Yearly Archives: 2016
EverQuest II sends its members on a tricky treasure hunt
Feeling the itch to open some treasure chests and help yourself to some shiny booty? Not so fast there, EverQuest II player! You've got...
H1Z1 is building an improved eight-square-kilometer map
Don't get too comfortable with the current zone layout in either version of H1Z1. A new map, code-named "Z2," is currently in development and...
Champions Online wants to put you in the seat of this shiny air bike
Even the most stalwart superhero wants to unleash their inner grease monkeys once in a while. Champions Online is giving its legion of heroes...
Ever, Jane delivers a small beta update
Fans of high society, letter-writing, and dinner parties can revel in the fact that Ever, Jane is slightly better than before.
The upcoming Jane Austen...
Korean analysts believe Blade & Soul’s western launch generated $17M in new revenue
Korean investment firm KDB Daewoo Securities has published its outlook on MMO giant NCsoft for the past and coming quarter.
"We estimate Blade & Soul...
Help stress test Fragmented tonight
Fragmented is plotting a stress test tonight in prep for its early access launch next week.
Above & Beyond says that participation in its Repopulation-spinoff...
Neverwinter changes up skill nodes to fight botting
The bots of 2016 aren't as cool as the Transformers and Go-Bots of yesteryear told us they'd be. Instead of saving the world and...
EverQuesting: Daybreak is on the right side of the MMORPG legacy server debate
WoW is stupid. Yes, I said it. World of Warcraft is dumb. More accurately, I should say Blizzard is stupid. The reason? Its stance...
Das Tal puts power ratings in front of player names
Here's a not-so-hypothetical question for you: If you were playing a highly competitive multiplayer game, would you want a rating concerning your skill and...
The Elder Scrolls Legends TCG is finally making its closed beta move
Remember Elder Scrolls Legends, the online TCG that Bethsoft teased at last year's E3? The one that was supposed to launch in 2015? The...
EVE Fanfest 2016: Project Nova rises from DUST 514’s ashes
On May 14th 2013, CCP Games optimistically launched its first attempt to penetrate the console & shooter markets with DUST 514. The game had...
EVE Fanfest 2016: EVE Mobile coming to Android and iOS
Remember back in 2013 when Jon Lander announced plans for an EVE Online mobile tie-in with the immortal words, "This time next year, you'll have EVE Mobile in...
Want to play Riders of Icarus’ closed beta? Get a key from Nexon and MOP! [All gone now!]
Riders of Icarus is Nexon's latest entry to the MMORPG market, and starting tonight it's heading into its second closed beta phase (and yes, there...
EVE Fanfest 2016: EVE Online’s Citadel trailer, CSM results, and stream
Videos and news bits are trickling in from this year's EVE Fanfest, where CCP has just shown a video feature tour of the Citadel expansion that...
PAX East 2016: LawBreakers’ alpha gameplay trailer features Ice-T
If the voiceover on this "premium digital game" LawBreakers trailer sounds familiar, that's because it's Ice-T, whom Nexon has dubbed the "OG lawbreaker." I...
Check out SWTOR’s upcoming weapon effect customization
When Chapter 14 Profit and Plunder takes over Star Wars: The Old Republic next month, players will be getting a new weapon customizing system...
EVE Fanfest 2016: Full cross-platform play is planned for EVE: Valkyrie
EVE: Valkyrie will eventually be playable fully cross-platform, according to a presentation given today during EVE Fanfest 2016. The game has already launched on the...
Guild Wars 2 now has an unofficial mobile app called GW2 Sidekick
If you're still bummed because the once-promised official Guild Wars 2 companion app never materialized, how about a consolation prize in the form of...
BlizzCon sells out first batch of tix in minutes
So sorry, Mr. Charlie, if you woke up this morning with the delightful fantasy of heading over to the BlizzCon 2016 site and picking...
The Daily Grind: Do you blame developers or players for rampant exploits in MMOs?
As long as I can remember, there has been a back-and-forth between players and developers on the subject of game exploits. I remember back...
