Shards Online plans wipe, drops NDA ahead of impending Steam launch - Shards Online's latest newsletter is homing in on the game's Steam launch. The game hit always-on alpha back in January, but now it's eyeing plans for backer head-start on Steam…
Valiance Online devs take the alpha client out for a test drive - Early access is for chumps. If you really want to be in on the ground floor, you need to land yourself a spot on the development team so that you…
Star Citizen’s Around the Verse on the ship pipeline and ‘dead body tech’ - This week's Star Citizen Around the Verse episode heralds the game's 2.6.1 update, which has gone live for the hand-picked special test crew of the Evocati. Following a brief check-in…
City of Titans offers up some meaty setting fiction - The police in City of Titans have a rough road to walk. They're dealing with organized crime and the usual thousand vices and harms that a bunch of human beings…
Mekria Online cancels its $110K Kickstarter - Just a week and a half ago, we told you all about Mekria Online, a brand-new in-development MMORPG focused on both PvE and PvP. The team behind it, Infinity Online,…
Chronicles of Elyria might fatten up your character - Chronicles of Elyria is nothing if not bursting with interesting little ideas that you don't often see in other MMOs. One of these, apparently, is that your in-game activities can…
Crowfall demonstrates the animations of the Templar - Crowfall's Templar is going to smash in your face if you cross her. She's got divine power, she's got a two-handed sword, and she's not about to allow anyone to…
Ashes of Creation demos new dungeon video, won’t ‘sacrifice aesthetics for performance’ - Curious what Ashes of Creation looks like in action? The team released its first gameplay video last night, showing a mage exploring an icy dungeon with both outdoor and indoor…
AdventureQuest 3D previews the dragon-infested Firefields - AdventureQuest 3D's newest region should be arriving any day now, giving level 15 players a chance to test their mettle against dragons in their native environment. The Dragons of Ashfall, Part…
Crowfall examines the ins and outs of crafting in its latest Q&A video - The latest community Q&A video for Crowfall is out, and it covers a lot of the details for the game's crafting mechanics. For example, despite appearances and the current test…
Edengrad adds in more reactive NPC mechanics - Even in a post-apocalyptic setting like Edengrad, it's important for NPCs to fill out the world and make it feel more alive. However, that also involves a fine balancing act…
Albion Online is revamping all of its cities for the Galahad patch - Still keeping an eye on PvP sandbox Albion Online? Sandbox Interactive Game Director Robin Henkys posted a new dev recap video this week that teases the core of the upcoming…
Video games have a bad year on Kickstarter - Polygon has an interesting piece up this week covering trends in crowdfunding projects... and the news isn't that great for video games. According to the article, the total income from…
Shroud of the Avatar tinkers with new areas and PvP zones - With Release 38 now behind them, the Shroud of the Avatar devs have turned their attention to 39 and 40. Portalarium's latest newsletter covers several zones being revamped in the…
PvP sandbox Albion Online is planning instanced PvE dungeons - If you're wondering how ostensibly PvP MMOs are finding ways to implement PvE in 2017, look no further than Albion Online. Over the weekend, Sandbox Interactive put out a dev…
Camelot Unchained and the critical importance of video game character hands - Camelot Unchained's latest development blog sees the team hard at work on animations, the patcher merge, the terrain editor, bots (the good kind), hair research (!), armor, the dark forest…
