Yearly Archives: 2016
The Game Archaeologist: 1988’s Monster
"You're in the middle of a vast hall stretching out of sight to the east and west. Strange shadows play across the high vaulted...
RIFT asks players what they’d like in a brand-new bag
Inventory space is at a premium in RIFT, but that's always been an issue. The designers are aware of the issue, and they are...
Guild Wars 2 previews its next raid boss, and it’s a horror sloth
Are you ready to jump into battle against the next raid boss in Guild Wars 2? The team previewed the next boss on the...
The Stream Team: Going on a Quetzal hunt in ARK
MassivelyOP's MJ likes big birds and she cannot lie! That's why the crew is going on a quetzal hunt in ARK. This massive monster...
Leaderboard: Are you up in arms over Black Desert’s cash shop?
Since the Black Desert beta opened up, the cash shop has been at the center of a gathering storm. While the game is ostensibly...
WRUP: Pace out the halls of your lineage edition
Picture a moment in time, if you will. Imagine it as a place, as a thing with structure. That point is fixed in space...
The Daily Grind: What’s your most and least favorite MMO biomes?
While developers are, by virtue of the job, very creative folks, there are only so many types of environments that seem to crop up...
Betawatch: The Division opens up for beta testing (February 19, 2016)
It's that wonderful time again, ladies and gentlemen, when a long-awaited title goes into open beta. The Division has opened up its beta today...
Flamefrost Legacy attempts to capture the tabletop RPG spirit
Some of our readers are always keeping an eye open for new, out-of-the-way titles to check out. In the spirit of shining the light...
ARK: Survival Evolved’s explorer notes system puts lore front and center
This week, Studio Wildcard revealed what it's calling an "explorer note system" for dinosaur survival sandbox ARK: Survival Evolved.
"You’ll be able to discover the stories...
Bless Online is merging its Korean servers
Bless Online is currently attempting to address its somewhat lopsided server situation in Korea, with some shards populated to the point of producing queues...
The Stream Team: Accessing the Atlas Reactor alpha
What are MassivelyOP's Larry and MJ's reactions to Atlas Reactor? You can find out: The duo are jumping into the game's special alpha access...
Final Fantasy XIV will give screenshotters improved tools in Patch 3.2
You may not know this, but apparently there is a so-called "Screenshot Alliance" of Final Fantasy XIV developers who work behind the scenes to...
Allods Online is getting a big update called New Order
A big game update is on the way for Russian themepark Allods Online. Dubbed New Order, the 7.0 update will bump the level cap...
Crowfall loses game designer Tully Ackland
Crowfall is losing a key game designer in the form of Tully Ackland, who told Twitter about his last day earlier this week.
https://twitter.com/TullyAckland/status/700072169661857796
Ackland didn't...
Survival sandbox The Black Death introduces the peasant’s bleak path
Green Man Loaded's upcoming medieval-themed survival sandbox (plus zombies) The Black Death is on a video roll this week; on offer today is a...
52-player fleet documents potentially record-setting Elite: Dangerous jump
Making the rounds today is this pair of epic Elite: Dangerous videos depicting the exploits of Elite clan Distant Worlds as 52 members of...
Perfect Ten: What you need to know before you play an older MMORPG
I cut my teeth on MMOs with the launch of Final Fantasy XI in America. My roommate in college was interested in the game,...
The Division directs the community to open beta challenges
The open beta weekend for The Division is now underway for all three platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Players only have a short...
ArcheAge introduces stat-granting costumes and clothes laundering
After a long night of play in ArcheAge, do you stare at your costume slot and wonder why it can make you look so...
