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Jukebox Heroes: The top 10 EVE Online music themes
One of the great things about the EVE Online soundtrack, other than its perplexing popularity despite being mostly an ambient synth score, is that...
World of Tanks launches on PlayStation 4
There's just no stopping the Wargaming blitzkrieg, is there? The PlayStation 4 is the latest platform to be host to World of Tanks, which...
Pixelart OARPG Dragon of Legends launches on Kickstarter
Smed's not the only one launching a pixelart OARPG on Kickstarter today: Thrive Games has just revealed Dragon of Legends.
Dragon of Legends is an...
Eternal Crusade’s Steam early access program isn’t a ‘cashgrab,’ says Behaviour
Following its announcement that it will discontinue Eternal Crusade's founder pack program in favor of a Steam early access launch on January 25th, Behaviour...
The Stream Team: Back for more killer kitties in Blade & Soul
Instead of going through that introduction again on a new class, MassivelyOP's MJ is continuing her Blade & Soul adventures on TestSubject the Summoner...
Exclusive Interview: John Smedley reveals Hero’s Song, his new open-world OARPG
Today, we finally learn what John Smedley has been working on since he resigned from his decades-long role at Daybreak.
The industry veteran has founded indie...
Blade & Soul is live; here’s the launch roundup, gallery, and trailer
NCsoft's Blade & Soul formally launches in the west today, having spent the last few days in headstart. To celebrate how far it's come in...
You’re stuck in Manhattan for The Division’s launch
What's the best borough of New York City? If you said Queens, Brooklyn, or the Bronx (no one ever says Staten Island), you're going...
Get some useful tips on Blade & Soul before it launches tomorrow
Tomorrow's the big launch day for Blade & Soul for anyone not already enjoying the head start opportunity. Users on Reddit have helpfully compiled...
MMO Mechanics: MMORPG mechanics predictions for 2016
In the last edition of MMO Mechanics, I looked back on 2015 and the mechanics I managed to squeeze into the column: We looked...
Knight Online launches on Steam next week
The day has come for Knight Online. The old-school medieval MMORPG, first released in Korea in 2004, is being reborn on Steam on January...
The Game Archaeologist: Online gaming service providers of the ’80s and ’90s
As graphical MMOs took off in the 1990s with the advent of games like Neverwinter Nights, The Realm, and Ultima Online, many of them...
Black Desert explains how both of its cash shops will work
Black Desert rep Belsazar has posted a lengthy missive from the Pearl Abyss developers explaining the details of the game's cash shop and announcing...
Leaderboard: Are you playing Blade & Soul?
Blade & Soul formally launches in the west next week, with its headstart period for preorder buyers opening up today. MMORPG players talk a...
The Stream Team: Blade & Soul’s headstart
Although Blade & Soul doesn't officially launch until the 19th, the headstart begins today. And that means MassivelyOP's MJ gets to jump in and...
The Division’s beta starts on January 28th
Rumors swirled earlier this week that The Division would start its beta testing this month; lo and behold, the rumors are true. Players can...
Bless Online begins Korean open beta this month
If you're keeping tabs on Bless Online, it might cheer you up slightly to hear that it's revving up its Korean open beta later...
SWTOR is plotting new companions and solo arena fights
There's a lot of stuff coming to Star Wars: The Old Republic in 2016. Not all of it was ready to be discussed during...
ESPN officially launches an e-sports division, picks up e-sports journalists
When Activision-Blizzard acquired Major League Gaming earlier this month, CEO Bobby Kotick revealed his plans to create a kind of "ESPN of e-sports." It turns out that ESPN has had its...
Eternal Crusade preps for Steam early access launch
Eternal Crusade is preparing for Steam early access, says Behaviour Interactive Senior Producer Nathan Richardsson.
"We are now preparing to fully move over to the...