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BioWare’s Anthem will let you be ‘the hero of your story’ even in multiplayer
What began as a general vision statement for BioWare quickly turned into a treatise on how the studio is going to handle Anthem's multiplayer...
Lord of the Rings Online puts a fresh coat of paint on old zones
The return of a former Lord of the Rings Online developer has put into motion a gradual revamp of one of the game's older...
Guild Wars 2’s underwater combat update and class balance pass are live today
Some MMOs pump out an endless stream of previews for their big patches, especially the type that overhaul major game systems or balance combat,...
Project Gorgon lets players get more stabby, enlists them into the clergy
If you've been missing meaty dev blogs from the Project Gorgon team, then turn that frown upside-down: There's a massive new article up about...
EVE Online prepares major conversion of player outposts and conquerable stations
As Brendan detailed in his EVE Fanfest coverage last month, EVE Online's structures are due for a huge overhaul, be they NPC fortification or...
Guild Wars 2’s balance update arrives next week – with ‘underwater combat’ revamp
Remember back before Guild Wars 2 launched and its underwater content was touted as the most innovative thing in years? And remember when it...
Elder Scrolls Online’s Razum-dar tours the high and low places of Summerset’s Alinor
When ZeniMax was hyping Elder Scrolls Online's Morrowind campaign, it utilized the snarky Dunmer assassin Naryu Virian as the narrator for guiding the player...
Elder Scrolls Online’s Summerset includes inquisitors, actors, and academics
When Elder Scrolls Online's Summerset chapter launches next month, it'll introduce a number of new groups and factions to the game. The Psijic Order...
Bless Online outlines key changes for its Steam release
When Bless Online launches on Steam early access next month, the version that western players experience won't be identical to the client that is...
Black Desert Online makes amends for ‘disorderly’ patch and plots out a better path forward
Black Desert Online players who were taken aback at some recent and rather sudden changes to the game have the full apology of Executive...
EVE Online gives love to planetary interaction, looks back at an all-female pirate gang
Creating and maintaining planetary colonies in EVE Online isn't exactly new, as the system dates back to 2010. But the developers have deemed it...
Crowfall improves its time-based skill leveling
Similar to how skill training works in EVE Online, Crowfall uses a time-based skill-up system that accrues points whether or not the player is...
Elder Scrolls Online’s new video summarizes the snobby elves of Summerset
Just as Morrowind was much more than elves, so is Summerset, but it's hard for the elves in this elven kingdom not to take...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Deep-diving Guild Wars 2’s A Bug in the System (Part 1)
Season 4 of Guild Wars 2Â Living World was off to a roaring start with Daybreak so I was expecting a solid follow-up in A...
Sea of Thieves corrects its course with six planned content patches for 2018
The widespread criticisms that Sea of Thieves is rather lacking in the content department has not fallen upon deaf ears at Rare. The studio...
Making my way through RIFT Prime’s progression server
It has been a month since that fateful day back in March when the MMO collectively lost its mind by rushing back to play...
Elder Scrolls Online is opening up PvP battlegrounds to everyone, whether you’ve bought Morrowind or not
With Summerset on the horizon, ZeniMax is shifting around just what goes into Elder Scrolls Online's base package, according to a dev post published...
The Daily Grind: Are blacklists, quizzes, and threats effective at reducing text toxicity in MMOs?
Toxicity in online gaming just keeps popping up - specifically as it pertains to chat and commenting.
MOP reader Tanek pointed us to a thread about...
SWTOR course corrects for patch 5.8a, overhauls the cash shop with direct-purchase items
Star Wars The Old Republic's 5.8a patch is live today with a bunch of tweaks to last week's far bigger update. In fact, many...
Bless says its excessive attention to environmental detail is in the service of immersion
With Bless Online due out on western shores this coming May, players who've never paid much attention to this Korean-born MMO may be wondering...
