Yearly Archives: 2016
CCP plans subscriber rewards ahead of EVE Online’s F2P conversion
If you are an EVE Online subber who's been feeling a bit "what's in it for me" about the free-to-play switchover happening this autumn, well,...
Dark and Light is coming to Steam early access this fall
Could Dark and Light stage one of the more surprising comebacks in MMO history? At least a curious eye or two is on the...
Pokémon Go is coming to Apple Watch, tops 500M downloads
Pokémon Go might not be the powerhouse that it was earlier this summer, but there is still some life left in these pokéballs. As...
DragonCon 2016: Mark Jacobs on trolls, subscriptions, and Camelot Unchained
There's so much to see and do at DragonCon that you can't possibly fit it all in. With actors, authors, game developers, cosplayers, and...
Otherland moves out of early access and into commercial release
It's a grand day for the genre-hopping Otherland. The MMO has officially moved out of early access and released as a free-to-play title after a...
Smed: Hero’s Song will launch early access with 15 classes
Pixelmage Games'Â John Smedley has posted an update for Indiegogo backers and would-be backers for his MMOARPG, Hero's Song.
"As I write this we're sitting at...
Perfect Ten: Comparing Druids across MMORPGs
If I asked you what a Mage is in an MMORPG, what would you say? Some cloth-wearing gal who lugs around a long staff and flings...
Crowfall Q&A sheds light on the soft launch and the feedback process
In its Q&A session for the month of September, Crowfall Design Lead Thomas Blair and Creative Director Todd Coleman celebrate a whole year of...
Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR’s bonus chapter wins because of story
As threatened, the Shroud is back and like you’ve never seen him before. Seriously, you’ve never seen the Shroud like this. Star Wars: The...
Check out Elder Scrolls Online’s PlayStation 4 Pro trailer
When Sony revealed the PlayStation 4 Pro yesterday, you might have thought, no big deal -- either because you already own a PS4Â or aren't...
EverQuest II sells more Legends of Norrath lockboxes
There's nothing to honor the passing of a beloved game than to turn its memory into a lockbox bonanza.
At least that's the thinking of...
World of Warcraft Legion sells 3.3M copies, hits highest concurrency since Cataclysm
What do you do when you have sworn off bragging about your playerbase size and subscription numbers? You brag about expansion copies sold and...
Final Fantasy XIV previews the main scenario and dungeons of patch 3.4
The Dragonsong War is over in Final Fantasy XIV. Seriously, that's done; we players emerged victorious and we can all move on. So that...
The Daily Grind: Do low-budget imported MMOs have a place in the current market?
The sad news about Asta and ELOA's upcoming closure prompted a musing from longtime commenter GreaterDivinity regarding the import-run-close model that has long been...
Jukebox Heroes: The best of WildStar’s soundtrack
I can't tell you how good it does my soul to see that WildStar has finally released an official soundtrack -- two, in fact,...
Skyforge streamlines the Order system with its next patch
Players in Skyforge are deities. That's sort of the entire premise behind the game. Of course, one of the usual benefits of being a...
NCsoft starts new mobile studio in Japan
Does NCsoft show any signs of stopping? Any hint whatsoever of slowing down? Or are we already seeing the birth of a future worldwide...
Retro-MMO Mirage Realms starts Android testing
Android users, we've got a new title for you to check out this week: Mirage Realms. This is a small but ambitious project to...
Neverwinter to test a PvP solo queue
Neverwinter players frustrated with encountering premade groups in PvP now have an option to fight on a level playing field.
Cryptic is preparing to test...
Peria Chronicles is still in development after a lengthy silence
All right. Peria Chronicles. If you don't remember what the heck this game is, we don't blame you. The game showed off an astonishing...
