Elder Scrolls Online tweaks PvP group buffs and gear durability
ZeniMax patched version 2.2.7 of The Elder Scrolls Online to the live servers this week. The update includes a number of general fixes for both the base game and the Orsinium DLC pack. Included among the tweaks are ability adjustments designed to improve performance in the game's Cyrodiil PvP zone. Abilities such as Exploitation, Hemorrhage, Illuminate, and several others...
Eco’s alpha was successful; here’s what’s next
Strange Loop says that Eco's alpha was a success, thanks mainly to lots of players giving the dev team "tons of feedback, suggestions, and bug reports."
After a brief respite for the Thanksgiving holiday, the devs are back at it and forging ahead with their post-alpha plans. The latest website update features a guide to Eco's art, which Strange Loop...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 40: Gnome Huntarz
Justin and Bree discuss WildStar, GW2, WoW, The Repopulation, Devilian, Marvel Heroes, and Dogma: Eternal Night, plus mailbag questions on finding time to play and whether EverQuest Next is vaporware.
Gunslinger Stratos Reloaded Online adds a new map but remains a ghost town
Are you very excited about Gunslinger Stratos Reloaded Online? Is that excitement due to the fact that it's some sort of shooty game made by Square-Enix? For those holding out hope that the game will come to western shores, there's no official word on any localization, but you may not want to hold your breath as the servers are...
Guild Wars 2 kicks off PvP league season
The official start to Guild Wars 2's PvP league season begins today! This advancement track is available for both individuals and guild teams as they claw, kick, punch, bite, snuggle, and tickle their way up the ladder. Of course, for every one who rises, another must fall. Will it be you? The suspense is killing us!
Today's patch goes beyond...
WildStar lets players build their own spaceships with the Space Chase event
Attention, WildStar players: It is time for you to build a ship. It will be time, anyway, as soon as you wind up jumping into the game's Space Chase event running from December 9th to December 18th. The downside is that said ship will not allow you to go flying around the universe, but the upside is that you...
Final Fantasy XIV launches a new free login campaign for patch 3.1
If you've been taking a little time away from Final Fantasy XIV but still want to get in on the additions from patch 3.1, you have a chance with the game's new free login campaign. While previous opportunities to log in for free after a patch were generally restricted to a single weekend, the new promotion is offering players...
The Stream Team: Play-testing the rest of Paladins’ champions
The first time MassivelyOP's MJ delved into Paladins, she was wasn't able to try out all the various champions. She didn't manage to play Grohk, the lightning orc; Fernando, the self-appointed knight; or Buck, the human warrior. And of the ones MJ has played, Ruckus and Cassie appealed to her most. So which character is going to be her...
How Skyforge’s gods make war with the Pantheon Wars system
The next major update to Skyforge is adding Celestial Temples. What are Celestial Temples? That's not important; what is important is that they're rare and any self-respecting player character god in the game wants several of them. So clearly, the best course of action is for all of the player pantheons to go to war through an elaborately structured...
EVE Online adds in dirt and kill marks to ships
A factory-fresh ship in EVE Online should not look exactly the same as one that's been through countless corporate wars. There should be some distinguishing characteristics. That's why the game's next update on December 8th is adding in new surface details to ship hulls with dirt and kill marks. Dirt, as it currently stands, is a simple system: All...