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Smed's not the only one launching a pixelart OARPG on Kickstarter today: Thrive Games has just revealed Dragon of Legends. Dragon of Legends is an online action RPG for PC, Mac, Linux, and Mobile devices, that is heavily influenced by Gaelic and Norse mythology. Enter the ever-evolving lands of Hávámal, where the lights of faeries border the realms of darkness. Work...

Following its announcement that it will discontinue Eternal Crusade's founder pack program in favor of a Steam early access launch on January 25th, Behaviour Interactive has penned an FAQ for players about what that launch entails. Senior Producer Nathan Richardsson reassures players that the game's finances aren't hurting ("Do you need more cashmoneys to launch the game this year?" "Nope. We're funded.)...

Looking to get into The Division's beta this month? Then you'll need to clear up a nice little chunk of hard drive space if you're strapped for room. It looks as though the game requires a download of a little over 26 GB. This puts The Division in the same weight class as Marvel Heroes (which requires a whopping 30 GB download)...

Among the dream team John Smedley assembled for Hero's Song -- studio Pixelmage's new 2-D open-world ARPG -- is Patrick Rothfuss, an acclaimed fantasy author who rocketed to stardom in 2007 when his first novel, The Name of the Wind, won multiple literary awards and was followed up with a New York Times bestselling sequel. Smed tapped Rothfuss specifically to plot the game's lore, world,...

One of the recurring gamer complaints about Star Wars: The Old Republic is that it's becoming less and less an MMORPG over time. With Knights of the Fallen Empire's fresh emphasis on the solo story, how is SWTOR going to still feel like an MMO? And I agree that the MMO aspects of the game have been downplayed or outright lost in BioWare’s...

The big excitement in the EVE Online world right now is the upcoming Citadel expansion, which is slated to arrive sometime this spring. CCP Seagull took to the airwaves yesterday to deliver an updated roadmap on the expansion as well as other 2016 projects. Citadel will revolve around the titular massive space structures that players can contribute materials to...

Instead of going through that introduction again on a new class, MassivelyOP's MJ is continuing her Blade & Soul adventures on TestSubject the Summoner and her trusty sidekick, Sleepyhead. Will gameplay actually become more prevalent than cutscenes this time around? Tune in live at 11:00 a.m. to find out as OPTV's infamous Stream Team brings you a launch-day edition of... What:...

Today, we finally learn what John Smedley has been working on since he resigned from his decades-long role at Daybreak. The industry veteran has founded indie studio Pixelmage Games and is hard at work on Hero's Song, a buy-to-play, fantasy-based, pixel-art, open-world, PvE-focused action RPG that can "host thousands of other players" but will boast a solo campaign and allow private servers...

A few weeks ago, we mentioned that Clash of Avatars, a cutesy anime browser MMORPG, had entered alpha, and today, it's heading into open beta. Host AMZGame says the game draws on "inspiration from anime and cosplay, accompanied by unusual and exotic companions and a wide array of loyal and ever increasing powerful equine, avian and dragon mounts." It offers...

If you're most interested in when you can get back into playing Black Desert Online again, the answer is on February 18th. It's just that straightforward. Don't trust us, trust the official Twitter account: https://twitter.com/BDO_News/status/689437585760845824 ...wait, did that say something about a character creator? Oh, yes it did. So even if you're not eager to play the game again or aren't...