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WildStar’s Arcterra Q&A says Carbine is working on LFG queueing
Carbine has posted a video version of its WildStar Arcterra Q&A from Friday for those who missed it. Community Manager DD "Sunshine" Hollis and Game...
Global Chat: Why bloggers aren’t worried about the future of MMOs
The future of MMOs weighs heavily on some minds in the community, but contrary to some Chicken Littles out there, the sky is not...
WildStar welcomes players to Arcterra
After talking about it for months, WildStar has finally opened up Arcterra for exploration and general looting.
The frozen continent looms over today's content update, offering...
WildStar teases tomorrow’s Arcterra launch, zone rewards
WildStar's devs have today given players a more in-depth look at lore undergirding the incoming Arcterra content. "The base of operations for both Dominion...
WildStar’s Destination Arcterra arrives on March 30th
Have you eagerly awaited the chance to venture into the coldest parts of Nexus? You only need to wait a couple more days. WildStar's...
Jukebox Heroes: MMO tracks to make your heart happy
Music doesn't just speak to emotion; it often evokes it, conjuring it out of thin air with notes and tones and those squiggly lines...
WildStar’s jumpstart pack feeds your housing addiction
Housing: You either have the bug or you don't. Sarge certainly does, according to a new WildStar promotional video released this week by Carbine....
Perfect Ten: Why MMORPG studios don’t just reboot their games
Last Friday's WildStar news made me sad. I'm sad because there are two games at war within that title. One of them is a...
WildStar opens up the Hoverboard zPrix Invitational
The iconic vehicle of WildStar is the hoverboard because it's like a skateboard but it's a hoverboard. So how would you like to take...
Global Chat: ARK invents new types of griefing
Just when you thought you've seen every type of online griefing known to man, here comes another. In An Age grouses about how ARK:...
WildStar performs three-hour rollback due to technical glitch
Yesterday wasn't one of WildStar's better days of operation, as a technical glitch started causing players to lose characters, items, and saved wardrobe outfits....
Massively OP Podcast Episode 55: Black Friday fallout
Justin and Bree take on EverQuest Next's cancellation, WildStar's layoffs, the future of the EverQuest franchise, and the state of the genre.
WildStar’s Chad Moore: ‘There are still exciting days ahead’
Last Friday's announcement from Carbine about its layoffs and WildStar's cancelled China launch was doused in a double-dipping of PR-speak. For those who found that...
WildStar is definitely still launching on Steam
WildStar's Chad Moore reassured Reddit and Twitter today that the game's Steam launch is still on the way following last Friday's news that 40% of...
Working As Intended: The fate of the MMORPG genre
I don't think I'm exaggerating to say that this past weekend was a strange one in the MMORPG community, when gamers across the wide expanse...
WildStar suffers major round of layoffs
Update: WildStar has allegedly suffered a massive round of layoffs as part of a "reorganization"; some sources suggest as many as 60 70 people...
Massively Overthinking: The state of WildStar
This week's Massively Overthinking focuses entirely on WildStar, out of whose devs we've been trying to get answers -- never mind reassurance about the game --...
WildStar posts a fan-made preview video for the Arcterra patch
Are you eager to start exploring WildStar's next major patch? You have to keep waiting a little bit longer. You can, however, take advantage...
WildStar systems lead Brett Scheinert leaves Carbine
WildStar is one fewer dev strong today now that Multiplayer Systems Lead Brett "Timetravel" Scheinert has left Carbine Studios. He had been with the company since...
Perfect Ten: Awesome (and unique) MMORPG classes
Class-based systems are one of those holdovers from tabletop RPGs that work surprisingly well in MMOs. I basically put up with class systems in...
