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Betawatch: Shroud of the Avatar launches for real (March 30, 2018)
Did it happen? Are the rumors true? Yes, my friends, Shroud of the Avatar is actually launched now. The game has launched. Which probably...
Chronicles of Elyria eschews ‘silly stat-fest’ MMO gear in favor of ‘dramatic realism’
Now that Chronicles of Elyria has got a handle on its flexible character creation system, the team has switched over to working in the...
Dead Man’s Country throws you into the teeth of the American west
Have a pioneering spirit and wouldn't mind stepping back in time to see how you'd do on the frontier in the late 1800s? Then...
Ship of Heroes’ Casey McGeever reflects on GDC 2018
With GDC 2018 in the bag, Casey McGeever is back from showing off Ship of Heroes and has a few reflections about the experience....
Crowfall gives players better tools to build bigger castles
Before you can storm the castle, you must build the castle. And when it comes to Crowfall, that will be a pretty fun part...
World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth adds new Blood Elf eyes and new models with its latest build
Blood Elf Paladins in World of Warcraft are drawing upon the power of the Sunwell, but they still have the same fel-green eyes as...
ARK-inspired PixARK enters early access
It's a big day for a small game.
If you've been seeking a title that has the visual aesthetics of Trove and the dino-taming madness...
Shroud of the Avatar launches tomorrow, firms up release candidate
With weeks days hours to go before Shroud of the Avatar officially launches with Release 52, the crew at Portalarium are working on firming...
Project Gorgon warns alpha users that their free ride is ending
For a very long time now -- we are talking years, here -- Project Gorgon has operated a free public alpha to anyone who...
Chronicles of Elyria puts constraints on your character’s creation
"Character creation" is the watchword of the week at Chronicles of Elyria. In addition to a developer livestream that showed off the first iteration...
Camelot Unchained rescues lost souls trapped underground
In one of the quieter weeks for Camelot Unchained as of late, the dev team nevertheless made progress toward this July's beta test.
Among the...
Star Citizen brings back old ships for sale, asks backers to vote on alpha 3.2’s priority projects
Do you have too much money? Awesome. Star Citizen has some ideas for where you can spend it - say, on some new ships?...
Betawatch: A Bless Online-ed event (March 23, 2018)
After all of the false starts, delays, and dearths of information, we finally know the truth this week. Bless Online is coming to early...
Mavericks takes battle royale in the direction of an MMO
Normally there's a firm line of separation between battle royale-style multiplayer shooters and the full-fledged MMORPG, but Automaton's Mavericks may be about to change...
Here’s how Star Citizen’s character customizer is coming along
Sea of Thieves' character customization got you down? Star Citizen won't be making that mistake. This week's Around the Verse details the game's roadmap...
Fractured’s alignment and karma systems put a spin on MMO PvP
Is it even possible to put the diametrically opposed playstyles of PvE and PvP into the same MMO game world and make it work? Well,...
Chronicles of Elyria demos its character creator in front of a live studio audience
Who's ready to look super-duper freaky? Chronicles of Elyria, that's who!
The in-development indie MMO demonstrated the first iteration of its character creation system in...
Crowfall Q&A turns its focus to NPC creation
Don't be fooled by the PvP nature of Crowfall -- the game world (or worlds, plural) will feature many NPCs to add flavor and...
Worlds Adrift is trying to melt its servers and getting rid of a major currency
What are those wacky devs up to over at Worlds Adrift? Apparently trying to "melt the servers" with this Thursday's update and stress test....
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen’s devs take you spelunking in the pre-alpha
Here's a neat two-for-one deal for fans of Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen. The developers recently hosted a livestream in which they showed pre-alpha...
