Smedley: We will support EQ and EQII ‘for the very long haul’
"I firmly believe the days of the WoW-style MMO are over," Daybreak's John Smedley told GI.biz earlier this week. Apparently that ruffled a few feathers in Norrath, since Smedley felt compelled to clarify the remark on Reddit this afternoon.
"Don't mistake that comment for me not believing in raiding or knowing that there are a ton of people that play MMOs that...
SWTOR pulls healing changes for further review
Our mother always said never to do anything in half-measures, which is why she may approve of BioWare yanking some of the upcoming healing changes in Star Wars: The Old Republic in Patch 3.2.1 for being "incomplete."
The studio said that player feedback and an internal review prompted the healing change recall, although it hopes it will be able to...
War Thunder update celebrates Victory Day’s 70th anniversary
As we near the 70th anniversary of World War II's Victory in Europe Day, War Thunder figured that it would be a good time to pump out a massive update to mark the occasion. Today Gaijin Entertainment unleashed the Weapons of Victory 1.70.1945 update, which contains a whopping 40 new vehicles and three additional theater maps.
With the patch, players...
The Stream Team: Tearing through mobs with TERA’s Gunner class
MassivelyOP's MJ is experiencing a change -- to the DPS side! TERA's new Gunner class has her shooting up the countryside with an almost maniacal glee. If you want to see this new class in action (or just witness the physics of wielding such a humongous weapon!), join us live at 3:00 p.m. for a trip into the wilds of...
Project Genom gameplay video shows off its high-tech weapons
The sci-fi shooter Project Genom is making great strides with its post-Unreal Engine 4 transition, and the dev team put together a new gameplay video to show off how shockingly good-looking the game and its models are.
The following video shows a heavily armored character running around in one of the environments and fighting mobs with a variety of weapons...
Enjoy an exclusive look at Cabal II’s PvP battlefields
If you're a PvP junkie, you're going to want to give Cabal II careful consideration as a possible future playground. ESTsoft released a new video today that will take you on a tour through two intense battlegrounds. These maps are the Forgotten Desert Temple (18v18) and Maelstrom Castle (6v6).
The GM not only points out the highlights of each area...
Steam empowers studios to permaban players
Forget modgate -- the next controversial decision by Valve might already be here. The company announced that it will be allowing game studios to identify disruptive or cheating players and target them for permanent bans from that particular game on Steam.
Valve explained its reasoning behind the so-called game ban: "In order to ensure the best possible online multiplayer experience,...
See Black Desert’s Plum Flower fighter in action
She's fast, she's furious, and she will cut you to ribbons if you're standing in her way. She's the Plum Flower, the female version of Black Desert's Blader class. Wielding a sword, the Plum Flower slashes furiously in combat while shouting and shedding flower petals.
The Plum Flower just went into Black Desert's Korean beta test, and while you can't...
Perfect Ten: How to find the right MMO for you
A common question that I see posited around forums and Reddit is, "What MMO should I play?" If there is a more loaded question than that in this community, I haven't heard it. What is usually being asked, by both newcomers and long-time players, is, "What MMO is right for me that I haven't played yet?"
While I hear you...
Elite: Dangerous tests interplay between Mac and PC versions
Being a member of the Mac gaming tribe no longer means that you have to be quarantined from the glorious PC master race, at least in Elite: Dangerous. The devs shot out a post today to say that the crossplay testing between the Mac beta and the PC version is underway, and they asked for players' help isolating any...
