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Blade and Soul starts technical alpha, talks closed beta features
The very first technical alpha for Blade and Soul is live, according to the game's official Twitter feed. The studio is sending out alpha...
Massively Overthinking: PvP MMOs without the PvE
Back in April, we ran an Overthinking about a perceived lack of high-quality PvE-oriented MMO titles on the horizon, and that's a conversation that keeps...
DC Universe Online launches Episode 17 for members today
It's October 7th, and do you know what that means? Not just that Halloween is one day closer, as it happens; it means that...
TERA replaces new player zone, offers returning vets a helping hand
How do you feel when your MMO completely redoes its newbie experience? That's a question that TERA players are going to have to ask themselves when...
Daybreak appoints Jens Andersen Executive Creative Director, hints at new title
Good news for fans of Jens Andersen's leadership of DC Universe Online over the last several years: He's gotten a nice promotion. Daybreak announced...
Webzen announces beta testing for ELOA
So what the heck is ELOA: Elite Lord of Alliance? Seriously, that's one heck of a title. Doesn't make a whole lot of sense,...
One Shots: Caught in the act
If I were an MMO character, I'd be completely paranoid that at any point in my life, I could be photographed by an invisible...
Age of Conan puts the final touches on Tier 6 gear, improved LFR
Face it: You can always stand to become a little more uber in Age of Conan. Funcom knows this, which is why the studio...
Jukebox Heroes: Your top 20 favorite MMO soundtracks
I've been a sneaky columnist, my friends. Oh yes I have. In my last Jukebox Heroes I posted my top six favorite MMO soundtracks,...
TERA secures new publisher for Taiwan and Hong Kong
Last month we reported that TERA's server in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau was on a date with a shutdown come November due to...
TERA wants to put your artwork on its loading screens
Listen up, artists and TERA fans. En Masse wants you to submit an original piece of autumn-themed TERA artwork by Tuesday, October 13th for...
One Shots: Welcome to the party, pal!
"You have to love randomly running across a band when you enter a building in Bree," reader Yrys said in conjunction with this picture...
The Game Archaeologist: Anarchy Online
"The future in your hands."
This was Funcom's promise to gamers in the early days of the 2000s. Even as the MMORPG genre slowly took...
TERA holds a week-long piratical event
Talk Like a Pirate Day, for those of you unfamiliar with the point, is the day of the year when it's entirely appropriate to...
Bless’ action combat is currently ‘a bit wonky’
Inquiring minds want to know if Korean fantasy import Bless is an actual action MMO or the usual tab-targeting mishmash with a twist.
Steparu has...
DC Universe Online’s GU52 is live
Game Update 52 went live in DC Universe Online earlier today, according to the superhero MMO's Twitter feed. Patch notes for the drop were...
Massively Overthinking: NCsoft’s western autumn
This week's Massively Overthinking is brought to you by a guildie of mine named Onyx, who donated to our Kickstarter campaign in this tier...
TERA is revamping its starting experience
After three years of operation in North America, TERA is overdue for a new starting experience. The most recent producer's letter for the game...
DC Universe’s Episode 16 gets a quick trailer
Daybreak has released a short teaser for DC Universe Online's Episode 16 DLC. And when we say short, we do mean short, as the clip...
Blade and Soul beta begins October 30th, still launching Q1 2016
You can stop holding your breath now: The beautifully rendered action MMORPG Blade and Soul arrives on western shores very soon. NCSoft officially announced today that...