game mechanics
Star Trek Online shows off the factional flagships for console captains
Good news for anyone playing Star Trek Online on consoles: The Tier 6 flagships are on their way. But what do the stats look...
Eternal Crusade makes loadouts more flexible with widespread balance changes
It's been a bit quieter than normal on the Eternal Crusade front this month, but that was due to a large-scale rebalancing patch being...
Neverwinter shows off the mechanics of the Spellplague Caverns
The next Neverwinter patch will send players into the depths of the Spellplague Caverns, and you can be sure that the denizens therein will...
Revelation Online shows off the many paths to wings
You don't want to walk in Revelation Online; you want to fly away. (Just like a dragonfly.) Fortunately, the game gives you wings pretty...
Pokemon Go adds the second generation of pokemon to the game
It's time for you to go out and catch some Gen 2 starters and maybe a Wooper or a Miltank. The second generation of...
Dofus introduces the Ouginak class
Whatever else you might think about Dofus, you have to admit that the game is resistant to pigeonholing. The game's most recent update rolls...
World of Warcraft’s Hazzikostas discusses the goals for future Artifact Power implementation
There has been some back-and-forth about World of Warcraft's Artifact Power system. The problem that people have run into, essentially, is that the game's...
Revelation Online explains the leveling and advancement of Special Skills
Your normal skills in Revelation Online are what you use for 90% of the game, obviously. That's why they're normal skills, after all. You...
Skyforge is arriving on PlayStation 4 this spring
The PlayStation consoles have long held a claim on the God of War franchise, but why stop there? Why have just one god when...
Conan Exiles gets spotlighted for nudity and for its digital comic
The long-standing joke, for ages, was the man who adamantly explains to others that he purchases Playboy magazine for the articles, not the pictures...
EVE Online deploys ‘Guardian’s Gala’ patch on Valentine’s day
Not everything on February 14th needs to be all about pink lace and floating hearts. EVE Online, for example, is rolling out a nice...
Perpetuum rolls out the final wave of Syndicate robots
The final robots are arriving in Perpetuum. The last four Syndicate robots are being rolled out with the game's newest patch, allowing players four...
The Daily Grind: What form of balance is best for MMOs?
I've been thinking about balance a lot. We all say that we'd like a balanced game, but there are a lot of different potential...
Revelation Online’s third closed beta is over, the next steps are in the works
The third closed beta for Revelation Online has come to a close, and that means it's time for players to start speculating about the...
Crowfall demonstrates the animations of the Templar
Crowfall's Templar is going to smash in your face if you cross her. She's got divine power, she's got a two-handed sword, and she's...
Crowfall examines the ins and outs of crafting in its latest Q&A video
The latest community Q&A video for Crowfall is out, and it covers a lot of the details for the game's crafting mechanics. For example,...
Edengrad adds in more reactive NPC mechanics
Even in a post-apocalyptic setting like Edengrad, it's important for NPCs to fill out the world and make it feel more alive. However, that...
Heroes of the Storm shows off Lucio and new mounts/skins
At the rate Heroes of the Storm is currently going, we'll soon wind up with every Overwatch cast member in the game. Lucio is...
Skyforge answers player questions about future development plans
Power scaling in video games is weird, and it gets even weirder than usual in Skyforge simply because you're playing actual gods. So you...
DC Universe Online adjusts abilities to have a little more impact
The stat revamp for DC Universe Online is an ongoing process with a lot of moving parts, and that means that none of those...
