dev diary
EVE Online is implementing a new plan for ‘skill plans’ this fall
CCP Games isn't finished tinkering with EVE Online's skill system: This week, it announced its plans for your plans - your skill plans, that...
RuneScape adds an Elder Gods-themed Yak Track and unveils next part of the Elder God Wars dungeon
This week in RuneScape, it's almost entirely all about Elder God Wars-related things. This week's newsletter leads off with the newest Yak Track, which...
Sea of Thieves counted a whopping 4.8M players in June thanks to its third season launch
Sea of Thieves is doing something a lot of online games are reluctant to do: giving hard numbers. Then again, that's because its numbers...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Hands-on with Guild Wars 2’s new Harbinger, Virtuoso, and Willbender elite specs
One of the most anticipated features of any Guild Wars 2 expansion is unquestionably the addition of new elite specializations. We got our first...
Crowfall makes plans for cross-server campaigns and handshake sieges
It sure doesn't feel as if Crowfall launched six weeks ago, but this summer has felt like three minutes and also three years, so...
Elder Scrolls Online’s Waking Flame will be accompanied by technical upgrades for console and PC
Elder Scrolls Online's Waking Flame and its associated patch are a lot more than just a dungeon DLC, and ZeniMax Online Studios explaining why...
Here’s how getting into a fight – and getting out of one – works in Book of Travels
If you thought Might and Delight's Book of Travels was going to be all walking and talking and no fighting, well, you're wrong. A...
SWTOR: Legacy of the Sith’s combat styles ‘separate story from gameplay’
Forget a new planet or the resurgence of the Republic vs. Empire conflict in Star Wars: The Old Republic -- when Legacy of the...
Destiny 2 on PvP: ‘The ultimate goal here is consistency’
Writing what probably should have been a full dev blog in its own right, Destiny 2 Assistant Game Director Joe Blackburn put out a...
Player-run Open Perpetuum goes fully free-to-play on Steam
Care for a little free-to-play sandbox gaming? How about one where you are a robot in an open world? If you've been curious about...
Lineage II’s casual friendly version includes an action-packed solo dungeon
Hopefully you didn't miss the word that Lineage II is about to launch a brand-new version of the game that's far more casual-friendly than...
Playable Worlds’ lead designer: ‘Our industry does not thrive on ideas’
Raph Koster's startup Playable Worlds is working on an MMORPG. A big one. A big one we don't know much about yet, in spite...
Flameseeker Chronicles: The End of Dragons reveal didn’t wow people – and that’s OK
We finally have our first real peek at the features and story of Guild Wars 2’s third expansion, End of Dragons. It has been...
Star Sonata 2 adjusts support classes, adds a new zone, and introduces base upgrading features
Let's check in on Star Sonata 2, shall we? After all, the last time we had a peek in on this one it had...
Competitive MMO Lands of Kehliel posts slow but sure progress on its first match
Do you remember Lands of Kehliel? It first crossed our desk in November of last year, promising a competition-focused open world MMORPG experience where...
SEED dev blogs discuss city building, player testing reactions, and the first version of an economy
If you were worried that the somewhat sort list suggested by this story's headline meant that there weren't a lot of developer blogs roaring...
Lost Ark previews the Assassin and its Shadowhunter and Deathblade elite versions
So you want to be a stabby rogue in Lost Ark? You're gonna have to roll an Assassin. That's the class under the spotlight...
Whatever happened to the Age of Wushu franchise?
This story has something of an interesting progression to it. It began with a dive into whatever happened to Age of Wushu, which then...
Book of Travels explains how players will communicate without text chat
One of the many, many factors that will set the upcoming Book of Travels apart from your boiler-plate online RPGs is that the game...
Old School RuneScape talks about combat achievements, RuneScape announces the Nodon Front
Chasing achievements is a thing that many gamers seem to love, so players of Old School RuneScape who are cut from the same cloth...
