News

Just the facts, as they happen. [Follow this category’s RSS feed]

Vendetta Online

Vendetta updates with 1.8.331 build

17
Long-running indie sci-fi sandbox Vendetta Online published a new build last weekend. Version 1.8.331 improved high drain power cells, it buffed extreme drain power cells,...
No more gates.

World of Warcraft tokens go on sale April 7th

61
Looking forward to paying for your World of Warcraft subscription with in-game gold? You don't have long to wait at all; the WoW Token...
For one reading of this sequence of words, this looks right.

Dungeons & Dragons Online drops Update 25 and the Temple of Elemental Evil

16
So what is the Temple of Elemental Evil? Is it a temple devoted to evil performed by elementals? Is it a temple devoted to...
Oh, that's not super-disturbing or anything, thanks.

Shroud of the Avatar chronicles community projects

4
The most recent update to Shroud of the Avatar had a bit of a bunny theme. It was intentional, a bit of a nod...

Meet the MMO that lives in Second Life

87
Welcome to MMOception: an MMO within an MMO (or if you want to get technical, an MMO within a "virtual world"), By using scripting and the...
More like real reality.

The Elder Scrolls Online celebrates its first anniversary with a video

50
It might be hard to believe, but it's been a whole year since The Elder Scrolls Online launched. Specifically, it was a year as...

Now Greed Monger’s project lead has bowed out

101
The crumbling of the once-promising crowdfunded sandbox Greed Monger continues, as project lead Jason Appleton announced that he's abandoning the project and giving control...

MMO Week in Review: April 5, 2015

1
Were you too busy gaming this week to pay attention to MMO news? Get caught up every Sunday evening with Massively Overpowered's Week in Review! This...
Star Citizen

Star Citizen saw a lot of progress in March

170
Star Citizen's latest monthly report was published this weekend. It covers most of the progress made in March, 2015, which was substantial according to...

Music Man Online beckons players to dance and date

33
Music Man Online -- a game that has a delightfuly confusing acronym, by the way -- has very little to do with 76 trombones...

World of Warcraft throws a 10-day sale that includes Warlords of Draenor

67
Good Blizzard sales don't come around too often, so if you've been holding off on buying World of Warcraft or its most recent expansion,...

Marvel Heroes adds AXIS raid

16
Gazillion says that Marvel Heroes was the first online action RPG to featuring raiding, and it's following that up with a new one called...
Way to go, Jedi grinders

Crowfall’s Walton says we should blame him for Star Wars Galaxies’ NGE

164
Hey, NGE fans! Crowfall's Gordon Walton says that the day that will live in Star Wars: Galaxies infamy was his idea. Now, that's oversimplifying things just a...
Cash shops make doggie sad

Here are some cute Elder Scrolls Online cash shop doggies

69
"There's new stock coming to the Crown Store," ZeniMax says. "A cartful of friendly (and maybe a tad mischievous) new pets" will arrive in...
WildStar

WildStar is adding a laser tag minigame

73
WildStar is getting a new Laser Phaser minigame, and it's currently on the sci-fantasy title's public test realm. It's currently scheduled to go live...
Camelot Unchained

Camelot Unchained newsletter talks design, tech, and more

51
Camelot Unchained just released its latest newsletter, and you'll want to set aside some time and maybe a couple of beverages to read it....
No word on whether or not you can also sketch a bunch of stuff in your spiral-bound notebook after playing.

Betawatch: April 3, 2015

4
Good news, ladies and gentlemen looking forward to Ghost in the Shell Online. Not only is the game nearing its first Korean closed beta...
Infinite Crisis

Infinite Crisis enables 1v1 Crime Alley for the weekend

5
Are you tired of running Coast City in Infinite Crisis? Turbine is throwing you a bone, albeit a temporary one, in the form of...
Oh, good, I was worried this would be a happy story.

The Repopulation’s next build to feature underground cities, UI revamp, and more

9
The Repopulation's dev team has finished the quality assurance process on the game's 15.2.1 build. Why should you care? Well, because it adds some nifty...
Darn it, if you had just kept her hair brown...

Crowfall teases female Ranger archetype

81
ArtCraft has posted a Crowfall week-at-a-glance update that contains plenty of interesting nuggets. Chief among them is the reveal of the female Ranger archetype....