Massively Overpowered

WildStar is bringing a new raid into the game, Initialization Core Y-83, and it's pretty different from its previous raids. Not fond of attunement processes? There's none of that for this one. Tired of huge things that take ages to complete? You can clear this one in 30 minutes or so, it's a boss in a box. Displeased with...

When gamers are caught in the crossfire of international politics, bad things can happen. Due to US sanctions against Russia, World of Warcraft and Diablo III service to the Crimea region was suspended yesterday. Blizzard said that it did not have a choice in the matter: "In accordance with current trade regulations relating to the region of Crimea, we are...

Emulators. They're a touchy, murky, grey-area subject for many people and one that we don't touch on a lot here on the site due to their often quasi-legal status. But we can't ignore the fact that they exist, and so I want to devote today's topic to asking where you stand on the issue of emulators. Keep in mind that...

Is it too easy to forget that MMOs, like all video games, are made by people just like you and I? Belghast over at Tales of the Aggronaut thinks so; he says that our inability to see devs as real folks breeds hostility and makes it "hip to be mean." "I have a hard time viewing these companies as the...

For some reason it feels like we've been writing about Minsc and Boo for months. In any case, I guess we haven't been writing about them for that long, because Neverwinter's Elemental Evil expansion just released today. Perfect World calls Elemental Evil "the largest update to the game yet." It adds a new playable class (the Paladin), an increased level cap...

Sometimes a news post comes along that you're just meant to write. For me, it's this little ditty about Ascent. For one thing, I'm actually playing and enjoying the game. For another, the game's latest update allows me to type things like Ascent has gas in my headline and get away with it. Said update allows players to terraform entire planets,...

DC Universe Online released its 13th power set today. Munitions "allows players to master over-the-top explosives, powerful ballistics, and large weapons," according to a Daybreak press release. The set features two power trees, one each for DCUO's damage and controller roles. The set is free for members. Alternatively, you can purchase it in the cash shop. Don't forget about the...

There used to be a time when CCP would eagerly release every new subscriber milestone that EVE Online hit, but that era has passed. For a while now, the studio has not publicly mentioned sub numbers, leaving the fanbase to wonder if the game's population is declining. EVE player and blogger The Nosy Gamer engaged in a whirlwind of math...

GamersFirst has posted a brief blurb on the heels of last Thursday's APB Reloaded patch. The devs are responding to player feedback and, more specifically, complaints about "exploits and obvious balance issues" that will be addressed in tomorrow's patch. Car surfing is being removed from APB's Easter event, and players will be given an invulnerability buff and a 10-second speed...

Justin and Bree discuss April Fools' Day, Neverwinter on Xbone, EverQuest II, SWG's NGE, Trove, Star Trek Online, WildStar, and RIFT, with mailbag questions on Guild Wars 2 leveling and the VR trend.