The Daily Grind: Is it time to move on from PvP ‘factions’ in MMORPGs?
I'm think I'm over factions in MMOs. I get why RvR games need them, and I'll grudgingly concede that the average player is far better...
Conan Exiles delays a console parity patch for a week to fix bugs
The good news for Conan Exiles players is that there are plans to roll out the game's pet system starting on August 18th. The...
Netmarble’s earning report shows more revenue from North American markets than Korea
Netmarble has released its earnings report for the most recent quarter, which means that if you love looking through investment reports for various companies,...
Perfect World Entertainment reveals Torchlight Frontiers, an MMOARPG for PC and console
Last year, Perfect World Entertainment shut down Runic Games. Even before that, fans had been told that any sort of Torchlight MMO would be...
Trove has been down since the crack of dawn thanks to an economy-breaking dupe exploit
Bad stuff is happening in Trove. Or was happening. Right now, nothing's happening at all because the servers came down early this morning, and...
The Daily Grind: How much time do you spend on aesthetics in MMOs?
You don't want to know how much time I've spent carefully decorating my characters' living spaces in Final Fantasy XIV. Or maybe you do;...
Final Fantasy XI adds in new battle types for all tiers of play
There are two new battlefield types for players to challenge in Final Fantasy XI this month, starting with a challenge against the Rhapsodies of...
Astroneer’s latest update has new resources and recipes in store for space explorers
Who doesn't like new materials? The 0.9.2 update adds in new resources for Astroneer players to harvest, some of which are going to require...
Crowfall’s latest community Q&A covers skinning coins and equipment mitigation
Why does skinning something in Crowfall currently result in getting coins? That makes absolutely no sense. Well, according to the latest Q&A video, the...
Black Desert’s newest patch introduces guaranteed enhancements
You don't want to fuss around with enhancements that might happen, in games or real life; you want to have assurances that your enhancements...
Sea of Thieves expands times and locations for Cursed Sails with its latest patch
The latest update for Sea of Thieves is all about giving players more time. If you have only a limited amount of time to...
Pantheon fully reveals its last three classes
If you're still figuring out what you're going to play in Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen, you've gotten the last of your options revealed....
Ashes of Creation lays out its phased alpha roadmap, plans more hires this month
Ashes of Creation's latest newsletter has a few bits of interest for those watching the game from afar. For starters, Intrepid says it's now...
The Expanse started life as a failed MMO pitch
It's always funny when you see the routes that various franchises take. The Expanse started life as a series of books, which became a...
The Daily Grind: Is ‘god mode’ fun for MMO play?
Unlike some console and PC titles, online RPGs don't typically offer "god mode" (despite what you may have heard about certain classes). We don't...
Grand Theft Auto Online players are already nervous about a datamined vehicle
It might seem a bit odd that Grand Theft Auto Online's playerbase is up in arms about the Oppressor Mk. II because the jet...
MU Legend launches on Steam with big game-wide events
It's time for MU Legend to really go all out on launching. It's launching officially today, so that's a milestone. It's also arriving on...
Dauntless throws its grenades to players
Grenades are a time-honored way of reaching out and touching everyone within a given area of effect, because... well, that's how they work. They...
Amazon Game Studios hires Christoph Hartmann as Vice President
The first big release from Amazon Game Studios, Breakaway, was pretty unceremoniously killed earlier this year. That means that the future of the studio's...
World of Warcraft opens up the Siege of Lordaeron
So, to the surprise of absolutely no one, burning down an Alliance capital city did not actually demoralize anyone other than players and now...
