character creation
Ultima Online’s latest New Legacy beta takes leveling off the rails with Divergent Paths
Ultima Online has now run three New Legacy open beta weekends thus far as Broadsword tests out its upcoming alternative server ruleset - and...
Global Chat: Looking back at 15 years of World of Warcraft blogging
Fifteen years is a huge chunk of time to devote to both a video game and an ongoing blog covering it, but that's exactly...
TennoCon 2024: Music, motorbikes, and romance make Warframe 1999
It's the 1990s! We've heard of snips and snails and puppy dog tails, and sugar and spice and everything nice. But what is Warframe...
TennoCon 2024: Soulframe’s creative customization and a preview of preludes
With how much I am looking forward to the launch of Soulframe, you better believe I was eagerly anticipating seeing and hearing more about...
Once Human addresses issues with limited characters and overpopulated servers
The launch woes for Once Human don't appear to be easing anytime soon, and in fact one could argue that they're getting worse as...
NetEase’s post-apoc survival MMO Once Human is live – and already tearing up Steam
NetEase has been extremely busy the last few years, cranking out games and picking up studios to make more for what it apparently thinks...
Throne & Liberty showcases character creation, dungeons, and PvP activities ahead of July 18 open beta
With Throne & Liberty getting some important dates revealed during Summer Game Fest - namely, its open beta running between July 18th and 23rd...
Dune Awakening shows off character creation process, preps for persistent beta
When you get your hands on Dune Awakening, what kind of character are you planning to roll? To help you make that decision, Funcom...
Ethyrial Echoes of Yore’s angel investor acquires the whole dev studio as updates continue
Readers may remember the floundering launch of sandbox MMORPG Ethyrial: Echoes of Yore, which was bad enough that developer Gellyberry Studios lost its publisher...
SGF 2024: Hands-on with NCsoft’s long-awaited Throne and Liberty, launching September 17
Most of the games I played at Summer Game Fest were more enjoyable than I expected - including Throne and Liberty, which was probably...
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...
Nightingale recaps its new character creation additions – including its starter loadouts and ‘extravagant’ digs
If you know one thing about Nightingale's patch week, it's that it finally introduced an offline mode after much player clamor. But that wasn't...
Here’s how Star Trek Online’s new gender- and species-swap token will work
Star Trek Online's Unparalleled update isn't just about new story content and missions: It's also packing a major quality-of-life feature in the form of...
Mortal Online 2 readies foraging, fishing, and an improved tutorial for its next content update
Star Vault Studios CEO Henrik Nystrom once again made use of his Mortal Online 2 stream to showcase the content coming in the sandbox's...
Star Citizen officially enters alpha 3.23 with new quality-of-life and mission features
After a whole lot of teasing, talking, and showcasing, Star Citizen has finally released alpha 3.23, bringing with it a few new mission features...
Second Wind: V Rising’s 1.0 build is a fangtastic revamp of the vampire survival sandbox
It doesn't seem possible that V Rising burst onto the scene almost two years ago, but here we are. I sometimes struggle to get...
Final Fantasy XIV checks in with Dawntrail benchmark updates and release timing
As most players of Final Fantasy XIV already know, the benchmark tool for Dawntrail is getting an update to address player complaints about lighting...
Wisdom of Nym: It’s OK that your Final Fantasy XIV character is going to look different in Dawntrail
So we've all had a chance at this point to play around with the benchmark for the next Final Fantasy XIV expansion, and that...
Final Fantasy XIV promises an updated Dawntrail benchmark to improve character creation lighting and fix issues
While lots of players were very happy to have the Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail benchmark this past Sunday, there was some discontent. Odd lighting...
Pokemon Go players are not happy with their new avatars
As we mentioned in our monthly Pokemon Go event round-up for April, the game recently introduced new avatars on April 17th, despite lots of negative...
