sci-fi
Perfect Ten: MMOs that flirted with permadeath
This month, Dungeons and Dragons Online will be venturing where many MMORPGs have feared to tread: into the realm of officially supported permadeath. The...
The Matrix is getting a fourth movie – so can we have The Matrix Online back now please?
Last night, Twitter exploded with the news that Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss - along with Lana Wachowski - will return for another go...
Choose My Adventure: Rediscovering the simple joy of flight in No Man’s Sky
Boy is it good to be back here.
I'll be honest, not much of what I did while flying around in No Man's Sky was...
Neverwinter, Champions Online, and Star Trek Online end XMPP chat client support
In an effort to reportedly take on the ever-encroaching menace that is gold selling spammers, outside chat client support powered by XMPP will be...
The Daily Grind: Do you vote in MMO player elections?
This week I spent a bit of time perusing the Star Wars Galaxies Legends Discord, where candidates for the player Senate are making stump...
EVE Online wraps up Aether Wars 2, plans week of GM-led events
This past weekend, EVE Online's second round of the Aether Wars tech demo took place as CCP and Hadean put the improved tech to...
Not So Massively: Comparing looter shooters, from Destiny 2 and Division 2 to Anthem and Warframe
Looter shooters -- online games with shooter gameplay and loot-based progression -- are all the rage these days. But maybe this trend has passed...
Warframe offers a closer look at Railjack customization and a very hungry new Frame
Another day, another livestream from the Warframe folks that is just chock full of information. This time around in Devstream 130, we got a...
The Daily Grind: What’s a neat MMO mechanic that nobody’s trying anymore?
A few weeks back, I was thinking about classic Star Wars Galaxies and the game's training system. While you could gain experience by doing...
The MOP Up: Nexon’s Project V4 aims to be the best-looking MMO in your pocket
Nexon gave a preview of Project V4 at a media preview event lately, and this fantasy MMO looks like one of the most shiny...
One Shots: The hills are alive with the sound of growling
Just because you're a frighteningly large beast with a predator's slavering claws and fangs doesn't mean that you have to accept the stereotype that...
PlanetSide 2 updates players on future plans like a social hub and mandates
There's more development arriving for PlanetSide 2, and one of the plans includes a version of Sanctuary to serve as a social hub. A...
EVE Online prepares for phase two of the Aether Wars tech demo and plans chaos for cyno fields
Things are getting more active in the world of EVE Online on a couple of different fronts. Specifically, the next phase of the Aether...
The Soapbox: No, the MMO genre is not dead – but it could use a little positivity
One of my favorite idioms is "dead as a doornail." It always reminds me of the time I got sent out of my 10th...
Bungie’s weekly update touches on Destiny 2’s Armor 2.0, cross save, and ‘Dresstiny’
When you look good, you feel good, and no more is that true than playing dress-up with your favorite MMO avatar. The folks at...
RSI plays with particle effects in this week’s Inside Star Citizen video digest
Special effects are pretty important in video games and especially in a sci-fi world of undeveloped technology. The folks at Star Citizen seem to...
Vague Patch Notes: Lazy MMO developers don’t exist (at least not the way you’re thinking)
The other night, I was reading the Final Fantasy XIV subreddit and came across that gem of all gems for people who love badly...
WildStar composer Jeff Kurtenacker’s second Q&A talks unfinished music, the end of OST sales, and NCsoft
The always generous and lovely Jeff Kurtenacker, composer of WildStar's outstanding score, has uploaded the second episode of his JK Q&A series of videos...
Gamigo drops more ArcheAge teases on labor points, monetization, and housing
Yesterday, Gamigo put up a teaser website under the old Trion domain promising a big Gamescom reveal. Accompanied by an ArcheAge account tweet hinting...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 233: What WoW Classic slouches toward Bethlehem?
Justin and Bree discuss WoW and WoW Classic, LOTRO, Square Enix, Aion, DCUO, and Legends of Aria, with adventures in Chronicles of Spellborn, City of Heroes, and SWG Legends, plus mailbag topics on newbie onboarding and MMO end-of-life strategy.
