Pax Dei’s Proving Grounds update removes previously learned crafting recipes from characters’ brains
One of the many features applied in Pax Dei's big saucy Proving Grounds update was an adjustment to crafting progression that would make it...
Make My MMO: Elite Dangerous’s Ascendancy, Embers Adrift’s misfortune
Kickstarted MMORPGs have been a rollercoaster over the last few weeks: Elite Dangerous is finally getting a major revival with the release of Ascendancy....
Brighter Shores patches in custom keybinds and quest difficulty stars
Brighter Shores has already talked about how to better communicate its so-called "breadth and depth" system in-game, and now thanks to its latest patch,...
Interview: Drakantos discusses multiplayer open world content, monetization, testing, and more
Drakantos is one of those upcoming MMORPGs that looks so familiar while still being distinct. Its got undeniably gorgeous pixel art, a nostalgic retro...
Chrono Odyssey narrows down its launch window to Q4 2025
Kakao is taking baby steps to zoom in on a potential global launch window for its upcoming fantasy MMO Chrono Odyssey. Previously, the studio...
Betawatch: We have Opinions about Brighter Shores’ early access
If you find yourself on Steam saying that you want the RuneScape-iest game the platform has before shaking your head and saying that no,...
Indie MMOARPG Drakantos releases new open world gameplay footage and plans for pet taming
The studio behind 2-D pixel art multiplayer ARPG Drakantos noted previously that it would be scaling back its dev blogs to every three months....
The Stream Team: Exploring the first steps of Brighter Shores early access
This week brought something a little familiar yet different to the world of early access MMORPGs: Brighter Shores, a game that MOP's Chris and...
Brighter Shores explains its episode-specific professions design and asks players to ‘please give it a chance’
When Brighter Shores launched into early access this week, many players were surprised at the fact that each episode (aka a major zone) had...
Stars Reach’s new trailer shows significant visual improvement – and a partial list of professions
Late last night, Playable Worlds dropped a new trailer for Raph Koster's incoming MMORPG sandbox Stars Reach, along with an update for its NDA.
As...
MMO sandbox BitCraft is launching its third closed alpha next week
BitCraft's latest letter from the producer heralds another big milestone for the game, as Clockwork Labs is launching closed alpha 3 as of November...
Crimson Desert unveils a fight against Black Desert’s Hexe Marie in its new G-STAR playable demo
First off: No, we still don't know whether the current version of Crimson Desert has retained any of its originally planned multiplayer features, nor...
Star Citizen marks progress on alpha 4.0’s AI, server meshing, and backend tech in October report
This week is when Star Citizen looks back at the work of last October and condenses it into a developer progress report. Regular followers...
Soulframe is opening up its ‘preludes’ test phases for up to 10,000 more people a week
If you've been watching Digital Extremes talk up Soulframe's preludes testing phases over the last few months, then this might be your moment, as...
Age of Water’s ‘launch’ today was a technical glitch – the seafaring survival MMO is still in early access
We were mighty shocked this morning when Steam issued a news blast announcing that Age of Water was moving from early access to launch,...
Kakao Q3 2024: ArcheAge 2 aka ArcheAge Chronicles has been delayed yet again
Kakao Games dropped its third quarter financials this past week, and it's a bit of a mixed bag - especially if you were anxiously...
First Impressions: Brighter Shores has gobs of potential buried under mountains of grind
When I first heard of it, I wasn't sure that Brighter Shores would be a game I wanted to play, but watching development unfold...
Brighter Shores officially launches into early access today, hoping to court RuneScape players
It's early access launch day for Fen Research's MMORPG Brighter Shores, a game so new to our radar that it wasn't even a known...
Towers of Aghasba is a co-op survival RPG about restoring a tribe’s homeland from ruin
There are a few general reasons for a survival title forcing players to survive. Sometimes its just raw instinct, sometimes it's to withstand the...
Hybrid hero shooter Supervive moves up its open beta to November 20
When last we checked in with hybrid hero shooter Supervive at last month's Steam Next Fest, we noted that Theorycraft Games was hoping to...
