Today's Xbox Games Showcase offered few surprises. Some Xbox fans had hoped for bombshell announcements that would help Microsoft's console to better compete with PlayStation, but no such announcements occured. That's not to say that Microsoft didn't show any cool games! They just showed games of about the same hype level as were shown at last year's event. Additionally and despite reports to the contrary, several games were shown only as cinematic footage rather than in-game footage. Still, we learned about some cool upcoming co-op games, and that's always reason to celebrate.

First announced during the Xbox Showcase event last year, SEGA’s new MMO is finally here. Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis is the sequel to PSO2, taking place a thousand years in the future and featuring vastly improved graphics, improved storytelling, and open-world battlefields. It’s now available as a free download on Xbox, Windows 10, and Steam.

After a short break in June, we’re back with another issue of MMOCO! In this issue, we’ll be looking at a new area and storyline for Black Desert Online, a delay for New World’s launch, and a month-long event for Defiance and Defiance 2050. Let’s jump in! BDO Adds Papua Crinea Island and Storyline At the end of June,...

May’s flowers are blooming and the sun has been making more frequent appearances as we enter the late spring/early summer days of the year. For this edition of MMO Co-Opportunities, we’ll be looking at events for TERA and SWTOR as well as a new episode of the Living World for Guild Wars 2. Let’s get started! TERA Celebrates 8 Y...

Loads of people right now are working from home and staying inside playing games (including the Co-Optimus staff). MMO studios are in the same boat, meaning that we’ll see some delays in the coming weeks and months for content related to MMOs. At the same time, they’re doing their best to keep us entertained by offering their regul...

Spring is beginning to arrive, bringing with it some big content updates for older and established MMOs and some launches for new MMOs. For this month on MMOCO, we take a look at major updates for TERA and Black Desert, as well as some launch details for new Xbox One MMO Bless Unleashed. Let’s jump in....

We’ve settled into the cozy days of February, where the frigid breezes and dreary rain outside entice us to stay inside bundled up with a hot beverage in one hand a controller or mouse in the other. For this issue of MMOCO, we’ll be taking a look at updates to Black Desert, TERA, and SWTOR! Let’s dive in....