Monthly Archives: March 2015
New Firefall dev blog talks tinkering, module tweaks
Red 5 has announced a new feature called tinkering that's currently in the works for Firefall. The firm's latest dev blog has all the...
RIFT players have clocked 45,817 years of gameplay
There's nothing like a good anniversary to brings out the infographic-making in developers, and so it is with RIFT's fourth birthday. Trion Worlds posted...
PAX East 2015: Overwatch aims for fall beta, introduces two new characters
Blizzard is breaking out the big guns for Overwatch -- in more than one sense of that term. The studio announced at PAX East...
Here’s what a Black Desert raid boss looks like
If you've got a spare 20 minutes and an urge to see a Black Desert raid boss go down, Steparu's got a new video...
WoW Factor: A self-defeating genre
Remember when World of Warcraft launched? I sure do. I remember when the game's developers strapped into a helicopter and broke into the building...
PAX East 2015: Hearthstone’s Blackrock Mountain adventure arrives in April
The rumors were true: Hearthstone is getting a new adventure in April.
Blizzard formally announced the new content at PAX East this morning. The Blackrock Mountain adventure...
Guild Wars 2 Heart of Thorns beta is on the way
Are you revved up for Guild Wars 2's upcoming Heart of Thorns expansion? How about revved up enough to test it? If that sounds...
Daybreak layoffs totaled 140 in San Diego
It's been almost a month since Daybreak (formerly SOE) laid off several of its employees following its acquisition by Columbus Nova, but we're only...
Crowfall is raking in the big bucks
Crowfall's Kickstarter campaign is little more than a week old, but that hasn't stopped the PvP MMO from racking up 10,000-plus backers and over...
The Stream Team: MOP’s 12-hour Kickstarter countdown extravaganza
We're down to the wire, folks! Our Kickstarter clock is ticking down, and there are only 12 hours left in one of the greatest reroll...
Daybreak posts new Landmark blueprint
Daybreak has published an outline for Landmark development over the next few weeks. The next update, likely dropping somewhere between March 18th and 25th,...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMO for actual roleplaying?
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, I was a cantina rat.
I would spend the first part of my daily gametime...
Gigantic will be published on Windows 10 and Xbox One
In a news sure to relieve the gamers unsure whether a MOBA would come along specifically designed to work with Windows 10, Motiga has...
Massively Overthinking: Meaningful MMORPG mentors
We grouse endlessly when MMORPGs omit mentoring or sidekicking systems -- but what about real mentors?
Have you ever had a mentor in an MMO, someone who...
Daybreak now has two G.I.R.L. scholarships for 2015
After this week's Storybricks drama and today's brutal cutbacks of customer service and forum support, the company formerly known as SOE could really use some good...
PAX East 2015: Trion Worlds is throwing a party
It's been four years since RIFT came out and the Trion Worlds team hosted a party in Boston to celebrate the game, so it's...
The Stream Team: MOBA Madness
MOBA Madness returns this week as MassivelyOP's Mike Foster takes you on a tour of the two titans of the competitive space, Riot Games'...
Valiance Online seeks developers
Want a job? Silver Helm Studios has posted a notice today declaring that it's looking for remote developers on its City of Heroes-influenced indie superhero MMORPG...
Fan leads the charge to revitalize Graal Online
Graal Online is not a game that gets much press at all -- nor ever did, sadly. And it's perhaps because of this that...
Schilling says Rhode Islanders don’t know the full story of 38 Studios
Curt Schilling talks a lot. Or should I say, he writes a lot, as you'll see in his lengthy blog post that covers everything...