Yearly Archives: 2016
Blade & Soul plans star-studded launch event
If you haven't already, mark your calendar for next Tuesday, January 19th. That will be the day that the world comes to a halt...
Elite: Dangerous has sold 1.4 million copies
After a solid year's worth of updates and the first pass of planetary landing mechanics, Elite: Dangerous has hit a grand total of 1.4...
2015 was TERA’s biggest year to date, but players aren’t appeased
TERA Senior Producer Matthew "Denommenator" Denomme has the honor of penning TERA's 2016 community address this week. In the post, he tells players that...
The Division’s beta will start this month… probably
Fans of the much-delayed title The Division can look forward to the beta test starting this month... probably. Maybe. The odds are high. Nothing...
World of Warcraft’s design philosophy for tanks and healers in Legion
Good news, World of Warcraft tanks - you'll be taking more damage in Legion! And that really could be the good news, depending upon...
The Daily Grind: What MMO character type would you be happy to never see again?
It occurred to me the other day that Star Wars: The Old Republic doesn't actually have a pet class. Every class can sort of...
League of Legends reveals confusing new champion Jhin
Last week Riot Games released a bizarre video called Mind of the Virtuoso that appeared to be part art project and part ... I guess art project...
The Stream Team: Testing out MechWarrior Online’s Hunchback
MassivelyOP's MJ bought a new 'mech during MechWarrior Online's last sale and she's eager to test it out! Her spurge: the Hunchback HBK-4J. A...
Forsaken World’s Awakening expansion launches next week
PWE's Forsaken World is due for another big update this month. Awakening, dubbed the game's 16th expansion by PWE, launches on January 20th and carries...
Worlds Adrift is hosting a creative writing contest
Worlds Adrift is hosting a creative writing contest whose winner will find his or her work included inside the game itself.
To celebrate the launch...
Ultima Online is looking for fresh staff to run live events
Ever wanted to try your hand at writing content for a production MMOÂ on the fly? Appreciate old games that still maintain staff to create...
Dungeon Striker shutting down for the second time
It might not have the persistence of Hellgate: London, but Dungeon Striker has released and been shut down once before. Alas, its second lease...
Marvel Heroes starts selling Advance Pack 3 and 1602-era costumes
What, did you think that Marvel Heroes was going to take it easy and not churn out another small army of superheroes this year?...
Gloria Victis alpha patch adds NPC battles and resource depletion
The player characters in Gloria Victis are not the only moving pieces in the game world. Even without players there, NPCs are still undertaking...
Hearthstone senior game designer addresses player ‘restlessness’
Have you ever become frustrated with a studio for its lack of communication and the perception that the developers are goofing off instead of...
ELOA launches part two of ‘The Smash’ expansion with two new dungeons
The second part of ELOA's first big expansion is dubbed "The Smash," but it will be an exercise for readers how smashy the two...
Choose My Adventure: In which my Shroud of the Avatar plans are foiled
Hello friends, and welcome to the next installment of the Shroud of the Avatar edition of Choose My Adventure. Last week, as I'm sure...
Skyforge previews the new hostile territory of Ontes Valley
Being a god in Skyforge doesn't simply mean getting lots of power; it also means you need to face challenges and deal with greater...
Guild Wars 2 shares the simple details of gliding in central Tyria
Here's what will be necessary to start gliding in central Tyria once it's unlocked in Guild Wars 2: unlocking the start of the Mastery...
NCsoft addresses Blade & Soul gamemaster name reservation controversy
The Blade & Soul subreddit has been in an uproar the last few days over accusations that NCsoft EU GMs pre-claimed popular character names,...
