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Some Assembly Required: The future of Dual Universe’s puzzle events and development
While I may be sad at missing Dual Universe's first big puzzle event that was just solved (though folks can still follow the clues...
World of Tanks Blitz and Korn join forces for a music video, an event, and new game mode
The band Korn is becoming no stranger to seemingly random video game collabs. The latest comes from World of Tanks Blitz, which sees the...
Some Assembly Required: How clever gamers solved Dual Universe’s massive puzzle event in record time
If you are a fan of sandboxes and virtual worlds - and you are reading Some Assembly Required, so you probably are - then...
Star Wars Squadrons creative director: ‘We’re not trying to treat the game as a live service’
If EA wanted a fast way to chill all the fervor for Star Wars Squadrons, then what it told UploadVR this week in regard...
Cryptic’s Stephen D’Angelo on City of Heroes’ lessons, Star Trek Online’s booming revenues
It's been a wild year for PWE's Cryptic Studios, as it's been busy maintaining its core MMORPGs but also working on Magic Legends, which...
World of Warcraft addresses LGBTQ storytelling: ‘Whatever your background is, there’s a place for you in this world’
TechRadar has an interview up this week with Blizzard's Steve Danuser, currently the lead narrative designer on World of Warcraft, and Johnny Cash, senior...
Jukebox Heroes: The best of Granado Espada’s soundtrack
So here's an impossible task that lies before me right now: picking one musical genre that defines Granado Espada's score. I can't. It simply...
The Game Archaeologist: The short ride of Auto Assault
When you think of post-apocalyptic video games, what comes to mind? Most likely it's a crawl through a bombed-out or zombiefied landscape as you...
Interview: Final Fantasy XIV’s Naoki Yoshida on home development, future villains, and the big changes in patch 5.3
The story of Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers got a pretty explosive sendoff in patch 5.3, which brought several major plotlines to their conclusion and...
The MOP Up: Razer accidentally exposes 100,000 consumer accounts
Razer, a popular provider of gaming hardware, joined the notorious list of companies that accidentally exposed their consumer's personal information to the world. While...
Valorant’s game director discusses rough plans for new Agents, maps, and modes that promote ‘social downtime’
Riot Games' team-based tactical shooter Valorant has been, by all accounts, enjoying some quiet yet steady success. Even so, that only means that the...
Darewise wants to make MMO Life Beyond a ‘super positive’ gaming experience
The vast majority of games, MMO or otherwise, are often about conflict and resolving problems through violence. It's something that co-founder and CEO of...
Tim Sweeney insists Epic Games’ legal battle is meant to stop a monopoly
In an interview with NPR, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney is continuing to explain that the motivation for his company's legal battle with Google...
New World’s director talks genre blending, release cadence, and Twitch integration plans in an interview
The interviews just keep on coming from the devs of New World. This time around we've got one from GamesIndustry speaking with game director...
XLGAMES finally confirms ArcheAge 2, a next-gen large-scale AAA MMORPG
ArcheAge 2 is more than a rumor now - it's a sure thing. The news comes according to Korean website Ruliweb, which reports that...
New World dev discusses gameplay mechanics, the preview event, and planned changes in an interview
With the preview event behind us, it's time to unpack things and see what the next steps are for New World, and that was...
Path of Exile’s Heist expansion will launch on Mac with full crossplay
What's better than getting a new Path of Exile league? If you are a Mac user, it's getting the game on your favored operating...
A new interview reveals how Naoki Yoshida leveraged charisma and spreadsheets to make Final Fantasy XIV happen
We all know that Final Fantasy XIV is a big success story. So what's the secret behind Naoki Yoshida taking the game from zero...
CCP Games CEO Hilmar Petursson wants the company to expand further into mobile gaming and new regions
You don't get too far in business without having aspirations, I suppose, and CCP Games CEO Hilmar Petursson is certainly not lacking for those...
MMO designer Raph Koster talks about what makes the subscription model a success
Playable Worlds CEO Raph Koster, as we all know, has opinions about MMO gaming and multiplayer gaming, especially on the business side of things,...
