servers
Blade & Soul taps the last of its server reserves, orders more hardware
Once again we hear the familiar refrain of players trying to cram into a game on its launch week: "Woe are queues! Why isn't...
Firefall’s update is live and servers are up, but old characters are still offline
The most recent Firefall patch faced some pretty significant downtime due to issues with its implementation; players were updated on the state of the...
The official guide to Blade & Soul’s January 19 launch
Are you ready for Blade & Soul's launch on January 19th? Are you really ready? I mean, you might have played a lot of...
Aion’s European server merges will take place February 3nd
Server merges are a great time to meet new friends, find new enemies, and get intensely annoyed at the fact that the larger population...
The Daily Grind: Do long localization delays make you less likely to play an MMO?
Having written about it recently, I found myself thinking that it might not even matter if Phantasy Star Online 2 even comes out in...
ARK: Survival Evolved launches in preview status on Xbox One today
Ready to get your dinosaur survival antics on while playing from the comfort of your couch? ARK: Survival Evolved is making the console jump...
Trion compensates Devilian players for lost progress on the Seadrift server
There's nothing quite like logging in over the weekend to play some Devilian, logging out after a little while, and then logging back in......
EVE Online discusses installing and testing new server hardware
Server technology is definitely some sort of black alchemy. The new EVE Online server technology is being installed and tested at the CCP Games...
Trove plans database overhaul to correct for game downtime
At the risk of being presumptuous, we think it's a fair statement that most people who enjoy playing online games prefer being able to...
MapleStory preps character server transfer event
So you've been playing MapleStory for a while, but when you convinced your friends to start playing, they all wound up playing on a...
Final Fantasy XIV is creating its first European data center
Final Fantasy XIV is not a game with action combat, but you can still be pretty thoroughly screwed whilst trying to play the game...
EverQuest II details the fine distinctions of its upcoming server consolidations
Community teams generally avoid the term "server merge" for the same reason that the Chicago Cubs tend to avoid actually winning: No one wants...
Lord of the Rings Online opens up free transfers in anticipation of server merges
Right now, you can move your character around servers in Lord of the Rings Online for free. You'll need to take advantage of that...
World of Warcraft weathers an assault from the DDoS legion
Last night was not a fun time to be playing World of Warcraft. Various game servers started going offline, and while the initial statement...
EverQuest II plans server ‘consolidation’ in August
It's all well and good to prefer lower-population servers, but you can also reach a point when the population is so low that you can...
Skyforge producer says current server instability is ‘not acceptable’
If you were hoping that Skyforge had left its earlier server issues behind and a glorious new future awaited it free of queues, disconnections,...
MechWarrior Online launches European servers and rolls out new machines
Yes, MechWarrior Online has rolled out an expansion. You didn't know about that? Probably because you were waiting for some huge new content drop,...
EVE Online offers players a big gift of skill points for unexpected downtime
Server issues happen. They are inevitable. The development teams behind games do everything within their power to make sure that they don't happen, but...
EverQuest progression server transfers coming soon
The classic EverQuest progression servers have proven pretty popular, enough that the two servers are going to deviate from one another in terms of...
ArcheAge 2.0 is closing the version gap between the US and Korean versions
It's an undeniable fact that ArcheAge took a little while to arrive here on western shores, which means that the game's big updates are all...
