dev diary
Cube World creator emerges from hibernation to announce Cube World Omega
I admit I did a double-take last night when Wolfram von Funck aka Wollay's Twitter account whirred to life after nearly four years of...
Blizzard suggests WoW Token RMT in WoW Classic is ‘for the good of the community’ because of RMT bots
World of Warcraft's WoW Classic community has been on fire for the last few days following Blizzard's announcement that it will port the WoW...
Funcom belatedly remembers Age of Conan’s 15th birthday with dev blog and event
Yesterday, we cheekily pointed out that Funcom appeared to have forgotten Age of Conan's 15th birthday back on the 20th of May, in spite...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Wrapping up the End of Dragons era with What Lies Within
It's the end of an era: Guild Wars 2's End of Dragons era of content comes to a close with today's episode, titled What...
Corepunk says beta delay is due to unfinished optimization, but it’s making progress with bots
Corepunk is back in the news today with its May developer update, and with everything this game's been through - including the evacuation of...
Dual Universe outlines improvements coming to its Lua scripting language in Update 1.4
Regular players of the sci-fi building sandbox Dual Universe are likely familiar with the Lua scripting language that lets players make a variety of...
Seafaring MMO Rulers of the Sea and its development studio announce their closure
Back in 2019 we highlighted Rulers of the Sea, an MMO in development by Dutch studio Deadeye Games set in the seafaring real world,...
Destiny 2 outlines Season 21 weapon changes and condenses all of next week’s updates
The Season of the Deep is rapidly approaching Destiny 2 and that means change is a-comin'. One of the things that are changing are...
Early access survival sandbox V Rising has finally launched its first big update, Secrets of Gloomrot
Early access survival sandbox V Rising has had a quiet first year of existence after winning awards for its launch in 2022. Its first...
Indie MMO Genfanad aims to shore up combat and more ahead of Steam launch
Kickstarted indie MMO Genfanad dropped a dev blog last night describing its new philosophy for development going forward. Readers will recall that the game...
Flameseeker Chronicles: What we learned (and didn’t) from Guild Wars 2’s spring 2023 roadmap
The most nerve-wracking thing about being an MMORPG player is uncertainty. MMO players don't like change, and when a change is teased, many of...
Destiny 2 is raising its standalone season prices, players are naturally displeased
It's not just MMORPG subs that have gone up over the last year: Even season passes are creeping up in some online titles. The...
Guild Wars 2 teases next expansion and update and the plan for specs and balance in summer roadmap
Guild Wars 2 studio ArenaNet is kicking off May with a new dev blog and roadmap today. Game director Josh Davis and crew begin...
BitCraft considers how to manage its in-game free trade system against the specter of real-money trading
While the dev blogs out of BitCraft can sometimes feel meager when it comes to expected information like gameplay feature deep-dives or release window...
Fractured Veil takes a closer look at its earlier 2023 roadmap plans
Last week, the post-apoc zombie survival MMO Fractured Veil shared its most recent update plans, including an engine upgrade and a 2023 development roadmap...
Diablo IV promises ‘a level of agency never previously offered’
Diablo IV may not be serving up Burger King's Whoppers, but it too is promising that you can have it your way. Blizzard's upcoming...
Overwatch 2 is fighting cheaters, fixing matchmaking, and saving Lifeweaver
Overwatch 2 has kicked out multiple dev blogs this week, and they touch on matters that are likely important to a vast swath of...
Ship of Heroes’ ‘bright and positive’ setting masks mysteries to uncover
While most people seem fixated on the fact that Ship of Heroes is an unapologetic spiritual successor to City of Heroes, what tends to...
Star Wars The Old Republic previews several class balance adjustments coming in Update 7.3
Another major update is looming on the horizon of Star Wars: The Old Republic, and it's bringing with it a variety of balance tweaks...
Lost Ark aims to spend 2023 reducing grind and improving the newbie and catch-up experience
Lost Ark has been live in the west over a year now, giving Amazon and Smilegate the opportunity to reflect on how far the...
