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Vitae Aeternum: A new theory on what went wrong with New World’s 2024 plans
The New World fanbase is still reeling from the fallout over the announcement of its soft relaunch on consoles as New World: Aeternum. Something...
SGF 2024: Hands-on with New World’s controversial Aeternum reboot, which is still an MMORPG
How's everyone recovering from all this New World Aeternum news coming out of Summer Games Fest? It's been kind of a confusing time for me, as...
SGF 2024: Amazon discusses New World Aeternum on console, swimming, solo content, and archetypes
In case there's anyone out there still confused: New World Aeternum is not a single player or co-op game. I know the Summer Game Fest announcement of...
Vitae Aeternum: New World’s Aeternum relaunch is actually a solid update – with terrible timing and comms
After months of waiting, New World's June mystery announcement has been revealed as New World: Aeternum, a console release coupled with a rebranding and...
SGF 2024: Amazon unveils New World Aeternum, its console relaunch of the MMORPG
Ever wish New World were more cinematic - and more available on more platforms? Well, all of those things will be true come October 15th, 2024,...
Amazon Games opens new studio in Romania to support ‘ambitious long-term roadmap’
As large parts of the games industry contract, Amazon Games is buying the dip and expanding with a new game dev studio in Bucharest,...
Vitae Aeternum: So just what is New World’s big June announcement?
For the past few months, Amazon Games has repeated the same mantra in regards to New World's future: Wait for the announcement in June....
Choose My Adventure: Battling New World tank builds, the wider meta, and personal stubbornness
New World is getting under my skin.
I'll better explain myself soon, but before I do, I want to point out that this sudden frustration with...
Vitae Aeternum: Analyzing New World’s ‘content drought,’ comms chaos, and lack of a 2024 expansion
The always cantankerous New World community is in even more of an uproar than usual lately. Go to any of its social media, and...
Vitae Aeternum: New World’s dungeon finder is a welcome addition
A few weeks ago, New World finally launched its cross-world expedition group finder, otherwise known as a dungeon finder. While it was arguably overdue,...
New World details its upcoming Slayer Script backend tech that seeks to improve combat performance
Slayer Script might sound like someone's created character in a cyberpunk RPG, but it's not; it's the pet name Amazon Games is giving the...
New World deep-dives Season of the Guardian’s cooking profession streamlining
New World is adding a lot of things when the Season of the Guardian begins on March 12th, and one of those things is...
Lost Ark discusses designing the lore, sound, and systems of the Voldis region
The month of December was all about Voldis for Lost Ark players, as the new continent and its various features dropped on fans of...
Vitae Aeternum: The ups and downs of New World’s revamped story
In the early days, I made the argument that New World's narrative, while minimal, deserved more credit than it was getting. Since then, however,...
Lost Ark brings Inferno difficulty Brelshaza raid and hotly anticipated class balance updates January 10
At the end of December, Lost Ark had to disappoint its players with news that a series of balance updates made to the Korean...
Vitae Aeternum: Predicting New World’s 2024 roadmap
Every year, the Massively Overpowered staff gathers to make predictions for the year to come in MMORPGs. But I have so many thoughts on...
Lost Ark talks about December’s new Voldis region, new story, and new content in video
The latest update to Lost Ark not only added an edgy new class and a host of quality-of-life updates but also began a series...
Lost Ark’s Korean class balance updates won’t land in the west until January 2024
Last week saw a bit of bad news for western fans of Lost Ark when Amazon Games confirmed that class adjustments made to the...
New World’s PTR is testing crafting features and the Legacy of Crassus event
Do you miss whaling away on big angry cyclopes in New World? Then you probably will want to be in the game's PTR, as...
Vitae Aeternum: Five MMO tips for New World Rise of the Angry Earth newbies
With the hype around Rise of the Angry Earth, a lot of players are starting or restarting their journey in New World. In my...
