Yearly Archives: 2017
Hi-Rez Expo 2017: SMITE introduces Morrigan, Celtic pantheon, and massive plans for season 4
Hi-Rez will take the floor of Hi-Rez Expo 2017 today to detail everything coming to SMITE's fourth season of play, which is expected to...
Hi-Rez Expo 2017: Newly announced SMITE Rivals turns the gods into cross-platform collectible cards
They say good things come in threes, and with today's anticipated new game announcement at Hi-Rez Expo 2017, the studio has three SMITE titles...
Origins of Malu proclaims ‘we are not dead,’ downgrades from an MMORPG
Last April, we reported that the indie MMO Origins of Malu was suspending development as it sought investors to help fund the project. Since...
Crowfall reaches a funding stretch goal and aims for one last target
Back in November, Crowfall studio ArtCraft joined Indiegogo's fledgling equity crowdfunding platform, which makes use of brand-new laws that allow non-accredited investors to invest in...
ArcheAge NA digs out of a mountain of support tickets
Even while the situation slowly improves for ArcheAge following last month's Revelation mess, it's still a ways from being fully resolved. In yesterday's state...
New Nostalrius PvP server goes live this weekend
Just when you thought you were going to get through the new year without a single mention of Nostalrius, January 2017 kicks you in...
The Daily Grind: Which 2016 MMO shutdown affected you the most?
Every game is someone's favorite. It might be for silly reasons, but even when games that you barely think of get shuttered, someone is...
Watch the recording of the Tolkien Professor’s inaugural LOTRO lecture
Who wants to go back to school? What if it's free? What if it's in a video game? Yes, as promised, Corey "The Tolkien...
Battle Bards Episode 89: Nightfall
When the sun goes down, the Battle Bards’ work has just begun! In this week’s episode, the crew explores nighttime music cues in MMOs,...
Warframe players help raise $50,000 for youth charity
How about a feel-good story? Back in December, Digital Extremes kicked off a Warframe charity event called the Tennobaum Gifting Extravaganza (bonus points for...
Digital card game SolForge calls it quits
Less than a year after its launch, digital card game SolForge is closing up shop for good. All development on the free-to-play title has...
Survival sandbox New Dawn shows gameplay, gears up for Kickstarter
It has been a while since we talked about New Dawn, so here's a quick refresher: This is an in-development survival sandbox that puts...
World of Warcraft opens a portal to Diablo’s cow level
World of Warcraft is horning in on one of the most famous Easter eggs in the Diablo franchise: the cow level. As part of...
Overwatch activates its Oasis map
Welcome to Oasis: tropical paradise, Arabian aesthetic, and home to high-tech research skyscrapers. Oasis is also the newest map in Overwatch, which means that...
Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR predictions for 2017
Here we are again. Star Wars: The Old Republic survived another year despite those who predicted five years ago that it would shut down...
Villagers and Heroes ‘Ultimate Package’ update and iOS port coming soon
Villagers and Heroes might never be considered in the same league as some major MMORPGs, but let us tell you that those MMOs will probably...
The MMOs we lost in 2016
If you thought we lost a lot of MMOs in 2014 and 2015, wait until you see 2016's list.
It's easy to shrug off some...
A Guild Wars 2 player has discovered the game’s gold cap
How much money can you hold at any given time in Guild Wars 2? You might be the type of player who struggles to...
Choose My Adventure: Preparing to re-enter Lord of the Rings Online
The votes are in, and the next four weeks will be spent in Lord of the Rings Online! This one quite genuinely surprised me,...
Video game voice actor strike continues, union claims it could aid developers
You might not realize this, but the voice actor strike that started last October is still ongoing in 2017. Video game voice actors have been...
