Yearly Archives: 2016
Check out this in-depth Lost Ark preview
There's no doubt that Lost Ark has it going on in the visual department, but is there real substance behind the flashy style of...
Microsoft pulls the plug on Halo Online in Russia
Sorry, Russia: Master Chief is turning his back on you after all.
Announced a year and a half ago, Halo Online had some fans of...
Worlds Adrift player chronicles alpha life
With the next Worlds Adrift alpha event coming up (be sure to sign up by Monday!), players may be wondering what they can expect...
Why Eternal Crusade is launching on Steam first
Last week, Behaviour Interactive and Namco Bandai announced a release date for Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade -- September 23 -- but it surprised gamers...
Bless starts selling Russian founder packs
While we still wait here in the west for Bless Online to make the leap to Europe and North America, we do know that...
Guild Wars 2 devs reminisce about launch night four years ago
ArenaNet has released a new video celebrating Guild Wars 2's fourth anniversary and thanking players for their participation. In it, devs and staffers reminisce...
WoW Factor: Sticking the landing of the Legion expansion
Next week, folks, it's go time. The expansion arrives, and so forth. My impressions of the expansion will start going out on Monday, but...
TERA plans server merges and sweeping guild changes
TERA is gearing up for a most unusual round of server merges.
"On Wednesday, September 7, we will be merging Highwatch, Lake of Tears, and...
Crowfall introduces the Duelist and the Guinecean race
Do you consider "play a swashbuckling guinea pig" to be one of your most cherished video game goals? Your absurdly specific dream is coming...
SkySaga’s alpha 9 revamps its tutorial, buffs the City of First Light
Alpha 9 has descended upon British-born voxelbox SkySaga.
"We've made a lot of changes to SkySaga this Alpha and added some really awesome new features...
Star Citizen 2.5 alpha is live with GrimHex base, new concept ship
Star Citizen's alpha 2.5 has officially released to live.
"Star Citizen Alpha 2.5 includes significant changes to Star Citizen’s Crusader persistent universe environment," declares Cloud Imperium....
Wayfarer’s Reverie returns to the original Guild Wars
Here's your public service announcement for the week: Guild Wars isn't dead -- not by a long shot. ArenaNet's first title continues to operate in...
Revelation Online opens up founder’s packs for sale
If it's a free-to-play game coming out in the near future and it's got a beta schedule, you probably know enough to expect a...
The Daily Grind: Should MMORPG lockbox mechanics be regulated as gambling?
A reader named Paul recently wrote to us wondering why RNG lockboxes aren't considered gambling. Oh sure, we call them gambleboxes, but the government...
Dark and Light confirms a buy-to-play, sub-free business model
Community confusion over Dark and Light's payment model was cleared up on Snail Games' Facebook page earlier this evening: The rereleased sandbox will indeed...
Massively Overthinking: Guilty pleasures in MMORPGs
This week's Massively Overthinking question comes to us from Patron Duane, who asks,
"Do you take simple joy in MMO mechanics that are often referred...
Ragnarok Clicker brings the gameplay of Ragnarok Online to the not-gameplay of clicker games
Did you ever feel like the gameplay in Ragnarok Online came down to just clicking on enemies over and over until they died? If...
Dive deeper into Path of Exile’s Atlas mechanics
Path of Exile's next big expansion, Atlas of Worlds, launches next week. What is Atlas of Worlds? Producer Chris Wilson previously touched on the...
H1Z1: King of the Kill map gets a full-scale revamp
H1Z1: King of the Kill is introducing a new map -- well, a complete do-over for an old map.
"The original map was created in...
Marvel Heroes the angelic assassin Angela and never-melting ice cream bars
As was foretold by the stars and prophets of old -- as well as Gazillion's developers -- Thor's sister Angela has joined the cast...