Camelot Unchained unveils its healer archetypes - Killer class reveals are old hat for Camelot Unchained at this point, so it should come as no surprise that CityState has unleashed another one here on Thanksgiving eve. This time around we're talking healers, and…
Interview: Pantheon devs on funding, Unity, and the launch window - Brad McQuaid's Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen is an MMO that's suffered more than its fair share of drama and setbacks, but even detractors will agree that its creators appear utterly determined to see it made. In fact, this…
Gnome Hunters will be a thing in WoW’s Legion - World of Warcraft's forthcoming Legion expansion will turn gnome Hunters into a thing. And by a thing, I meant gnomes who are Hunters rather than hunters of gnomes. This is apparently a big deal, seeing as how…
Pathfinder Online is in talks with a new investment company - Pathfinder Online players have been in a cruel state of limbo these past few months following the collapse of Goblinworks. However, the game's fate might be far from sealed, as Acting CEO Lisa Stevens said that…
Eternal Crusade shows off a trailer’s worth of alpha footage - It's entirely possible that you're very interested in what Eternal Crusade is doing with its gameplay but not quite interested enough to throw down money for a founder's pack. Or maybe you have but you don't…
World of Warcraft hails its 11th birthday - It was on this date in 2004 that a little-known fantasy MMO debuted on the scene after a half-decade of development and testing. False modesty aside, World of Warcraft was already a huge phenomenon at its…
SWTOR is buffing companions, but not as much as before - Lead designer Michael Backus has posted on the Star Wars: The Old Republic forums regarding the recent companion brouhaha. If you want to read the rationale behind BioWare's decision to nerf the bejesus out of companions…
Rumor: Firefall studio Red 5 hit by layoffs [Confirmed] - Red 5 looks to be suffering through a round of layoffs, although the scope and reason behind the pink slips has yet to be revealed. MMORPG.com has an anonymous source that claims the layoffs are "major." One of…
Star Citizen is adding 50,000 more testers to its persistent universe - If you weren't one of the lucky few who got into Star Citizen's first persistent universe test group last week, but you were one of the early backers of the game way back in 2012, chances…
MMO Burnout: Five ways to fix Star Wars Battlefront - I'll probably take some flak for saying so, but I'm still enjoying Star Wars: Battlefront. It's not a broken game as much as it's an incomplete game, though the cynical (i.e., realistic) part of my brain…
Black Desert gets a Tamer, darker nights, and lanterns with oil - Daum posted a project manager diary on the Black Desert forum yesterday announcing that the Tamer class will not only be playable at launch but be available in the closed beta that is currently planned for December. Daum also says…
Tamriel Infinium: Elder Scrolls Online’s Veteran Ranks take center stage again - This week, I really wanted to talk about Orsinium. There are some really great things happening in Elder Scrolls Online in the DLC that I’d like to talk about. Unlike some other developers who like to think…
Brad McQuaid advises Pantheon community on how to deal with skeptics - Every up-and-coming game is going to have both its defenders and its critics, with hyperbole and questionable prognostication often spinning out of control. Pantheon's Brad McQuaid was concerned enough about managing the message that he wrote…
World of Warcraft is looking to fill key roles - It's always a fascinating if tantalizing trip to head over to a studio's job openings page and see what positions the company is trying to fill. Sometimes it can be an indication of future projects or…
EverQuest’s multibox-free progression server is coming December 9th - We first heard about the possibility of a bot-free EverQuest progression server back at E3. Now on December 9th, that server will become a reality. Called Phinigel, this server is a true box server, meaning that…
Wurm Unlimited is kicking ass on Steam - Wurm Unlimited is still hanging out in SteamSpy's top 25 after one month of release. A press blurb from Code Club lead developer Rolf Jansson says that the fantasy sandbox also has the third highest playtime of…
