dev diary
New World just took a hard turn away from a PvP slugfest, and hardcore PvPers are not happy
Even knowing it was slated to arrive, I was still surprised last night when Amazon Game Studios dropped New World's latest dev blog well...
Grim Dawn recounts last year’s updates and drops teases for future updates
The middle of January seems a bit late for a retrospective, but then again perhaps Grim Dawn is subscribing to the "better late than...
Crowfall’s UI is getting less survival-y and more MMO-y with February’s test patch
Call me weird, but user interfaces in games are among my favorite things to dig into, and Crowfall's has been of particular interest to...
Neverwinter previews its hellish Vallenhas transformation in Infernal Descent
We've been teasing Neverwinter for the over-the-top hellishness of its Infernal Descent campaign, and we're pleased to say that will not end with this...
Neverwinter shows off some of the fiendish rewards waiting in Infernal Descent
You wouldn't adventure into the hells unless there was some shiny loot waiting, would you? Luckily, the Infernal Descent content update coming to Neverwinter...
Star Sonata recounts 2019, tests healing changes, and outlines plans for 2020 updates
Star Sonata has had a busy 2019 as recounted by its most recent dev blog, and it looks like 2020 will be just as...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Things to do when Guild Wars 2 feels stale
It happens to every player in every MMO: Sooner or later, even our favorite games start to feel stale. It may be that you’re...
Destiny 2’s Eververse cash shop begins to invade the game once again
There's just something about Destiny 2 repeating its own history. Think back to 2017, when the game's Dawning holiday event caused a furor over...
Ship of Heroes extends holiday greetings and touts successful testing
The Ship of Heroes team would like to wish you and yours some happy holidays, but more than that, it'd like to offer some...
Bless Unleashed outlines a variety of adjustments on the way for crafting and upgrading items
Well blow me down, it looks like the open beta of Bless Unleashed is actually being used as a test bed! First there were...
EVE Online abruptly removed ores from null sec as part of a wider resource distribution plan
Last week was likely a surprising one for the miners of EVE Online, as Veldspar and Spodumain rocks were abruptly removed from the asteroid...
Dual Universe shows off alpha 3’s new industry features and answers numerous player questions
Alpha 3 is on the horizon for Dual Universe, which means the questions and the feature details are still coming. The devs at Novaquark...
Chronicles of Elyria begins putting unclaimed land up for sale for a limited time
For any Chronicles of Elyria fans who happened to miss out getting themselves some in-game land and has $65 to $3,500 burning a hole...
Amazon’s just dropped New World’s first video dev diary
Crank up that hype machine folks because Amazon's released its first dev diary video for its upcoming MMORPG New World, which as we learned...
RuneScape discusses initiatives to monitor extreme player spending as part of a ‘duty of care’
A bit of backstory here: In September of this year, a Parliamentary report on addictive technologies like gaming monetization pointed to the case of...
Hearthstone details its December 10 Descent of Dragons expansion
Dragons are coming to Hearthstone, and they're angry. Why are they always angry? Why can't dragons be more chill like Puff or the one...
The Repopulation’s new tutorial area is expected to arrive with December’s patch
Getting started in a sandbox like The Repopulation always seems to be the hardest landing to stick. I should know; I've played more than...
Crowfall’s J. Todd Coleman looks back at past progress and ahead to 2020 milestones
As we close out 2019, we all tend to get the urge to look back at past accomplishments and feel proud, even if they...
Blade & Soul previews Will of Iron’s heart rebalance and fishing overhaul
Just ahead of the holiday, NCsoft announced that Will of Iron was on its way to Blade & Soul, with the Rise of the...
EVE Online attempts a no-downtime experiment and announces structure gameplay changes
EVE Online has been doing things a bit differently this week, and while it's not "chaos," it certainly has made life in New Eden...
