Yearly Archives: 2016
Crowfall demos catapult gameplay from Siege Perilous test round
Crowfall Design Lead Thomas Blair has just revealed a brief new video walkthrough of the catapult, the first combat vehicle in the game and...
City of Titans takes MMO player retention cue from the hospitality industry
The city in City of Titans is more than a soulless backdrop; to its developers, the metropolis is "a vibrant, living organism" that can...
Final Fantasy XI ends its run on consoles
Raise a sword and salute Final Fantasy XI for its truly impressive run as a console MMO since 2002. The title is ending service...
Sandbox Ascent: The Space Game’s new patch adds co-op combat, overhauled UI
Indie space sandbox MMORPG Ascent: The Space Game scored a "massive" update yesterday, so big the studio has nicknamed it the HyperMegaUltra update. "So...
Shroud of the Avatar massively expands its world
Have you ever had those moments where you realize that the world is a lot bigger than you previously thought? For Shroud of the...
Guild Wars 2 brings back Super Adventure Box for April Fools’ Day
So we're going to cross our fingers and hope that this is all true and not just a new April Fools' joke about an...
Blade & Soul offers its own endgame content overview
So what do you do in Blade & Soul once you've levelcapped?
Well, you could go do all the patched-in content coming along at break-neck speed. Silverfrost...
Chaos Theory: Tomb-raiding The Secret World’s Issue #14 with Funcom
Remember that Indiana Jones-inspired outfit from The Secret World's Issue #6? Today is a great day to dust it off and slip it on because...
Today’s Allods Online update includes solo time travel and a Plague City
Allods Online promised that its New Order patch would come out by the end of March, so... today, we suppose! As you prepare your body...
WoW’s latest Legion build includes Brewmaster spec, new class hall campaigns
Last night's World of Warcraft Legion alpha patch is a small one on the whole, but Monk players will be pleased: the Brewmaster spec...
The Division’s Incursion update launches April 12 [Updated]
Update: A recap of the stream follows after the cut.
This afternoon, Ubisoft will stream the first look at its next free update, Incursions, due...
After canning EverQuest Next, Daybreak is hiring for new title
Daybreak: LF15M.
Is Daybreak dying? Maybe not, at least in light of a recent jobs posting that would see the studio grow from its current...
The Daily Grind: Is instancing in MMORPGs our real enemy?
The first MMORPGs I ever played hadn't come up with instancing yet. They had perceptible server lines and time-sucking zone walls, but everyone was...
Global Chat: Why bloggers aren’t worried about the future of MMOs
The future of MMOs weighs heavily on some minds in the community, but contrary to some Chicken Littles out there, the sky is not...
The Stream Team: Black Desert’s welcome wagon
Trading on foot in Black Desert builds your strength, but it sure takes a long time to earn cash. When you start using a...
Worlds Adrift details the dangers of its weather walls
In most MMOs, weather is merely a variable environment cosmetic. Whether it's rainy, sunny, or snowy, the only difference to the player is visibility...
PigBang is a mobile action MOBA with an unfortunate name
Is PigBang a good name for a game? If it's an action MOBA that's chock-full of swine, then perhaps it's applicable, but probably not ideal....
University of California offers League of Legends scholarships
We're all used to the idea of universities and colleges offering sports scholarships, but did you know that several already offer e-sports scholarships? Columbia College in...
Heroes of the Storm patches in a new battleground, new options, and major hero changes
A lot of big stuff has been talked up as new additions to Heroes of the Storm, and with today's patch those features are...
Guild Wars 2 is adjusting fractals, scribing, and the Alpine WvW borderlands
ArenaNet's Mike O'Brien appears to be continuing his shakeup of Guild Wars 2 with today's forum post on the planned spring update. Pushing past...
