dev diary
Skull and Bones outlines the levels of preparation required before entering combat
Hitting the open seas to hunt down prey to plunder in Skull and Bones is apparently not just as simple as hopping aboard a...
Tinkertown is a 2-D multiplayer sandbox ARPG that’s all about building, exploring, and dungeon diving
You may have played a game like Tinkertown before, with its 16-bit 2-D style, sandbox elements like open building and exploration, and lots of...
Conan Exiles summarizes Age of Sorcery’s cash shop and battle pass in a minute-long video
For those who missed the earlier deep-dive from Conan Exiles about the new cash shop and battle pass monetization features coming with the Age...
Fractured Online dresses up its website, consolidates details on races and gameplay systems
Fractured Online has a fresh new fit to its official site, and it's just dying to show it off; if a website could take...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Hands-on with Guild Wars 2’s S1E3 Clockwork Chaos
Ask veteran MMO gamers who the star of Guild Wars 2's first living world season was, and you're not likely to hear names like...
Camelot Unchained checks in with updates to siegecraft, animations, the Heavy Fighter, and the St’rm race
Camelot Unchained has once again returned with its monthly newsletter and development blog - a bit later than usual this time around - offering...
AdventureQuest Worlds Unity opens up its Steam page, plans a 2023 release and Steam Deck launch
Most of our readers (and viewers of our Stream Team) are familiar with AdventureQuest 3D, but there is another game from the IP that's...
Conan Exiles deep-dives its planned battlepass monetization system
When Age of Sorcery launches for Conan Exiles players later this year, it will completely upend the game's monetization model by switching from a...
World of Warcraft Dragonflight begins its first alpha test, previews the Azure Span and crafting updates
World of Warcraft has taken its very first step in bringing Dragonflight to the wider world. Today begins the expansion's very first alpha test...
Flameseeker Chronicles: What could Guild Wars 2’s fourth expansion be about?
Ever since ArenaNet's studio leadership came out early in the year and confirmed that planning has begun on a fourth expansion, players have no...
Skull and Bones breaks down the different ways players can customize their ship
Since Skull and Bones is all about being a pirate, there's obviously going to be ships in the game. However, the question of what...
Ashes of Creation answers player questions about scope creep, leveling speed, and PvP balance
Whenever Ashes of Creation hosts a monthly developer livestream, it always has a player Q&A session at the end, and the nature of the...
Last Oasis explains design decisions for Season 5 while asking for more player feedback in a poll
Last week saw the woodpunk survival sandbox Last Oasis hold its first beta test for Season 5 - the update that's intended to make...
Conan Exiles’ upcoming creative mode will let players build the castles of their dreams
Building a base in Conan Exiles is something of a long-tail goal for the survival game, but what if you can't deal with all...
World of Warcraft takes players on a tour of Dragonflight’s overhauled crafting system
Perhaps you thought it was curious -- or even exciting -- to see Blizzard flagging World of Warcraft's crafting for a huge update with...
Diablo Immortal shows off new Helliquary raid boss and second battlepass
If for some reason you're still engaged with Diablo Immortal in spite of its being repeatedly exposed as a brutal cash grab with gameplay...
EVE Online takes a closer look at June’s visual and performance overhauls in a dev blog
Sure, EVE Online players have already been experiencing the visual improvements made in June's patch, but have they truly appreciated all of the fine...
Last Oasis’ creator admits the game ‘sucks’ while talking up the Season 5 beta that’s launching today
"Last Oasis Sucks." That's the title of the game's own dev blog, as written by the survivalbox's own creator - a direct admission that...
Redfall talks about what makes it stand out from other co-op FPS experiences
If you've played one team-based co-op FPS title, you've played 'em all, right? Probably, and while Redfall certainly looks like it's wearing its whole...
Last Oasis pins down a July 5 date for beta testing of Season 5
Over the past couple of months, woodpunk survival sandbox Last Oasis has been banging the drum about its upcoming Season 5, springing back to...
