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Closed beta testing for Skyforge will be coming soon to North America and Europe, according to a new producer's letter. While Skyforge is already hosting "some CBT activities" in Russia, the science-fiction MMO is working hard on server architecture and localization so that testing can commence in additional regions. The team has ambitious plans for the upcoming test: "Starting with...

Welcome to LOTRO Legendarium, the continuation of my old Road to Mordor column from Massively. Why the name change? First, I never got to name RTM (it was chosen by another author before I came on board as a writer). Second, I wanted to work in Lord of the Rings Online's name into the title. And third, I liked...

Visionary Realms posted a new Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen video update this weekend. Creative director Chris Perkins narrates approximately four-and-a-half minutes of footage that shows off visual upgrades that the team have been working on since the first of the year. The video also offers a sneak peek at new in-game art assets. Finally, project lead Brad McQuaid also...

Daybreak continues to trim its asset portfolio, as the former SOE studio has cut loose artificial intelligence software company Storybricks from the EverQuest Next project. "We are not working with Storybricks any more," Senior Producer Terry Michaels said on a livestream chat yesterday. "We made the decision that it was in the best interest of the game to take that...

Welcome back to What Are You Playing, the game where we tell you what we're playing this weekend and you tell us who's getting pushed off the cliff first because we have finally identified that cliffs and especially pushing people off cliffs is Crowfall's core mechanic. I'm done now. ​Brianna Royce (@nbrianna, blog): I'm predictable: I've been spending my MMO time in...

There's one unfortunate fallout to taking an extended leave from an MMO: You quickly fall behind the curve. As patches and expansions and changes roll in, players in the game adapt and conquer while you'll be playing catch-up if or when you come back. I'm experiencing this right now in Star Wars: The Old Republic. When I left, my Operative...

What do you get when you combine the the quirkiness of Glitch or Wakfu with the voxelboxiness of Trove? That'd be SkySaga, the UK sandvox that's finally opening its alpha doors to those of us in North America. Act quickly, though; the offer ends February 26th. What else is new in the land on MMO testing? The Repopulation's new silver early access tier is...

Diablo III's next major patch is a quality-of-life patch, meaning that it's not going to come with a huge influx of new content. If you're tired of seeing the exact same rift layouts every single time you jump into a rift, though, it's a very good thing. The patch will include new tilesets and new layouts both, so you'll...

Final Fantasy XIV is a game about Chocobos, crystals, and cat people as far as the eye can see. Join MassivelyOP's Mike Foster tonight as he runs some hard modes and prays to the RNG gods for even one piece of loot he can roll on (and lose to a Scholar). The action starts at 7:00 p.m. EST. What: Final Fantasy...

Permadeath, corpse looting, and no mini-map: Will this be tempting enough to get the community on board with donations? Trials of Ascension hopes so, as the fantasy sandbox has launched a new Kickstarter campaign aimed at raising $600,000 for further development. The team says that it already has a product worth backing: "We have a playable prototype on very...