exploits
Why gacha is the ‘gotcha’ tactic of MMO sales
Making money in free-to-play games isn't as simple as pursuing a single revenue stream. Often studios are looking at multiple approaches to coax players...
Conan Exiles delays Xbox One version until later this year, corrects server patch issues
If you're eagerly anticipating playing Conan Exiles on your Xbox One, you're going to need to be more patient. The game's official Twitter account...
Conan Exiles buffs voice chat, brings new Asian servers online following region locks
"Goodbye, giant green poison balls of death -- you will be sort of missed," Funcom's Erling Ellingsen wrote of today's Conan Exiles patch, live...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMO for an explorer?
Sometimes you don't want to tread on the beaten path and be shuttled along by the tight design of the omnipotent developers. Sometimes you...
In appreciation for post-apoc Dereth: The life and times of Asheron’s Call 2
On the left in the screenshot above is a windmill in the town of Cragstone in Asheron's Call. On the right is, well, the...
Overwatch explains the goal of the PTR to players, and it’s not about balance
D. Va has taken a bit of a drubbing in the most recent Overwatch patch on the test server. Her guns do less damage...
SWTOR bug drives enemy boss to commit suicide
Any MMO dungeon boss knows that it is only a matter of time before he, she, or it will be slaughtered by a pack...
Overwatch targets Mei cheaters
Overwatch players who have been tearing their hair out at a widespread exploit in matches will be happy to know that Blizzard has taken...
ArcheAge catches, smooshes APEX bug
Trion has confirmed reports of a recent APEX duping bug in ArcheAge, but there's apparently no need to panic -- it's already been squished...
China is cracking down on MMORPG lockbox vendors
Violently authoritarian government regulates nasty video gaming monetization exploit, and gamers are cheering? Yep, China is cracking down on lockboxes. A notice from the creepy Ministry of...
H1Z1: Just Survive producer’s letter assures players that the game is still moving
There's a certain irony in a zombie game's producer assuring fans that the game is not dead, but that's one of the central points...
H1Z1: Just Survive tests out quality-of-life update, conducts community survey
Could Daybreak be making good on its promise to give some love to H1Z1: Just Survive? It certainly seems so now that there's a...
Elite Dangerous players accuse Frontier of ignoring combat exploit
If you thought that your politically divided family dinner table will be the most awkward situation this Thanksgiving week, then you need to haul...
The Daily Grind: Do you make use of your MMORPG’s public test realms?
The patch server. The PTR. The PTS. Whatever your MMORPG calls it, it's probably got one: some sort of publicly accessible server that gets the...
FIFA hackers charged with stealing millions in spoofing scheme
Don't ever let anyone tell you it's just a game and exploits aren't a big deal: A group of FIFA players are standing trial...
TERA teases Fang and Feather update
Last month, TERA was all about the Sorcerer and its Spellbound update. But as they say, that was then and this is now. What...
Dual Universe on post-Kickstarter funding and mining in the sandbox
Dual Universe's latest newsletter since its successful Kickstarter funding back in October is out this week. Novaquark tells players that it's almost finished building...
Kakao permabans Black Desert shovel exploiters
This past weekend, Black Desert devs disabled some unusual items in the game: shovels and empty bottles. It turned out that exploiters had been using...
Black Desert’s patch today buffs the Tamer with her awakening weapon
Today's Black Desert update adds the Tamer's awakening weapon, a bo staff that expands the Tamer's melee abilities:
"The Celestial Bo Staff allows Tamers to...
Black Desert acknowledges infinite gathering bug, promises ‘action’ against exploiters
Last weekend, Black Desert devs disabled some unusual items in the game: shovels and empty bottles. While at the time, Kakao said it had...
