dev diary
Fallout 76’s public teams feature plans to make it easier to group up and gives bonuses for doing so
While Update 20 to Fallout 76 is going to be missing a couple of features, the things that the update will introduce are being...
Blade & Soul demos Way of the Lightning spec as Korean version preps new class
Players of Blade & Soul's western version are in for a treat, at least if they play the Force Master, as NCsoft West has...
New World previews its crafting system and player housing decoration
Yesterday's New World dev blog was all about character development and progression, and it was a bit of a let down for folks who...
Amazon’s New World character progression will seem comfortably familiar to MMO fans
Listen up, all you bad boys and rude girls: Amazon Games' New World is seriously still slated for launch on August 25th, and if...
EA Play Live and Steam’s Summer Game Festival are being delayed
We are at that weird point in our insane timeline where Electronic Arts ends up looking like the good guy and Valve doesn't.
EA announced...
Crucible shelves two of its three game modes as part of planned refinements
The devs of Crucible are looking to refine the team-based shooter, which has been roughly outlined in a dev post on Steam as well...
Destiny’s Sword offers up a new PvP demo, blames its radio silence on the pandemic
Do you recall Destiny's Sword? It's a tactical MMO that plays like X-Com but has a metagame where players have to also consider their...
Magic Legends’ progression includes account-wide unlockable traits
Previously, Cryptic's been all about the deck building and actiony combat of Magic Legends but hasn't given much information about how progression will take...
Neverwinter introduces its 19th module, Avernus, launching ‘soon’ for PC
In a bit of a low-key announcement this morning, Perfect World and Cryptic have taken the lid off what's next for Neverwinter. If you...
Flameseeker Chronicles: First impressions of Guild Wars 2’s No Quarter
After March’s relatively lightweight release, Steel and Fire, a lot of Guild Wars 2 players were expecting something big from this month’s release, entitled...
Valorant officially launches on June 2 with a season pass and a new game mode (that’s not deathmatch)
It looks like Riot Games is ready to call beta testing for Valorant just about done. During a Summer Game Fest livestream, the studio...
Life Beyond adds construction, renames its planet, and temporarily ends PvP in its latest update
In-development survival sandbox Life Beyond has made a couple of big strides in its latest update, not the least of which is the addition...
Legends of Aria’s Point Release 10 is bringing frosty environments, new items, and new systems
Things are going to get chilly for Legends of Aria players. Point Release 10 is opening up the Frozen Tundra region, and with it...
Guild Wars 2 on the storytelling philosophy of next week’s No Quarter episode
ArenaNet's Novera King has emerged to pen Guild Wars 2's latest dev blog - no surprise since it's about storytelling and she's one of...
Ship of Heroes is enthusiastic about Unreal Engine 5 – but practical implementation is a long way off
Last week, Epic dropped a bunch of news and a headline-grabbing video showcasing Unreal 5. While a lot of the ensuing discussion centered on...
Everland is a sprite-based social MMO about logging in and hanging out with friends
If you're looking for a 16-bit-styled MMO that's less about being an adventuring murder hobo and more about just hanging out with others, then...
Path of Exile shares its most popular microtransaction items and looks at why they’re popular
Path of Exile has a cash shop. We don't really bring it up much because its offerings are almost completely cosmetic and inconsequential to...
BioWare Austin’s studio director confirms Anthem reboot will be more transparent and ‘a longer process’
It's been some time since we heard about the rumored and then confirmed reboot to Anthem -- since February, to be precise. As of...
New World deep-dives spriggan boss encounters and design in new dev blog
Here's the thing about spriggans: They're scary as hell and you should stay away from them. That's the only logical takeaway from New World's...
Riot addresses diversity, Valorant toxicity, and Vanguard anti-cheat (again)
It's been a year and a half since a Kotaku expose blew the lid off of flagrantly sexist and abusive behavior at Riot Games,...
