survival
Cold, hot, burning: Conan Exiles revamps the temperature system
Feeling chilly about Conan Exiles' previous stab at using temperature as a genuine obstacle in your survival journey? You may be a little happier...
EverQuesting: Is EverQuest II in a downward spiral?
Are we witnessing the death throes of EverQuest II? Of the whole EverQuest franchise? These questions have been at the forefront of my mind lately....
Pantropy brings base building and mechs to an alien world, plans November Kickstarter
At this point in the survival sandbox craze, it is becoming increasingly difficult to differentiate yourself from the rest of the pack. We can't...
Crowfall puts the ‘action’ in its harvesting system
With Patch 5.3 on the horizon, Crowfall is striving to add more than just race and class options. One feature that's going to be...
PvE-centric Fortnite’s new battle royal PvP mode will be free-to-play
Epic Games announced this morning that Fortnite's upcoming PvP mode will essentially be free-to-play.
The game was originally touted by Epic as a PvE survival...
Square-Enix announces ‘survival action shooter’ Left Alive
Square-Enix announced LEFT ALIVE this morning, a "survival action shooter" that is permanently in capslock mode apparently.
We don't know a whole lot right now...
Conan Exiles offers its first weekly progress report to fans
Last week, Conan Exiles players got an apology and a promise that Funcom would do a better job of communicating what was going on...
Fortnite accidentally adds then removes crossplatform Xbox One/PS4 play
Update: Aww, nuts. Epic has already disabled it, calling it a "configuration issue" and bug.
Bet you've never actually ridden a physical lockbox from an...
PAX West 2017: ARK Survival Evolved on optimization, the Aberration expansion, and future development
This past summer, ARK: Survival Evolved finally officially launched, ending its stint as an early access game just three days before PAX West, then promptly announced...
The first chunk of Black Desert’s free Kamasylvia expansion launches next week
Remember last week when Kakao hinted that Black Desert's new servers were indication that Kamasylvia was on the way "real soon"? That soon is...
Conan Exiles makes a bold appeal to builders: Just play in god-mode
Lest you think that Conan Exiles is just about crushing your enemies and all that, Funcom has a new dev diary out today elucidating...
PAX West 2017: Chronicles of Elyria’s monetization philosophy, tribe evolution, and the PvP sandbox stigma
What is Chronicles of Elyria? We first learned about the game and its goal to redefine the MMORPG genre back in 2015. Since then,...
Wild West Online’s first closed alpha has officially begun
"Open-world action-based, online multiplayer" game - somewhere between a survival sandbox and an MMO - Wild West Online officially hits closed alpha today, or...
Global Chat: Not that impressed by Destiny 2
Destiny 2's recent PC beta certainly brought out curious players in droves, and MMO bloggers couldn't help but share their opinions on this next...
Funcom promises better communication for Conan Exiles
Get ready for a flood of information from Conan Exiles. Funcom admitted that it had been dropping the ball on talking with fans about...
PAX West 2017: A closer look at H1Z1 King of the Kill’s combat practice
If you've been away from H1Z1 for a long time, you need to known that Daybreak's been making it easier to get back into...
PAX West 2017: Life and death in Digital Extremes’ new MMO Survived By
While there were plenty of established games on hand at PAX West 2017, there were also a few new ones offering players a taste...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO studio’s finances worry you the most right now?
During this week's MOPÂ podcast, Justin and I remarked on Funcom's spectacular 2017 financial showing, particularly in light of the fact that its numbers were...
Perfect Ten: MMOs that changed their names
Names and titles fascinate me. While sometimes they have no deeper meaning than to sound pleasant and be memorable, a label can indicate purpose,...
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds passes 10M sold
This year's online juggernaut is not, surprisingly enough, anything made by Valve, Blizzard, or Riot, but instead one stemmed from the mind of a...
