Black Desert

Black Desert publisher Daum EU rebrands as Kakao

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Back in April, we wrote about the company structure behind Black Desert publisher Daum, which is owned by South Korea's Kakao, which also owns Nzin, with which Daum was merging. The companies are busy rebranding even more today with the announcement that Daum EU has officially changed its name to Kakao Games Europe. No need to panic, though; Black Desert...

A World of Darkness documentary is in the works

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Production has already begun in Stockholm, Sweden, to create a two-part documentary that looks at the history and phenomenon of the World of Darkness franchise. The documentary makers have promised exclusive interviews and never-before-seen footage from White Wolf. White Wolf CEO Tobias Sjogren says that this documentary should take fans on a fascinating journey: "The tumultuous history of the World of...

The Daily Grind: How does your guild decide which MMOs to play?

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Earlier this week, one of the most well-known multigame guilds in the MMOspace, Gaiscioch Clan, published an article by Benjamin "Foghladha" Foley discussing just how it decides which MMOs to set up shop in. Foley argues that some big clans host so many chapters that the members feel disconnected from the core, and so his guild has come up...

The Stream Team: Attack of The Secret World’s anniversary golems

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They're here! Those glorious AP pinatas have returned to The Secret World. If you want some AP to get started on your Museum of the Occult, now is the best time to gobble it up thanks to the return of the world boss golems. The fourth anniversary celebration has started, and it includes many goodies from years past (including...

Massively Overthinking: The MMORPG wishes that go unfulfilled

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This week's Massively Overthinking question is a short and sweet one posed by Das Tal developer Alexander Zacherl. "What's the greatest unfulfilled dream of MMO players and why will it (not) be fulfilled in our lifetime?" Let's talk big picture! Let's make the optimists and cynics fight! I posted Zacherl's question to our writers this week. Read on and chime in! Andrew Ross...

Paragon grants extra rewards to PlayStation Plus members

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PlayStation Plus players, it's time that your membership started paying dividends. Paragon thinks so, at least, which is why the game is doling out a free PS Plus pack to members in July. The PS Plus pack includes a fast pass to the early access gameplay, a three-win reputation boost, three master challenges, and instant challenger skins. Additionally, players can...

Go behind the scenes of EVE Valkyrie’s carrier assault mode

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EVE Valkryie is aiming to create a high-octane virtual reality experience, and one of the strongest weapons in its arsenal to provide that is its relatively new carrier assault mode. In a new developer video, CCP talks about the creation and aim of this 20-minute mode. According to the studio, a side that's losing doesn't necessarily mean it will end...

The Stream Team: Digging into Riders of Icarus’ cash shop

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The beta doors of Riders of Icarus won't swing open for everyone until next week, but MassivelyOP's MJ is heading in to the headstart. Besides taming a ton of creatures she'll get to keep, she's going to be taking a good, hard look at the cash shop. What's available? Has it really avoided any pay-to-win advantage items? Tune in...

Skyforge teases birthday events, July Battle of Equals patch

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MMORPG Skyforge is turning one in July, which means it's party time in Aelion -- soon, anyway. My.com is teasing the festivities in a blog post today: "During the celebration players will be invited to view some fun statistics regarding the game, light off some fireworks, and receive some unique anniversary rewards! We’ll have more details to share as the...

The French arrive to save the day in World of Tanks’ console editions

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Not every edition of World of Tanks is on equal footing, as content that's in one might be on its way or missing entirely from another. For a while now, PC players have enjoyed driving around French tanks (ooh la la) while console players have raged against the machine. For those console jockeys who were dying to man one...