At the turn of summer to autumn, we’re having a hell of a moment in MMORPGs. First, over the weekend we learned that a judge has granted Daybreak’s request for an injunction of EverQuest emulator Heroes Journey’s activities, which we’re assuming will at least mean the temporary closure of the server, which was reportedly making as much as $100,000 a month at its peak.

Second, the MMO world is holding its breath over what is promising to be a dramatic Ship of Heroes launch tomorrow. Plus, New World announced Nighthaven, Throne & Liberty launched housing with Solisium’s Awakening, Skate hit early access, Worlds Adrift left early access, Warborne Over Ashes soft launched, and Jump Space kicks ass.

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THIS WEEK’S TOP STORIES

Daybreak wins preliminary injunction against EverQuest emulator The Heroes Journey - All summer, we've been covering the lawsuit Daybreak levied against the Heroes Journey EverQuest emulator over copyright violations. It's been winding its way through preliminary proceedings as Daybreak sought injunctions… New World announces Season 10 and its spooky zone Nighthaven, coming October 13 - Finally, New World fans are getting their first look at the much-anticipated Season 10, and I don't use that phrase lightly because people have been beating down Amazon's proverbial door… Ship of Heroes devs seem undaunted by rising gamer objections over its planned pricing - Yesterday, we finally found out how much the box price and subscription fee for Ship of Heroes will be, and the news was not pretty on the pocketbook: $60 to… Today’s Throne & Liberty housing update, Solisium’s Awakening, is so big it should be an expansion - Y'all, it's happening: The biggest thing in Throne and Liberty since last year's launch is rolling out today. It's called Solisium's Awakening, and it is an absolutely massive patch that… Blue Protocol Star Resonance sets October 9 for western launch – here’s the new music video - You surely knew this was coming as the companies involved have been teasing an October launch for weeks, but yes: The Blue Protocol revival/reinvention Blue Protocol Star Resonance has officially… We finally know how much Ship of Heroes will cost: $59.99 for the box and a month of sub - It's been a helluva long wait for Ship of Heroes: Expected to launch on August 18th, it has been delayed several times over Steam shenanigans, and now, we're finally locking… After seven years in early access, indie MMORPG Project Gorgon is actually gearing up for a real launch - On today's episode of the MassivelyOP Podcast, Justin and I engaged in a lil bit of speculation about the eventual launch of Project Gorgon, which we note has been waiting… Subnautica 2’s former leads halt Krafton’s preliminary court orders, calling them a ‘disorganized retreat’ - It's not a done deal for the lawsuit between publisher Krafton and the three former lead devs at Subnautica 2 studio Unknown Worlds, but it is a couple of positive… Skate’s early access launch is marked by 2M players in one day, mixed Steam reviews, and very goofy clips - This week saw something pretty new and novel arrive to early access in the form of Skate, a free-to-play skateboarding sandbox MMO that opens the fictional city of San Vansterdam… Warhammer Online Return of Reckoning celebrates the MMO’s 17th birthday with a renown weekend - We regret to inform you if you somehow missed it that Warhammer Online has not survived since its launch wholly intact. The game did, in fact, shut down all the way… Stick and Rudder: The No Man’s Sky Voyagers patch finally won me over - To be honest, I never thought I'd get into No Man’s Sky. In fact, my latest attempt isn’t the first time I’ve tried. On two previous occasions, I’ve jumped into… City of Heroes Homecoming stealth-patched in a Talk Like A Pirate Day world event - It's Talk Like A Pirate Day, which means even MMORPGs that aren't really very pirate-y join in the fun. This year, apparently that includes the officially licensed City of Heroes… Interview: Warborne Above Ashes, the guild-centric post-apoc themed PvP MMO, has arrived - Calling all large scale, guild-focused PvPers: We have a new MMO launch on the horizon with Warborne Above Ashes, which launched late last night. Back in May, I was able… Sony’s Light of Motiram lawsuit demands an ‘impermissible monopoly on genre conventions,’ says Tencent - It's been a bit since we heard any new peeps over Light of Motiram, an in-development survival sandbox from Tencent that earned some snark - and then a straight-up lawsuit… Massively Overthinking: What bits of MMO history do people consistently misremember? - A couple of weeks ago, I saw a thread on Reddit about an MMORPG I know inside and out, and I should never have clicked on this thread, but I… Architect Land of Exiles is a mobile and PC MMORPG headed for South Korea on October 22 - Who here is ready for another Korean-made MMORPG built in Unreal Engine 5 and aimed at PC and mobile players? Whether you've raised your hand or not, that's effectively what's… World War II Online patches in its ‘the single greatest code re-write’ in 15 years - MMO studios often talk a big game when it comes to the importance of their updates, but in the case of this week's patch for World War II Online (fka… Hyperspace Beacon: It’s time for SWTOR to consider legacy servers - At least two or three times a year, my heart turns back to Star Wars: The Old Republic. I may only revisit for a few days or a few weeks,… Guild Wars 2’s Visions of Eternity expansion will make skimmers your new favorite mount - Guild Wars 2 has ensured its last two expansions had something mount-related, specifically a revamp of an older mount that makes it accessible in new ways and much better than… Vague Patch Notes: Procedural generation is the mashed potatoes of MMORPG content - A couple years back, I did a column about why procedural generation does not solve the content problems in MMOs. This remains a true statement. You cannot fix the fact… Progress Bar: Jump Space feels like a fully finished game even in its early access state - I make it no secret that I am a big fan of Jump Space. I was immediately intrigued when we started first charting its development back when it was called… Arkheron, Rob Pardo’s multiplayer PvP tower climb, opens signups for this weekend’s playtest - So who wants to climb a tower by playing musical chairs? That's not the explicit inspiration behind the Arkheron, a multiplayer PvP tower climber from Bonfire Studios, but it is… Crystal of Atlan launches on Steam October 30 along with the new Assassin class - Back in May, the Skystone-published ByteDance MMO Crystal of Atlan officially launched on PC, PS5, and mobile after a whirlwind reveal in March. As we noted at the time, it's… Fight or Kite: Guild Wars 2’s Push PvP is finally here, and it’s truly fantastic - A surprise to be sure, and a welcome one at that! Everyone knows that the upcoming expansion for Guild Wars 2, Visions of Eternity, is just around the corner and… Perfect Ten: Online action RPGs for your fast-paced loot explosion cravings - When you want that sweet-and-salty combination of online RPG progression and rapid-paced combat with tons and tons of mostly disposable loot, the action RPG genre is there to take your… Heralds of Oblivion, the prelude event for EverQuest II’s 22nd expansion, has begun - We're on the cusp of fall here in MMORPG land, and that means a couple of things that always happen: The Daybreak MMOs push out major expansions. EverQuest II, for… Lost Ark’s newest patch, Rimeria Besieged, is set to go live this afternoon with a new dungeon and raid - Attention, Lost Ark players: Rimeria is besieged! That's why today's patch is titled Rimeria Besieged. If you don't know where Rimeria is, look for the signs saying "WARNING: SIEGE AHEAD" and… The open test for EVE Online spinoff EVE Vanguard, aka Operation Nemesis, is here - [AL:EVE]It's been the talk of CCP Games for several weeks over, but it's finally here and playable as of last night: EVE Vanguard has officially started its open Operation Nemesis… World of Warcraft opens free character transfers to consolidate realms for Mists of Pandaria Classic - Blizzard has been thinking about the World of Warcraft servers for WoW Classic, and the studio has come to a decision: It's good for people in the MMORPG to share the same… Worlds Adrift spiritual successor Lost Skies officially emerges from early access today - Worlds Adrift fans, it's time to come home: Bossa's Worlds Adrift-inspired co-op sandbox Lost Skies has officially left early access and swooped into launch as of today. "Take to the… Elite Dangerous unveils a $60 ‘galactic edition’ of the upcoming Type-11 Prospector internet spaceship - If you're among those players of Elite: Dangerous who are excited to pick up the Type-11 Prospector mining ship when it hits paid-for early release next week, heads up: It… Choose My Adventure: Putting together a Sniper in Star Wars The Old Republic - I'm not going to ever really suggest that story content in Star Wars: The Old Republic is challenging. Nor am I going to call that a demerit against the MMORPG;… Jeri Ryan and Jonathan Del Arco return to Star Trek Online for Season 34 Unleashed - Now this is the juice Star Trek Online fans have been waiting for: DECA announced this morning that season 34, dubbed Unleashed, is finally en route. It's due to launch… Following the removal of multiplayer service, Fae Farm has been sold off to a new group of studios - You could be forgiven for thinking that Fae Farm was done and over with after the implosion of Phoenix Labs and closure of Dauntless earlier this year, but the cozy farming… Rockstar apparently reconsidered job posting calling GTA6 the ‘largest game launch in history’ - There's a fine line between knowing your worth and losing all sense of humility, and it's probably safe to say that Rockstar crossed that line here. Apparently, the company put… Renown is a medieval FFA PvP MMO that builds a world ‘where survival is earned through strategy and strength’ - We can think of a couple of medieval-style sandbox MMOs that are all about open world FFA PvP and carving out a name from the hide of your enemies and… Eterspire adds new area and extra level cap as it officially hits Steam early access today - This week is a pretty big deal for the formerly mobile MMORPG Eterspire. We say "formerly" because the game is officially making its early access debut on Steam today as… Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XI’s perpetual relics and how they could fit in Final Fantasy XIV - So Final Fantasy XI has relic weapons. It has for a very long time, in fact. Fewer than we have in Final Fantasy XIV, though, because a new one doesn't automatically come… Lord of the Rings Online is selling the new Jaunty Patron’s bundles for upwards of 80 bucks - Talk Like a Pirate Day is coming up this week on September 19th, which may be one reason why Lord of the Rings Online is embracing a seafaring theme for…

THIS WEEK’S CASTS & STREAMS

Massively OP Podcast Episode 534: Camelot uncertain The Stream Team: Nibbling missions for their tasty rewards in Elite Dangerous The Stream Team: Jeets and The Path of Inspiration in DDO The Stream Team: Strapping in for some rough multiplayer racing in Wreckfest 2 The Stream Team: Firing up the Goldiyacht for a trip into the Lost Skies 1.0 update The Stream Team: Free labor and The Flow of Magic in Guild Wars 2 The Stream Team: Plundering in Warframe’s Operation Plague Star The Stream Team: Seeing off the summer in AQ3D’s Suns Set Shore The Stream Team: Being Party Animals on its second birthday The Stream Team: Leaping face first into the early access of Jump Space Every week, get caught up on the MMO genre’s latest news and Massively OP’s best content in our MMO Week in Review! Want more roundups of content? Try Friday’s Betawatch for MMO testing highlights, Saturday’s Make My MMO for MMO crowdfunding updates, and Sunday’s The MOP Up, which mops up all the bits of news we didn’t cover anywhere else.