fantasy
The Stream Team: Forging ahead in Skyforge’s CBT4 and giving away keys
What? Massively OP's MJ has more Skyforge beta keys to give away? Yes she does! And now that the fourth closed beta test has...
Toram Online offers a class-free mobile experience
The studio behind Izanagi Online is hard at work at another mobile fantasy title that could well be making its way to the west...
Crowfall tweaks armor design, releases Knight modeling vid
ArtCraft is changing how Crowfall's armor system works. The crowdfunded "throne war simulator" originally featured a series of character-based armor tiers that allowed for...
EverQuest II adds fabled Echoes of Faydwer zones, talks expansion servers
EverQuest 2 is releasing a handful of Fabled Echoes of Faydwer zones today. The Acadechism, The Court of Innovation, and the Crypt of Valdoon...
Massively OP Podcast: Episode 19
Justin and MJ discuss Marvel Heroes, The Secret World, Ark: Survival Evolved, ArcheAge, and tons of news from E3 on Guild Wars 2's expansion, FFXIV's Heavensward, SWTOR's expansion, Shroud of the Avatar, Torchlight Mobile, and more.
Guild Wars 2 restores Lion’s Arch and personal storyline
It's a day of grand restoration in Guild Wars 2, starting with the re-opening of Lion's Arch. Today's patch debuts what ArenaNet is calling...
World of Warcraft: Fury of Hellfire is now live
OK kids, summer vacation is over; it's time to get back to work in World of Warcraft! Patch 6.2: Fury of Hellfire went live...
Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward is (almost) a perfect expansion
There are certain phrases you really want to be able to use but don't expect to in a first impressions piece. That headline is...
Skyforge hits final closed beta test running
The twilight of Skyforge's closed beta program is upon us while the dawn of its open beta is just around the corner. The sci-fi...
Lineage Eternal begins testing with a focus group
After a couple years of development, it's easy to feel that we're no closer to Lineage Eternal actually launching. But that's not true; NCsoft...
Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward formally launches today
After months of anticipation for the community, Final Fantasy XIV's first expansion launches today. Heavensward is available now for players who didn't preorder or...
E3 2015: Blade & Soul’s ‘full-access F2P’ model and hands-on
Long before NCsoft officially announced that Blade & Soul was heading west, fans were eager for the chance to get their hands on the game...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best way to boost MMO populations?
An anonymous Kickstarter donor pinged us with this question for this morning's Daily Grind:
With the breadth of niche MMOs available, how will companies resort...
Albion Online video explains how it’s bringing back player freedom
Sick of being penned into certain roles and linear progression in MMOs? Albion Online invites you to experience a game where player freedom and...
Path of Exile: The Awakening eyes July 10 release
Path of Exile's next big content update, The Awakening, is coming soon... but how soon? The team said that it's getting close to nailing...
ArenaNet addresses Guild Wars 2 pre-purchase controversy
The Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns pre-purchase announcement sent the community into a state of agitation, to put it mildly. This was exacerbated...
Here are a whole bunch of Black Desert gameplay vids with an English patch
Reddit user asciisyaez has posted a plethora of Black Desert gameplay videos. The footage was captured on the fantasy sandbox's Korean beta servers, but...
WoW gets a 6.2 patch survival guide and feature preview
World of Warcraft's 6.2 patch drops tomorrow. Apparently it's a big deal, because Blizzard has taken the time to put together a patch preview...
Tomorrow’s Guild Wars 2 patch tweaks the 1-to-80 leveling experience
Tomorrow's Guild Wars 2 patch features a change inspired by player feedback, according to game director Colin Johanson. "We decided getting to level 80...
Neverwinter demos its biggest map ever
The more things you want going on in a single map, the bigger the map needs to be. If all you want is for...