The Park is not single-player The Secret World, but it might be even better - Let's just put our cards on the table: The Park is not the single-player offering that The Secret World fans have been clamoring for since more or less the dawn of the game. But I think…
Perfect Ten: Ten really great races from MMOs - Here I go, here I go, here I go again. Girls, what's my weakness? Non-human races. But oh, so many MMOs let me down in that department. Now, let's be fair: I greatly enjoy the usual…
LOTRO ushers in the Siege of Minas Tirith - Lord of the Rings Online players have finally made it to one of Middle-earth's most famous metropolises: Minas Tirith. Today the game has released Update 17: The Siege of Minas Tirith, which finds the titular city…
Camelot Unchained’s Scouts sound pretty badass [Updated] - Camelot Unchained has revealed its Scout archetypes, and they are the Arisen, the Wisp, and the Specter. Arisen are "the most powerful of the scouts," due to the sacrifice they make by taking their own life…
Marvel’s All-New, All Different initiative means new Marvel Heroes costumes - Marvel's All-New, All Different initiative is coming to Marvel Heroes. Entertainment Weekly has a new trailer that introduces team-up and character costumes for Spider-Gwen, Jane Foster's Thor, and more. The website says that X-23 and Scarlet…
EVE Vegas 2015: The future of PvE in EVE Online - While the focus of EVE Vegas 2015 was definitely on the new Citadel structures and the capital ship overhaul coming next spring, the topic I've been most frequently asked about by readers is what's on the…
Exploring ‘The Video Game Debate’: Moral panic and online griefing - Welcome back to our ongoing exploration of Rachel Kowert and Thorsten Quandt’s book The Video Game Debate. As you can guess, the book itself focuses on games in general, not just MMOs and online games, so I was…
The Park promotion stirs controversy in The Secret World - Funcom's cross-promotion between The Park and The Secret World has raised controversy in quarters, with some players accusing the studio of opening the door to pay-to-win practices. The controversy in particular is over a pack of…
Black Desert will start selling pre-orders soon but won’t be having an open beta - While more closed beta tests will be coming before Black Desert's western launch early next year, Daum Games said that it will not be hosting an open beta. In an interview from Paris Games Week, the…
Steam’s Halloween sale includes The Secret World, ARK, and more - This week sees a big Halloween sale over at Steam, which includes several MMOs that you might want to pick up while they're at a discount. The sale ends on November 2nd. Both The Secret World's…
Star Citizen makes major flight model changes for alpha 2.0 - Modeling deep-space flight in Star Citizen involves thinking a lot about vectors, acceleration, and maneuvering thrusters. That's always been the case. The game is updating its flight model significantly in the next stage of development, detailed…
Overwatch knocks down the closed beta door - Heroes, suit up: Overwatch's closed beta test for both North America and Europe is now live. While the test for the superhero-themed multiplayer shooter has commenced, Blizzard said that it is still inviting players in waves, which…
ZeniMax seeks a million reasons to play Elder Scrolls Online - Are there a million reasons to play Elder Scrolls Online? ZeniMax thinks so, which is why it's come up with a new #MillionReasonsToPlay marketing campaign. The firm is spreading its message across its social and community channels, and…
Saga of Lucimia prides itself on group-based teamplay - Soloers, you are not welcome in Saga of Lucimia. At least that's the tone of developer diaries for the upcoming sandbox in which the team boldly asserts that group-based gameplay is the focus of the MMO. "There are…
Champions Online expands team, focuses on endgame - Perfect World and Cryptic Studios are actually expanding Champions Online's team. The companies announced new hire Kaiserin in a state-of-the-game post last night, telling players that she's a long-time community member. Recent updates, the studios report,…
Camelot Unchained’s terrain will adapt to realm control - The latest Camelot Unchained newsletter reveals that taking territory in the game will change more than just what's on the map: The terrain will physically change based on which realm is controlling a given point. This…
Massively Overthinking: Let’s take the classic Bartle test - Here's something you probably didn't know: Online worlds researcher Dr. Richard Bartle didn't actually write the Bartle test. His original research explored, analyzed, and defined the four player archetypes -- killer, socializer, achiever, and explorer -- but…
