Yearly Archives: 2016
The Daily Grind: Which game made the biggest contribution to killing MMORPGs in 2016?
MOP commenter deekay_zero proposed this week's Daily Grind in a roundabout way, and fair warning: It's a bit of a downer. He semi-jokingly suggested that...
Blizzard’s new book publishing company is bringing back oldies but goodies
Remember last year when Activision Blizzard announced it was getting into the entertainment business with its movie production studio? It's also getting into the...
Massively Overthinking: The best MMORPG developer quotes of 2016
One of the fun things we implemented on the site this year is a database of quotes from developers (among other entries) that are...
TERA’s next class is fighting evil (and everything else) by moonlight
Another class is coming to TERA, so if you have your bingo cards, get them out. Yes, it's a female-only class, yes, it's for...
Check out closed beta footage of Lineage Eternal’s PvP and player killing
The upcoming Lineage Eternal is going to feature player killing. That's kind of the nature of the game; it's part of the franchise, after...
HEX launches the second chapter of Chronicles of Entrath
If you've finished up HEX's PvE campaign, you've probably been looking forward to the next Chronicles of Entrath update. Now it's here, and players...
Allods Online’s next big update adds in low-level Astral Allods and Skirmishes
Every MMO wants to put its best foot forward, but it usually as a lot of content that's locked behind higher levels. So how...
Check out some Twilight Spirits gameplay and an evaluation from the end of beta
Remember Twilight Spirits? Possibly not, but there was a lot of hype around the game before its testing kicked off in full swing, or...
CCP has launched EVE-franchise Gunjack 2: End of Shift on the Daydream
Announced just two months ago, CCP Games' Gunjack 2: End of Shift has officially launched today for the Google Daydream, on which platform it...
The Champions Online Winter Event stomps into town
Being a superhero means that every holiday - every single one of them - will be met with an array of themed villains. It's...
Obsidian’s Armored Warfare team hit with layoffs
Obsidian Entertainment has announced layoffs for an unknown number of staffers working on military MMO Armored Warfare.
Gamasutra reports that the cuts are planned to...
Heroes of the Storm’s game director passes the torch, moves to new Blizzard project
Heroes of the Storm Game Director Dustin Browder announced this afternoon that he's hanging up his hat and moving elsewhere within Blizzard to work...
The Stream Team: Sabotage in The Secret World’s City of the Sun God
As MassivelyOP's MJ continues her quest to get The Unseen achievement in TSW, she has run into a few snags. So to brighten her...
Black Desert Online’s Dark Knight is coming soon in Korea
Players of Black Desert Online's Korean version will get to start enjoying the Dark Knight on December 15th, but those of us over here...
Dean Hall says that there’s ‘no money’ in making games for VR
After all of the talk about how this was to be the year of virtual reality, the actual reality does not seem to be...
Take a look behind the curtain at The Matrix Online’s emulation history
The last message from The Matrix Online servers came back in 2009. The game is dead and gone. And yet there are still people...
Pokemon GO confirms rumors with Generation 2 update, 7800-store Starbucks rollout
The Starbucks leak is at least partially true: Niantic has confirmed that Pokemon Go has teamed up with the coffee company. Starting at 2 p.m. EST today,...
Sea of Thieves announces its first technical alpha
After months of waiting and some tongue-in-cheek speculation that the game was nothing but a series of audio design diaries, Sea of Thieves is...
Revelation Online gears up for its second closed beta later this month
Weep no tears if you miss being able to play Revelation Online, for its closed beta will return soon. It's got plenty of improved...
Perfect Ten: The healthiest live MMORPGs at the end of 2016
About a year and a half ago, my colleague, co-worker, and friend to man and beast alike Justin compiled a list of the healthiest...