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Persistent open-world MMO Project C gets an official name: Life Beyond
We've been covering Project C for a few years now: It's a SpatialOS open-world MMO sandbox promising “meaningful persistency,” built by by Darewise, the...
The MOP Up: Destiny 2 worships the sun
That glowing ball of thermonuclear radiation in the sky might just mean warmth and crispy tans for you, but for Destiny 2, it is...
Betawatch: Torchlight Frontiers is indeed delayed
In late November, it's time for a lot of studios to admit that a game just isn't coming out this year. Torchlight Frontiers has slumped...
Dual Universe confirms ship vs. ship combat and organizations are coming to alpha 3 in January
It's been a busy year for Dual Universe, and 2020 looks to be just as busy if the next phase of alpha is any...
Interview: CIG’s Jake Muehle on the player economy and doing crimes in the Star Citizen universe
We're zooming on toward CitizenCon tomorrow, when Cloud Imperium will deliver its annual live showcase of the state of Star Citizen - and drop...
Reign of Darkness is a new grimdark hardcore MMORPG now in early access
If you're more of a hardcore MMO player and don't mind things like "solo developer" and "early access," take a peek at Reign of...
Mad World’s dev team finally explains its recent radio silence
Things have been radio silent regarding the development of MMOARPG Mad World, with the most recent news being that Netmarble will be publishing it....
Torchlight Frontiers’ roadmap update includes damage numbers, Rahndo the Gambler, and new Legendaries
Torchlight Frontiers is still in active alpha development, so there's plenty of time between now and whenever release is for things to get added....
Star Citizen hypes this weekend’s CitizenCon, plans new community hub and free-fly event
We're about to have another big MMO convention weekend: this one for Star Citizen, as CitizenCon begins on Saturday. But as it so often...
Torchlight Frontiers is letting players help design in-game weapons
Don't let this past weekend's revelation that Torchlight Frontiers has been delayed get you down: Echtra Games and PWE are charging ahead getting player-designed...
Starbase confirms that early access will not happen in 2019
Add this announcement to the "obvious news is obvious" file: The builder-centric sandbox Starbase is not going to make it to an early access...
Hi-Rez Expo announces new champions and updates for SMITE and Paladins
Fans of Hi-Rez Studios' big titles were in for a treat at this year's Hi-Rez Expo as it had a little bit of something...
Torchlight Frontiers isn’t going to make its original 2019 release window
With the end of the year rapidly approaching, it is probably no surprise that Torchlight Frontiers isn't going to make its earlier projected 2019...
Betawatch: Pearl Abyss announces all the things
Remember when Riot Games was all like "ha ha, we're going to announce all the titles ever, eat that?" Pearl Abyss looked at that...
Wandering Wraeclast: A look at Path of Exile from its humble beginnings to now
Path of Exile first came onto my radar in April 2013 when I sat down with Producer Chris Wilson and Technical Director Jonathan Rogers at...
Massively Overthinking: Do MMO betas rob you of launch joy?
I use to think of betas as being unpaid labor for video game companies, but maybe I've been going about it all wrong. On...
Torchlight Frontiers fan creates a build calculator as community waits for launch
The tantalizing wait through Torchlight Frontiers' development and testing continues, but one fan has made the waiting more bearable with a build calculator for...
Player counts for survival sandbox Rend have hit severely anemic levels
The multiplayer survival sandbox Rend pretty much depends on lots of people being active at any given time, what with its factional structure and...
Betawatch: Bless Unleashed launches into open beta
Aw, they grow up so fast. It feels like just yesterday that Bless Unleashed was being announced as a project making everyone ask why another...
Fractured’s November alpha will include horizontal character progression
After multiple rounds of alpha this past spring and summer, the SpatialOS MMORPG sandbox Fractured will finally launch into Alpha 2 this month. "The...
