dev diary
Jagex is retooling RuneScape Mobile’s UI to be more like the desktop version
A few weeks ago, I wrote a piece on RuneScape's upcoming 2019 RuneFest and did a little double-take that RuneScape Mobile is still one...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Speculation on Guild Wars 2’s gods and dragons
Let's just note upfront that this edition of Flameseeker Chronicles will have lots of Guild Wars 2 spoilers, including but not limited to the recent Living World S3E6 War Eternal. Also, wild speculation that may well be completely wrong. You have been warned!
The Repopulation previews upcoming crafting-system overhaul in latest dev blo
Although a burst water main wreaked saturating terror on the offices of The Repopulation dev Idea Fabrik last month, that hasn't stopped the team from...
RuneScape adds blacksmithing QoL improvements, previews weapon diversity beta and Land Out of Time
The latest RuneScape patch is live today, and with it comes a bundle of boons for blacksmiths in the form of a variety of...
E3 2019: Fallout 76 details Wasterlanders, Nuclear winter, and combat revamp as the canvas-bag saga finally ends
As we previewed last night, the Fallout 76 team (re-)announced the free Wastelanders content update at the Bethsoft presentation last night. It's expected to...
City of Titans previews its evolving UI, Valiance Online teases building updates
Got superhero MMOs on the brain? Me too for some strange reason lately. Welp, feast your eyes on two updates from a pair of...
Check out RuneScape’s upcoming banking revamp in the latest preview video
Last month, the folks at Jagex released a dev blog previewing many of the changes and improvements planned for RuneScape's massive upcoming Bank Rework,...
Interview: Astellia’s westernization covers everything from monetization and VO to dodging and grouping
It seems as if every time we write about incoming MMORPG Astellia, confusion over its guiding principles dominates the ensuing discussion. One of those...
Path of Exile drops patch notes and a walkthrough of 3.7.0 Legion’s big changes
Grinding Gear Games' MMOARPG Path of Exile is launching its Legion expansion next week, which means the studio is cranking out info ahead of...
Crowfall is updating its whole UI to be less flat, and it’s super pretty now
I fully admit to being obsessed with the user interfaces of pretty much everything, from my phone to my PC and of course every...
Star Wars: The Old Republic details gearing in Onslaught as the Dantooine Incursion launches today
If you were otherwise engaged or didn't have better than an hour to devote to hearing how the Spoils of War system will change...
Crowfall previews outpost respawn mechanics and temple hubs
PvP MMORPG Crowfall's pushed out a juicy chunk of info this week in both text and video form, giving more context to the world...
Ultima Online details treasure hunting updates as Dark Age of Camelot plans new progression server
Treasure hunters, rejoice: The folks at Broadsword have been hard at work retooling and updating Ultima Online's treasure hunting content, and they've recently posted...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Why Guild Wars 2 has my favorite flying mounts
When Guild Wars 2 announced that the central mechanic of its Path of Fire expansion was going to be mounts, a lot of people...
Fortnite details recent changes to its matchmaking systems
Shortly following Fortnite's v9.10 update, the folks at Epic Games made some major changes to the game's Arena matchmaking logic, which they've been continuing...
Ashes of Creation explores economy-centric nodes at the heart of its player city system
Ashes of Creation is speaking my language this week in its lengthy dev blog on the game's economic node. Nodes, you'll recall, are the...
The Survivalist: What ever happened to the smaller survival sandbox MMOs? Part two
Last week we learned what was up with a number of the smaller survival sandbox MMOs. Sadly, some have faded away, but others are...
MMORPG Astellia launches preorders, plans June closed beta, and rejects gender-locking
Upcoming MMORPG Astellia pumped out a ton of information with the launch of its new website and preorders for the game last night. Game...
World of Warcraft previews patch 8.2 heritage armor for Gnomes and Tauren
As World of Warcraft players are gearing up for WoW Classic's first big stress test this evening, Blizzard is dropping more teases for the...
The Survivalist: What ever happened to the smaller survival sandbox MMOs?
With big name survival games getting ignored developmentally, you have to wonder what's been going on with the smaller titles. After all, we've got...
