Yearly Archives: 2016
Fragmented upgrades to newer Unreal Engine build
Fragmented is running with more horses under its hood today, thanks to an upgrade to the latest version of the Unreal Engine.
The team said...
Wild Terra is open to testing for everyone until September 14th
You can download and play Wild Terra right now without having to pay a dime. The game has opened testing briefly for everyone, allowing...
AdventureQuest 3D is launching into open beta in October
AdventureQuest 3D hasn't been in closed beta testing for all that long, but the developers have decided that closed beta is boring and they'd...
Shroud of the Avatar plans improvements to tropical island towns and the economy
Player-run towns in Shroud of the Avatar have had the option of being on a tropical island since May. Of course, that option was mostly...
EVE Online pilots are called on to investigate exaltation temples
Tomorrow's going to be a grand old two-for-one celebration over at EVE Online. Players will get not only a new patch but an event...
Massively OP accepts the SMITE charity challenge
Video games can be a selfish pleasure, but we often help out others in various ways when we play, like assisting with quests and...
Worlds Adrift’s alpha playtest: Stealing boats and killing mynocks
Worlds Adrift's recent 48-hour alpha playtest has come and gone, and Bossa Studios would like to thank everyone who showed up and tried to wreck...
ARK’s multi-seat fliers are due today in update 247
ARK: Survival Evolved players are no strangers to waiting for updates that keep getting pushed back, but those delays can be extra hard when...
No need to upgrade your rig to play Smed’s Hero’s Song
Pixelmage Games boss John Smedley has issued another update for Hero's Song Indiegogo watchers, who've pushed the game to $55,000 in crowdfunding thus far....
Chronicles of Elyria is launching its web store in early October
If you missed out on Chronicles of Elyria's Kickstarter but wanted to take part, you'll have a second chance. The game is launching its...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s unenhanced dungeons
One of the many things I like about Final Fantasy XIV is the fact that its scaling difficulties for dungeons don't simply mean more...
Pokemon Go indiscriminately blocks access for rooted and jailbroken phones
Pokemon Go's latest update fixes several annoyances and introduces Pokemon Buddies, but it's also ticked off hardcore phone users: Android and iPhone players who...
Black Desert’s Pearl Abyss on consoles, swimsuits, and global reception
Dualshockers has a new interview out with Black Desert's Pearl Abyss, the Korean-based studio that develops the original game (Kakao is the western publisher,...
SMITE takes players on an epic seven-week Odyssey
Feeling adventurous? SMITE is inviting all of its players to go on a multi-patch epic Odyssey beginning Tuesday. Odyssey 2017 is a seven-week event...
DragonCon 2016: ArcheAge on FFA arena, belly physics, fresh-start servers, and December 3.0 launch
Community Manager Seraphina "Celestrata" Brennan was on hand at DragonCon 2016 to show off ArcheAge's upcoming updates, from the September second anniversary update coming...
Rob Pardo of World of Warcraft fame launches Bonfire Studios
Rob Pardo is the former lead designer of World of Warcraft, but he's since moved on from Blizzard. Now, he's embarking on a new...
Fan finishes up Blizzard’s Warcraft Adventures and releases it to the public
Video game history buffs know well that not every Blizzard project resulted in a launched game. Starcraft Ghost and Project Titan, anyone? Of particular...
The Daily Grind: Is gaming being ruined by hype?
Last week, one of my favorite MOP commenters, DeadlyAccurate, linked us to a Cracked article discussing how gaming is "being ruined by hype." Using...
MMO Week in Review: WoW’s magic is back (September 11, 2016)
Were you too busy gaming this week to pay attention to MMO news? Get caught up every Sunday evening with Massively Overpowered’s Week in Review!
Blizzard...
MMO hybrid Crush Online has entered open beta
Back in June, we reported on on MMO/MOBA hybrid Crush Online -- "a free-to-play PvP MMO with MOBA-style combat in a persistent world," publisher...