Monthly Archives: March 2015
How Daybreak strives to avoid social media pitfalls
Tweeting or posting the wrong thing in the wrong tone can have serious consequences for a game studio, which is something that Daybreak Senior...
Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR took its first step into competitive gaming and fell on its face
Just when you think that Star Wars: The Old Republic will change things around and actually do something that will appeal to the Killer-type...
Strongholds and the Jungle in Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns
While I was taking my test drive of the Revenant class at ArenaNet's recent press event, I wasn't just playing through old familiar portions of...
Camelot Unchained preps for its alpha unveiling
Camelot Unchained had to delay the start of its alpha testing for everyone over the weekend, but it doesn't seem as if it's going to be...
Hands-on with Guild Wars 2’s Revenant
It might be premature, but I'm pretty sure that the Revenant is my favorite profession in Guild Wars 2. And strangely, it's because it...
The Daily Grind: What are the minimum criteria for an online game?
It's pretty definite that Second Life is not a game in the strictest sense of the word, and by "the strictest" I of course...
Not So Massively: Hearthstone’s MagicAmy drama; Riot rules on SpectateFaker
Riot Games President Marc Merill says he regrets comments made in the heat of the moment regarding the recent SpectateFaker controversy. Riot issued its...
BioWare cancels SWTOR Operation Victory speed runs
Those of you looking forward to that Star Wars: The Old Republic speed-run e-sports thing are out of luck, at least for now. BioWare...
The Stream Team: Shooting Squirrel Girl to 60 in Marvel Heroes
During her last two Midtown Madness adventures in Marvel Heroes, MassivelyOP's MJ was able to get Squirrel Girl from level one to 52. But...
Jagex is working on a mystery MMO
A job posting for a lead programmer revealed that RuneScape developer Jagex is indeed working on a new MMO.
The secretive posting says that the...
Heroes & Generals update adds Soviet faction
Reto-Moto has added a third faction to World War II strategic shooter Heroes & Generals. The game's "largest ever" update includes the Soviet Red...
Warhammer 40,000 livestream talks Eldar faction, stealth
Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade's third developer livestream spent a good amount of time talking about the Eldar and its sub-factions, although that's not all...
The Repopulation’s silver early access package is now 15 bucks
If you've been curious about upcoming sci-fi sandbox The Repopulation's ongoing early access alpha, there's never been a cheaper time to buy in, literally,...
The Secret World is planning an ‘epic’ forum game
The next big thing coming for The Secret World won't be in the game itself -- it'll be in the forums.
Funcom, which has had...
Glitch-revival MMO Eleven posts under-the-hood video
Are you keeping an eye on Eleven, one of the two Glitch revival projects that have received Tiny Speck's blessing? It's posted a new...
RuneScape explains survey polling on buyable skill levels
When one eagle-eyed RuneScape player saw that the studio was polling players about potentially purchasing skill levels in a recent survey, it set off...
World of Warcraft is getting gold and gametime transfer tokens
Blizzard has just announced that it's introducing a gold-and-gametime transfer token to World of Warcraft. Dubbing the currency the "WoW Token," Blizz writes,
Players will be...
Star Trek Online’s new sector space looks beautiful
The walls of sector space are coming down in Star Trek Online, creating a more wide-open galaxy for captains to explore. But what will...
Wisdom of Nym: Gold Saucer impressions in Final Fantasy XIV
After a madcap week, I got to come home to the Gold Saucer. Traveling to Seattle on short notice was a mixture of the...
Couple gets married in Shroud of the Avatar’s first wedding
Shroud of the Avatar isn't even in proper alpha testing yet, but the fantasy title has already been host to its first in-game wedding.
Players...
