Yearly Archives: 2016
Here’s how Rare is building Sea of Thieves’ outposts
Ever wondered how it is that game designers actually build the locations you'll be tromping all over in MMOs? The latest Sea of Thieves...
Neverwinter reprises its Storm the Keep event
There be a red moon tonight. A blood moon, so the ancient mariners called it. 'Tis a bad omen indeed. Ye best be sharpening...
Albion Online shows off the Keepers of Albion
Since ancient times, the Keepers of Albion have prowled the wilds of Albion Online, rejecting civilization and venerating the wild. The latest lore video...
Path of Exile goes once more into the Breach
Hold on to your breeches, people, it's time to dive into another Path of Exile challenge league. With the advent of this week's Patch...
ArcheAge’s Revelation has landed on the PTS
ArcheAge's December expansion is just two weeks away, and Trion Worlds is full steam ahead with putting Revelation through its paces on the public...
Wizard101 treks to the sandy expanse of Mirage
Many of us may be descending into another long, cold, and hotpants-lacking winter, but over in Wizard101, the players are positively sweltering with excitement....
Overwatch has traffic on its newest map, and it will kill you
Up until now, all of Overwatch's various shooty maps have taken place without traffic beyond the payload and the armored gaggle of freaks shooting...
Crowfall is retiring 2016 pledge packages on December 5
There's just a few days left for you to pick up older Crowfall pledge packages, ArtCraft reminded players this week. "We had originally planned...
The Stream Team: Completing more SWTOR companion conversations
Her work with Kaliyo (finally) done, Massively OP's MJ can talk to her remaining SWTOR companions in preparation for moving on to the Knights...
TERA’s Fang and Feather update goes live today
Despite the name, TERA's most recent update doesn't feature an overwhelming quantity of fangs or feathers. Both of them are doubtlessly involved, but that...
Hyperspace Beacon: What to expect from SWTOR’s Knight of the Eternal Throne
After some of the major flaws with Knights of the Fallen Empire, I wasn't expecting much from Star Wars: The Old Republic's latest expansion...
Skyforge’s War Eternal is now live
Skyforge's War Eternal is live today, and while it doesn't include ground-up reworks of basic systems like last month's Ascension did, it does herald...
Choose My Adventure: My first week in the Elder Scrolls Online
Despite the fact that for this round of Choose My Adventure, I am jumping into The Elder Scrolls Online in an era of doing whatever...
VR was the ‘biggest loser’ of the holiday gaming sales season, says SuperData
SuperData has deemed virtual reality the "biggest loser" of the holiday gaming sales season, according to a new report on GamesIndustry.biz this week.
VR companies...
ARK: Survival Evolved is hitting the PlayStation 4 on December 6
Get ready to fight some dinosaurs on the PlayStation 4 - ARK: Survival Evolved is launching on the platform on December 6th, less than...
RIFT responds to players who say Starfall Prophecy’s launch was a ‘mess’
Not all is rainbows, unicorns, and talking dragons over in the land of RIFT these days. Serious concerns have arisen about the MMO following...
Elder Scrolls Online rolls out lockboxes this week
I'm sure you're as tired of hearing about lockboxes as we are of writing about them, but here we are and it's still happening....
World of Warcraft loses lead quest designer to Hearthstone
Azeroth has lost another one of its chief architects to a rival game set in the same universe. World of Warcraft Lead Quest Designer...
UK watchdog group dismisses gamer complaints over No Man’s Sky advertising
Back in September, we reported that UK watchdog group Advertising Standards Authority was investigating No Man's Sky following "several" -- we now know it...
The Daily Grind: How do you like to compete in MMOs?
Do you thrive on competition? Is the only time that you truly feel alive is when you're pitting your wit and skill against another...