Yearly Archives: 2016
MMO Mechanics: MMORPG expansions vs. sequels
The recent news about EverQuest Next's cancellation has renewed the debate about whether or not MMOs should get sequels, which have given me plenty...
Harvard and Michigan teams disqualified for cheating in Heroes of the Storm tourney
Harvard University's motto, "Veritas," feels more apt than usual this month as the truth came out about some of the school's students and their...
One Shots: Tokyo sunrise
"I've been playing The Secret World for about three years now, but even after all this time, I'm still regularly stopped in my tracks...
The Daily Grind: Where do you want MMOs to offer more character customization options?
We've gotten lots of good character creators in recent years. Sure, there are things I might not like about Black Desert's character options, but...
Make My MMO: Star Citizen’s Starfarer, Dragon of Legends’ Kickstarter win (March 26, 2016)
This week in crowdfunded MMO development, Dragon of Legends' Kickstarter ended successfully, netting over $15,000 US for the OARPG studio;Â Star Citizen released alpha 2.3,...
Camelot Unchained’s weekly update focuses on lighting, armor, and clutter
Camelot Unchained is crunching along, this week squeezing in time for another meaty update. "In terms of our biggest achievements this week, our lighting...
The Game Archaeologist: The Wish that wasn’t
First of all, "wish" is one of those words that ends up looking dang strange the more you focus on it. Wish, wish, wish,...
The Stream Team: A look at Chronicle: RuneScape Legends’ beta
Tabletop meets CCG in Chronicle: RuneScape Legends, and now you can finally see just exactly what that means! MassivelyOP's MJ has been eager to show...
EverQuesting: First impressions of life after Landmark’s latest wipe
When Daybreak drops a big Landmark patch, it apparently does so quite literally... onto hard, unforgiving concrete... from the top of a tall building....
The Stream Team: Bringing down ARK’s Broodmother
So far, ARK: Survival Evolved has very few mega boss mobs. That's not to say that there isn't plenty of opportunity for death, but...
Project Gorgon adds nature appreciation and flower arrangement
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, the rumors were true: Flower arrangement has come to Project Gorgon, along with a related skill called nature appreciation. You...
WRUP: Facts about the Luna Moth edition
The luna moth (Actias luna) is a moth with a wingspan of up to 4.5 inches, making it one of the largest moths found...
The Daily Grind: Do you feel more epic fighting big mobs in MMOs?
I can't say I feel particularly heroic in MMOs when I’m slaughtering 10 rats, in the case of Lord of the Rings Online, adorable...
Betawatch: Crowfall’s Ranger surprise (March 25, 2016)
The Crowfall team has stated its plans to release the Siege Perilous update this month for testers, and the Ranger archetype was originally scheduled...
Arcane Legends: Curse of the Cryostar takes players inside a Gnome civil war
Mobile gamers looking for an MMO could do a heck of a lot worse than to pick up Arcane Legends. It's actually a very...
Guild Wars 2 suspends legendary weapon development in favor of Living World content
ArenaNet President and Game Director Mike O'Brien told forumgoers this evening that Guild Wars 2 is planning to "indefinitely suspend" work on new legendary weapons...
EverQuest II kicks off Bristlebane Day, prepares to unlock next TLE expansion
Judging by the propensity of some of our commenters to seed mischief and merriment (often in the form of image memes), there's a prankster...
Ree Soesbee answers Guild Wars 2 lore questions about races and dragons
With all of the different races in Guild Wars 2, it has to be wondered how so many of them were unknown to humans...
Star Citizen’s latest Around the Verse covers the parts of the game and the availability of ships
If you're eagerly awaiting Star Citizen's next major version update, you can take heart that it's on its way. The latest issue of Around...
The Secret World: Double AP now, Issue #14 next week
While a double AP week in The Secret World might not be the biggest of news, it appears this particular event has a purpose:...
