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Not So Massively: Path of Exile’s Awakening and Heroes of Newerth’s new character Skrap
This week in not-so-massive online games, third-person MOBA SMITE confirmed that it's raised over $640,000 in competitive tournament prize money through sales and crowdfunding...
Make My MMO: July 11, 2015
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, Derek Smart reminded everyone that he exists. Not that he's crowdfunding an MMO or anything, but he did...
Elite’s Braben on self-publishing and the perils of virtual reality
Frontier CEO David Braben is interviewed at VideoGamer.com, and he has some interesting nuggets both for fans of Elite: Dangerous and for industry watchers...
Elite: Dangerous downgrades graphics, plans appearance at Lavecon
If you have been wondering if Elite: Dangerous looks a little less gorgeous as it did before, trust us, it's not just you.
After players...
Not So Massively: All the online gaming news from E3 2015
It's been a big week for online gaming, with several high-profile reveals and announcements made at E3 2015. The latest version of MOBA-esque space...
E3 2015: Elite is now previewable on Xbox One, Close Quarter Combat coming soon
Frontier CEO David Braben has announced that Elite: Dangerous will be one of the first "early access" games available via the Xbox One's Game...
Steam’s summer sale offers mad MMO deals [Updated Monday]
Prepare your wallets to go broke and your libraries to fill to the brim with games that you'll never have time to play, for...
Not So Massively: Heroes of the Storm launches, Infinite Crisis gives up
It's been a week of mixed feelings in the land of MOBAs, with the thrill of a new game launch juxtaposed against the background...
The Daily Grind: Did you do anything noteworthy in MMOland this weekend?
I didn't game as much as I would have liked this weekend, but I did manage a smidge of Elite: Dangerous, a bit of...
Elite: Dangerous launches the Powerplay update
The latest update for Elite: Dangerous does not allow players to personally claim big chunks of the galaxy, but it does allow players to...
Not So Massively: Heroes of the Storm’s launch; Need for Speed’s online DRM
Nintendo's quriky new online paint-battle game Splatoon officially launched this week to very positive reviews. Monster-battling game Moonrise entered early access and promises Pokémon-like...
Elite’s latest newsletter talks Powerplay, mining, drones, and more
Frontier talks up the forthcoming Powerplay patch in this week's Elite: Dangerous newsletter. The titular patch feature "makes the galaxy a hotbed of activity,"...
Massively Overthinking: When IPs are wasted on mediocre MMOs
This week's Massively Overthinking question comes to us from Kickstarter donor Aldranis, whose query neatly dovetails with the IP-related question we answered on the...
Previous Elite purchasers can now claim a free Steam key
Last winter I pre-ordered that Mercenary Edition pack for Elite: Dangerous through Frontier's online store. While I enjoyed playing the space sim at the time,...
Beta testing starts for Elite: Dangerous’ Powerplay update
The next major update for Elite: Dangerous is going to really shake up how the game is played. The Powerplay update previewed a month...
Elite’s Mac client benefits the PC; Powerplay update delayed
Hey Elite fans, did you miss Friday's newsletter #75? If so, it's worth reading for the news about the Mac client and the Powerplay beta. Originally...
Make My MMO: May 16, 2015
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, Gloria Victis developer Black Eye Games let us know that it's in "the home stretch" in terms of...
Jukebox Heroes: How Elite: Dangerous’ music put me into a mild coma
You know what gets me righteously angry? I shall tell you. I shall tell you, and then you shall share in my anger, you...
Elite: Dangerous offering Steam keys to game owners
Good news if you've purchased or are thinking of purchasing Elite: Dangerous from the game's website: Frontier said that it will be offering Steam...
Make My MMO: May 9, 2015
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, we learned everything we ever wanted to know about Star Citizen's first person shooter module, plus a bit more....