Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game

Blade & Soul

Release date: January 19

A South Korean import, this game has turned a lot of heads with its gorgeous graphics and pretty, pretty avatars that look like they belong in a K-Pop group. The real time combo-centric battle system is all about martial arts, so if you enjoy breaking people’s jaws with a well-placed roundhouse kick to the face, what’s not to like?

World of Warcraft: Legion

Release date: Q2/Q3

World of Warcraft: Legion is the game’s sixth expansion, and it’s going to be huge. For starters, the Burning Legion – a gargantuan army of world-conquering demons – is returning to raise hell on Azeroth. Did we mention Illidan Stormrage, “the Betrayer” himself, is making a comeback, as well?

An enormous new continent called The Broken Isles, a new Demon Hunter class, customizable artifact weapons, a level cap increase, and loads of other goodies await!

Albion Online

Release date: To be announced

A sandbox MMORPG taking place in a medieval fantasy world. Aside from giving us an enormous realm, Albion Online’s focus is on giving players the freedom to be whatever they want to be, whether it’s a warrior who has a knack for separating heads from necks, a farmer who likes tossing vegetables at stray dogs, a well-dressed diplomat who has the gift of the gab, or a mage with the power to turn enemies into puddles of goo. You had at us “freedom.”

Black Desert Online

Release date: To be announced

Everyone’s heard about this one – the game with a character creation tool so amazing you can shape the MMORPG avatar of your dreams. But Black Desert Online’s not just about stunning, beautiful characters and environments; its features a combo-centric battle system, an enormous sandbox world, and even a parkour system, which allows characters to navigate the environment a la Assassin’s Creed and Prince of Persia. Because scaling palace walls is just as fun as impaling someone in the gut. We can’t wait for this one!

Bless Online

Release date: To be announced

Bless Online is a fantasy MMORPG set in a world where two factions – who happen to be sharing the same continent – wage a bloody and enduring war. It features myriad fantasy races, from the bestial Lupus to the adorable Mascu, and classes such as the Berserker, who excels at hacking off the enemy’s limbs, and the spirit-summoning Mystics.

Camelot Unchained

Release date: To be announced

A spiritual successor to Dark Age of Camelot, Camelot Unchained is inspired by Arthurian legend, and will have three major factions: the Arthurians, the Vikings, and the mystical Tuatha De Danann. The gameplay will include large-scale battles, so except some epic PvP beatdowns and lots and lots of dead bodies.

Crowfall

Release date: To be announced

Crowfall fuses the real-time strategy and MMORPG genres in a single game. It features several procedurally generated worlds that expire after a certain amount of time. Before a world ends, you are free to explore it, and build your own fortresses to defend yourself from other players. Upon its end, you then travel to another world and begin a new adventure. Each world has different rules, guaranteeing a unique experience every time.

EverQuest Next

Release date: To be announced

It’s the EverQuest we all know and love… well, not quite. EverQuest Next is set on an alternate version of Norrath, and boasts some strange, and some shocking changes to the storylines, characters, and cultures we were familiar with. Also expect destructible environments, fluid action, and pretty, cartoonish graphics.

Kingdom Under Fire II

Release date: To be announced

Kingdome Under Fire II combines elements of both action RPG and real-time strategy genres. What does that mean? It means you play a hero who also commands numerous troops into battle. You can even employ war machines such as cannons to bring down enemy towers, turn fortresses into rubble, and enemy armies into mountains of corpses. Epic, large-scale battles await!

Lineage Eternal

Release date: To be announced

An action-packed MMORPG set in the Lineage universe. Includes exquisitely detailed environments, characters, and monsters.

Lost Ark

Release date: To be announced

A gorgeous-looking MMORPG packed with activities, from puzzles and mini-games to epic quests. Looks like Diablo on steroids.

Tree of Savior

Release date: To be announced

The spiritual successor of the massively popular Ragnarok Online, Tree of Savior features charming graphics, an enormous sandbox world to explore, and dozens upon dozens of character classes to choose from.

Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade

Release date: To be announced

A third-person shooter and MMORPG, Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade allows you to join any of Warhammer 40,000’s brutal factions, such as the Space Marines, Orks, Eldar, and Chaos Space Marines. Time to carpet the battlefields with the spilled innards of your enemies!