fantasy
Guild Wars 2 unveils the Necromancer elite spec, the Reaper
Under normal circumstances, Guild Wars 2 Necromancers have a pretty decisive philosophy of not getting involved in melee. It makes sense, after all. These...
The Daily Grind: Would you try a Darkfall reboot?
Yesterday's news regarding the possibility of a classic Darkfall server was pretty great. I loved Aventurine's 2010-era fantasy gankbox, and I'd resubscribe or even repurchase the client...
Raph Koster used MMO design to help revitalize a bar trivia game
You might know Raph Koster from his MMO legacy as a designer on Ultima Online or Star Wars Galaxies, or perhaps from his current...
The Stream Team: Caves of Landmark’s wonders
As pretty as the scenery can be topside, spelunking is where the action is since all the mobs were moved underground in Landmark. That's...
Rodinia War melds strategy and fantasy action
What flavors go well together? Peanut butter and chocolate, obviously. Sarcasm and stand-up comedians. Mario and mushrooms. And now, apparently, builder games and MMORPGs.
This...
Heroes of the Storm devs talk Kael’Thas and character design
Wondering how Blizzard's developers choose from the studio's incredible roster of characters and then crafted those selections into Heroes of the Storm's champions? Then...
Aventurine is exploring a Darkfall 1.0 reboot
Remember a couple of weeks ago when Aventurine developer axilmar caused a bit of a stir with an informal poll regarding Darkfall's pre-Unholy Wars...
Neverwinter cracks 1.6M players on Xbox One
If you're looking for Neverwinter's true success story, it might not be on the PC at all. Cryptic Studios announced today that ever since...
Crowfall backers can now gift a copy to a friend
If you have too much money burning a hole in your pocket and a good friend who didn't get on board with the Crowfall...
Lineage Eternal will hold a small beta test next month
For a game that was hyped to heck and back with its announcement, you would think that Lineage Eternal would get more time in...
EVE Online’s Matt Woodward defects to Albion Online
EVE Online is less one developer today and Albion Online is richer by one, as Matt Woodward has jumped ship to work on the...
Tree of Savior was greenlit on Steam in just 10 hours
Yesterday, we let you fine readers know that Tree of Savior had gone the way of all indie games (or at least many of...
NCsoft Q1 2015: Growth for Guild Wars 2, further deflation for WildStar
NCsoft's first quarter financial report is out, and... you know, let's start with the good news. Guild Wars 2 is making the company more...
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...
Skyforge devs thank CBT3 participants
Skyforge's devs want to thank you for participating in the game's third closed beta, which wraps up tomorrow at 5:00 a.m. EDT. This is...
League of Legends offers up an Ekko trailer
In a pitched match of League of Legends, every second counts. So what if you could get a few more of them? Because that's...
Tree of Savior lands on Steam Greenlight
Will Tree of Savior get the thumbs-up from the gaming community? That's the big question now that the Korean title has landed on Steam...
ARK: Survival Evolved strands you on an island of dinosaurs
Do you have a weirdly shaped hole in your life that can be filled only by killing and riding dinosaurs (not necessarily in that...
Tamriel Infinium: A guide to Elder Scrolls Online’s combat basics
I was looking back through some of my posts about the Elder Scrolls Online, and I noticed that I've mentioned combat quite a bit....
Final Fantasy XIV nerfs the Steps of Faith in 2.57 patch
Are you stuck on the last part of Final Fantasy XIV's main scenario quest? The last trial introduced, Steps of Faith, is a pretty...
