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The Daily Grind: Does your age impact your MMO gameplay preferences?
We've been following gaming research firm Quantic Foundry the past few months as it's been hammering out its Gamer Motivation Model. This week, it...
Crowfall talks about the connection between currency and skill
A new five-part video community Q&A with Crowfall's developers tackles an interesting range of questions, such as the recent combat revamp and what happens...
EVE Online player buys nearly $7,000 worth of skill injectors
EVE Online's passive skill training system lets players slowly accumulate skill points over time, and until recently there was no way to actively skip ahead...
Interview: John Smedley on Hero’s Song crowdfunding and the future
Following the abrupt cancellation of the Kickstarter for Pixelmage Games' sandboxy OARPG Hero's Song, we chatted with studio CEO and MMORPG veteran John Smedley about...
Star Citizen clarifies the persistent universe and Squadron 42 split
Are you wondering about how the split between Star Citizen and Squadron 42 will affect your purchase of the game? The short answer is...
Pantheon’s Cleric is the ultimate team player
There comes a point in any MMO's early development when the players find themselves at the end of their patience for yet another zone...
Neverwinter trade bar store bait-and-switch causes community stir
Neverwinter's Xbox One community has had to live with the fact that its version of the game would always be lagging behind the PC...
Heroes of Newerth launches Dragon Wars community event
Classic MOBA Heroes of Newerth released the massive new Dragon Wars community event today, launching a series of community-wide achievements and challenges with rewards for the...
Global Chat: Saying farewell to City of Steam
No doubt by now you have heard that the indie steampunk City of Steam has been shuttered. And while its demise won't change the...
Gigantic studio Motiga suffers another round of layoffs
Motiga has announced another round of layoffs for the staff working on MOBA Gigantic. "Our financial situation is such that we are unable to...
RIFT talks about its new souls, one might be the Maelstrom
The RIFT community is certainly abuzz about all of the big changes and plans for the game in 2016, not the least of which...
Reserve your Black Desert character names today ahead of beta 2
Black Desert's name reservation period opens this afternoon at 1 p.m. EST as promised. Pre-order players can swing over to the name reservation website...
The Daily Grind: Which survival sandbox are you most likely to play?
Over the weekend, Justin wrote about the deluge of major online multiplayer survival sandboxes hitting us lately. First there was DayZ and its early...
Shroud of the Avatar previews structures, templates, and regions
The Shores of Malice are currently being designed for Shroud of the Avatar, but they don't look particularly malicious on a whole. Unless you...
WildStar’s new game director Chad Moore on the state of the game
Chad Moore is moving up the ranks in Carbine Studios; after a long tenure as the lore expert, Moore is now the director behind...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO monetization schemes don’t piss you off?
Gamasutra argued last week that there are three effective in-app purchase strategies that mobile gamers don't hate:
the classic demo, where players can try the...
EVE Evolved: The right way to reboot DUST 514
This week we heard the news that CCP Games will be officially shutting down PS3 online shooter DUST 514 in May to start work on...
One Shots: On a highway to Hell
The Secret World has needed awesome mounts since, oh, day one, and it does my heart good to see players rumble about on hogs,...
The Daily Grind: Are you reluctant to test MMOs you’re excited to play?
Am I excited, with some reservations, about World of Warcraft's next expansion? You bet. Am I happy to be involved with the testing? Yes....
WRUP: Entropic triage edition
This week, I got some good news on Tuesday and Monday, but most of the week has been things breaking. My car has issues...
