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Sci-fi MMO Perpetuum will soon be switching from long development phases to shorter ones, says Avatar Creations in a new dev post to players today. In the game's July status report, Dev Zoom wrote, On Tuesday we had a long internal discussion about where we want to go from here. It is clear that we need to make a switch from...

Superheroes are quite used to hearing cries of distress and pleas for help, but who lends a hand when the caped crusaders need assistance? I do, that's who! Also the wider Marvel Heroes community. And probably Daredevil; he seems like a good sort. Probably one of the most-asked questions that's asked both in-game and on the outside -- and the...

Players who've logged into Dark Age of Camelot since yesterday will have met a stylish new NPC in the Mularn, Cotswold, and Mag Mell, as Broadsword has added a tribute character to the game in its latest update. A quest NPC named Renvek Larson honors a six-year-old boy by the same name who's battling ganglioneuroblastoma, a rare brain tumor. "Renvek got his...

A guild's home is its castle in Neverwinter. Wait, scratch that - it's not its castle yet, but it will totally be its castle once the Strongholds update drops. The gameplay trailer for the major update is available just below, and it shows off all of the stuff players can do once they band together, clear away the rubble,...

For some of us, having the best gear -- stat-wise -- isn't a driving force for playing MMOs. Now, the best-looking gear? That's a whole different story. It's incredibly rare these days for an MMO not to offer players the option to create a cosmetic outfit from their favorite virtual articles of clothing. Ever since games started to do this,...

In one respect, Diablo III is fairly littered with powerful treasures. That's the core of its gameplay. You are assaulted by a rain of powerful treasures from the heavens that you then equip and use to kill more powerful foes, who drop still more powerful treasures. But the sort of mystical artifact found deep within the Ruins of Sescheron...

Weekly limits in Skyforge are everywhere, putting a limit on how far and how fast players can progress in the game. In some ways this is most definitely a good thing, as it keeps even the most progression-oriented players on roughly equal footing, but it does mean that some players are hitting the weekly cap and wondering what in...

Every so often I check in with Guns of Icarus, a slick little multiplayer shooter featuring steampunk airships and tactical crew-based combat. Indie outfit Muse Games has been working on a PvE mode for a while, but it's not out yet and so I typically tend to play Guns of Icarus casually for a week or two before drifting...

VentureBeat is reporting that John Smedley has stepped down as President of Daybreak Game Company, the studio behind multiple MMOs, including the entire EverQuest franchise. Chief Operating Officer Russell Shanks will take his place. A Daybreak rep told VB, "I can confirm that John Smedley will be taking some time off from the company for the near-term and transitioning to...

There is more to ARK: Survivor Evolved than just dodging dinosaurs. In fact, there is the whole advancing in technology thing. As it turns out, to start working her way up to electricity and other fun gadgets, MassivelyOP's MJ needs to do some deep-sea diving for pearls and oil. Luckily, she's tamed her own aquatic beast to help. Tune...