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Shroud of the Avatar upgrades to Unity 5 for Release 15
Shroud of the Avatar's Release 15 begins today. In fact, it begins this morning at 11:30 a.m. EST. The new build features Unity 5,...
Global Chat: Business model first, game construction second
Welcome back to Global Chat, the column where we reach out and give props to interesting and well-written articles from the MMO blogosphere. Today...
Crowfall pushes its Game of Thrones connection
If you've gotten the eerie feeling that Crowfall is not-so-subtly trying to establish a connection in fans' minds between the MMO and the hit...
Crowfall: The ultimate union of MMOs and strategy
What do you get when you take a few of the most experienced developers in the MMO industry and give them the freedom to...
Shroud of the Avatar talks economy, online vs. offline modes
This weekend's Shroud of the Avatar post is a big one. Update of the Avatar #113 explains how the game's single-player offline mode will...
Make My MMO: February 21, 2015
Welcome back to Make My MMO, a recurring column from Massively-that-was which covers crowdsourced MMOs of both the fully funded and the not-so-much variety....
Star Citizen’s space mining sounds pretty fun
Here's a novel concept: pounding space rocks into space dust could actually be fun! At least it appears that way in reading the latest...
Trials of Ascension attempts another Kickstarter campaign
Permadeath, corpse looting, and no mini-map: Will this be tempting enough to get the community on board with donations? Trials of Ascension hopes so,...
Working As Intended: ‘Multiplex monotony’ and the death of the mid-budget MMORPG
Back in December, film editor and author Jason Bailey wrote a piece on Flavorwire called How the Death of Mid-Budget Cinema Left a Generation...
Kickstarter Overpowered: Week two’s new video
The Massively Overpowered Kickstarter campaign is now half over: two weeks in, two weeks left to go. We're tickled to now have over 1400...
Camelot Unchained teases alpha start, ‘major feature’
Yesterday's Camelot Unchained update delivered quite a bit of good news to fans of the fantasy RvR sandbox. City State boss Mark Jacobs revealed...
The Stomping Land creator apparently abandons project
Friends, it pains me to say this, especially when dinosaurs are involved, but it might be time to give up hope on The Stomping...
Nebula Online seeks crowdfunding for ‘perfect’ sci-fi MMO
What is it about outer space that elicits the cutthroat nature of sci-fi MMOs? Well, get ready to go on that adventure again, as...
Shroud of the Avatar previews Necropolis dungeon, new world areas
What's new with Shroud of the Avatar? Quite a lot if you're judging by the latest lengthy update (#112 for those keeping score at home)....
The Soapbox: The crowdfunding conundrum
As I type this, Massively Overpowered's Kickstarter campaign sits comfortably at $54,323. We hit our initial $50k funding goal in roughly 48 hours. We're...
Camelot Unchained hires a sound designer, preps for alpha
Camelot Unchained's Mark Jacobs says that his team is currently in "soft crunch" mode as CU moves closer to its alpha phase. Said alpha...
Kickstarter Overpowered: Week one summary
As of today, we've been running the Massively Overpowered Kickstarter campaign for just one week. We can't believe the outpouring of support you've given us...
