Yearly Archives: 2016
The Stream Team: Searching for cyborg secrets in The Secret World
There are plenty of mysteries to solve in The Secret World, and now MassivelyOP's MJ has turned her attention to solving one involving Tokyo's...
Massively Overthinking: Just how massive is massively multiplayer?
Recent tweaks to the taxonomy structure of Massively OP and coverage of what we formerly called "Not-So-Massive" games prompted a resurgence of internal discussion about the types...
Star Trek Online holds a recovery event for the rest of January
The galaxy of Star Trek Online has just finished dealing with a destructive war against a race of almost incalculable age and power. There's...
ECO’s third alpha balances skill points and ecosystems
The second major update to ECO's alpha testing has arrived, and it brings along the game's skill point system. It's an early version of...
FFXIV’s Yoshida remarks on the death of voice actress Sian Blake
Final Fantasy XIV Producer and Director Naoki Yoshida officially commented on the murder of actress Sian Blake, who voiced Yugiri Mistwalker in the game.
"Yesterday,...
The Crew’s first big post-Wild Run patch arrives this month
Two months into its Wild Run expansion, racing MMOÂ The Crew is plotting another big patch.
Ubisoft says that January 25th will introduce a new Speed...
League of Legends releases free EDM album
Believe it or not, League of Legends is a source for really incredible music (as we've noted this week), and just last year Riot...
The undead rise in Albion Online’s January update
It must be exhausting being dead in a fantasy world. No sooner do you kick the bucket then you are recruited to fight as...
ARK: Survival Evolved announces mod contest, shows off the poop-eating dung beetle
Surviving is never the only challenge in ARK: Survival Evolved; the devs keep things interesting with various competitions and contests. And the newest contest...
Istaria gets better hardware, will be upgrading to Unreal
Dragons are known to be secretive about their plans, but one has escaped from the realm of Istaria: The MMO will be getting a...
Heavy Gear Assault’s development may be in trouble
Remember Heavy Gear Assault? Maybe not, but it was announced last year as a satisfyingly stomp-happy arena-based PvP game. It's in early access now,...
Eternal Crusade preps for Steam early access launch
Eternal Crusade is preparing for Steam early access, says Behaviour Interactive Senior Producer Nathan Richardsson.
"We are now preparing to fully move over to the...
WildStar’s latest patch adds cash shop quest, PvP matchmaking tweaks
WildStar patched in a quick update yesterday, with tweaks to multiple classes, the housing interface, and quests. Reddit can't decide whether it's grumpy about...
Guild Wars 2 introduces players to the new and improved Shatterer
Given enough time, the most exciting moment in any video game will become mundane. If you were one of the earliest Guild Wars 2...
Perfect Ten: Top 10 obscure MMORPGs
I've seen a lot of desperate requests in my day in which players are asking for games outside of the normal sphere of popularity...
Tibia publishes first trailer ever while prepping Steam launch
Free-to-play, top-down, 2-D MMO Tibia is closing in on two decades of operation, and it's just released its very first trailer. The game pubbed...
Firefly Online extends development to work in the original cast
Sometimes even big damn heroes have to wait until a plan comes together.
Firefly Online, the official online RPG that will be continuing the adventures of the...
Trove is going offline for two days to upgrade its data storage system
Heads up Trovians: Trion Worlds is preparing to take Trove offline for two days next week to upgrade its data storage system with better hardware. The...
EverQuesting: A 2016 franchise forecast for EverQuest Next, EverQuest, EverQuest II, and Landmark
We've looked back at 2015 for the launched games EverQuest and EverQuest II, the long-lasting beta of Landmark, and the MIA-and-presumed-dead (by some) ...
Lord of the Rings Online’s server woes continue
Days after Lord of the Rings Online moved to its new datacenter, the game is still being plagued by server issues that is causing...
