Jukebox Heroes: The best of Blade & Soul’s soundtrack
Pretty game, strong story focus, really not for me. That's the impression I got from dipping into Blade & Soul a few months back. It's certainly a game with a whole lot of eye candy, but it's also got a lot of ear candy too.
Ear candy -- is that a thing? Are we all just thinking about eating candy...
Apple officially terminates Epic’s dev account, cutting Fortnite iOS and Mac players from future updates
This past Friday, Apple made good on its threat to terminate Epic Games' developer accounts on iOS and Mac, which now effectively cuts off players of Epic's titles on the platforms from seeing future updates including Fortnite, ie the game that was the reason for this whole sordid mess. And for an extra twinge of spiciness, Apple apparently put...
One Shots: Chilla with my gorilla
It's always a parade of fluffy, furry, and feathery friends when One Shots asks readers to share their favorite pets, and today is no different! We'll start this week with a striking picture from Toy Clown, who features a beast that you really wouldn't want to meet in a dark alley -- or a well-lit hotel lobby, for that...
The Daily Grind: What was a great idea you saw in an otherwise unsuccessful MMO?
If you're familiar with tabletop roleplaying games, you are probably familiar with the concept of the fantasy heartbreaker. To summarize it very quickly for those who aren't, it's a game that is clearly trying to copy Dungeons & Dragons... but usually with one or two really neat ideas that don't matter, because it's not going to sell much, because...
Make My MMO: Dual Universe’s beta – its ‘fully playable version’ – is up and away
This week in MMO crowdfunding, Dual Universe hit true beta, dropping its NDA and swelling its ranks far past the 20,000 testers who were already playing alpha. "We’ve met each one of our milestone goals since unveiling the updated roadmap late last year, and we’re now releasing what we think is a fully-playable version of Dual Universe, with many...
Final Fantasy XI’s Autumn Power Up Campaign gives you more stuff in a variety of content
The current new story content for Final Fantasy XI is titled The Voracious Resurgence, but you know who has always been pretty voracious? The players. They want stuff. Sure, new content is also good, but they also want new stuff. And when September 11th rolls around, the Autumn Power Up Campaign is going to provide a lot more stuff...
Ashes of Creation’s latest stream homes in on castle sieges and hybrid combat
Ashes of Creation's latest livestream is a wide-ranging one, covering the game's hybrid combat system, castle sieges, context expectations for beta, and the probability that Ashes of Creation will eventually move to Unreal Engine 5.
Intrepid also said that it's not going to move into its new studio until next year: "In regards to our move, Steven was referring to...
World of Warcraft players are digging in to an 11 month-old secret battle pet unlock
Secret hunters in World of Warcraft are deep in the chase after a battle pet that's been hiding for 11 months now -- a big fluffy cat by the name of Jenafur. As of right now, players have uncovered the first two steps involving a couple of NPCs and a line of kibble that points to Kharazan. From there,...
LOTRO Legendarium: Ranking LOTRO’s expansions from worst to best
Every once in a while, it's a lot of fun to sit down and rank things in your favorite geeky franchises. A while back, I did a ranked list of Lord of the Rings Online's festivals, a list that is now obsolete due to the addition of a new festival and the merging of two others. But still --...
The Stream Team: It’s raining invasions in Ship of Heroes
What is Ship of Heroes up to these days? Invasions! Today the devs are doing a special event for players (backers or not!), tossing invasions with varying difficulty levels at folks. All in the name of testing, of course. Massively OP's MJ is eager to be a guinea pig, so even though crashes could happen, she's more than ready...
