Yearly Archives: 2016
Albion Online’s Heretics will poach you for your skull if you’re not careful
One of the first groups of PvE enemies that Albion Online adventurers will encounter in the game is the Heretic faction. This is an...
Trove launches Mantle of Power, plans week of bonus login rewards
Trove's Mantle of Power is now live for all players, bringing with it an increased level cap of 30, new empowered gems, and new...
Final Fantasy XI: May version update and Nexon’s mobile edition
Final Fantasy XI is doing a really terrible job of being in maintenance mode; the game's last story update was in November and it's...
Dragon’s Prophet EU squashes dungeon bugs
Although Dragon's Prophet was shuttered in North America last year, the game is still flapping its wings in Europe. The Spring Awakening patch 3.0.1592...
Skyforge suffers Reapers’ Revenge, introduces controller support
Reapers' Revenge has come roaring into Skyforge at last, bringing with it several nice features and official support for controllers.
Today's patch adds the first...
Cryptic Studios is hiring MMORPG producers
It's not uncommon to see calls for engineers, programmers, and even artists for MMORPGs, but it's producers that Cryptic Studios is seeking, according to...
PlanetSide 2’s massive construction patch has deployed
PlanetSide 2's big patch today introduces a brand-new construction system for those patient enough to wait out the extra-long maintenance downtime. Entering the MMO...
ArcheAge producer’s letter announces its next major patch and system changes
It may be hard to believe, but ArcheAge has just about reached global parity. The North American and European versions run by Trion Worlds...
Black Desert: Business model research, Daum addresses hacking complaints
Red Fox Insights analyst Jake Parmley has a piece on Gamasutra today about Black Desert's business model that confirms what you might already suspect:...
Master x Master details the game’s tag system
No matter how many different characters you have unlocked in a given MOBA, you're usually stuck bringing just one of them into battle with...
Crowfall reveals the tragic backstory of its trees of life
"In every world and age, storytellers argue the mystery of Gaea’s death. Who is the villain? What was the cause? Every bard sings a...
Eternal Crusade welcomes Unreal Engine 4.11 and shares mo-cap sessions
The next Eternal Crusade patch is preparing to change the game from the inside-out, as the title will upgrade to Unreal Engine 4.11. This...
Gameforge confirms western plans for SoulWorker Online
Last week's rumors are now locked in and official: SoulWorker Online is definitely coming westward thanks to a cooperative partnership between Gameforge and Korea's...
Massively OP’s guide to understanding video game research
I noticed two strange things in the comments section of our lengthy Exploring the Video Game Debate series: People were angry at research that...
World of Warcraft: Legion is bumping the gold cap up to nearly 10 million
Are you a high roller in World of Warcraft? Do you frequently make it rain on lesser players? Do you see things that cost...
EVE Fanfest 2016: CCP Falcon on Fanfest, the EVE community, and harassment
Over its almost 13 years of operation, sci-ci MMO EVE Online has gained a largely undeserved reputation for antisocial behaviour. EVE is built on...
Landmark NPCs can talk your ear off after today’s patch
Are you ready for another whopper set of patch notes for Landmark? Today's hotfix will see combat tweaks, equipment rebalancing (along with a slower...
Funcom has another Secret World spin-off in the works, gives up on LEGO Minifigures Online
Funcom's annual report is out, and there's a whole lot to glean from the document about the company's state and its future plans. In...
Tree of Savior names and shames banned bots and goldsellers
We have a deeply personal question for you: Are you a bot? Because if so, you might be banned from Tree of Savior right...
Survival sandbox Fragmented launches in early access
Out of the wreckage that was The Repopulation's 2015 has arisen a champion to help sustain interest in the project and serve as a...
