Yearly Archives: 2016
Camelot Unchained on hiring, graphics, and this weekend’s playtest
Hiring is going well for Camelot Unchained, City State tells players in a new dev post this weekend. "We are now up to six people...
WRUP: Excerpt from my NaNoWriMo novel ‘Claude Mayonnaise, Serial Laundry Defiler’ edition
The city was a dark place, dark like the attitude I put forth in hopes of impressing people. The name's Claude Mayonnaise, because my...
The Daily Grind: Are companions useful storytelling aids in MMOs?
As of late, I have been adventuring through RIFT's Planetouched Wilds zone and having an absolute ball with my journeys. Part of the reason...
Dark and Light may be a smaller MMO than its previous version
Snail Games' Dark and Light revival project might not be as massive as its earlier incarnation, according to a new interview.
"We’re not quite ready...
Betawatch: Hero’s Song enters early access (November 11, 2016)
The crowdfunding campaigns for Hero's Song might have run short of their goals, but that didn't stop the game from reaching a state of...
Wild Terra patch adds new PvE server ruleset and major combat overhaul
This week's Wild Terra patch is one of the biggest in the indie sandbox's history, says developer Juvty Worlds, and for good reason: It's...
Paragon goes into the fun sort of Crunch mode
"My name is Crunch, and I like to punch."
Trust us, this is a lot more intimidating when it comes from a 15-foot tall robot...
WildStar shares a twisted necroshaman’s bio
What do you get when you combine a necromancer and a shaman in the crazy universe of WildStar? You end up with Laveka the...
EVE Online moves toward email verification
Heads up, space jockeys: An additional layer of account security is heading to EVE Online with this month's Ascension expansion.
CCP announced that it is...
EverQuest II previews the raids of Kunark Ascending
Are you ready for the shock of the year? Here it is: There will be raids in EverQuest II: Kunark Ascending. We'll let you...
Riders of Icarus plans adjustments for Legendary dungeons
How do you feel about the Legendary dungeons in Riders of Icarus? Do you feel that they're tuned to just the right difficulty and...
Star Trek Online gives an admiralty system primer
While Star Trek Online PC players may be well acquainted with the admiralty system by now, it's brand-new to the Xbox One and PlayStation...
Niantic on Pokemon Go’s community struggles and WoW-like MMO nature
It's no secret that the Pokemon Go playerbase has been falling off since its summer pinnacle, and if you dig around on Reddit or...
The trial for former Funcom execs charged with insider trading has begun
Back in February, the Norwegian National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime charged former Funcom CEO Trone Arne Aas and...
Worlds Adrift heralds alpha playtest signups with new trailer
Worlds Adrift invites gamers to sign up for its next alpha playtest today through a brand-new trailer showcasing the many destinations of escapism in...
Working As Intended: Westworld is a sandbox MMORPG on your TV
Westworld has emerged this fall as the geek obsession TV show, a gunslinger's LOST about which people can't stop talking and theorizing and debating....
Heroes & Generals abandons browser client, implements team-oriented patch
Danish games studio Reto-Moto has pushed out a new update for World War II MMOFPS Heroes & Generals just in time for Veterans Day....
Nexon’s Q3 2016 financials ‘solid’ thanks to China, MapleStory, and Dungeon&Fighter
Nexon's third quarter financial report is out this week, and the company is calling it a "solid" one, with revenues boosted higher than expected...
World of Warcraft shares behind-the-scenes secrets of its newest raid
With the Trial of Valor raid open for business in World of Warcraft, Blizzard wanted to share a few behind-the-scenes insights from the creation...
Trion addresses downtime with the ArcheAge community
No one likes network issues. Trion acknowledged a slew of network issues hitting ArcheAge over the past few days in a forum post, noting...
