It is time for our MeinMMO format “MMORPG News in 5 Minutes”. We summarize the most important news about the best genre in the world. You can expect various exciting information from quarterly reports, a major WoW update, and Amazon Games’ exit from the MMORPG genre.
Highlights of the Week:
- In the current financial report from Kakao Games, ArcheAge Chronicles was a topic. The MMORPG has performed well during global tests and is set to enter Early Access on Steam in Q4 2026. There will be no final release on PC and consoles this year (Source: invenglobal.com). Chrono Odyssey and ArcheAge S: Strait of Freedom are expected to launch globally in 2027.
- The executives at NCSoft have published the financial report for Q2 2026. There is reason for joy, as the company’s PC MMORPGs are more successful than ever. An important factor: Aion 2.
- WoW: Patch 12.1 is live – These 3 things you should do now.
What else has happened? On the websites of Lost Ark and Throne and Liberty, Amazon Games has now addressed the respective community with a quasi farewell. Thus, the company definitively buries its originally very ambitious MMO plans. The servers of New World will go offline permanently in early 2027. The MMORPG based on Lord of the Rings is apparently no longer a topic.
Fans of Guild Wars 2 must prepare for a long content drought
This is what happened with the major MMORPGs:
- Blizzard seems to be heading for a new bloom. There is praise, as they are the best studio under the auspices of Xbox.
- You can already snag a single, really powerful item in World of Warcraft this week. We will show you how to do it.
- A Russian guild was hit during a raid. Their accounts for World of Warcraft were banned live on stream.
- From August 11 to September 8, you can secure a new Twitch Drop in WoW in the form of a transmog set. You can find out what you need to do for the Grass Green Robe of the Sorcerer in detail on the official WoW website.
- The new area in World of Warcraft is great, but one small detail is annoying. One that you see every 10 meters on the mini-map.
- Looking at the statistics for World of Warcraft, it is clear: One class is much more popular than all the others.
- With the Codex of Creation, the last content update of Guild Wars 2: Visions of Eternity will be released on September 15, 2026. After that, fans of the MMORPG will likely face a long drought phase.
- The Festival of Four Winds has already started in Guild Wars 2. You can find all information about the event on guildwars2.com.
- On August 12, the “Bitter Cold” update for Lost Ark was released. Included are Act 2 Extreme from the Kazeros raid and various Panda cosmetics. You can find the patch notes at playlostark.com.
- On the public test server of Elder Scrolls Online, you can currently play the new Nirgend vault. You can find details at elderscrollsonline.com.
- On August 12, the Fire Moon Festival started in Final Fantasy XIV. You can find all information about the event at on the official Lodestone.
- Also on August 12, a new update for Throne and Liberty was released. You can find the patch notes for update 4.7.0 on the official website. There is also the message to the players live that the Colossus-Vegamor update will be postponed to September.
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This is what happened with the small MMORPGs:
- A player from Old School RuneScape invests over 4,300 hours to maximize his fishing skill in the most inefficient way possible. The internet and the developers are celebrating.
- Jon Bellamy, the CEO of Jagex, speaks in an interview about the success of RuneScape and revealed a very interesting statistic that many other MMO operators can only dream of.
- On August 10, Leagues II: EQUILIBRIUM started for RuneScape. You can find all the information about the new league at runescape.com.
- The new expansion of Lord of the Rings Online is titled “The Wolves of Mordor”. Key innovations include the expansion of the housing function. You get neighbors!
- DC Universe Online received a new feature with Ally Feats on August 11, allowing you to improve your allies account-wide. You can find the details at dcuniverseonline.com.
- Gravity Interactive is focusing entirely on the Ragnarok franchise, and this plan seems to be paying off. According to the current financial report on nasdaq.com, they generated $104.5 million in revenue in Q2 2026 and increased profit by 40 percent compared to the previous year.
This is what happened with MMORPGs in development:
- On September 30, 2026, the Early Access of the global version of Aion 2 will begin, with the final launch following on October 5. MeinMMO tells you what kind of MMORPG the sequel to Aion is and who is likely to have fun in Atreia.
- Following the announcement of the founder packs for Aion 2, some criticism was directed at the executives at NCSoft. In the latest developer stream, they addressed some of the pain points.
- The creators of Guild Wars 3 are receiving substantial funding from NCSoft for their new MMORPG. The duration of the financing could indicate the internally targeted release period.
- Camelot Unchained received a new update for its Early Access version at the end of last week. The patch includes a new progression system for classes and a series of tutorial quests. You can find the patch notes on Steam.
- A new MMORPG called Mistwilds has received a Steam product page. The first screenshots look nice, but there aren’t too many details yet. The developers talk about a large world, PvE and PvP content, a focus on multiplayer exploration, and refined character customization.
- The 2D MMORPG Kaetram received a comprehensive update for its Early Access version last Sunday. Almost all areas of the game received improvements. You can find the patch notes on Steam.
- In November 2026, a new MMORPG called UnderWorld is set to launch on Steam in Early Access. The focus is on immersion and freedom. Players should be able to talk to NPCs via microphone and transform into a dragon.
With that, we have summarized for you the most important events that have recently occurred in the world of MMORPGs.
What have you been happy about this week? What have you been upset about? Let us know in the comments. If you are looking for an overview of the history of online role-playing games, you will find it in this comprehensive special: Over 60 years of MMORPGs: We look back on the beginnings, premieres, highlights, and failures
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