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Ship of Heroes says its character creator is a ‘huge step up from games like City of Heroes and SWTOR’
We're just about to see the launch of a character creator tool for our second superhero MMO of the month, as Ship of Heroes'...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 244: An Onslaught of news
Justin and Bree discuss Onslaught aka SWTOR's first expansion in three (!) years, Fallout 76's latest kerfuffle, the return of Kritika Online, ArcheAge's ArchePass confusion and rework, DDO's mounts, BlizzCon, and Halloween, with a mailbag topic on MMO toxicity.
City of Titans’ character creator, Titan Create, is now available for backers
If you'd been wondering what that countdown on City of Titans' Twitter last week was, well you probably just overlooked the announcement earlier this...
Ship of Heroes’ character creator is adding so many glowing eyes you guys
Did you miss the body morphs video Ship of Heroes pumped out over the weekend? Don't fret; it's still watchable, even if Heroic Games...
Ship of Heroes shows off the power of morphing body shapes with its newest video
The upcoming test for Ship of Heroes' character creation is arriving on November 1st, and that means plenty of new superheroes running around on...
DC Universe Online’s GU98 adds new items to the Second Chance Vendor and Resurgence Mega Capsules
If a resurgence returns, is it a re-resurgence? An ultrasurgence? A megasurgence? Instead of pondering portmanteaus, I'll instead just mention that Resurgence Mega Capsules...
Into the Super-verse: Catching up with Valiance Online
So far in the Into the Super-verse column space, we have touched base with two of the three upcoming City of Heroes spiritual successors:...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 242: And then Blizzard said, ‘Hold my beer’
Justin, Bree, and Eliot discuss the Blizzard boytcott and fiasco, the Daybreak layoffs, Shroud of the Avatar's sell-off, the Guild Wars 2 hacker piece, and a few happier stories too.
Champions Online and DC Universe Online bring back their Halloween events
How, exactly, does a superhero -- a person who has to wear a costume -- celebrate a holiday when people wear costumes? By wearing...
Global Chat: One MMO gamer is trying to finish Fallen Earth before it’s gone
When you know that your beloved MMORPG is about to be shut down, what do you do? If you're the blog 24 Hours in...
Ship of Heroes shows off the hospital for the character creation beta
The character creation beta for Ship of Heroes is coming quickly, set to arrive on November 1st. But you won't be limited to just creating...
The Daily Grind: Do you actually engage with player-generated content in MMOs?
Two videos inspired today's Daily Grind. One is a recent episode of Extra Credits about player-generated content in games - what we've always called...
Ship of Heroes’ character creation tool donor beta is set for November 1
Just an hour ago, we joked that City of Titans and Ship of Heroes were just about to have a big ol' showdown as...
City of Titans’ avatar builder is coming to backers soon
Ship of Heroes isn't the only superhero MMORPG in town that's getting a character builder out to its fans this month: City of Titans...
Perfect Ten: Kickstarter MMOs that raised the most money
The rise of crowdfunding in the mid-2010s swept a large wave of MMORPGs our way that might never have happened otherwise. For a while...
The Daily Grind: Should MMOs do away with stat armor entirely?
While I'm all about progression and acquisition for my MMO characters as they journey through the levels, I'm less and less enthused about collecting...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 241: The MMO industry reshuffles its deck
Justin and Bree are joined by Gamigo's Merv Lee Kwai aka Khrolan for a sponsored interview on ArcheAge Unchained, plus news on Guild Wars 2, Funcom's Tencent investment, Red Dead Online on PC, Raph Koster's new MMORPG, and adventures in WoW and City of Heroes.
Choose My Adventure: Figuring out the crazy train of Torchlight Frontiers’ Railmaster
So it turns out that the CMA readership would really like to see me run around with a murder train following me. This week's...
Ship of Heroes will let players save and share a costume file
"Okay, so which blue is it again?"
"The third one down."
"Down from the top?"
"Yes, Frank, that's what down means."
"Okay, is this good?"
"...dammit, Frank, no, you...
Into the Super-verse: Why Ship of Heroes’ character customization tool is so important
What kind of hero are you going to be today?
In most MMOs, that question and its possible answers are watered down and homogenized, but...