Hands-on: A tour of duty through Star Trek Online: Agents of Yesterday
With Star Trek Online: Agents of Yesterday, Cryptic is obviously looking to rope in as many Star Trek faithful as possible, particularly from two camps that haven't been serviced by the MMO before: fans of the original Star Trek series (TOS) and the audience from the newer Star Trek movie reboots.
While I have deep reservations about touching upon "JJ-Trek,"...
Pokemon Go quickly hits the top of the mobile charts
If you're one of the few people left who have missed out on Pokémon Go thus far, you've missed out on the fastest game ever to climb the mobile revenue charts. Yes, ever. People love dealing with floating pocket monsters, even during... inappropriate situations (and if you think that link is probably leading you down a not-safe-for-work rabbit hole,...
The MMOs with deals on Amazon Prime Day
The second-biggest holiday of the year has arrived: I'm talking about Prime Day, of course, the summer's Black Friday, when Amazon puts a ton of stuff on sale (and other retailers struggle to catch up). After grabbing a cheapie $33 tablet to hack up, I took a peek at some of the deals on MMOs, but it's slim pickings,...
Asta’s next update includes a new battleground, more difficult raids, and a new world boss
The next big update for Asta isn't here yet; you'll need to wait until July 19th to take on the new content. That's the bad news. The good news is that it includes a new world boss wandering about, so if you have a deep and abiding need to fight large things roaming through the world, you will be...
Black Desert’s Ninja and Kunoichi arrive July 20, siege system July 17
The Ninja and Kunoichi are coming! This would probably be bad news for you in real life, but it's lovely news for Black Desert players over in the west.
"The Ninja is an agile close-quarters combatant. With dashes, aerial skills, and even teleportation, Ninjas can get up close to their opponents alarmingly fast. Designed to land precise, deadly strikes, both...
Raph Koster says that augmented reality games like Pokemon GO are MMOs
Want some justification that the time you're spending on Pokémon GO and Ingress isn't pointless? The creative brain behind Ultima Online and Star Wars Galaxies sticks up for these newer titles, saying that these augmented reality (AR) games are actually just the latest evolution of MMO virtual worlds.
Raph Koster points out that players are merely becoming the avatars that they used to...
A sneak peek at Guild Wars 2’s Living World Season 3, Episode 1: Out of the Shadows
It's been nearly a month since the end of E3, but today, ArenaNet has finally given the go-ahead for press to talk about what we were shown for Guild Wars 2's Living World Season 3, Episode 1: Out of the Shadows. As long as you're up to date on Season 2, there won't be any spoilers here -- just story teasers.
A few important...
The Daily Grind: When has going back to an MMO gone wrong for you?
I'm a big supporter of walking away from MMORPGs when they don't work for you, especially at launch -- but I always stay open to going back again. My favorite MMORPGs are those I left and returned to, after they'd built themselves out and after I'd gained more experience with what I wanted and appreciation for what the game did...
Lord of the Rings Online players wear yellow to honor a fallen friend
This past weekend you might have seen a particular hashtag pop up on Twitter, #YellowforTinki, and wondered what it meant. Apparently it was in honor of a Lord of the Rings Online player named Tinki (real name Ron) who passed away recently after his battle with cancer.
Tinki's kinship, the Lonely Mountain Band, staged an in-game memorial on Sunday to...
The Stream Team: Trove turns one!
Over the weekend Trove turned one year old. You know what that means: Party time! MassivelyOP's MJ is hopping back into the blocks to celebrate this milestone. There may not be a ton of part festivities in game, but that never stopped MJ from making her own. And there is plenty of adventure to be had! So join us...
