Yearly Archives: 2016
Chronicles of Elyria figures out a unique approach to parenting
Settle in, boys and girls, for one of the longest development updates to date from Chronicles of Elyria.
One of the big discussions this week...
Empyrean Interactive outlines its plans to resurrect the MMO genre
Empyrean Interactive doesn't like the label of making an MMO; as we've covered here before, the studio prefers to frame its future games as...
No Man’s Sky launches today on console
In this episode, Larry, Brendan, and Tina debate next-gen MMOs, unfinished games, and MMO buzzwords.
You can play a Demon Hunter in World of Warcraft today
Demon Hunters go live in today's pre-Legion World of Warcraft patch, at least if you've already pre-ordered the expansion. The concomitant demon invasions begin...
The Daily Grind: What was the biggest F2P ‘save’ in MMORPG history?
Jess Conditt had a piece on Engadget last week that caught my eye because it's a story you don't hear much anymore: Free-to-play saved...
The Stream Team: Giving Marvel Heroes’ Green Goblin a go
When it came time for MassivelyOP's MJ to decide on a Marvel Heroes character with her free hero box, she had a pretty tough...
The final SWTOR chapter for KOTFE drops a few hours early
At approximately 5:15 p.m. EDT, players in Star Wars: The Old Republic received a warning that the servers were coming down but didn't learn why unless...
RuneScape helps its players through the wilderness
RuneScape's Wilderness area is a dangerous and tantalizing area, full of hazards and lucrative opportunities to grow your character (and his or her coffers)....
Fragmented’s latest live build should make crafters happy
Fragmented's latest patch is a big one for player crafters as it adds batch crafting to the crafting stations in the game. The better...
Daybreak is cracking down on cheating, bad connections in H1Z1
In a letter to H1Z1: King of the Kill players Friday, Daybreak reminded players that third-party apps and programs that impact the game code to...
Dragon Quest X is getting ported to the Nintendo NX as well as the PlayStation 4
If you're wondering when you'll finally going to be able to enjoy Dragon Quest X despite neither living in Japan nor speaking a word...
Perpetuum Online update brings in new robots and the first lighting improvements since 2012
Last week Perpetuum Online dropped Patch 3.8 on players -- and life will never be the same again. Well, it'll be very similar, actually,...
Eternal Crusade promises news on its MMO mechanics
Behaviour Interactive has a new Eternal Crusade Q&A up with a question that addresses the MMO component of the game and how it relates...
The Stream Team: Seeing the city sights in Riders of Icarus
Until now, MassivelyOP's MJ has just been bebopping about the beginner area of Riders of Icarus. But she's eager to finally break past that...
Dual Universe drums up interest for its coming Kickstarter
Dual Universe is still eyeing a Kickstarter campaign later this year, but right now the team is priming the pump of fandom, so to...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s seasonal events, dungeon mining, and leaving Eorzea
Not every topic that I can talk about in this column is actually a good column topic because some stuff just... isn't robust enough.
I'm...
TERA’s next update arrives on August 9th
A new TERA update is hitting the live servers tomorrow after server maintenance, but you're going to have to experience it alone. Sure, you...
Kakao denies mass-banning on Black Desert forums
Black Desert players have been up in arms over several recently announced changes to the formerly buy-to-play game, including a de facto subscription and plan...
Pokemon Go: The San Francisco murder, the Iranian ban, and Twitch’s cheater crackdown
Pokemon Go has now been out for a whole month. Here's a look at the app's news from the weekend:
The Guardian reports that...
No Man’s Sky submits a sizable day one patch for your approval
Happy launch week for No Man's Sky, especially to those who have been waiting years for the exploration-happy title (and PC players will have...