game mechanics
MOBAs provide a template for the future of the battle royale genre
So where will battle royale games be in another five years? We don't know just yet, but from a purely business standpoint we can...
Crowfall details the mechanics of building within its eternal kingdoms
If you're going to share a plot of land with other people in Crowfall, you need to understand what that sharing will entail. If...
Blade & Soul patches in a fight against a robot
A new Blade & Soul patch has arrived, and it is indisputably the best patch the game has seen because it allows you to...
The Elder Scrolls Online previews the mechanics of jewelry crafting
One of the biggest additions with the launch of The Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset is the inclusion of crafting skills for jewelry. That might...
Crowfall streams another set of patch notes from the future
Skill trees are pretty darn important to Crowfall, so it's also pretty darn important when the development team announces that said trees are getting...
Overwatch’s Archives event is live
It's time to move along the story of Overwatch in the game itself, which apparently means playing events that took place many years ago....
Hearthstone patches up to prepare for the Witchwood
The next Hearthstone expansion approaches very quickly. It's arriving tomorrow, as a point of fact. Of course, the patch for the 135-card expansion is...
Citadel: Forged With Fire is adding daily quests with its next patch
Look, readers, we're a little pressed for time, so perhaps you can do us a favor and just add "like daily quests" mentally at...
PAX East 2018: Frostkeep’s MMO Rend has come a very long way in just one year
My experience with Rend last year felt a bit like stepping into a faerie circle and slipping into another world, sneaking up to a...
The Daily Grind: Should MMOs offer open-world challenge modes?
This question is not about World of Warcraft's upcoming PvP mode switch. Don't get me wrong, that's a cool option; you either explore the...
PAX East 2018: Blizzard offers more details on World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth encounters and raids
So if we'll no longer have tier sets in World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth, what motivation will you have for continuing to raid...
Citadel: Forged With Fire upgrades to the newest Unreal Engine
Today's patch for Citadel: Forged With Fire brings the game up to the latest iteration of the Unreal Engine! That's great news, isn't it?...
Chronicles of Elyria walks you through the process of gathering and crafting
The crafting system for Chronicles of Elyria has been overhauled in the latest test build, and it is all about making sure that your...
Skyforge streamlines and scales its adventure difficulties
The team behind Skyforge noticed a problem. Players who had hit the higher end of Prestige found themselves more or less locked out of...
Path of Exile mulls over reviving its popular April Fools’ Day Battle Royale mode
For this year's April Fools' Day joke, Path of Exile announced the creation of a Battle Royale mode... and then further surprised players by...
Dark and Light is devoting April to bug fixes
In the game development sphere, developers take part in two separate but equally important tasks: The development of features to add content to the...
Star Trek Online launches Season 14.5 behind the eyes of the Tzenkethi
Those of you longing to play a Tzenkethi captain in Star Trek Online will not have your wishes answered with the Season 14.5 update,...
Project Gorgon player analyzes the current issue with the game’s skinning economy
The residents of Project Gorgon currently have something of a panther problem. Before you get ready for a panther-themed event complete with all sorts...
The Daily Grind: What should every MMO make account-wide?
The nice thing about World of Warcraft's Loremaster achievements is that pretty much all of them are account-wide, thus ensuring that my efforts to...
Overwatch is bringing back the Kings Row Uprising event with new hints of story
Last year, players were treated to a hefty event in Overwatch with the Kings Row Uprising. It was a PvE mode, it featured hints...