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The making of an Albion Online boss
Have you ever wondered what goes into making a boss for an MMO? If you give it even a minute's thought, you'll realize that...
Overwatch walks players through the addition of competitive play
Are you ready to compete against other Overwatch players to see who is truly the best person playing the game? If you answered in...
Tree of Life launches open beta April 18th
When is an MMO wipe a good thing? When it precedes a beta launch, that's when. This week, Tree of Life studio OddOneGames announced...
Dive into the maw of Doom’s open beta next week
The newest iteration of Id Software's demon shooter Doom is almost upon us. Doom -- the first entry in the classic series since 2004's...
Webzen’s MU Legend is definitely launching in the west
If you've been wondering why Webzen has been hyping MU Legend over here when it's ostensibly heading into closed beta only in Korea, wonder...
Post-apoc MMO Crossout’s closed beta has begun
Gaijin Entertainment and Targem Games are driving Crossout into closed beta today. Crossout is a post-apoc vehicle combat MMO, say the studios, and it's...
Atlas Reactor launches Vive preview, EVE Gunjack launches on Vive, EVE Valkyrie confirms Vive arrival in 2016
If you're not quite sure you'll want to play Atlas Reactor when its closed beta launches on April 14th, then today's playable preview might...
How players will control capital ships in Star Citizen
Not every spacecraft in Star Citizen will be some sleek, agile fighter; the team is prepping powerful, lumbering capital ships such as the Idris...
The Stream Team: Surviving a sneak peek into The Skies
What do Mondays and The Skies have in common? They both involve survival! The upcoming post-apocalyptic survival MMORPG is letting MassivelyOP's MJ in for...
Cower in fear before Worlds Adrift’s manta rays
Creatures that might look benign and even pettable in nature are almost invariably turned into player-eating monsters in MMOs. It just comes with the...
Paladins’ Illusionist Ying creates explosive prisms of pain
Teased last week, Paladins' latest revealed character - illusionist Ying, the Blossom - got a full ability scope-out video over the weekend. Illusory Mirror shoots...
Overwatch’s second animated short features the assassin Widowmaker
Following Overwatch's first animated short featuring the superhero Winston comes a new movie that takes a look at the assassin Widowmaker.
The six-plus minute video...
Camelot Unchained demos ballistae, introduces backer-inspired lore
The crunch toward beta 1 continues for the Camelot Unchained staff this weekend. Last night CSE boss Mark Jacobs told followers that the team...
Betawatch: You may completely believe that Otherland is back on Steam (April 1, 2016)
Yes, we've all had fun with today's joke, but you can probably 100% believe the fact that Otherland is back on Steam after a...
Atlas Reactor’s Oz will restore your faith in humanity
Yesterday Trion Worlds' turn-based PvP title Atlas Reactor launched a special open alpha event for the world at large. The limited-time test is meant...
Find out what Mark Jacobs, Max Porter, and Jenesee Grey had to say about Camelot Unchained
The team behind Camelot Unchained is still hard at work making the game ready for its first beta test, but there's still plenty to...
City of Titans takes MMO player retention cue from the hospitality industry
The city in City of Titans is more than a soulless backdrop; to its developers, the metropolis is "a vibrant, living organism" that can...
Worlds Adrift details the dangers of its weather walls
In most MMOs, weather is merely a variable environment cosmetic. Whether it's rainy, sunny, or snowy, the only difference to the player is visibility...
PigBang is a mobile action MOBA with an unfortunate name
Is PigBang a good name for a game? If it's an action MOBA that's chock-full of swine, then perhaps it's applicable, but probably not ideal....
Darkfall: New Dawn explains its decision to reboot
Are you confused over why a small PvP MMO like Darkfall would ever warrant a reboot, nevermind two? Or why these competing reboots wouldn't...
