Shengqu Games unveils the upcoming mobile MMO Project A
All right, we need to have a talk about this practice, folks. You can't keep titling every untitled game project "Project Such-and-such," especially when...
Heroes of the Storm’s latest balance patch buffs everyone’s movement speed
The latest balance patch for Heroes of the Storm has arrived, and it starts by making everyone faster. No, really, everyone has gotten a...
Overwatch’s latest development update promises summer games sooner and the next hero later
If you think you can predict what Overwatch will do next with its updates, the latest development update from Jeff Kaplan is here to...
Ubisoft cracks down on chat griefers with Rainbow Six banwave
File this one under are you even kidding me right now: A whole bunch of griefers just got banned from Rainbow Six Siege for...
Take a tour of a chunk of World of Warcraft remade in Unreal Engine 4
There are a lot of landscapes in World of Warcraft that players can't readily forget. The cliffs, valleys, and scrubland of Durotar. The surreal...
Vague Patch Notes: Why live MMOs struggle to onboard new players
There are, at the time I write this, two basic approaches for getting new players up to speed in existing MMOs. Both of them...
After suggesting it’d save Player Studio, Daybreak has quietly shuttered it for EverQuest instead
Back in March, Daybreak appointed a new Producer for its long-running Player Studio program - that's the system that allowed players to create and...
The Daily Grind: Do you still have any faith left in Secret World Legends?
We slip on from the second anniversary of Secret World Legends and the game sure as heck looks pretty abandoned from this side of...
TennoCon 2019: Take a visual stroll through Warframe’s TennoCon and its museum
I look forward to TennoCon ever single year. Warframe's big fan convention is the whole reason I started playing! And each year, Digital Extremes...
Check out this fan-made version of Final Fantasy XI… for the GameBoy
If you're really tired of waiting for the mobile version of Final Fantasy XI, perhaps you're willing to go a bit more low-tech with...
Battle Bards Episode 148: Composer spotlight on Inon Zur
On a special theme episode of Battle Bards, acclaimed composer Inon Zur is given the spotlight, especially for his contributions to several MMORPG soundtracks...
Red Dead Online offers players a new care package for daily challenges
How's your supply of ammunition for hunting varmints in Red Dead Online? Not critters, but specifically varmints. Because you can get a nice round...
Tracing the lineage of the modern MMORPG
Do you ever wonder where the MMORPG was born? If you said, "The internet, duh," you're technically correct but also a huge smartass. But...
ZeniMax and Bungie are part of a joint effort to fight against gamedev crunch
People are becoming more and more aware of the abusive mill game developers are being ground against in order to release the titles we...
The Daily Grind: How can MMOs better guide you through endgame activities?
One of my constant frustrations with MMOs is that they are generally good at explaining the game, its systems, and means of progression early...
Hearthstone kicks off its Fire Fest-E.V.I.L. on July 10
This summer, Hearthstone wants you to beat the heat. Not that it wants you to be cooled down, no, it literally wants you to...
Fortnite’s latest patch gives you an air strike in a can
You shouldn't have to be satisfied with just tossing a grenade into an enemy fortification in Fortnite. No, you should take things to the...
Warframe prank demos in-game weapon in real life
How would you like to get your hands on a big ol' blaster from Warframe? What would you do with it? Some here at...
No Man’s Sky boss on why placating players with prattle rather than proof doesn’t work
Sometimes, as media, and surely as players, we wish a studio would just... stop talking. Just be quiet. Nothing you say is going to...
The new item level season in World of Warcraft starts today
The musical Rent suggests measuring a year in seasons of love, which doesn't seem particularly easy to quantify. World of Warcraft, meanwhile, measures a...
