Daily Archives: May 28, 2015
Massively Overthinking: When IPs are wasted on mediocre MMOs
This week's Massively Overthinking question comes to us from Kickstarter donor Aldranis, whose query neatly dovetails with the IP-related question we answered on the...
NCsoft shifts attention to western and mobile markets
Are you excited about the future of (mobile) gaming? NCsoft sure is! The South Korean gaming giant blasted out a press release this afternoon announcing that...
Ryzom gets a greenlight on Steam
There's something to be said for having all your games snuggled together on one platform, and now Ryzom may be on its way to...
Want a biker jacket emblazoned with your guild name in The Secret World?
How would you like a biker jacket with your guild's cabal's name on it for your avatar in The Secret World? All you have...
Greed Monger officially calls it quits
After staff defections and general developer drama earlier this year, there really wasn't much hope for the future of Greed Monger. Now there is...
Star Trek Online gets new featured episode, weekly rewards
Cryptic has announced that Star Trek Online's latest featured episode is available to all captains engaged in the Iconian War. You'll join House Pegh and...
Echo of Soul heads into open beta today (with no further wipes)
Echo of Soul is in open beta as of today, so if you want to jump in and play right this moment, you can....
Guild Wars 2 gives an update on personal story restoration
Curious what's up with Guild Wars 2's promised plans to restore the game's personal story to full working order, complete with a soloable final...
There are six minutes of Overwatch shooting action in the Tracer preview video
You've already seen gameplay footage for four of Overwatch's fighters (Zenyatta, Mercy, McCree, and Hanzo) from Blizzard's upcoming team-based shooter. Now witness Tracer in...
Previous Elite purchasers can now claim a free Steam key
Last winter I pre-ordered that Mercenary Edition pack for Elite: Dangerous through Frontier's online store. While I enjoyed playing the space sim at the time,...
WildStar’s free-to-play shift: Too little or just enough?
WildStar has taken a drubbing in its first year of operation, and much as I don't like saying so, it's deserved it. The game...
Perfect Ten: Proof that the RuneScape Twitter account is stark raving mad
For a writer on a multi-MMORPG news site, following pretty much every online game's Twitter feed comes with the territory. It's always interesting to me to see...
Skyforge’s Pantheon Wars are super-competitive PvP and PvE events
When you're a minor god in Skyforge's world, you need to aim for big goals. One of the biggest that you and your friends...
Win an Armored Warfare early access key from Massively OP [All gone now!]
Armored Warfare, Obsidian Entertainment and My.com's tank MMO shooter, entered early access yesterday and had already counted a million registrations. Let's add a few more...
Working As Intended: Sex, love, and MMOs
In the ongoing, neverending sandbox-vs.-themepark MMO debate, the folks on the side of sandboxes want one thing: more. Actually they want a lot more. They want...
The Elder Scrolls Online shows off exploration in its last ‘This Is TESOTU’ video
Do you like to explore stuff? You know, wander off into the wild blue yonder in zones and just see what you can see?...
Explorer-centric Wander launches June 4th with new Hira form
Explorers rejoice! On June 4th, those who revel in the non-combat aspects of MMOs will be able to meander aimlessly through the wilds of...
H1Z1 introduces hardcore Battle Royale, now with bears
Odds are good that you've had experience with H1Z1's Battle Royale gameplay by now if you've played the game for any length of time....
MechWarrior Online bans and shames 64 players
No one would debate whether or not it's appropriate to ban players for cheating, but there is space to debate whether or not it's...
Marvel Heroes makes retcons free forever
Listen up, bub: The era of using rare retcon potions to reset your Marvel Heroes characters is about to end. Gazillion announced yesterday that...