Indie studio known for Valiance Online.
silverhelm studios
End-of-Year Eleven: The top MMOs to watch in 2023
You know how some people like to push this narrative that "MMOs are dying?" If that were actually true, then my job to round...
Valiance Online says it’s building ‘a solid foundation’ but hasn’t showed any progress this year so far
While the City of Heroes rogue servers continue to roll and spiritual successors such as City of Titans and Ship of Heroes are vocal...
Into the Super-verse: Is there any hope left for the future of superhero MMOs?
When we got the news in May that EG7 and Daybreak had canned its in-development Marvel MMORPG, I didn't have much of a reaction....
Into the Super-verse: A look back at superhero MMOs in 2021
Superhero fans were not lacking in news, games, and events this past year, and there's always the promise of much more to come in...
End-of-Year Eleven: The top MMOs to watch in 2022
If 2021 had a problem, it was that we got simply too many MMO releases between new launches, early access, and expansions. This breathtaking...
Valiance Online enters into beta phase for investors of the game
This past March, we decided to recount what happened to Valiance Online, noting that the team at Silverhelm was hit hard by COVID and...
Whatever happened to superhero MMO Valiance Online?
As one of the original community-led "Plan Z" superhero MMORPGs that sprung up in the wake of City of Heroes' original demise, Valiance Online...
Into the Super-verse: A heroic year of superhero MMO development
As we get ready to tuck 2020 into the annals of history and venture into the wilds of 2021, it's a good time for...
Superhero MMO Valiance Online apologizes for radio silence, discusses status of beta server
Crowdfunded superhero MMORPG Valiance Online saw a flurry of activity earlier this year when it opened up a beta in conjunction with the online...
The MOP Up: Soulworker fulfills your greatest desire
Soulworker Online delighted fans with a huge content update this past week that added something called "Desire Workers" and "SinForce."
We'll let the game explain:...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 284: Mommy, don’t let them take my Fortnite away
Justin and Bree discuss Final Fantasy XIV 5.3, City of Heroes Homecoming, Daybreak buying Cold Iron, WoW Shadowlands' prepatch, EVE Echoes' launch, Epic's lawsuit, and the passing of Meridian 59's Brian Grene, with adventures in Valiance Online, LOTRO, and The Sims 4, plus a mailbag topic on industry stress for devs.
Valiance Online has extended its open beta event another two weeks
PlayNYC, the newly digital games con in New York, ended yesterday, which means Valiance Online's brief open beta whereby anyone could play should have...
Into the Super-verse: Early impressions of Valiance Online
When I heard that Valiance Online was going to be running an open beta this week to coincide with the PlayNYC convention, I knew...
Ship of Heroes is gearing up to test its ‘big battle capabilities’ this weekend
Valiance Online isn't the only superhero MMORPG in full testing mode right now: Ship of Heroes is also rearing its head this week for...
After a brief delay yesterday, Valiance Online has kicked off its one-week open beta
Do you want a taste of the next generation of superhero MMORPGs? From now through August 16th, anyone who would like to see what...
Superhero MMO Valiance Online’s beta is opening up for PlayNYC this week
City of Heroes-inspired superhero MMORPG Valiance Online surprised everyone when it announced a few weeks back that it'd be opening up its beta for...
Valiance Online posts two-minute gameplay video ahead of open beta
The other day when I heard that Valiance Online was going to hold a one-week open beta event in August, I rushed to my...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 281: A Steamy summer
Justin and Bree discuss SWTOR and Wurm Online launching on Steam, FFXIV's 5.3 patch, Phantasy Star Online 2's New Genesis, the Fable MMO rumor, Valiance Online, and Elder Scrolls Online on Stadia, with adventures in LOTRO, SWG Legends, and WoW, plus a mailbag topic on FFXIV's unskippable dungeons.
Superhero MMO Valiance Online plans an open beta in August
Of the big three City of Heroes-inspired superhero MMOs, Valiance Online probably wasn't the one most folks expected to be next in line for...
Into the Super-verse: Catching up with the big superhero MMOs
With the weirdness of the quarantine and how it's been impacting game development, I thought it might be a good time to take a...