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PvPvE shooter The Cycle explains its monetization strategy
When co-op/PvP shooter The Cycle does decide to launch sometime in 2022 (according to Steam), it will be free-to-play, which naturally begs the question...
Dual Universe’s Athena update promises PvP-centric updates to ‘set Helios ablaze’ this spring
The fires of PvP are soon to rage across Dual Universe this spring as the upcoming Athena update is promising "a new tidal wave...
What to expect from Elder Scrolls Online’s Update 33, launching March 14 for PC
Listen, I know February is brimming with MMO stuff, but Elder Scrolls Online would like you not to forget it's got a thing coming...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Everything you’ve missed if you haven’t played Guild Wars 2 since Path of Fire
There are a lot of great MMORPGs out there, and even if you enjoy Guild Wars 2, maybe it's not your main game. Maybe...
Project Gorgon acknowledges development delays as key dev contends with a ‘rare form of cancer’
Fans of the upcoming indie MMORPG Project Gorgon were given incredibly disheartening news this week as it was revealed that one of the lead...
Disgruntled Battlefield 2042 players draft a petition to get refunds from EA
Will a Change.org petition be enough to rip money out of Electronic Arts' hands? Most likely not, but that is not stopping players unhappy...
Hands-on with Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons’ newly unveiled jade bots mastery
With the launch of Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons less than a month away, and the release date finally revealed, ArenaNet has held...
One More Game’s Daniel Dociu shares artwork peeks at ‘a new world of imagination’
In July 2020 we got wind of a new studio being formed called One More Game, which was created by former ArenaNet founder Patrick...
PvPvE FPS The Cycle’s March 10 closed beta brings new campaigns, activities, monsters, and map
Do you remember The Cycle? It's a multiplayer PvPvE FPS that first made it to our corner of gaming in July 2018, promising "a...
Dual Universe invites players into a deeply technical look at the Panacea update’s custom voxel tool
The Panacea update of Dual Universe is adding the ability to customize voxels. Normally this would be explanation enough for most, but Novaquark has...
V Rising talks about its V Blood character progression system, plans expanded closed beta soon
As a vampire in the survivalbox of V Rising, you'd expect that you're going to have to munch on some people to get their...
Ship of Heroes bumps beta to spring, reveals City of Heroes- and SWTOR-inspired base building system
Well, you probably noticed that our indie MMO of 2021, Ship of Heroes, did not make it to its December beta as planned, seeing...
Fractured’s character creation is going to make tabletop roleplayers feel right at home
Ever since Gamigo's announcement that it had secured publishing rights to Kickstarted MMORPG Fractured - now called Fractured Online - developer Dynamight Studios has...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Touring Guild Wars 2’s End of Dragons guild hall, Echovald Wilds, and strike mission
With Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons expansion set to launch some time in February and the beginning of that month looming on the...
Dual Universe outlines the Panacea update’s planned Lua API changes
Players of Dual Universe who like to get fiddly with the Lua API code of the spaceship sandbox likely perked their ears when the...
Broken Ranks outlines monetization model ahead of January 25 launch
Now that we know the turn-based tactical MMO Broken Ranks is headed for a January 25th launch, one question can often spring to potential...
Book of Travels shares some thoughts on in-development permadeath mechanics
We've seen the matter of permadeath in Book of Travels raised a few times in our very own comments section, and even though permadeath...
Fractured Online shares a preview of every combat school in the sandbox
Fractured Online is continuing to roll out its re-introductory series of dev blogs that showcase the sandbox MMORPG's feature set, with the latest one...
Martial arts survivalbox The Swordsmen X Survival details planned features as it eyes a 2022 launch
Last July, we wondered what happened to the Age of Wushu franchise, and in our digging around we came across The Swordsmen X: Survival,...
Star Trek Online talks up its incoming anniversary event and general update plans in Q&A livestream
Yesterday saw Star Trek Online put out its first Q&A broadcast of 2022, and while answers included the expected cornucopia of topics, there were...
