character creation
Eight-year-old indie superhero MMORPG Ship of Heroes sets a Q2 2025 launch window
Just a few weeks ago, we noted that it appeared Ship of Heroes' release plans had continued shifting around (at one point, it was...
The Stream Team: Pouncing on Path of Exile 2
It's here! It's here! Massively OP's MJ has been eagerly awaiting the release of Path of Exile 2, and now it's finally here for...
Choose My Adventure: Starting life as a Jem’Hadar in Star Trek Online
So, first thing's first: I wasn't really able to spend excessive time in Star Trek Online this weekend. It was not just a holiday...
New World is merging 12 of its crossplay servers just weeks after the Aeternum launch
Amazon's New World has a longstanding pattern: It opens new servers, and then it closes some more. We're just a month and change into...
Nightingale promises a focus on deeper systems and has ‘zero intention’ to shut down
Obviously no multiplayer game studio wants to shutter their game, but after two rounds of layoffs at Inflexion Games, it's obviously hard for Nightingale...
MMO Hype Train: Brighter Shores is a totally chill RuneScape clone
Former RuneScape creator Andrew Gower admits that he never planned to make another MMORPG -- at least until enough fans convinced him to give...
The Daily Grind: How detailed should MMORPG character creation sliders be?
A few weeks back, there was a fabulous thread on Twitter that dug deeply into the concept of character creation in video games, specifically...
Four Winds: Looking back at the early Throne and Liberty journey from the vantage of endgame
In the last edition of Four Winds, I found myself cautiously enjoying Throne and Liberty. The game had its hooks in me. I found an engaging game...
Star Citizen shows off new character creation choices and successfully crams dozens of players into a tram
As one might expect, Star Citizen is heads-down focusing on the arrival of CitizenCon (and stealing developers' weekends to do it), which basically means...
Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis brings new missions, placeable water, and the spooky season this month
The month of October is once again promising to be full of things to do in Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis, as the...
New World’s latest Aeternum trailer is a primer for the MMORPG’s gameplay arc
The avalanche of New World videos ahead of the launch of Aeternum later this month just keeps on rumbling down the hill, as this...
Throne & Liberty addresses ongoing errors, disconnections, and invisible characters
As Throne and Liberty approaches its first full weekend as a free-to-play MMORPG, Amazon and NCsoft have issued a letter to the community, saying...
Scars of Honor confirms October 26 test, shows off more Undead race concepts and early gameplay
Have you been looking at the WoW-esque Scars of Honor and thinking to yourself, "I wanna play that"? Well, your opportunity may come later...
Embers Adrift’s latest update revamps Redshore and character creation
Can you believe that October will mark two years since Embers Adrift first launched? It's hard to believe, but it's true, and there will...
Perfect Ten: The MMO races that nobody ever seems to choose
Just because an MMORPG offers a wide array of character options doesn't mean that player interest will be equally divided among them. We've long...
The Quinfall prepares a third closed beta test for September 27
It's time once more for curious MMORPG fans to prepare to toss their names into the closed beta draw for Quinfall: Vawraek Technologies has...
Nightingale’s first post-Realms Rebuilt patch addresses bugs, boxes, and beards
If you thought that a big update like Realms Rebuilt might be followed up by at least one bug-fixing update, you'd be right. Nightingale...
Into the Super-Verse: Looking back on Champions Online, 15 years later
I hadn't even really thought about the fact that Champions Online has been out for 15 years now until I saw the anniversary post...
Choose My Adventure: Fractured Online starts off unremarkably but comfortably
I always start off with a lot of concern whenever I enter a sandbox MMORPG for Choose My Adventure. Mostly because these games are...
Ship of Heroes’ beta now has 30 costume auras for player customization
Like a lot of folks, I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with particle effects. On my superhero toons, I love them; they're...