Monthly Archives: March 2015
Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward editions revealed
June 23rd will be here before you know it, and with it comes Final Fantasy XIV's first expansion. This past weekend, the team announced several...
MMO Mechanics: Navigating fast-travel systems
I'm delighted to resurrect the column that brought me to Massively-that-was, MMO Mechanics, for the ravenous readers of MOP. The column focused on the...
Guild Wars 2’s new desert WvW map revealed
If you weren't in London for EGX Rezzed and don't usually devote your Saturdays to watching livestreams, you missed the reveal of Guild Wars...
One Shots: A clear commute
Sometimes simple can be beautiful. I don't know what it is, exactly, that attracts me to this week's title pic, but I think its...
The Daily Grind: What’s Funcom’s secret project?
When Funcom's Joel Bylos casually announced this week that he was moving on from his role as game director of The Secret World to...
Elder Scrolls Online’s B2P relaunch trailer is here
Want a concise look at what's changed in Elder Scrolls Online since launch? Look no further than this trailer for the game's business model...
Make My MMO: March 14, 2015
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, we learned about the Kickstarter for a "MOBA type of combat game" called Descent: Underground. Yes, it's that...
Xsyon gets a ‘massive architecture update’
Fun fact: Xsyon is one of two words that I constantly misspell. The other is archaeology.
In other news, Xsyon got a "massive architecture update"...
MapleStory begins the Black Heaven saga
A new chapter is upon the cutsie denizens of MapleStory, as Nexon introduced the Black Heaven saga to the game this week.
Arriving with the...
The Game Archaeologist: Ten more facts of EverQuest life circa 1999
A couple of weeks ago I shared with you several stories from EverQuest veterans about what life in the game was like back then....
Star Citizen posts weapon design blog, music featurette, and more
Cloud Imperium dropped a whole bunch of Star Citizen news updates this weekend, including a video featurette on composer Pedro Camacho, another week of...
The Secret World begins its epic forum game with a plea for help
A new forum game is afoot over at The Secret World, as one of the in-game characters, the Stationmaster, posted a cry for help...
Labor changes, Pegasus mount coming to ArcheAge
Friday the 13th may have been a lucky day for ArcheAge fans! During Trion's Friday livestream, Producer Merv "Khrolan" Lee Kwai revealed a move meant...
WRUP: Two hundred twenty-nine
Welcome back to What Are You Playing, the game where we tell you what we're playing this weekend and then tell you the number...
The Daily Grind: When’s the last time an MMO made you laugh?
There are few things that I love more in gaming than to have a genuine laugh-out-loud moment. Maybe something silly and stupid happens in...
Betawatch: March 13, 2015
Albion Online posted an infographic celebrating its winter alpha and dished on its upcoming summer alpha, which will include a major revision of the...
Hearthstone celebrates its first birthday
Hats and helms off to Hearthstone, as the Warcraft-themed online card game is one year old this week. The team is encouraging the community...
Worlds Adrift will let you be a nomad of the skies
Imagine that you're a nomad of the skies, constructing and sailing your airship to nearby floating islands in search of rare crafting materials. Imagine...
EVE Fanfest will be cold; EVE gets a new artbook
EVE Fanfest 2015 is coming in a little less than a week, and if you can't attend in person, you do have the option...
Pantheon devs release part two of lengthy audiocast
The Pantheon devs got together for a roundtable podcast on February 28th, and they released the second part of the audio clip yesterday. Creative...
