The Daily Grind: What’s the most disheartening loss you’ve had in an MMO?
Losses aren't fun in any game. No one ever wants to lose. But in a single-player game you usually can reload from a save file, or at the least recover whatever you lost. MMOs can be a different creature altogether.
That valuable ship that got blown up in EVE Online? It's gone. That bit of armor you forgot to roll...
Build a stronghold to keep the monsters out in Fortnite
The world has ended... somehow. And you're among the few human survivors in a sea of disagreeable monsters. What to do other than to regress to your childhood and make the swankiest fort ever?
In Fortnite, an upcoming title from Epic Games (Gears of War, Paragon), you'll trade up your old blankets and pillows for sturdier construction materials. You and...
Jukebox Heroes: Six soundtracks from MMOs that never launched
As an MMO fan, there are few things as sad as a promising game being killed in development without seeing the light of a full release. Those nagging "what if?" scenarios can drive a fan mad and keep one up through the wee hours of the night.
And while I don't have the power to resurrect these MMOs through my sheer...
Overwatch’s beta revs back up next week
It's been a long while since fans have been able to duke it out in Overwatch's beta. The game's test went offline on December 10th and remained steadfastly so throughout the holidays and first month of the year. After a restart delay that led into February, Overwatch will resume its beta testing on February 9th in North America and Europe.
This...
The Stream Team: Paladins patch means game modes galore!
As developing games are apt to do, Paladins has put out another patch since MassivelyOP's MJ last played. This one, called the "Chicken Patch" (no, seriously), introduced even more game modes. And you know what that means: even more places for MJ to explore. Sadly, the modes do not seem to involve many chickens, but tune in anyway live...
Villagers & Heroes update includes a secret zone and Valentine’s Day event
The first major drop of the year for Villagers & Heroes went live today! The Copse of the Treants continues the high-level journey through the Blighted Isles, taking players to the titular magical woodland to stop a civil war and solve a mystery. In addition to all of the new content and a level cap raise, the patch throws in a "second...
Buy Wargaming goodies with Bitcoin
If you have virtual pockets overflowing with Bitcoin (or maybe you find some in your virtual couch cushions), you now have a new place to spend it: Wargaming. Players in the U.S. can use the electronic currency to buy in-game gold in the studio's trio of WWII games to customize weaponry and the various vehicles. The method will allow...
Indie Russian airship sandbox LuckCatchers is on Steam Greenlight for voting
For reasons which remain shrouded in mystery, there are still very few games in which players take control of airships simply as a matter of course. LuckCatchers is one of those games. The Russian indie sandbox is up on Steam Greenlight right now for voting, with the obvious hope being that people will vote it into getting support and...
How Neverwinter’s Maze Engine will ‘put the dungeons back in D&D’
Yesterday, Perfect World Entertainment announced Neverwinter's ninth expansion, The Maze Engine. Today, we're finding out the philosophy behind the update, or at least the dungeon-related portions. Senior Game Designer Randy "Arkayne" Mosiondz explains in a new dev blog that PWE is "putting the dungeons back in D&D":
"Our goal here was to shorten the leveling dungeons, reduce them to a smaller...
Final Fantasy XI prepares for its February version update
The story of Final Fantasy XI has come to a close, but the developers aren't done giving players stuff to do. The game's next version update is planned for February 10th, bringing along a new set of Wanted battles and new upgrades to the game's high-end weaponry. The Wanted battles, as always, pit players against some of Vana'diel's more...
