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Wild Terra offers a wild XP ride
Wild Terra made some major course adjustments this past week, as the game cracked down hard on grind and sped up both combat and...
The Game Archaeologist: Nexus: The Kingdom of the Winds
I confess that I have a particular fascination for MMOs that came into existence in the 1990s. It's not only the fact that I...
In appreciation for post-apoc Dereth: The life and times of Asheron’s Call 2
On the left in the screenshot above is a windmill in the town of Cragstone in Asheron's Call. On the right is, well, the...
WoW Factor: The state of professions in Legion
The state of World of Warcraft's professions in Legion is a weird one because it's obvious how much work has gone into crafting for...
Chronicles of Elyria hires SWTOR programmer, works on PAX East demo
The small but scrappy Chronicles of Elyria continues to pick up experienced MMO devs for its ambitious sandbox project. Earlier this month we reported...
Marvel Heroes unveils new variant costumes, adjusts hero stats and abilities
The fallout from the massive and controversial Marvel Heroes Update 2.0 continues on, as players are struggling to adjust to the new game paradigm while Gazillion is faced...
Star Trek Online’s Season 12 Reckoning is live today ahead of 7th anniversary hoopla
Season 12: Reckoning is live in Star Trek Online today, just a few days ahead of the iconic MMO's seventh birthday. "To commemorate this...
One Elder Scrolls Online player builds a house… out of housing decorations
If developers give players resources, they will find things to do with them. Case in point: A player in The Elder Scrolls Online on...
Multiplayer survival sandbox Hellion will launch Steam early access on February 24
On Monday, we reported that survival sandbox Hellion had delayed its planned early access from January to February. Today, Zero Gravity has further clarified...
In appreciation for Dereth: The life and times of Asheron’s Call
Imagine a game where magic was actually rare, complicated, and often underwhelming in terms of time vs. efficiency -- a game where players actually...
Stitch together your own playable bodies in Crowfall
Do you have any qualms about playing with dead things in video games? How about playing a dead thing itself? Crowfall will offer both...
Elder Scrolls Online launches Homestead housing on February 6th
Ready to move into a swanky new house or just a barely furnished hovel in The Elder Scrolls Online? You won't have to wait...
Star Trek Online opens new crafting line in Season 12
There may be a Reckoning coming to Star Trek Online later this month, but it doesn't mean that captains have to start quaking in...
Massively OP Interview: Why Ship of Heroes is taking City of Heroes into space
What happens when a group of dislodged City of Heroes fans attempt to bring back the spirit of their favorite MMO while marrying it...
Albion Online on buffing tanks and gear for gatherers
Albion Online Game Designer Michael Schwahn has a long-form dev recap out that should satisfy both the visual and auditory learners out there in our...
The Repopulation will relaunch in Q1 2017, now owned by Idea Fabrik
"Great News! The Repopulation is coming back!" -- or so said a hastily deleted tweet from Idea Fabrik last night, which you might have...
Massively Overthinking: Tab-target vs. action combat in MMORPGs
Massively OP patron Duane is kicking the new year off right: with a brawl over combat types in MMOs.
"Tab-target, action, or hybrid combat, for...
Here’s how Crowfall is tweaking resource harvesting for Big World
Crowfall Design Lead Thomas "Blixtev" Blair has a new dev blog out this afternoon on the resource harvesting slice of the big world testing going...
Tamriel Infinium: Elder Scrolls Online’s Homestead player housing blew my mind
I usually like to bury my opinion behind a bit of measured fact-checking and the weight of opposing opinions, but Elder Scrolls Online hit...
Pantheon recaps 2016, explores vertical grouping dungeon Amberfaet
"2016 was a formidable year for Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen and its fans," Visionary Realms declares in its latest newsletter, which includes two...