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Tarisland’s Ranger looks like the comfiest hunter class fantasy
Considering how popular Hunters were -- and are -- in World of Warcraft, we'd say it stands to reason that Tarisland's Ranger will receive...
Turkish sandbox MMO Quinfall delays closed beta to January 2024
We've been keeping an eye on The Quinfall - the self-described "biggest MMORPG universe in the world" - since its debut earlier this year,...
Tarisland is overhauling everything from dungeon difficulty to class roles ahead of November CBT
Tencent's Tarisland has another dev post on the official site today with an update on how the team is revising PvE ahead of the...
Genfanad dates closed beta testing of its card game combat revamp for October 20
Over the past couple of weeks, we've been chronicling Genfanad's decision to revamp its combat model into a card game-based system known as the...
Evercore Heroes dev continues internal work on Project R revamp, now in the ‘awkward transition phase’
The shrinking of the PvE-focused MOBA/MMO Evercore Heroes continues. Readers will recall that the original game's paid closed beta didn't draw enough buyers to...
Motiga’s MOBA Gigantic has been resurrected… for 33 hours starting this afternoon
So here's a nice surprise for a Thursday morning: If you missed the old Motiga MOBA-shooter Gigantic, you can play it again - briefly.
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VR MMO Ilysia nails down an early access launch window for sometime in October
Ilysia has been making a lot of noise recently about how it's going to approach early access, with promises to be more "real," less...
Tencent’s not-a-WoW-clone Tarisland snagged a former World of Warcraft composer for its score
It's not every day that a new MMORPG even talks about its composer or score, let alone sends 'round a press release talking up...
The Quinfall says its putting together an all-player testing team
If big, audacious initial announcements were all it took to send an MMORPG soaring to success, then The Quinfall might be the most popular...
Genfanad elaborates on trading card combat conversion and its effects on crafting and social features
Last month, old school-inspired MMORPG Genfanad decided to trade in its behind-the-scenes dice roll combat model for a trading card game-styled deckbuilder instead -...
NCsoft’s mythological battle royale, Battle Crush, is launching next spring with CBT signups open now
You wouldn't normally look to Nintendo Direct for news on NCsoft multiplayer titles, but 2023 is still pumping out surprises. Today, NCsoft announced that...
Skull and Bones loses yet another creative director as union assembles over labor conditions
With Skull and Bones now in closed beta testing after a half dozen significant delays, it's smooth sailing ahead for this frequently delayed pirate...
NetEase’s post-apoc MMORPG Ashfall is working on English voiceovers, plans next test this winter
It hasn't been getting much buzz since its reveal a year ago, but NetEase's post-apoc adventure shooter MMORPG (yes) Ashfall has been in and...
Evercore Heroes shutters North American server after cutting team and entering maintenance mode
The shakeups surrounding fusion MMO/MOBA Evercore Heroes continues -- and not for the better. This title went into a paid closed beta this past...
Survival shooter The Front begins a five day-long closed beta test
Back in February we were aimed in the direction of The Front, a self-described SOC - that's "survival open-world crafting" game - set in...
Ilysia talks about its testing, what happened with freeforge, and ‘real early access’ plans in Q&A video
The VR MMORPG Ilysia had a pretty rough start to its closed beta. After multiple delays, the closed beta finally kicked off but without...
Sea monsters feasted well on 810 delicious pirate players during Skull and Bones’ brief CBT
Ubisoft's Skull and Bones closed beta was over almost as soon as it began, but those few players who got a sneak peek apparently...
After six delays in its long development, Skull and Bones has finally entered closed beta
It's been an extremely long time coming, but Ubisoft's Skull and Bones is finally entering closed beta. The pirate multiplayer title we first demo'd...
Party Animals readies pre-orders and three closed beta tests ahead of September 20 release
The month of September is going to be a busy one for the multiplayer floppy critter brawler Party Animals, as developer Recreate Games is...
Tencent’s Tarisland sets second closed beta for November, talks game optimization
We've finally got a window for Tencent don't-call-it-a-WoW-clone Tarisland next testing leg.
" 2nd closed beta arrives in November!" the tweet this afternoon reads. "Europe,...
