Monthly Archives: May 2015
The Nar Shaddaa Nightlife event is coming back to SWTOR in June
How do you pronounce Nar Shaddaa? When I was devouring Star Wars books in the 1990s and playing the crap out of the Dark Forces...
Tree of Life launches early access on May 27th
Nothing like a quick turnaround to pique your interest in a game, right? Tree of Life came out of nowhere to announce that its brightly...
Dark Age of Camelot throws Memorial Day bonus weekend
Dark Age of Camelot fans might want to adjust their plans for the upcoming holiday weekend in the US, as Broadsword is turning on...
Leaderboard: AI vs. player competition
Monday's blurb about NCsoft and its AI research was sort of interesting, don't you think? The Korean firm isn't the first MMO company to...
Crossout gives you the freedom to mix-and-match death machines
Remember how hot the vehicular combat genre used to be, especially in the '90s with titles like Twisted Metal? Apart from the short-lived Auto...
Check out Veines in a new Skyforge panoramic preview
Veines is a pretty nice place to visit in Skyforge. It's a quaint little settlement nestled amidst forests and high cliffs with a beautiful...
Age of Conan adds new content for its anniversary… for a price
It seems like it's been a while since Age of Conan last got a major update, but for its anniversary the red carpet has...
Behind the scenes of the Marvel Heroes machine
With Marvel movies and television shows coming out left and right (and the comics, of course), hitching your game to this hot property is...
Eternal Crusade lays out its plan for open world conflict
Just because Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade will be primarily a PvP title doesn't mean that it's going to section itself off in tiny little...
The Repopulation to launch in Q4 2015
Just when you thought The Repopulation was doomed to be in eternal testing, Above and Beyond Technologies announced that it's releasing. This year. This...
ArcheAge subreddit clarifies P2W censorship; Trion bans exploiters
Another day, another Reddit drama, although the one swirling around ArcheAge appears to be coming to a middle. In a message titled Transparency is...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Expanding into Guild Wars 2’s Heart of Thorns
When Guild Wars 2's expansion was announced, most of the questions on our lips were permutations of "What's the new level cap?" and "What...
World of Warcraft previews the pets of patch 6.2
There's no reason to ask about whether or not you're looking forward to World of Warcraft's next major patch; if you're playing the game,...
Hands-on: Blade & Soul’s western port is a cheerful cliche storm (and I want to play more)
I spent a ridiculous amount of time playing Blade & Soul just moving around.
Most of the time in a given game, I'm moving around because...
Nexon Korea apparently yoinked some Blizzard artwork
There are certain phrases you never really expect to come up over the course of a work day, and boy, "Nexon steals artwork from...
John Smedley talks smack to nearly 25,000 banned H1Z1 players
Do you like people who cheat in online games? Daybreak president John Smedley does not. After 24,837 H1Z1 accounts were banned for cheating (7,000...
Funcom financials trend downward, new CEO appointed
While it could have been worse, Funcom's Q1 2015 financials could have been a heck of a lot better, too. In yesterday's financial report,...
Blade & Soul hits western shores this winter
Remember when comic books had little call-outs on the front cover proudly proclaiming that something happened because the readers requested it? I always thought...
The Daily Grind: Are you drawn to cute in your MMO?
I am so not ashamed to admit that, hands-down, Squirrel Girl is my favorite Marvel Heroes character. Not only is she voiced by Tara...
Global Chat: What do you remember about Guild Wars?
Late last month, the classic Guild Wars transcended its 10th birthday and prompted a flood of nostalgic posts and shared stories. A few MMO...
