Massively Overpowered

I forget when I first heard about Genshin Impact, but it was a while back, and it was something that I earmarked for the future as worth keeping an eye on. It turns out that I didn't keep a very good eye on it, though; my awareness of the game's actual launch was when it was mentioned in chat here, at...

Players in Final Fantasy XIV will get an upgrade next week for whatever they're wielding in their main hands. No, really; when patch 5.35 arrives, both the next step of upgrades for the Blades of Gunnhildr and the next upgrade to Dragonsung Tools will be added in. The official site has just added a preview of this new content, and oh...

One element of recent World of Warcraft expansions that has come under popular discussion is the concept of "borrowed power," referring to mechanical systems and character upgrades that are used for the expansion but then removed unceremoniously after it ends. Shadowlands is no different in this regard, with Covenant abilities and Soulbinds. However, the most recent beta build of the...

If EA wanted a fast way to chill all the fervor for Star Wars Squadrons, then what it told UploadVR this week in regard to future content is basically the ice bucket challenge. "Never say never, so to speak, but as far as our philosophy goes we’re not trying to treat the game as a live service," Creative Director Ian...

The biggest clash this week might not have been on the debate stage but rather in a video game. Over 8,806 EVE Online pilots swarmed together for "one of the largest PvP battles ever" this week, with one side seeking to take down a Death Star -- er, Keepstar in FWST-8. In this one battle alone, 5,833 ships were lost,...

I recognize that I may be biased here, but it always surprises me how good Final Fantasy XI actually looks. Sure, there are a lot of games out that look a lot better than it does, but the game came out in 2002 and it's still visually pleasing. There are parts of it that look significantly better than City of Heroes, which...

The Super Entity Game Server (SEGS) project, which readers will recall is an attempt to rewrite the code for City of Heroes to connect with game assets players already own (and thus skirt any legal trouble with NCSoft's EULA), has made a fresh step closer to its projected late winter alpha release with the launch of a pre-alpha version...

Halloween is a season of tricks and/or treats, so perhaps it's that connection to trickery that prompts SMITE to kick out a rework of Loki in the latest update. He's a god of trickery, you see. It fits. "We focused on preserving the stealth Assassin feel his kit evoked, but removed many of the frustrations surrounding him," reads the update...

Nexon is getting ready to kick off its third MapleStory Fest, and like so many other gaming events this year, this version will indeed be a digital one. It's been dubbed MapleStory Fest 2020 at Home. "Celebrate MapleStory and MapleStory M together with other Maplers from the comfort of your own home," the announcement reads. "For this year, MapleStory Fest...

Welcome to another month of events in Star Wars: The Old Republic wherein you're exploring the relics of the Gree! It's always Gree, isn't it? We hope that's not a huge spoiler for anyone, although if you've logged in to the game this week you have no doubt already noticed the Gree-related antics. On the off chance you do not...