virtual reality
The MOP Up: Life Beyond beefs up building
Life Beyond's recent patch is a spot of good news for budding builders: "With this release, buildings get free energy so you don't have...
VR MMORPG Ilysia releases an updated trailer and a final list of Kickstarter stretch goals as it preps for alpha
Earlier in the month we cast our eyes to Ilysia, an in-development VR MMORPG that promised to bring back "the glory days of MMORPGs...
PlayStation 5 targets November amidst buying frenzy, while Facebook trots out the Oculus Quest 2
Expect everyone in the gaming world to be a bit console-crazy this week -- and console-insane come November. Not only is Microsoft launching the...
Ilysia VR launches Kickstarter, vows to bring back ‘the glory days of MMORPGs’
Several years now into the latest virtual reality "revolution," we've yet to see many breakout hits on the platform -- nevermind the promised MMOs...
Multiplayer shooter Frostpoint VR is plotting a closed beta beginning next week
Somehow we've not covered Frostpoint VR: Proving Grounds yet even in passing, so with its closed beta beginning next week, now's a good time....
Oculus now demands you connect via Facebook for VR
While it doesn't seem like the virtual reality headset revolution truly swept the land as industry experts were expertly expecting a few years ago,...
OrbusVR uncaps Explore the Realm event totals, is adding long-term missions and temporary bracers
Virtual reality MMO OrbusVR is introducing a couple of new things to the game world according to a rcent newsletter. Most recently, the Explore...
The Elder Scrolls Online shares another 360° preview of a Stonethorn dungeon and adds it to PTS
It's time for not-really virtual reality with The Elder Scrolls Online once again! Following up on a similar dungeon preview for the upcoming Stonethorn...
The Game Archaeologist: The rise and fall of Landmark and EverQuest Next
The year was 2013. Sony Online Entertainment was still a functioning and seemingly robust MMORPG studio, and its yearly SOE Live convention was a...
OrbusVR’s Secrets of Mugwood DLC launches April 28 with new zones and story
Adorable virtual reality MMORPG OrbusVR has come such a long way since we first began covering it three years ago, with more content pumped...
OrbusVR is adding climbing and treasure hunts while bringing back escort quests
Since OrbusVR is a virtual reality game, there are certain limitations to jumping. After all, if you start jumping around in real life you...
OrbusVR offers a peek at the new areas coming with the Mini Story Pack DLC
Just in case you missed January's announcement, the virtual reality MMO OrbusVR is getting its first DLC in the form of the Mini Story...
MMO Business Roundup: Stadia, Coronavirus, E3, VR, EVE Fanfest, Discord, and WOTC’s BioWare devs
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO (and MMO-adjacent) industry news!
Stadia: Google has responded to the uproar over its poor communication with the Stadia...
The Daily Grind: What is your favorite MMO spin-off?
A successful online game has the potential to draw in crowds and revenue. If it's successful enough, the studio might even splurge for a...
Kickstarted VR cyberpunk MMO Zenith grows its team, lays groundwork for pre-alpha
One of the uplifting victories for the genre in 2019 was the fact that a couple of unorthodox titles were pretty successful in their...
Mobile augmented reality game Minecraft Earth enters early access in the US
The real world and the world of Minecraft -- or at least its general sense of collaborative building -- have combined with the early...
OrbusVR will let players become Tinkerers on November 5 and customize their house on November 19
OrbusVR has been hinting at its new crafting profession and house customization features for a little while now, but only recently have we gotten...
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...
For Science: A deeper look at the Proteus effect and Toronto’s game dev mental health summit
We once more have a couple of science and gaming news pieces to share, so let's bundle them up like last time and get...
VR cyberpunk MMO Zenith roars past $167,000 in donations
Any way you look at it, Zenith is having a very round of fundraising. The virtual reality cyberpunk MMORPG's extended Kickstarter campaign has crossed...
