Massively Overthinking: Prestige systems in MMORPGs
Last week, an interesting question dropped into our team inbox. It was from a game developer -- I don't know for which game --...
Eternal Crusade plans pre-launch patch with guild-vs.-guild, new world map, and the return of PvE
Behaviour Interactive is counting down the days until the launch of Eternal Crusade. Yes, the game is officially launching on September 23rd for the...
TERA gives clearance for dragon flight next week
Unlike some MMOs that keep trying to ground their population, TERA has given the clearance for unbridled flight. And not just your normal, average...
Dragon’s Dogma might be coming overseas
Fans of Dragon's Dogma outside of Japen have a new ray of hope that they may one day see the game arrive in their...
Final Fantasy XIV previews apartments and its side stories for 3.4
The housing system in Final Fantasy XIV is appreciably robust... if you can actually get a house. Otherwise, it's somewhat lacking. Luckily, the upcoming...
Ever, Jane opens the doors of its new circulating library
A refined and sophisticated setting such as the one in Ever, Jane deserves all of the luxuries that it can garner, don't you agree?...
Chaos Theory: Tips for returning to The Secret World for Halloween
It's almost that time of year -- the best time of year! It's the most wonderful time of the year in fact, especially in...
Why Hero’s Song is leaning on Twitch to generate enthusiasm
Twitch is a vital part of marketing an up and coming video game, according to Pixelmage Games CEO John Smedley. In an interview with...
Guild Wars 2’s Ember Bay is over-the-top metal
When Rising Flames launches on Tuesday, Guild Wars 2 players will be transported to the Ring of Fire island chain first introduced in Guild...
Solo players are welcomed to Craglorn with The Elder Scrolls Online’s One Tamriel
When Craglorn first arrived in The Elder Scrolls Online back in 2014, it had a robust selection of content for max-level grouped players and...
Perfect Ten: The worst-squandered IPs in online gaming
There are always going to be differences in opinion about what should be done with an IP based upon a franchise. That's just natural....
CCP Games: ‘We are going to run the company from London’
MCVUK reports this morning that CCP Games has opened a brand-new studio in London. In fact, as CEO Hilmar Pétursson puts it, "We are...
Dual Universe’s Kickstarter is now more than half funded
Dual Universe's Kickstarter has passed the halfway mark, with over $284,000 pledged of the $557,818 goal with a whopping 26 days to go.
In its latest newsletter, Novaquark...
Welcome to Trove’s Jurassic park: The Dino Tamer has launched
Fuel all of your greatest childhood fantasies by jumping into Trove's new dino-tastic update. The September 13th patch added both the Dino Tamer class...
World of Warcraft opens testing for patch 7.1, Mythic Keystones coming next week
The team behind World of Warcraft: Legion is wasting no time. The expansion didn't even launch a month ago, but patch 7.1 is already...
The Daily Grind: Do account-wide rewards in MMOs make you more likely to do specific content?
I always had a hard time motivating myself to go through legacy raid content in World of Warcraft for appearances. It's not a matter...
Mark Kern’s Ember pays for a mining mech with its latest crowdfunding campaign
Ex-Red 5 Studios CEO Mark Kern has taken to Indiegogo once more to finance his promised "massive planetary wargame," Ember. This second trip to...
The Stream Team: Wandering the wilds of Shroud of the Avatar
After wandering around a crypt and finding a cool secret passage, MassivelyOP's MJ needs some fresh air. So this time she's going to explore...
This is how the world of Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen is built
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen's September newsletter features an interview with Lead World Builder and Lead Environment Artist, John "Montreseur" Diasparra, who explains the...
Skyforge shows off the Outlaw collector’s edition
Is jumping around with two guns all you've ever wanted in Skyforge? You're probably quite happy to get your hands on the Outlaw, but...
