E3 is actually letting the public in this year… sort of
No doubt you have heard stories of the dark rituals that go on at E3, the secret chanting circles that keep the video game industry running but are hidden from the eyes of mortal men and women. Or, you know, maybe you're just aware that it's an industry trade show. Either way, it's traditionally been closed off to the public......
Das Tal plans Kickstarter-exclusive preview, discusses server architecture
Are you seriously interested in server architecture? Can you not wait to find out how Das Tal is handling its backend for logging in? Because the people behind the game have already discussed it, but as development and the Kickstarter campaign rolls on it was something well worth revisiting. All the information you could hope to learn about how...
Star Trek Online flame wars erupt over gay backdrop NPCs
The most recent featured episode for Star Trek Online stirred up some controversy because it's all about gay Klingons. By which we of course mean that there's a lesbian couple attending a fight purely as a background element without any particular attention drawn to it. Unsurprisingly, people have expressed anger at the inclusion on the game's forums, prompting community manager...
One Shots: Reflections of me
One fun in-game photography trick is to use reflections, mirrors, and glass to offer a different -- and sometimes more artistic -- vision of a scene. I have to applaud reader Jake's use of the water's reflection in this piece because it makes it beautiful times two!
"I'm leveling a Sylvari Ranger for the upcoming Guild Wars 2 expansion, and...
The Daily Grind: What are you looking forward to, MMO-wise, in the rest of 2015?
What in the world happened to the first half of 2015? With one thing or another, it just flew by, and here we are heading into June. Not a whole lot of launches yet, but there's a lot to look forward to - Blade & Soul and Skyforge are both slated for launch, The Elder Scrolls Online is arriving...
The Stream Team: Cruising Landmark’s creations (and code giveaway)
Between templates and basic materials being free in Landmark, folks have been able to build bigger and better things in a shorter amount of time. So what new creations are out there dotting the new islands? MassivelyOP's MJ is cruising about to see all the creativity. Join us live at 8:00 p.m. for the tour and the chance to...
Make My MMO: May 30, 2015
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, Square Enix pimped out 2-D action MMO hopeful Dragon of Legends as part of its Indie Collective showcase. In slightly less positive news, Greed Monger's development team was "forced to admit defeat" and informed the game's community -- which had coughed up more than $100,000 in Kickstarter donations -- that it was shutting the project...
Take a look at God Slayer Online’s first beta test
Are you doing most of your god slaying offline at this point? You might be able to benefit from God Slayer Online, then, because it's all about the slaying of gods but it allows you to do so with others. Or perhaps you won't benefit at all; the game is currently in its first closed test, and the folks...
World of Tanks’ 9.8 update is live
World of Tanks updated to version 9.8 this week. New features include the domination game mode and dynamic platoons that allow you to group with friends in the middle of a battle. Wargaming has also added the option to pick either the standard or high definition client, the former of which caters to users with low-end PC graphics capabilities...
Test fly Star Citizen’s military ships for free this week
When I backed Star Citizen in 2012, I opted for a couple of the $60 pledge tiers. One of these I gave away, and the other I kept for myself. I haven't upgraded my pledge since then, which means that when I log into the alpha dogfighting module, I'm limited to flying starter ships like the Aurora and the...
