Naraka Bladepoint Review
Naraka: Bladepoint takes on the task of iterating on the battle royale formula in a way that is mostly interesting. However, does it do enough to stand out from the crowded genre?
What Was The First Dungeon That Hooked You On MMOs?
Everybody remembers their first. First dungeon that is - and the world of MMORPGs have a ton of them. But what was the first dungeon that really make you start to fall in love with the game - and the genre as a whole?
Aliens: Fireteam Elite Review
The Alien franchise is full of hits and misses. The first two movies of the franchise? Hits. The third? Miss. The prequels and sequels since then have also been a mixed bag. And the video games based on the franchise follow suit. Aliens: Colonial Marines was some hot garbage, but that was followed up by Alien: Isolation which is considered one of the best games in the franchise. But how does Aliens: Fireteam Elite hold up?
Indie MMO Spotlight: Matchmaking, Fun Facts, And Killer Cats
It's the biggest week yet for the Indie MMO Spotlight, with newsworthy notes for fourteen games, several of which are finding their way here for the first time. Join us and get caught up on what's going on with the Indie MMORPG scene!
SoulWorker and KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Global Collaboration Details (SPONSORED)
Lion Games revealed that MMORPG 'SoulWorker' will be collaborating with popular Light Novel IP 'KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World!' (hereinafter, 'KonoSuba')Â globally for four weeks starting today. (SPONSORED)
Lord of the Rings Online's Recent Communication Push Feels Like A Complete 180 - For The Better
Last year much of the discourse around The Lord of the Rings Online was one where the community didn't feel as though the team was doing as much as it could to communicate with its players. This was completely exacerbated thanks to the extended downtimes last year. However, the recent push with interviews, especially with new producer Raninia, it feels like Standing Stone Games has dome a complete 180 - for the better.
Broken Ranks: A Preview and Interview with Whitemoon Games
The premise of a truly unique MMORPG can sometimes feel like an impossibility these days. In lands built with familiar classes, traditional hot bar systems, and standardized combat tropes, few games truly set themselves apart. Between speaking with the Founder of Whitemoon Games, Krysztof Danilewicz, and Lead Game Designer and Story Writer, Gabriel Marczak, along with getting some hands-on time with the game, there really is no other way to describe it other than, unique.
Today during Gamescoms Opening Night Live, Pearl Abyss showed off a long stretch of its upcoming creature collecting online game, DokeV. The new trailer shows long stretches of gameplay, from snowy mountains to a large, urban city.
Opening Aeternum to the public, New World will be hosting a new beta ahead of its September 28th launch. The open beta itself will run from September 9th through the 12th.
Rouge Planet Games' massive new update for PlanetSide 2, Integration, is now live on PlayStation 4. The update itself sees overhauls to its Nanite Systems Operatives faction.
Halo Infinite finally has an official release date. As announced during Geoff Keighley's Gamescom Opening Night Live, the next iteration in the Halo franchise will be hitting Xbox and PC this year, coming Devember 8th.
Swords of Legends Online keeps trucking along, adding two new raids as welll as even more endgame content to the MMORPG.
Yesterday reports came out that the California Agency suing Activision Blizzard alleged that the gaming giant shredded documents pertinent to the investigation, claiming that the company was interfereing with its investigation. Activision Blizzard has responded to the allegations, stating that the claims are "not true" and outlines what the company has done since to steer in the right direction.
Naraka: Bladepoint takes on the task of iterating on the battle royale formula in a way that is mostly interesting. However, does it do enough to stand out from the crowded genre?
The Fiio FD5 was one of the best single dynamic driver IEMs we've had the pleasure of hearing. The FD3 brings back all that we loved in sound for a refreshing price of $109. Find out more in our review!
To celebrate the 9th anniversary of Guild Wars 2, the folks over at ArenaNet put out an infographic highlighting some fun and truly insane stats.
Black Desert Mobile has received the Great Ocean expansion bringing a new region, brand new features, activities, and more.
Double XP rewards are in the cards this week in Red Dead Online for Blood Money contracts. Here's what you need to know.
Everspace 2, the single-player space shooter from Rockfish Games, is set to receive a new demo today. Here are the details.
In a series first, Paradox is bringing Crusader Kings III to Xbox and PlayStation consoles, the company announced earlier today. The latest in the long-running award-winning RPG series is making its debut on console platforms, bringing the rich PC grand strategy experience to a new group of players.
Tomorrow MMORPG.com is hosting a special livestream with Neverwinter's Community Manager to celebrate the launch of the latest module in the D&D-based MMORPG, Jewel of the North, on console. Join Garrick Durham-Raley and Julia Frederickson, Neverwinter's CM, for an hour-long dive into Jewel of the North on console!
In an update to the current ongoing lawsuit filing, it seems the California Department of Fair Housing and Employment have expanded its lawsuit against Activision Blizzard. The expanded lawsuit now includes contract workers in addition to the full time workers the lawsuit was representing. Meanwhile, the DFEH is also alleging that Activision Blizzard is directly interfering with the department's ability to conduct its investigation in relation to the lawsuit.
Naraka: Bladepoint takes on the task of iterating on the battle royale formula in a way that is mostly interesting. However, does it do enough to stand out from the crowded genre?
Strategy games have come a long way, and Amplitude aims to push it further with Humankind, their latest 4X offering. But how does it stack up and does it do anything meaningful to help push the 4X genre along?
The Alien franchise is full of hits and misses. The first two movies of the franchise? Hits. The third? Miss. The prequels and sequels since then have also been a mixed bag. And the video games based on the franchise follow suit. Aliens: Colonial Marines was some hot garbage, but that was followed up by Alien: Isolation which is considered one of the best games in the franchise. But how does Aliens: Fireteam Elite hold up?
Jason took the latest action RPG, The Ascent, for a spin in our latest RPG Files review. How does the frenetic, fast-paced action hold up? Here is our full review.
Tribes of Midgard is the latest ARPG, roguelite, Viking-themed survival game. Mitch has a few thoughts in his review. Is it a new Viking King, or is just a flash in the pan?
Crowfall, the PVP MMO developed and crowdfunded by ArtCraft, has ben out for just about a month and Matt has been putting the game through its paces. How does it hold up? Here is our full review of Crowfall.
Aion Classic launched in the West on June 23. It's been over a month since launch and we are ready to give our final verdict. So how does revisiting the original 2009 version of Aion feel in a modern MMO world?
It's been a little over a month since Robin first stepped through the Dark Portal and took her first steps into The Burning Crusade Classic. While there have been some changes, for the most part everything is as she remembered. But how does it stack up in 2021? Here is our full review of the Classic Expansion experience.
For fans of the Forgotten Realms series, the chance to go hands on with Drizzt and his pals is an enticing proposition. However, how does the latest Co-op Dungeons & Dragons adventure game hold up?
Like death, Thanos, and Sephiroth following Cloud into every game he appears in, PlayStation was always going to give Final Fantasy VII REMAKE the PS5 upgrade love it deserved. But just how is that upgrade? Jason is here with his thoughts.
The Elder Scrolls Online: Blackwood is a return to form for the ZeniMax team, but how does the expansion, including the major additions of companions and a return to Oblivion hold up?
Having now played Funcom's Conan Exiles: Isle of Siptah DLC up to max level and explored the new features, did the developers improve the experience compared to early access? What issues are still cropping up? Read about Kevin's adventures in Part II of our review.
Chivalry 2 is a game of chaos. But is there more than that? Brian took the medieval battle game for a spin in our review.
This is an urgent message to all ARKS Operatives, Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis officially released globally June 9th 2021, and has transitioned SEGA's popular Phantasy Star series into uncharted territory. With the introduction of features, such as Battle Power, Region Mags and an open world to adventure in, does Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis' new additions bring the series one thousand years into the future as the story suggests?
Robin has been diligently playing Solasta: Crown of the Magister since even before its full 1.0 launch. Now we're finally ready to assign a verdict to this epic D&D adventure. How does Solasta fare? Read on in our review!
Today during Gamescoms Opening Night Live, Pearl Abyss showed off a long stretch of its upcoming creature collecting online game, DokeV. The new trailer shows long stretches of gameplay, from snowy mountains to a large, urban city.
Opening Aeternum to the public, New World will be hosting a new beta ahead of its September 28th launch. The open beta itself will run from September 9th through the 12th.
Swords of Legends Online keeps trucking along, adding two new raids as welll as even more endgame content to the MMORPG.
In a series first, Paradox is bringing Crusader Kings III to Xbox and PlayStation consoles, the company announced earlier today. The latest in the long-running award-winning RPG series is making its debut on console platforms, bringing the rich PC grand strategy experience to a new group of players.
Jewel of the North, the 21st module for Neverwinter, is now available on Xbox One and PS4. Here are the details.
Last week Dazzle Rocks LTD requested that more players sign up for their social MMO, Project X (working title) in its Private Beta. The game is still in an early stage but the game is in a playable state and ready for testers!
Fortress battles are arriving on A3: Still Alive which are described as weekly battles between three 50-player guilds.
The Vale: Shadow of the Crown, the audio-only action-adventure game from Falling Squirrel, is now available on PC and Xbox One.
Marvel's Avengers' latest major update, War for Wakanda, is now live today, bringing the new Wakanda biome, story content to the co-op game. The update itself is free for those who own the base game.
On August 11th, a new class hit the Korean version of Lost Ark. The Sorceress is now available to play for Smilegates' popular ARPG. The Sorceress has powerful elemental abilities that are used specifically to destroy swaths of powerful enemies.
Black Desert Mobile players looking for their next class may find it in the Lahn and Crimson Lily. The Lahn utilizes a crescent pendulum as her primary weapon, as shown in the character reveal video. The Crimson Lily utilizes twin swords for fast paced combat.
Blade & Soul's long-awaited Unreal Engine 4 update is finally getting a release date, hitting Europe and America on September 8th. The update doesn't just bring the MMO to a new engine, but also introduces new systems, a new class and more when it launches.
It's been five years since No Man's Sky launched to what could be considered a disastrous start to the ambitious, space-faring exploration game by Hello Games. Since then, though, it has morphed into one of the most beloved titles this past generation, and yesterday the team announced its nex major expansion and reflected on five years since launch.
Are you ready for a new looter shooter? Nexon and NAT Games hopes that you are, with their new in-development title Project Magnum on the way. Project Magnum will mesh fast-paced third-person combat with an RPG system.
During Nexon's Media Showcase, a new turn-based RPG titled Project SF2 was teased. The video shows off the stellar animation that will be used throughout the game to give each of over 400 characters their own unique expressions, and emotions.
Kakao Games has partnered with MMORPG.com to give away 3000 keys to the MMORPG's upcoming second closed beta test.
Cryptic Studios has teamed up with MMORPG.com to giveaway Neverwinter gear to one lucky winner. In addition, readers can enter the chance to win some in-game loot to help along your journey in the new Neverwinter Module.
Gameforge has partnered with MMORPG.com to provide codes for one of the most popular pets in Metin 2 right now: the football pet. You can grab your code here, as well as check out the latest update to hit Metin2: Legend of the White Dragon.
Amazon Games has partnered with MMORPG.com to giveaway keys to the technical alpha for its upcoming MMOARPG, Lost Ark, which releases (finally!) in the West this fall. The technical alpha runs from now until June 16th, 2021 at Noon PDT.
ArtCraft Entertainment has partnered with MMORPG.com to give away codes for the ongoing Crowfall beta test ahead of the July 6th launch. Get your code here!
Gameforge has partnered with MMORPG.com to giveaway 1500 codes for their upcoming beta test phases for the MMORPG, Swords of Legends Online. These codes will give you access to both phases of beta test, starting on May 21st.
Enlisted, the WW2 MMOFPS, has partnered with MMORPG.com a stack of keys for premium currency and account game time for new players to jump into the action!
Kakao has given MMORPG.com codes for its first Western beta test of Elyon! Come grab a code to check out the upcoming MMORPG when the Closed beta begins on May 6th, running through May 10th.
Fractured is giving away access to its ongoing alpha test and MMORPG.com has been given 1000 keys to give away to our readers!
MMORPG.com has been given a number of Crusader Armor packs for Magic: Legends, for players to don while romping through the Magic Multiverse. This pack gives exclusive armor only available through the giveaway, as well as boosts to help speed you along your Planeswalker journey.
The developers at Nexon is giving away a Xenon-themed package to one lucky fan! The giveaway includes a MapleStory M-Themed Battery pack, charging cable and case, as well as a Stainless Steel tumbler, notebook and pen.
It’s time to take a step back in time and relive the original Lineage II experience as it was in the beginning. Create a classic hero from the original 5 races and 31 class options and jump into the nostalgic hardcore level grind where the rewards can outweigh the risks. Players can experience the game the way it was when "hardcore" meant something!
MMORPG.com has been given keys for Echo of Soul to celebrate its latest The Blue update. Get your Blue Ciskai pet key now!
MMORPG.com has been given beta test keys for Mercenary Assault Recon Squad (M.A.R.S). This beta will begin on December 17th @ 2PM EST. Get your key now!
MMORPG.com has been given beta keys for the all new Mortal Online 2! These keys will let you join in the massive stress test starting today (Nov 27, 2020). Help them in trying to set a new world record! Get your key now while they last!
