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Ashes of Creation’s team talks game design, character creation, and ‘no direct nudity’
Hoping to see some "tasteful nudity" in Ashes of Creation? That's not going to happen, according to Intrepid Studio's recent development update video. Neither...
Ashes of Creation is bringing back battle royale, demos mayoral caravans
Development continues apace on Ashes of Creation as the crowdfunded MMO creeps toward its Alpha One test. To help get there, Intrepid Studios said...
Ashes of Creation’s animators labor at making ‘eye-popping’ movements
Good animation is one of those MMO elements that is often taken for granted, yet we certainly notice when the movement and combat of...
Ashes of Creation teases ‘heroic’ weapon design and wearable component gear
I have no desire whatsoever to touch bladed weapons in the real world, but damn if I don't love to see a gorgeous sparkly...
Ashes of Creation explores economy-centric nodes at the heart of its player city system
Ashes of Creation is speaking my language this week in its lengthy dev blog on the game's economic node. Nodes, you'll recall, are the...
Ashes of Creation previews its adorable hippogryph mounts
Hippos! No, not actual hippos, although that would be awesome: hippogryphs, that bizarre fantastic creature of legend that's basically a cross between a horse...
Ashes of Creation talks architecture and building tools in the newest dev diaries video
The latest entry in Ashes of Creation's ongoing dev diaries video series is out, and following in the vein of its predecessor, which gave...
Ashes of Creation examines the lore – and swanky outfits – of the Iron Lion order
The latest development update from Ashes of Creation delves into the lore of the organization known as the Iron Lion, a "fairly new order...
Ashes of Creation has finally brought its forums back online
After four months in the dark, Ashes of Creation's forums are finally back in the light.
The bizarre ongoing saga of Ashes' website and forum...
Libraries and teleportation await for Ashes of Creation’s scientifically minded players
With an overview of its node system done, the Ashes of Creation team is going deeper to explain the different types of evolving areas...
Ashes of Creation is rotating in a new set of cosmetic items for pre-orders
So we all know that the Ashes of Creation alpha testing and planned launch has seen delays and that Intrepid has been rolling out a...
Ashes of Creation gets into the nitty-gritty of node operations
It's been "node this" and "node that" with Ashes of Creation these past couple of weeks, but with an in-depth Q&A session with the...
Ashes of Creation explains the process for advancing and demolishing Nodes throughout the game world
Nodes are the central building block for Ashes of Creation, and seeing them level up or level down is a big element of what makes...
Ashes of Creation goes back to basics with node education
Confused about "nodes" and how they feature into Ashes of Creation? Your poor schooling probably is not to blame, as Intrepid Studios only started...
The Daily Grind: Does size really matter in MMOs? PvP battle size, that is
Over the last couple of weeks, we've seen a big push for MMO studios to talk up their numbers - and by that I...
Battle Bards Episode 140: Piano piano!
It’s one of the most powerful and versatile of musical instruments, and now the piano is getting its own featured show here on Battle...
The Daily Grind: Has your MMO of choice ever had a major data loss?
When Justin mentioned to me on this week's podcast the rumor that Lord of the Rings Online's and Dungeons and Dragons Online's multi-day downtime...
Ashes of Creation says it’s aiming for the ‘largest organized PVP battles of any MMORPG’ in castle siege blog
Buried in last week's news that Intrepid was delaying Ashes of Creation's next phase of alpha one (and therefore delaying its release into next...
Kickstarted MMORPG Ashes of Creation delays alpha one slightly for infrastructure refactoring
If you're one of the folks still wondering what's going on with Ashes of Creation since it began alpha testing a battle royale mode...
Ashes of Creation is preparing a game director’s letter, fans infer that delays are incoming
It appears that all is not well behind the scenes of Ashes of Creation. Intrepid's Steven Sharif has made a few remarks on the game's...
