Chris Neal
Eterspire boosts game performance, speeds up transmog, and ramps up drop rates
In the beginning of the month, we looked back in the direction of the indie mobile MMORPG Eterspire, as the game had a pretty...
The First Descendant preps final test May 25 on Steam ahead of global summer launch
The days of testing for Nexon's multiplayer sci-fantasy looter shooter The First Descendant are coming to an end. Or at least that's presumably what's...
Elsword marks its 13th anniversary with boosts, free gear, and daily quizzes
Usually the number 13 is one that's considered an ill omen, but for the anime MMO Elsword it's one to celebrate, as the game...
Cutesy golfing MMO PangYa sunsets in Thailand, marking the official end of the game
Unless you're an MMO fan of a certain vintage, the name of the game PangYa is probably going to sound odd to you without...
Nightingale confirms a full focus on offline mode but still calls online co-op ‘important’
Near the end of April, Nightingale developer Inflexion Games held a live Discord Q&A between the devs and the survivalbox's players, but if you...
Legends of Aria Classic deals with a server hiccup and gathers player suggestions during its open beta
Last weekend we all were invited to a "surprise open beta" of Legends of Aria Classic, which itself is a return of the original...
APB Reloaded answers questions about matchmaking, server merging, and content updates
Little Orbit CEO Matthew Scott continues to remain the primary source of internal comms for APB Reloaded, as he took up player questions and...
Neverwinter makes tweaks to regions, companions, and items in latest patch
The latest patch for Neverwinter is another of those little ones that mostly focuses on tweaks and fixes, but considering it reaches across a...
Star Citizen answers questions about alpha 3.23 and readies Invictus free-fly event for May 17
CIG is still hoping to drive player interest in Star Citizen's alpha 3.23 as the studio focused on the upcoming new build in its...
Sony walks back returning PSN account requirements for Helldivers 2 PC players
Helldivers 2 players are used to winning by shows of overwhelming force, but even they were likely taken back by Sony's decision to relent...
The Stream Team: Sunday funday in Final Fantasy XIV with friends
By this point you all know what Sunday means: Final Fantasy XIV, MOP's Chris and his family, and very likely some more roulettes together....
Helldivers 2 delists from Steam in non-PSN countries as studio boss admits fault in debacle
Over the weekend we reported on Sony's decision to reinforce the previously relaxed PlayStation Network account link requirement for PC players of Helldivers 2,...
PSA: Pantheon Rise of the Fallen grants weekend access to new players [Update: Code’s dead now]
Update: Looks like the fun is over - code is now nonfunctional. Hope some of y'all got in! :) The original post follows.
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Helldivers 2 PC players are furious over returning hard requirement to link to a PSN account by June 4
It would appear that Sony has elected to call down a 500kg bomb strategem on the PC-using playerbase of Helldivers 2, as a previously...
Multiplayer maritime sim Ships at Sea delays its early access launch to May 23
This past March saw a distinct new game cross our desk known as Ships at Sea, a multiplayer game that's all about simulating life...
Swords ‘n Magic and Stuff puts out a quality-of-life update along with a free demo
Quality-of-life is the name of the game for the adorably boxy multiplayer RPG Swords 'n Magic and Stuff. The game's latest update is full...
Warhammer Online Return of Reckoning begins public testing of combat updates and class tweaks
The world of Warhammer Online rogue server Return of Reckoning is a pretty fighty place. That's not really a surprise considering the setting of...
The Stream Team: The continuing adventures of a new Monster Hunter World character
Monster Hunter Wilds isn't due to release until sometime in 2025. But MOP's Chris is hungry for some monster hunting action now. So what...
IGDA survey casts a light on game devs’ impressions of industry diversity, job satisfaction, and crunch culture
The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) has put together the 2023 version of its game developer satisfaction survey, which continues to take the temperature...
League of Legends asserts that its new anti-cheat tech isn’t bricking player PCs
Earlier this week saw patch 14.9 roll out to League of Legends, which included the release of Vanguard, Riot's bespoke kernel-level anti-cheat program. Unfortunately,...