s MMORPG news drop: Jagex responds to criticism over Runescape’s monetization, New World revives its Spriggan event, Lost Ark delivers Kazeros Act 3 content and raid nerfs, Embers Adrift unveils a level 50 raid zone, Lordnine begins global pre-registration, and Throne & Liberty teases Spectator Mode with story hints.
I played Chrono Odyssey’s closed beta this weekend and came away unsure. There’s potential here with the story and gathering systems, but poor performance, clunky combat, and lack of polish really dragged things down. Here’s my first impressions after around 5 hours of play.
Today’s MMORPG headlines include New World’s global Faction Fest co-op challenge, Throne & Liberty’s new 12-player raid, Eldramoor’s rapid Kickstarter success, Blade & Soul NEO’s Warlock update, Brighter Shores finally adding player-to-player trading, and big updates across RuneScape, PSO2:NGS, Albion Online, and more.
In today’s MMORPG roundup: Blue Protocol Star Resonance launches July 17 in China, ESO officially adds player-made console add-ons, Black Desert upgrades to native PS5/Xbox X|S support, Monmate Master push the Palworld-inspired genre, Nin Online is showcased, and FFXIV scrubs a notorious mod under legal pressure. Plus, Hytale is cancelled, Ember’s Adrift gets a full relaunch, and Drakantos, M&M, and more prep their next big tests.
BitCraft launches into Early Access today, offering a unique survival sandbox MMORPG with deep crafting, land claiming, and player-driven worldbuilding. After spending time in the early alpha, here’s what to expect from BitCraft — and why it might be the perfect MMO for patient players looking for long-term progression and cooperative gameplay.
In today’s MMORPG news: Chrono Odyssey’s closed beta opens with praise for visuals but concern over clunky mechanics, BitCraft’s Early Access launches after Steam approval (finally!), Final Fantasy XIV previews Patch 7.3 and its story climax, Project Ghost reveals the Dreamblade class, and Fractured Online shares major housing and biome changes ahead of its Q1 2026 relaunch. Plus: Mortal Online 2 introduces adrenaline-fueled combat skills, ESO celebrates Zeal of Zenithar, R2 reboots its servers, and Webzen kicks off competitive launch events.