state of the game
Dual Universe has finally admitted JC Baillie is no longer running Novaquark, but it’s mum about who is
This piece has been updated at the end; the original is as follows.
The Dual Universe community has been churning over the last couple of...
Camelot Unchained showcases work on alchemy, movement, Ériu updates, and a video of the Verdant Forest
With the month of April just beginning, there's a lot to look back on in terms of development progress made in March for Camelot...
Magic Legends doubles spell drop rate, gives a week of free battlepass XP
Cryptic Studios is listening to -- and acting upon -- player feedback regarding Magic Legends following its recent soft launch. In the ARPG's second...
Whatever happened to Snail Games’ Outlaws of the Old West?
In the spring of 2019, Snail Games launched Virtual Basement's then-new survival sandbox MMO Outlaws of the Old West into Steam early access under...
Interview: Camelot Unchained lays out its innovative alchemy system
One of the major slices of content being worked on in this current 90-day quadrant of Camelot Unchained development is its crafting system, specifically...
Terraria’s Google account issues have officially been cleared, paving the way for a Stadia release once again
Considering everything that's been going pear-shaped for Stadia, it would be in Google's best interests to make nice with third-party developers. Readers will recall...
Runes of Magic’s new servers are a prelude for merges as Gameforge hints at new content
Over the weekend, we reported on Runes of Magic's plans to add new servers, an announcement that took some of us by surprise given...
LOTRO producer Q&A: Legendary item revamp, closed world transfers, difficulty sliders, and more
Executive Producer Rob Ciccolini joined the Friday Lord of the Rings Online livestream this week to do a seat-of-his-pants Q&A with fans who showed...
Century Age of Ashes delays early access, plans second beta following player feedback
Century: Age of Ashes popped up almost outta nowhere last month with its closed beta, boasting a dragon-centric aerial PvP mode. MOP's own Not...
EverQuest Online Adventures’ rogue server project, EQOA: Return Home, is still chugging along
Back in 2019, we covered a heartwarming story about EQOA: Return Home, a player-run emulator for EverQuest Online Adventures, which readers will recall was...
Chronicles of Elyria clarifies art and comms as players vow their lawsuit will go forward
One of the biggest MMO stories from 2020 was surely the collapse of Soulbound Studios and its MMORPG Chronicles of Elyria, which at one...
Vague Patch Notes: Don’t be the MMO beta defense squad
Every week, I have to think about betas. I have to think a lot about betas, in fact. More than I ever wanted to...
Sony yeets Cyberpunk 2077 off the PlayStation Store, offering full refunds
File this one under "comeuppance for months of crunch that didn't even really get the game to a launch state before Christmas": The Cyberpunk...
World of Warcraft dev posts exit manifesto: ‘I was unhappy with the state of the game’
While people are hired, fired, and leave Blizzard all the time, it's certainly not very often that we get a lengthy manifesto on the...
Huge Lord of the Rings Online Q&A talks Gundabad, River-hobbits, Brawlers, and 2021 plans
Lord of the Rings Online players have been clamoring for a lot more communication from SSG this year, especially from the game's higher-ups. This...
The Game Archaeologist: Fallen Earth
I remember back when Fallen Earth first came out, I had some friends who were raving about it and doing everything in their power...
SuperData September 2020: Fall Guys falls hard, WoW claws its way back up
SuperData's September report on the state of the game industry's global revenues is not going to shock anyone this month.
On the PC side, League...
Book of Travels posts a video full of in-game moments on a single-player shard
So what does it actually look like when you play Book of Travels? The answer is that we don't know yet, but the latest video...
WoW Factor: Shadowlands’ delay is a genuinely good thing – for everyone
Well, this was a big old shocker for a Thursday night that's going to screw with a bunch of data! Also, it's a majorly...
Here’s Torchlight III’s headstart pre-launch is going to work in October
Hot on the heels of its launch announcement yesterday, Torchlight III's Echtra Games and PWE posted another state of the game piece meant for...