Make My MMO: September 12, 2015
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, we caught up with Camelot Unchained, Crowfall, and Elite: Dangerous, each of which released a dev blog or...
Hi-Rez’s COO on console e-sports and why people watch
Hi-Rez Studios COO Todd Harris says that the popularity of e-sports has more to do with the human element than the games themselves. "From...
Betawatch: September 11th, 2015
How eternal were you planning on making your crusade? We ask chiefly because Eternal Crusade has announced that its closed alpha test will start...
Elite dev blog talks CQC, player factions, and more
Space sim Elite: Dangerous released a couple of beta builds focused on its close quarters combat (CQC) gameplay this week. Producer Michael Brookes says...
Camelot Unchained’s dev team is shifting focus from tech to game
This afternoon's Camelot Unchained update features a recap of the week's news, including the DragonCon panel video and the 113-hour procedurally generated terrain achievement....
Project Dogmat aims to fill the World of Darkness void
Are you afraid? You should be, according to the website for Project Dogmat, which bills itself as a roleplay-friendly MMORPG with a "modern gothic...
SWTOR outlines its 4.0 Smuggler and Agent changes
Do you like shooting things and being stealthy in Star Wars: The Old Republic? Me too. And today's BioWare dev blog is for us,...
LotRO’s free server transfers start on September 14
Server transfers for Lord of the Rings Online officially begin on September 14th. Per a dev post published yesterday on the game's official forums, players...
The Daily Grind: How might VR reshape the MMOscape?
Oculus Connect 2, a VR conference hosted by the folks behind Oculus, is set for just a few weeks from now. You probably didn't know...
Massively Overthinking: NCsoft’s western autumn
This week's Massively Overthinking is brought to you by a guildie of mine named Onyx, who donated to our Kickstarter campaign in this tier...
APB comps players for DDoS-related downtime
APB Reloaded has been victimized by DDoS attackes in recent months, so GamersFirst has gifted two codes for inventory expansion selectors to everyone who...
Here’s what’s in Star Conflict’s 1.2 Dogs of War patch
Have you played Star Conflict? Me either, but someone has! I know this because the developers have released a three-minute video highlighting the "big...
Now you can watch Camelot Unchained’s DragonCon panel
Did you miss Mark Jacobs and the Camelot Unchained crew at last weekend's DragonCon in Atlanta? If so, you can watch the entire one-hour...
GTA Online sees 8 million players per week, freemode events coming soon
Grand Theft Auto Online is getting "new advancements in open world gameplay" next week, according to the Rockstar news wire. Freemode events are exactly...
Eco finishes its Kickstarter with over $200,000 raised
Survival sandbox and learning environment Eco finished out its successful Kickstarter run overnight, raising $202,760 and just reaching its epic justice system stretch goal. Strange Loop Games' John...
Crowfall raises another million, previews collector’s edition
While the central narrative of Crowfall focuses around an all-consuming Hunger that demolishes everything, Crowfall's development studio seems to be on the upswing rather...
Camelot Unchained’s procedurally generated terrain build runs for over 100 hours
This evening's Camelot Unchained update has some good news regarding the recently concluded "100 hours of glory." In a nutshell, the fantasy RvR title's...
Destiny sold 6.3 million copies its first month
How successful was Destiny's September 2014 launch? Pretty successful, by most measuring sticks. Bungie moved 6.3 million copies of its sci-fantasy shooter in the first...
SWTOR is changing operations in Fallen Empire
Yesterday we found out that BioWare is changing Star Wars: The Old Republic's conquest system with next month's Knights of the Fallen Empire expansion....
Massively Opinionated: Which MMORPG has the best F2P model?
In this episode, Tina hosts Larry and Mike as they debate F2P models, the WoW killer, and building the perfect MMO.
