Yearly Archives: 2016
The Daily Grind: Are OARPGs the future of the MMORPG genre?
Toward the end of 2014, genre academics popularized the idea that the MMORPG genre was becoming "unbundled" -- that MMORPGs were splintering, "with sociality,...
Online RTS Grey Goo releases free Descent of the Shroud DLC
It's been a tough year for online RTS Grey Goo, which released in January 2015 to less than stellar reception. The game promises classic RTS gameplay and...
H1Z1 announces ‘crate bundles’ for the cash shop
Last week, Daybreak announced a monetization change for zombie survival box H1Z1 that almost slipped under our radar: The studio is adding bundles of...
Paragon’s guide to cards for testers
Pretty much every MOBA has some system in place for upgrading your chosen hero as you play. Paragon is making use of a card...
Shroud of the Avatar announces final Grand Tour and character wipe
The most recent patch for Shroud of the Avatar is live now, and as has been the case with previous major patches, there's a...
Phantasy Star Online 2 still is not being localized, but the anime based upon it is
Good news, Phantasy Star Online 2 fans! Or hypothetical fans of the game who still have not played it due to the fact that...
Black Desert launches in the west on March 3rd
Daum has just announced that Korean sandbox Black Desert is arriving in the west sooner than you might've thought.
Funcom’s Q4 2015 revenues are up from Q3, creditors restructure loans
Funcom has released its fourth quarter 2015 financials, and the news is both good and bad. The studio's latest quarterly revenues were up $342,000 US...
Hellgate is shutting down its last server in the world
Hellgate is one of those titles that never quite seems to die; the former Flagship title has been resurrected and shut down so many...
Ultima Online’s next patch lands this March
Ultima Online latest newsletter, part of a new initiative to insert itself into your inbox, reveals the Broadsword team is hard at work on...
World of Warcraft’s Lunar Festival starts today
There's a bit of a content drought in place on the World of Warcraft servers at the moment, what with the game's last major...
Take a tour through Elder Scrolls Online’s Thieves Guild DLC locations
As The Elder Scrolls Online inches toward the release of the Thieves Guild DLC, ZeniMax is hyping the incoming content. Today, it's released a...
DUAL Universe promises a seamless galaxy on a single shard
When it comes to creating a science fiction MMO, there are two directions you can take. You can either hold up EVE Online as...
Wisdom of Nym: What we know so far about Final Fantasy XIV’s next patch
So we know what's going on with the next patch for Final Fantasy XIV, or at least as much as could be released during...
Firefly Online aims to misbehave in beta soon
Firefly Online's certainly been running quiet over the past year or so, in part due to the rework required from landing the show's actors...
The Divergence Steam drama timeline: What we know
Update February 2nd: The DMCA complaint has been dropped and the store page is back online.
In the wake of Divergence Online's disappearance from the...
The Division extends beta test, plots open beta, grapples with rampant cheating
The good news? The Division is extending its weekend beta test for an additional day, allowing players to keep on exploring its fallen New...
WildStar’s next major update promises to be very, very cool (in an ice region)
Ready to enjoy some more chill time in WildStar? The game's next update has been announced, and it should be really cool. Literally cool....
Final Fantasy XIV is resuming Mac clients sales on February 23rd
When Final Fantasy XIV launched its first expansion in the middle of last year, it also meant the launch of the game's Mac client....
The Daily Grind: Does powergaming ruin the MMORPG experience?
A recent article on Kotaku tells the author's tale of being powerleveled by a friend through Diablo III. "You might think that there's no 'wrong'...
