game design

This week we heard the news that CCP Games will be officially shutting down PS3 online shooter DUST 514 in May to start work on...

Fans of the Fallout series have been asking for an MMO or online game for years, and there was much disappointment online when the legal dispute between Bethesda...

In all the time that I've been writing about EVE Online, one of the most common recurring comments is that the game badly needs...

Ever wonder how a one-man game studio functions? Former Marvel Heroes boss David Brevik is giving you an inside look on his Twitch channel. Brevik,...

In the last edition of MMO Mechanics, I looked back on 2015 and the mechanics I managed to squeeze into the column: We looked...

Here's a fun thought exercise for you all: explain the differences between Fire Mages and Destruction Warlocks in World of Warcraft. But before you...

In January's Crowfall Q&A video, Design Lead Thomas Blair and Founder/Art Director J. Todd Coleman discuss Crowfall as an "experimental project." So many game design...

Ever want to bend a developer's ear and have influence on your favorite MMO? One option is to shout into the void of forums and...

Odds are that you won't be able to fly a ship in heavy armor in Star Citizen. We don't mean that in the real...

In the previous edition of EVE Evolved, I looked back at some of the big highlights EVE Online throughout 2015. It was a year that revolutionised...

It's been a busy year for sci-fi MMO EVE Online and developer CCP Games. EVE received more updates throughout 2015 than in any previous year, though...

It's my favourite time of the year once again: The mulled wine is flowing, the festive lights are all aglow, the weather outside is...

I've had some time to think about Blade & Soul, and I'm still not sure exactly what I want to say about it. I...

Practically every MMO does some kind of event for the holidays, but how do you bring the holiday cheer to a dystopian sci-fi universe...

One of my favorite bits from The Office is when Michael is having his budget explained to him. You don't need to know the...

We've got some really smart commenters here at MassivelyOP, and I think they help keep the fiercer trolls away. But when Joystiq itself went under,...

Some MMOs eschew the entire idea of flying mounts. Some have them in from day one, while others add them in at a later...

With over 12 years of development under its belt, EVE Online has now revamped, rebalanced or replaced practically every part of its gameplay at...

In order to create the most truly challenging MMOs that connect players with the specific virtual environments they're traversing, developers have always worked on...

Huge PvP battles have always been a core part of EVE Online's territorial warfare gameplay, with fleets of hundreds or even sometimes thousands of...