state of the game
Embers Adrift’s QA server previews new dice-dueling game and Grimstone Canyon zone
Embers Adrift dropped a state of the game memo for its community last night, kicking it off with a thank-you note to the playerbase...
GDC’s State of the Games Industry survey once again demonstrates dev skepticism for metaverse and blockchain hokum
This year's State of the Game Industry from GDC - its 11th since beginning the project - delivers a range of insights from the...
World of Warcraft’s next patch offers new options for players suffering from dragonriding motion sickness
Does riding a dragon in World of Warcraft make you feel all funny in your tummy? Could it be true love, or could it...
Former Lord of the Rings Online producer illuminates the MMO industry’s pay problem
In last week's Massively Overthinking roundtable on the weird MMO trainwrecks that nobody noticed in 2022, MOP's Justin brought up one I had forgotten:...
The Elder Scrolls Online’s big 2023 reveal is set for January 25
If you're still wondering what exactly the dissolution of year-long story arcs will mean for the future of The Elder Scrolls Online, you won't...
Wayfinder’s second PC test and first PlayStation test kick off next week
Earlier this week, we reported that the newly introduced Wayfinder was already in the middle of its first wave of testing with another one...
Dauntless’ roadmap teases community-built Behemoth, new game mode, and mini-events
There are not too many months remaining in 2022, but just because time is running out on the year doesn't mean that players of...
Riot’s new League of Legends head honcho discusses updating old content and experimenting with PvE
Longtime veteran character designer Andrei Van Roon has been promoted to the head of Riot Games' League Studios, the subsection of the company that's...
EVE Echoes launches a Project Discovery science initiative, EVE Online preps for next Alliance Tournament
Regular players of EVE Online are likely very familiar with the game's Project Discovery "citizen science" initiatives that let players help out scientific research,...
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...
Vitae Aeternum: New World interview on Summer Medleyfaire, solo play, housing, and more
With the launch of New World's Summer Medleyfaire patch and event this morning, we naturally had questions about the new systems and the future...
Pantheon Rise of the Fallen lands $2.4M in funding and elaborates on its death mechanics
The latest newsletter out of Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen has some pretty important news to share with its fans on both a game...
Guild Wars 2 previews better strike mission rewards, class tweaks, and a new system for raid accessibility
ArenaNet just dropped a fresh studio update and a state of the game blog for Guild Wars 2, featuring check-ins from Game Director Josh...
Sci-fi MMOs Divergence Online and Otherland are finally taken off of sale from Steam
If you've forgotten about the sci-fi sandbox MMO Divergence Online, we can't entirely blame you: The game is mostly known for several moments of...
Interview: ArcheAge’s Ham Young Jin on the Great Prairie, the western build, and beyond
ArcheAge is on the cusp of a big update this week as the Great Prairie releases on June 23rd, bringing with it a huge...
Dual Universe begins the countdown to its launch, won’t perform a full wipe
Houston, we are go for launch.
That's the message that NovaQuark has for its Dual Universe community. The studio said that after assessing the state...
Embers Adrift recounts May development updates, unveils plans for additional beta testing windows
The month of May has been a busy one for the devs of Embers Adrift and they're here to tell you all about it...
Embers Adrift is disappointed that players couldn’t break its servers
Well, this may be a first: an MMO studio that's actually a bit bummed out that players couldn't bust its servers upon command. In...
Black Desert’s new silver and extraction rebalance raises fresh whaling complaints
We've got a bit of an eyebrow-raiser for you from Black Desert this morning: Pearl Abyss is making a precision strike on the economy...
Overwatch 2 designers talk about the game’s first beta test including support buffs and the lack of a ranked queue
The Blizzard team behind Overwatch 2 is doing its best to communicate with players about the state of the game's testing and what changes...
