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Massively OP Podcast Episode 156: Downfalls and uprisings
Justin and Bree discuss MMO and MOBA sunsets, WoW's Battle for Azeroth, Alganon, DDO, Star Citizen, and Blade & Soul, plus a bit about Ultima Online and LOTRO, with mailbag questions on Guild Wars 2's classes and the state of MMO communities.
ECO jumps into beta and Steam early access
The blocky world simulator ECO has bidden farewell to alpha and moved right into beta today. The beta transition also coincides with the title's...
Dauntless lays out its seven steps to open beta
With a year of alpha and closed beta testing behind it, Dauntless turns to 2018 with an eye toward grander things. Namely, open beta...
The Daily Grind: What would you pay for an MMO subscription in 2018?
Here's something you probably didn't know about Camelot Unchained: Yes, it'll have a sub, but it won't be $15. Mark Jacobs re-confirmed that it'll be...
DayZ is targeting Xbox Game Preview at some point this year
When you think of DayZ these days, you probably don't think of it as the nexus of the survival sandbox popularity rush any longer....
Shroud of the Avatar’s most secret area appears only during certain planetary conjunctions
With $12.64 million raised to date (including a recent injection of $50,000 from a telethon) in crowdfunding, Shroud of the Avatar's certainly had enough...
Ship of Heroes teases February combat alpha with new gameplay pics
Ship of Heroes' latest newsletter is here, and it's all about the escorted combat alpha due to begin later this month.
"The combat alpha will...
One Shots: The jig is up
What will you when you embark on your pirate career in Sea of Thieves? I know that at least for me, the answer will...
Worlds Adrift looks forward to the next two patches
With the next big testing patch arriving on Tuesday, Worlds Adrift is preparing players for a wipe that will make way for improvements to...
Citadel: Forged With Fire’s great golem would like to kindly step on your face
Just because a creature is huge, hulking, and incredibly powerful doesn't necessarily mean that it wants to crush you under its feet and grind...
Betawatch: Legends of Aria starts its closed beta (February 2, 2018)
Congratulations, Legends of Aria, we're glad to see that you're in closed beta now. It's been a twisting road for this particular title, but...
Star Citizen touts Squadron 42 progress, monthly studio report, and the 3.0.1 alpha
The Star Citizen crew is back to work on Squadron 42 in 2018, as chronicled in the latest episode of Around the Verse. The...
Sea of Thieves artists talk about the game’s visual style
What do you think about Sea of Thieves' art style? The game has received all kinds of praise for its water effects and skyboxes,...
Crowfall gives a glimpse of the goddess Yaga in new art timelapse
It's almost magical to watch a talented artist create a striking piece of concept art from start to end. ArtCraft isn't keeping this magic...
Dual Universe thinks through territory control, starts testing blueprints
With January over and done, Dual Universe is ready to blast through a series of pre-alpha tests every weekend in February. The team had...
Star Citizen: Subber PTU access ‘perk’, developments in the Crytek lawsuit, and patch 3.0.1
Who says subscriptions are dead? Not Star Citizen. The alpha MMORPG has long taken a page out of the Pathfinder Online playbook by offering...
WoW Factor: So Battle for Azeroth is out for pre-order
Well, folks, I hope you've made your pre-purchases of World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth and started playing your allied races. I found out...
Watch 15 minutes of Ashes of Creation in action
For Ashes of Creation fans, January has provided a video bonanza to help with the lengthy wait to beta and launch. Last week we...
Here’s how you can get started in Project Genom
It must take an awful lot of work and vision to create a believable game world, especially if said world is completely alien to...
Crowfall’s new hires bring studio to 45 people as ‘complete game loop’ testing is mapped out
Let's talk about money. Specifically, let's talk about Crowfall's money. ArtCraft is doing just that in a dev blog out today.
Referencing the $6M cash...
