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WildStar swaps NCoin for Protobucks ahead of Steam launch
WildStar is still on the way to Steam, you'll be happy to hear, at least if you've been following NCsoft's latest quarterly financials. Carbine's...
NCsoft Q1 2016: Blade & Soul is booming, WildStar is tumbling
There are good pieces of news from NCsoft's first quarter financial report. For one thing, the company's year-on-year sales, profits, and net income are...
The Daily Grind: What kind of MMO are you looking for?
There's no shame in admitting that you're looking for a new or different type of MMO to play. Maybe you just like exploring the...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 64: To boldly return
Justin and Bree discuss Star Trek Online, Chronicles of Elyria, Marvel Heroes, WildStar, TERA, and LOTRO, plus a mailbag question on metacritic for MMOs.
Empyrean is building ‘MMOs you can beat’
Empyrean Interactive is coining a new acronym this season: PCA, which stands for persistent cooperative adventure, a "radically different" take on the MMO genre.
Studio...
One Shots: Slipping between shadows
I'm not one of the stealthy types in MMOs, mostly because very few games give me the chance to hang upside-down from rafters and...
WildStar announces new class/race combos
The WildStar developers have heard the community's desire for additional class/race combinations in the game, and as a result Carbine is working on getting...
The Daily Grind: Should MMO studios be involved in modding their games’ subreddits?
Reddit is a complicated place with more than its fair share of drama, and that drama spills over into the gaming space from time...
WildStar opens the doors to Vault of the Archon
The heart of WildStar's Arcterra is now open for the plundering.
Patch 1.5.1 came to the game today, bringing the promised debut of the Vault...
Ryzom finally lands on Steam this week
Ryzom is really truly on the way to Steam -- this week, in fact. May 6th is the big day.
The 2004 sci-fantasy sandbox MMORPG...
WildStar’s Wednesday patch brings Vault of the Archon, new tutorial
It's a big week for a lot of MMOs, WildStar among them. The themepark will update to build 1.5.1 on May 4th, launching the...
Skyforge suffers Reapers’ Revenge, introduces controller support
Reapers' Revenge has come roaring into Skyforge at last, bringing with it several nice features and official support for controllers.
Today's patch adds the first...
The Game Archaeologist: Saga of Ryzom
Every so often I get requests to cover such-and-such game in this column. These are often incredibly obscure titles, even to me, and when...
One Shots: Jedi to the max
Are you all the Jedi you could possibly be? If not, then subscribe to our exclusive six-week course, where we'll teach you such advanced...
Skyforge offers overview of Reapers’ Revenge D-1 Distortion
When Skyforge's delayed Reaper's Revenge patch releases next week, players will get to experience their first D-series tier of Distortions, those Pantheon-specific encounters that...
WildStar’s Steam countdown has begun
Anxiously awaiting WildStar's arrival on Steam? Time to add it to your wishlist and let the stalking begin: The game's Steam page is live...
The Daily Grind: What are your current MMO goals?
I've noticed that several of my friends have taken to drawing up monthly goals for their MMO sessions, an activity that I've been doing...
Skyforge delays Reaper’s Revenge release by a week
Hope you weren't planning a sick day for Skyforge's Reaper's Revenge patch update: Obsidian and My.com announced today that they're delaying deployment of the...
WildStar crosses factional barriers, mulls new class/race combos
What's brewing in WildStar's labs these days? Only a whole vat of changes, that's what.
As a result of Carbine's first DevConnect forum survey, the...
Skyforge’s Reaper’s’ Revenge adds new mount customization, vector stats
Mounts are pretty important in any game that offers them; they get you from place to place, they often provide assorted benefits, and they...
