Category: MMORPG

ESO is adding optional Challenge Difficulty sliders for overland content in Season Zero

Posted on January 22, 2026February 1, 2026 by Kipp Stryxs

The Elder Scrolls Online is getting an optional “Challenge Difficulty” setting for overland PvE, letting you make open-world combat tougher without changing how anyone else experiences the game. ZeniMax says

Black Desert Online adds Olvia Academy progression tracks, tags toughest monster zones, and reworks Star’s End

Posted on January 22, 2026 by Kipp Stryxs

Black Desert Online’s latest update is live, and it’s mainly aimed at smoothing out progression while also giving endgame players clearer signposts. The big addition is Olvia Academy, a new

Broken Ranks turns four with free Premium time and a returning birthday quest

Posted on January 21, 2026 by Kipp Stryxs

Broken Ranks is celebrating its fourth anniversary with an in-game event that includes free Premium time for active players, a returning birthday quest with new twists, and a short run

Albion Online roadmap teases an Xbox launch, a February Faction Warfare update, and dragons this summer

Posted on January 21, 2026 by Kipp Stryxs

Sandbox Interactive has laid out Albion Online’s spring-summer 2026 roadmap, confirming a February update for the current “Realm Divided” season, a bigger spring update in April, and an Xbox launch

Elder Scrolls Online brings back Writhing Wall Phase 3 for Content Pass 2025 owners until Jan. 28

Posted on January 21, 2026 by Kipp Stryxs

Zenimax Online Studios has brought back Phase 3 of Elder Scrolls Online’s Battle for the Writhing Wall for a limited rerun. The server-wide event phase is live now and runs

BitCraft Online starts open-sourcing its code with an Apache-licensed server release

Posted on January 21, 2026 by Kipp Stryxs

Clockwork Laboratories has started making BitCraft Online open-source, beginning with the game’s server code. The first release is now live on GitHub under the Apache 2.0 license, kicking off a

World of Warcraft’s Midnight pre-patch is live with a new Demon Hunter spec, UI tools, and PvP Training Grounds

Posted on January 21, 2026 by Kipp Stryxs

Blizzard has pushed the pre-patch for World of Warcraft’s Midnight expansion live. Alongside class combat changes and a stat and item squish, the update adds a new Demon Hunter spec,

EverQuest’s Frostreaver TLP server rules are set, launching in May

Posted on January 21, 2026 by Kipp Stryxs

Darkpaw Games has locked in the ruleset for EverQuest’s next Time-Locked Progression server, Frostreaver, after running a community poll last month. The studio says the winning options were clear enough

Crimson Desert goes gold, locked in for March 19 release

Posted on January 21, 2026 by Kipp Stryxs

Pearl Abyss says Crimson Desert has officially gone gold, and the action RPG is now set to launch on March 19. The news came via the game’s social channels, where

Leaked Unreal Engine test clip surfaces from ZeniMax Online’s canceled MMO “Project Blackbird”

Posted on January 21, 2026 by Kipp Stryxs

Footage claimed to be from Project Blackbird, an unannounced MMORPG that ZeniMax Online Studios was working on before Microsoft’s recent wave of cuts, has leaked online. The project was reportedly