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Anyone who has ever played an Elder Scrolls game knows some of its most iconic locations - Elsweyr, Skyrim, Black Marsh, Hammerfell, Summerset Isles. The loveliness of each one in Elder Scrolls Online often makes one imagine what it would be like to go their "in real life". With the just-announced A Trip of a Lifetime sweepstakes, that dream can come true.
We’ve been playing Arkane Studios’ Dishonored 2, and today we offer our thoughts on the game in our Not So MMO review of the sequel. Does it continue the tradition of open exploration and stealth with a healthy dose of RPG progression and choice? We weight in past the break.
Rift’s latest expansion, Starfall Prophecy, is the first time I find myself having run with Trion’s flagship game since around the time of Storm Legion. That said, this expansion’s had its share of bumps and some design choices that seem a bit antiquated. Read on for our review in progress while we work towards a final scored review.
With last week’s release of Elder Scrolls Online – One Tamriel, a whole new and much larger experience is awaiting players. Tamriel has thrown its doors wide open to allow adventurers to take on the world in new ways by allowing them to go wherever, whenever they like.
It’s been a week or so since Riders of Icarus entered Open Beta (for Founders at least), and I’ve been finding it oddly cathartic and relaxing to delve into a new MMORPG that doesn’t seem afraid to let its Inspired-By flag fly. While a lot of Riders of Icarus is clichéd, the game’s got a certain sense of charm and I find myself wanting to log in regardless of knowing exactly where the adventure leads.
The Warcraft movie opens in US theatres today, but is it worth your time in the cinema chair? Armed with popcorn and diet soda, we sent Gareth Harmer to find out.
Dead Star, a top-down, multiplayer PvP shoot ‘em up style game, attempts to make its mark in the world of MOBAs. Using ships instead of characters and a classic arcade game feel, can this game manage to stand out in a crowd or does it stay true to its name and transform into another dead star?
Ascension is coming to ArcheAge on May 31st, and that’s a pretty big deal. There’s plenty of reason to be excited about the imminent arrival of AA 2.9, and while the specifics of new features and functionality are still under wraps, we did manage to eke some info out of Executive Producer Merv Lee Kwai regarding the cool contests and in-game events that Trion will be staging next week in celebration of this huge new addition to their epic MMO.
Geralt is being held up from retirement for one last adventure. Does CD Projekt Red leave him with a good story to end on? Read on for Rob’s review.
With today’s release of Chronicles of Entrath, Gameforge and HEX Entertainment have published the largest PvE update for HEX: Shards of Fate to date. At the heart of this expansion lies the extensive campaign.
A unique strategy RPG from Sega gets a remastered edition for the PS4. Read on for Rob’s review of Valkyria Chronicles: Remastered.
Ion Hazzikostas took part in a World of Warcraft Legion Developer Update with Jesse Cox to talk about some of the things coming in the expansion but, prior to talking about that, Hazzikostas revealed that alpha is ending over the next 24 hours and that there will be a full server wipe, a huge new wave of beta invites will be sent out and that beta will officially start on Thursday at 2 pm Pacific / 5 pm Eastern barring any strange build issues prior to that time.
All the chatter in the new hotness that is team-based online shooters seems focused on Blizzard’s upcoming release. But for Bill Murphy’s money, the spotlight shines on Battleborn from Gearbox Software.
Chronicles of Elyria takes to Kickstarter today. With a funding goal of $900K, and already deep into development with $500K of the studio’s own money already invested, the Soulbound Studios folks are hoping that months and years of planning and conceptualizing will be enough to bring players and backers flocking to their incredibly ambitious MMO design…
One of the greatest success stories in online games is Wargaming.net. Their company began with World of Tanks and has grown into a huge world-wide online presence. At PAX East the team hosted a fantastic panel for Master of Orion, the resurgence of the classic tactical game which now has a lot of people excited. They also outlined some updates to World of Warships which continues to grow.