Yearly Archives: 2016
The Daily Grind: What MMOs have your commitment?
I saw two reactions to last Friday's WildStar news. The first was people loudly proclaiming that the game was dead and that they were...
Global Chat: ARK invents new types of griefing
Just when you thought you've seen every type of online griefing known to man, here comes another. In An Age grouses about how ARK:...
Realms of Alanar wants to make a retro-style virtual fantasy world with your help
If you were creating a sandbox MMO, what would your feature list look like? For one small indie developer, his feature set is everything...
Star Trek Online previews the new Strategist secondary specialization
Starship captains in Star Trek Online will be able to be just a bit more tactical with the launch of Season 11.5. The interim...
Cryptic previously worked on a Jurassic World title
File this one under "Did you know?": One of Cryptic's previous projects was an aborted Jurassic World game that it ended up cancelling last year...
Darkfall: Rise of Agon development celebrates booting up the original game code
Darkfall: Rise of Agon isn't the only project out there aiming to resurrect the original version of Darkfall, which means that the developers need...
Blade & Soul’s Silverfrost Mountains expansion includes eight dungeons
NCsoft has just announced more content coming to Blade & Soul this spring in the form of what it's calling the Silverfrost Mountains expansion.
"The...
PlanetSide 2 is shutting down in China
PlanetSide 2's global reach has shortened yet again, as the title will be ceasing operations in China as of May 31st.
The MMOFPS launched in...
Albion Online dev vlog on dungeons, armor, and the swamp biome
Albion Online's devs have broadcast a brand-new develop vlog shot inside their new studio, appropriately bedecked with faux medieval stone and stained glass.
Game Director Robin...
Go drunken gnome racing in EverQuest’s 17th anniversary events
Another year has come and gone for EverQuest, and there are two new events to help players get in on the festivities. Starting at...
ARK: Survival of the Fittest brings dinos to e-sports
ARK: Survival Evolved's new spin off, ARK: Survival of the Fittest, is adding eSports to the survival game officially with ranking, matchmaking, rewards, and...
DC Universe Online announces a tournament for Batman vs. Superman
There's not much time left before the latest DC Comics movie makes the old geek argument of "who would win in a fight, Batman...
RPG MO adds player-created minigames, teases fletching
Need a free, bite-sized MMO to while away the occasional break? You could do worse than checking out RPG MO, an indie sandbox with...
Get hitched and storm Zek in EverQuest II’s GU 100 on April 28
Although EverQuest II is known for fall expansions, the game updates throughout the year can be pretty meaty as well. And it just so...
Enter to win a Neverwinter PC howler mount from PWE and Massively OP
Just in time for this week's Neverwinter: The Maze Engine release on PC, PWE has granted Massively OP 40 mount codes to give away to our readers!
The codes...
Desert Nomad: Diving deep into Black Desert’s cash shop
Hello, friends, and welcome back to Desert Nomad. This week, I'd like to take the opportunity to talk about a subject that has been...
Dwell is a top-down 2D sandbox MMO and it’s adorable
Let's dash your hopes a little bit right now: You cannot actually purchase Dwell at the moment. It has been voted on to Steam's...
Hate cheaters? ArcheAge has a present for you
So here's a creative way to engender some goodwill in a game notorious for its rampant cheating: Instead of just punishing miscreants, ArcheAge will...
Conan Exiles offers sneak peek at its environment and buildings
Those looking for clues as to what Conan Exiles will look like when the survival title releases should keep tabs on the game's Facebook...
Guild Wars 2’s Mike O’Brien promises improvements for WvW play
If you haven't done any raiding in Guild Wars 2, you also haven't seen any of the story involved in the game's raiding scene....