dev diary
Camelot Unchained checks in with work on NPC pathfinding and more in the weekly wrap-up
There's nothing more annoying than seeing NPCs that you need to go somewhere run pell-mell into a giant, obvious wall or some other insurmountable...
Into the Super-verse: How Ship of Heroes is winning the superhero race
When it came to the explosion of spiritual successors to City of Heroes, there's definitely something to be said about being first on the...
The Repopulation checks in with an update on vehicles and mounts
It's been a couple of months since we heard much from The Repopulation, but delays ensured that the most recent dev blog combines July and...
Red Dead Online teases new roles as watchdog group questions Rockstar’s tax history
Red Dead Online has been a bit of a non-entity this year, contrary to our hopes anyway. The MMO-ish version of Red Dead Redemption...
Cyberespionage MMO Spycursion plans a hackable media system with blackmailable journalists
Earlier this spring, I was disappointed by the failed Kickstarter for Spycursion. Defun Games had put up an MMO intended to support a "living...
Legends of Aria’s new bard and vitality regen system sounds an awful lot like Star Wars Galaxies’
Let me just put it out there: Bards are the best class archetype in all of RPGs, let alone just MMOs, which is why...
Neverwinter’s Uprising raid is ‘some of the most challenging’ ever added to the game
If you're a raider, Neverwinter's upcoming Tower of the Mad Mage is going to be your jam. It's the 10-man trial launching with Uprising...
Ashes of Creation previews its cute pangolin-esque creature, the quarrior
Is he a pangolin? A hedgehog? Nay, he is a quarrior, and he is the freakin' adorable critter on display in Ashes of Creation's...
Check out how Astellia Online’s gems and loyalty points work in CBT2
Astellia Online's second closed beta here in the west is underway this week, and there's a big new feature awaiting testers: the cash shop....
Camelot Unchained says it’s actually ‘ahead of schedule on some fronts’
Hold on to your skepticism: The very much behind-schedule beta MMO Camelot Unchained is apparently "ahead of schedule on some fronts." That's according to...
Here’s how Neverwinter’s appearance system is changing with Uprising next month
Wardrobe, costumes, outfits, A-tab, cosmetics, transmog: Whatever you call it, most serious MMOs have some kind of system that separates a character's visual appearance...
EVE Online hints at a ‘chaos era’ and hikes up market fees
It's one thing to try to jar the Jenga tower of a sandbox title, but chaos? That's a word that's been bandied about by...
The MOP Up: H1Z1’s huge PlayStation 4 update
Do you remember when H1Z1 used to be about surviving the zombie apocalypse? Yeah, me neither. In any case, gear up and slide behind...
Check out the view of Toril through space from Neverwinter’s upcoming Stardock map
If you were expecting some kind of stock fantasy setting from Neverwinter's upcoming Uprising module, well, first of all, you clearly missed the most...
Here’s how Legends of Aria’s new PvP ruleset changes will work when it hits Steam early access
Following Citadel Studios' announcement yesterday that it'll be launching Legends of Aria's Steam early access on August 6th, alongside a big patch that takes...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Why Guild Wars 2 is the ideal starter MMO
When I met my wife, she was a console gamer, but she had never played an MMO. She was interested in giving some of...
Mordhau says it’s now ‘taking toxicity and racism seriously’ plus adding more maps and modes
"Multiplayer medieval slasher" Mordhau worked its way through the news cycle this spring and summer, first for its dazzling Steam launch and then for...
Neverwinter’s Uprising loot includes the most horrifying MMO cloak of all time
I'm glad I didn't see this dev blog until today because I might have had nightmares all weekend. Perfect World posted a preview of...
The MOP Up: Ragnarok Online EU is relaunching
Ragnarok Online is changing hands in Europe, and as part of that, the long-running fantasy MMO is relaunching with a different spin under 4game....
Overwatch’s new role queue matchmaking system goes live on the PTS
In Overwatch, getting stuck with an imbalanced team can be rough, and good team composition can often make the difference between a hard-won victory...
