Devilian’s third CBT starts Thursday as devs show off game highlights
Devilian's closed beta events are flying by, with a third planned to run from Thursday, November 12th through Monday, November 16th. The CBT is being called Speak of the Devil and will include French and German localization.
The dev team also put together its first video diary to try to explain the hook of Devilian. "It's like your favorite ARPG...
Final Fantasy XI’s producer bids farewell to the community
After 13 years of development, Final Fantasy XI finally received its final major story update today with the November Version Update. Producer Akhiko Matsui took the occasion to say a few words to the community, emphasizing that this update is not a death knell but a celebration of the game's long life and active playerbase. The servers will remain...
World of Warcraft outlines changes to Paladins and Warlocks
Paladins and Warlocks, together at last! They're like the original odd couple - she's a stalwart defender of the Light, and her roommate is a summoner of demonic forces. Also, they're not really "together" so much as they're the most recent pair of class redesign entries covering what's changing with World of Warcraft's next expansion.
Paladins aren't changing a heck...
The Daily Grind: Did BlizzCon make you want to resub to WoW?
It's a running joke among MMO players that BlizzCon is bad for our wallets, not because we overindulge in murloc plushies but because resisting the allure of the resub is hard. Blizzard weaves a spell for two days straight, getting everyone pumped for World of Warcraft all over again, usually with promises of content and quality-of-life fixes that aren't actually going...
The Stream Team: Seeing more story on Marvel Heroes’ Storm
As hard as it is for MassivelyOP's MJ to resist the siren call of Marvel Heroes' Monday Midtown madness, she's really eager to finally finish up the story line on at least one of her heroes. And since Storm is both further along in the story and in need of more levels, she's been selected for the honor. Besides,...
Not So Massively: BlizzCon 2015 (November 9, 2015)
Online gaming and e-sports are getting bigger by the day, and there are literally hundreds of popular online games out there that don’t really fit into the MMO category. Join me each week for Not So Massively, where I gather together the top stories from the biggest MOBAs, competitive card games, first person shooters, and other popular online games...
World of Warcraft Mages won’t change radically in Legion
Blizzard has released a new dev blog previewing the changes in store for Mages in World of Warcraft's upcoming Legion expansion. Mages are "in a very strong place compared to most classes," Blizzard says, while noting that there's a lot of distinction between Arcane, Fire, and Frost, both in terms of character specialization and each of the three schools having...
Tree of Savior’s Korean open beta starts next month
Tree of Savior's open beta is starting this December... in South Korea. The news comes to us from Steparu, who posted about a Tree of Savior advertisement that was recently sighted in the wild. The print hypes up the game's appearance at South Korea's upcoming G-Star 2015 convention, and it features a tag line that reads "2015.12. Open Beta."
Steparu predicts that new game...
Moonlight Blade is using famous fight choreographers
Moonlight Blade, the kung fu MMO developed by Chinese megacorp Tencent, will be published in South Korea by Nexon, according to Steparu. Famed martial arts choreographer Woo-ping Yuen (The Matrix, Drunken Master, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) and director Chen Kexin were hired to "bring film-like details to the game."
Steparu says that due to the vast world and the martial...
PC maker offers MMO-related deals
Need a new PC? You might want to check out Origin. No, not that Origin, but Miami-based PC maker Origin. The firm is running a November special that includes a $100 Amazon gift card as well as Trion cash shop currency and a digital copy of Star Citizen if you purchase a new desktop or laptop.
You'll also get digital...