dev diary
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...
Exclusive dev diary: Destiny’s Sword explores mental health as MMO gameplay
Back at PAX East this year, our own Eliot Lefebvre checked out a weird and wonderful new MMORPG called Destiny's Sword. It's a tactical...
Warframe details changes coming to Nightwave episode 2 as episode 1 draws to a close
The first episode of Warframe's Nightwave series, The Wolf of Saturn 6, will be wrapping up this weekend on Sunday, May 19th, but the...
Apex Legends irons out server issues and hit-registration bugs, makes plans to punish piggy-backers
Respawn Entertainment's surprise-hit battle-royale title Apex Legends has long been grappling with some particularly annoying (and persistent) server issues that have been causing all...
Flameseeker Chronicles: First impressions of Guild Wars 2’s War Eternal
After playing through Guild Wars 2's new Living World episode, War Eternal, which is live today, I am still speechless. This is, in my...
Darkfall Rise of Agon lays out its upcoming in-game browser overhaul and armor system revamp in latest dev blog
A major patch for Darkfall Rise of Agon is in the works, and the developers have just posted a new update to give players...
RuneScape’s Desperate Times quest kicks off a new series of epic quests
No rest for the wicked or the divine, depending on how you roleplay your RuneScape character, assuming you do at all: This week, Desperate...
Dauntless details dye-system rework in latest dev blog
Fashion has always been a big part of Dauntless -- after all, defending the last bastions of humanity is great and all, but what's...
Ashes of Creation previews its adorable hippogryph mounts
Hippos! No, not actual hippos, although that would be awesome: hippogryphs, that bizarre fantastic creature of legend that's basically a cross between a horse...
Dual Universe elaborates on its upcoming talent tree system
The devs of Dual Universe promised in their last alpha patch rundown that they would be offering more insight into the upcoming talent tree...
Dual Universe is adding UI and graphical improvements, bartering, and a talent tree
The next update to the alpha version of sci-fi voxelbox Dual Universe is bringing some pretty noteworthy features. Among these updates are some new...
Legends of Aria details the upcoming Allegiance system revamp in its latest dev blog
As development on Citadel Studios' upcoming sandbox MMORPG Legends of Aria chugs steadily along, the devs are continuously tweaking and revamping the game's systems,...
Dual Universe is embracing player-to-player trading, not just an auction hall
While many MMO players are slowly becoming inured to the idea that some modern MMOs won't have proper player-to-player trading, I'll never be one...
Over 777,000 Apex Legends cheaters have been banned as Respawn cracks down
In last week's Apex Legends developer blog, Project Lead Drew McCoy said that the Respawn Entertainment team has been hard at work trying to...
Fallout 76 previews personal vending machines and other features coming next week
It just wouldn't be a Fallout game without rusty antique signs and vending machines, now would it? Bethsoft agrees, and this week it's previewing...
Ashes of Creation talks architecture and building tools in the newest dev diaries video
The latest entry in Ashes of Creation's ongoing dev diaries video series is out, and following in the vein of its predecessor, which gave...
RuneScape: 2018 financials, clan quality-of-life changes delayed, and Lootscape
Jagex has big news today: The RuneScape company says 2018 was its best year ever, thanks to a more than 9% increase in revenue...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2 needs real housing
There is no shortage of things to do in Guild Wars 2. Wandering around the world and exploring is a joy, and players are...
Wurm Online devs lay out development cycle changes as they work toward a ‘more consistent’ update schedule
According to the latest Wurm Online developer blog, the devs are making some big changes to their update cycle cadence, moving away from the...
Chronicles of Elyria details the trials and tribulations of preparing for domain and settlement selection
As Chronicles of Elyria's ambitious domain and settlement selection process kicks off today, the folks at Soulbound Studios have released a new dev diary...
