fantasy
Perfect Ten: MMORPGs with huge class rosters
After talking with Mark Jacobs the other week about the difficulty of balancing Camelot Unchained's 30 classes, it got my mind thinking of MMOs...
WoW emulator Nostalrius’ sunset renews calls for retro WoW servers
As we reported last night, Blizzard lawyers issued a legal threat against popular vanilla World of Warcraft emulator server Nostalrius, propelling its administrators to begin...
RIFT’s Runeshaper is one of five souls in the $34.99 Ascended Soul Pack
According to online research, "runeshaper" is not an actual recognized word. According to a leading professor at a New England liberal arts college, "runeshaper"...
Firefall may be heading to virtual reality
Could virtual reality take Firefall to the next frontier? Players are speculating madly following after seeing a Red 5 Studios job notice advertising for...
The Stream Team: Sailing in Black Desert
Don't let the name fool you: There are plenty of water adventures to be had in Black Desert! This sandbox offers fishing, sailing, and...
Blizzard’s legal threat shuts down WoW emulator Nostalrius
Another World of Warcraft emulator bites the dust this week. Year-old "Progressive Vanilla" WoW emu Nostalrius announced on its official website that pursuant to a...
Neverwinter’s Maze Engine expansion launches for Xbox One May 3
Good news for Xbox One players who love Neverwinter (and there are apparently a lot of you): The game's Maze Engine expansion, which launched...
EverQuest II shows off the upcoming Scourge Keep raid
Back in the day in EverQuest II, Deathfist Citadel was the home of the Deathfist orc clan, and players went ahead and stormed the...
League of Legends gives Taric a massive overhaul
Taric is back in action in League of Legends, and the hunk might be turning heads with more than his natural good looks. The...
Flameseeker Chronicles: The future of Guild Wars 2 under Mike O’Brien
The news coming from ArenaNet has been very interesting since the company's President Mike O'Brien took over as Guild Wars 2 Game Director, so I...
Meet RIFT’s Maelstrom, complete with awesome shark-head
If anyone ever asks you what the best soul in RIFT might be, you now know that the answer is the Maelstrom. Is any...
En Masse confirms TERA layoffs
MMORPG.com reports that layoffs have struck TERA's western developer En Masse Entertainment. The official statement from En Masse reads,
"The gaming industry is a fast moving,...
Black Desert says new classes, karma tweaks are on the way
Are you part of the horde of gamers who are enjoying the sandbox goodness of Black Desert these days? If so, you probably have...
The Daily Grind: What advice would you give tanks in your MMO?
I've danced through many roles in MMOs, but the one that remains largely explored for me is that of the tank. Oh, the idea...
Battle Bards Episode 72: Listeners’ request anniversary
Can you believe it -- it's the third anniversary of Battle Bards already! Three years ago, Steff, Syp, and Syl joined forces to create...
Das Tal development will literally change the face of the game
Fresh off of a March alpha test, the Das Tal team is parsing what worked well with the event, what didn't, and what development needs to happen...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 59: This great stage of fools
Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2 SAB and legendary weapons, WoW, EVE's World War Bee, FFXI, TSW's new issue, and WildStar's Arcterra, with mailbag questions on similar MMO experiences and customer support.
Saga of Lucimia shines a light on its darkness mechanics, seeks ‘photogenic’ unpaid CM
Upcoming hardcore fantasy MMORPG Saga of Lucimia has two videos up this week, both on darkness. The first covers the basic mechanics around the...
Crowfall’s healer/nuker Druid archetype isn’t a ‘firehose healer’
Crowfall devs confirmed today that they are indeed working on the Druid archetype. In fact, ArtCraft's goal is to integrate the Druid into the...
Path of Exile reveals the Lightning Golem and prepares to go to China
Lightning golems have been consistently voted as one of the best ways to deal shocking electric death to your enemies during the Annual Elemental...