Perfect Ten: The most exciting MMO developments yet to come in 2016
In the annals of MMORPG history, 2016 might well go down as a very odd duck of a year. While on the surface it might not seem like there is a lot happening with big-name IPs, we've already seen an avalanche of activity in regard to MMO crowdfunding, early access, launches, expansions, business model shifts, virtual reality, platform releases,...
ArenaNet on Guild Wars 2 PvP scouting, aquatic combat, and polling the playerbase
If you thought there was a lot of story in the recent Guild Wars 2 living world season 3 reveal, you're not alone. I had been champing at the bit to learn about new features and ask some questions at E3 as revealed on Tuesday, but story ate up most of my time. While a few questions were answered...
Jagex confirms sale to Chinese company
Back in March, we reported on the rumored sale of Jagex to Chinese company Shandong Hongda, a company known chiefly for its mining operations. The rumored price was $300 million; at the time, the RuneScape studio told us that it had "entered into a non-exclusive, non-binding arrangement for a potential acquisition" and that it was still "business as usual" for...
Shards Online patches in necromancy and dragon taming
The latest Shards Online patch is the biggest one since December, and it really covers all of the bases you can imagine. Do you want to tame a young dragon? You can try to do that in this patch. Do you have a friend who wanted to tame a young dragon and is now dead, since young dragons tend...
Worlds Adrift’s island creator is a hit with its community
While the public can't play Worlds Adrift right now, anyone who is interested in the game can download and tinker with its island creator. This tool, which is being developed in parallel to the MMO, allows users to fashion their own floating sky archipelagos. According to the studio, the island creator has been a huge hit so far, with...
WildStar’s Heroes Evolved update brings in new class and race combos
WildStar now has a lot more options for how you build and create your characters, thanks to today's Heroes Evolved drop.
The update mainly focuses on providing more character options, starting with the ability to make Chua Warriors and Aurin Engineers. Players can also outright purchase level 50 characters in the store, pursue multiple paths, trade some materials across alts,...
Valve issues a statement against Steam-based gambling sites
It was more than two weeks ago, and the subsequent weeks have been taken up by all sorts of game announcements and some kind of poke-based mangos, so maybe you've forgotten about the lawsuit leveled at Valve regarding Steam-based gambling. Said lawsuit stated that Valve both knew of and benefited from a Counter-strike: Global Offensive gambling site for real-world...
The Daily Grind: How much notice do you need before an MMORPG patch goes live?
There are some games where patches get so much advance notice that you feel like they're already here months in advance. Final Fantasy XIV's patch previews often laugh for half of the cycle of the previous patch, so for a month and a half you're hearing endlessly about the stuff you can't play yet. Sometimes I think Star Trek...
The Stream Team: Wandering into Warframe for the first time
MassivelyOP's MJ came away from TennoCon 2016 with a desire to jump in and check out Warframe. She's heard it can be a bit difficult to get into from the start, but that won't deter her. There are skills to learn and warframes to master, not to mention a unique story to hear. Tune in live at 8:00 p.m....
Take a look at some of Dark Age of Camelot’s class changes
Even after all of these years, Dark Age of Camelot still has a few tricks up its sleeves -- and class changes down its pant legs. In fact, there are many such changes coming with Patch 1.121, and to help the community prepare for how the update will impact their classes, Broadsword has put together a video to show...
