World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Developer Interview
In preparation for the official launch of World of Warcraft Wrath of the Lich King Classic, I had the opportunity to participate in an interview with Brian Birmingham and Ana Resendez. They are both Lead Software Engineers on WoW Wrath of the Lich King Classic. There were a lot of topics covered during this interview, but here are some of the highlights.
Indie MMO Spotlight: Beta Recaps, Cataclysms, And Termites In Space
This week, several MMOs shut down their beta servers in advance of their official release, Merfolk come to Chimeraland, and Prospectors have to deal with a Cataclysm - and more!
Is There Still a Market for 'Oldschool' MMORPGs? | One Good Roll
Over the past several years, we've seen a monumental shift from in-depth, large-scale player gameplay, to a shallower shared world. Are the days of the old school MMORPG completely over? Don't count it out just yet.
A Rant on Guild Wars 2's (Perceived) Meta
Lowry talks about the current meta in Guild Wars 2, specifically the perceived meta, and how it is one of the worst they have ever seen in their 20 years.
How Tower of Fantasy Players Can Prepare For the Artificial Island's Raids
Tower of Fantasy's global version launched last month and it looks like developer Hotta Games is speeding things up when it comes to releasing content for the game. With the Artificial Island update last week, Kanishka lays out how players can prep to take on their first raids in the mobile MMO.
LotRO's 'Salt Water' Tease For Next Year's Expansion Has Me Hoping For The Grey Havens
Last Friday during a Q&A with Lord of the Rings Online executive producer Rob "Severlin" Ciccolini, we got a tease of next year's fall expansion. The 'smell of salt water' has Bradford really interested in where LotRO could go here, possibly bringing the story back to more familiar roots.
Temtem Review In Progress
Temtem released earlier this month, bringing its multiplayer focus to the Pokemon formula. But how does it stack up thus far? Scott takes a look in his review in progress of Temtem.
Today, RuneScape opens up its Fresh Start worlds, offering members the chance to start fresh with a clean slate and new economy on these accelerated progression servers through early January.
In preparation for the official launch of World of Warcraft Wrath of the Lich King Classic, I had the opportunity to participate in an interview with Brian Birmingham and Ana Resendez. They are both Lead Software Engineers on WoW Wrath of the Lich King Classic. There were a lot of topics covered during this interview, but here are some of the highlights.
Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis has some changes in store for any ARKs defenders that have felt their classes may be a little lackluster lately. October 5th marks the date when the new balance adjustments will roll out. How will it affect your class?
This week, several MMOs shut down their beta servers in advance of their official release, Merfolk come to Chimeraland, and Prospectors have to deal with a Cataclysm - and more!
After the latest patch, New World is dealing with a fresh set of exploits. Amazon Game Studios has swiftly reacted to exploiters with bans, but many players say they were unjustified. What's really going on?
Over the past several years, we've seen a monumental shift from in-depth, large-scale player gameplay, to a shallower shared world. Are the days of the old school MMORPG completely over? Don't count it out just yet.
When Update 36 arrives, The Elder Scrolls Online will get a Simplified Chinese version, extending the audience for the game, as ZeniMax completes its Q4 roadmap.
Pre-registration has begun for Dekaron G, the latest reboot of an older MMORPG, in this case the original Dekaron. The game is the global rebrand of Dekaron M, which is on mobile in Korea.Â
Player trading is still disabled in New World for now, but Amazon patched the game and says top priority is getting things back to normal for players soon.
Black Desert Online is hosting its latest Heidel Ball tonight, with announcements, reveals and more expected to occur during the live stream.
Today, Diablo II: Resurrected gets Terror Zones and some fixes with Patch 2.5. With the patch out, Ladder Season 2 is cleared for next week.
Last Oasis has gotten an update that cleans up a previous update, and makes additional changes. The game is still finding its footing after being revamped completely.
The team at Standing Stone Games is taking an iconic phrase from Tolkien's work and turning it into its own game mechanic in The Lord of the Rings Online. The Delving feature debuts with the upcoming Before the Shadow mini-expansion.
Yesterday, the latest patch for Dungeons & Dragons Online caused an issue with Reincarnation Caches, leading the devs to bring the servers down for a fix. Downtime has lasted for nearly 24 hours.
The New World team was notified of a major trading exploit that they were yet unaware about. As a result, they needed to disable player training while they work on correcting the issue as a precautionary step.
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 released on Nintendo Switch on July 29th and since then we've been putting the hulking JRPG through its paces. Check out Garrick's thoughts on more than 100 hours in the world of Aionios.
On the surface, Tower of Fantasy epitomizes the best of what players should expect from an anime-inspired MMO-lite. After several weeks within the game, it's time to lay all the cards on the table. It's time to anchor this fantasy back to reality.
Chimeraland, developed by Pixel Soft and published by Level Infinite, launched last month in North America. It is a sandbox MMO that mashes up various systems from monster hunting to survival-style building. While the game feels unpolished, it does have a lot of depth to the gameplay. Check out Kevin's review.
I spent the last week playing around in Noah's Heart, just to see if it was any good. Is it? Spoiler Alert: If you're a PC gamer, no...no it is not.
Dark Alliance II has been remastered and re-released for PC and consoles including the PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series S|X systems. So what's been updated after nearly 20 years since its original launch?
A stray nameless cat befriends a small robotic drone as they embark on a quest to reach the outside of a massive walled city. We review Stray to find out if this duo is worth checking out.
The Elder Scrolls Online's yearly chapter has now been released on all its platforms, and Bradford has finished putting it through its paces. How does High Isle stack up? Here is our review.
Harebrained Schemes brought its tactical combat RPG, Shadowrun Returns to the PC back in 2013. Since then, the series has spawned two sequels, expanding on the universe. Now the classic cRPGs are on console, but how well does the experience translate? Mitch explores in our review.
Just over a year ago, Outriders charged onto the scene. A looter-shooter by People Can Fly, Outriders tries to straddle the line between an always-online non-live-service title and a traditional multiplayer shooter. With Worldslayer, Outriders brings more loot, new story content, and more. But the question remains: is it worth your money?
It's been almost three weeks since Diablo: Immortal was finally released in its full version to everyone. Jump in and read our final review that professes that Diablo Immortal is actually two games in one. Is that a good thing or a bad thing? Find out in our Diablo Immortal review!
Developer Stardock Entertainment released Galactic Civilizations IV on April 26th. This 4x space strategy retains several familiar elements for fans of the series while incorporating new features. After playing through several games, this is Kevin's review.
Resolution Games has released Demeo: PC Edition into early access on Steam, and we had the chance to review this virtual tabletop RPG. Initially released in 2021 on VR, how does this port compare? Check out Kevin's thoughts in our Review.
Triangle Strategy combines a compelling narrative with meaningful player choices, but does how does it hold up overall? Here is our review.
The world of Wonderlands is one where fantasy's swords and sorcery meet bullets and guns. If you're a fan of looter-shooter mayhem, then Tiny Tina's Wonderlands is for you.
Babylon's Fall aims to take players to the city of Neo Babylon, tasked with reclaiming the fabled Tower of Babel. But is it successful, or does the Platinum Games' title fall flat?
Blade & Soul is celebrating 10 years of operation in South Korea, and a new video released by the developers to celebrate showcases an interesting system that could be coming to players in the future: in-game instruments.
The long-awaited sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild finally has a name and release date. Breath of the Wild 2's name is actually Tears of the Kingdom, and is launching on May 12th, 2023 for Nintendo Switch.
Star Trek Online has a history of bringing iconic characters from the universe to its game, and today during Star Trek Day, Cryptic revealed that Wil Wheaton would be reprising his role as Wesley Crusher in the upcoming Star Trek Online: Ascension.
Multiplayer mech shooter, GALAHAD 3093, launches into Early Access today on Steam after a successful beta phase.
Warframe's upcoming Veilbreaker will be launching in September across all platforms, according to Digital Extremes today in a live stream. Additionally, to celebrate the launch, the 50th Warframe, Styanax, will be free for a limited time when Veilbreaker arrives.
We've known a Dune survival game has been coming for a while now, but we finally have a name and a trailer. Dune Awakening was revealed during Gamescom Opening Night Live, showing a look at how Funcom is presenting the Dune universe in this upcoming title.
Nexon's upcoming co-op shooter, The First Descendant, announced its beta testing dates, officially coming in October. The announcement this morning came alongside the promised full trailer ahead of Gamescom 2022.
Naraka Bladepoint has dropped its biggest content update yet in celebration of its 1-year anniversary this summer, bringing a new map and hero to the melee battle royale.
Chimeraland's latest update called Attack of the Tyrant brings some prehistoric beasts to the ranks of the untamed. With the update, players can start to tame the king of the dinosaurs, the T-Rex, and much more.
Fractured Online is hitting Early Access next month, bringing the upcoming MMO into its next phase of development. With its September 15th launch into Early Access brings with it a server wipe, though, and the devs have also confirmed that there will be another when it officially launches out of Early Access as well.
Genshin Impact has released an in depth trailer depicting what players should get hyped for in the new 3.0 update that is set to release later this month. Along with two new characters, Tighnari and Dori the trailer depicts new enemies, the new region and much more.
Nexon's upcoming co-op action RPG shooter, The First Descendant, got a new trailer this week, teasing some new gameplay. While the dev team is promising more at Gamescom this year, the trailer shows the shooter in action.
A new video is detailing some of the challenges behind creating content based on MMORPGs, with multiple MMO creator heavyweights weighing in on the subject.
Tower of Fantasy is set to release globally on August 10th, but you don't have to wait to get all the details as we've spent hours within this shared-world anime-inspired RPG. Read more in our Tower of Fantasy Preview!
Intrepid Studios is building towards their release of Ashes of Creation's Alpha 2 with two new trailers intended to get you hyped. The first trailer depicts the new Desert Biome in all its sandy and craggy glory, while the second trailer shows off the ground impact visual FX.
To celebrate the launch of Guild Wars 2 on Steam, ArenaNet and MMORPG.com have teamed up to give five (5) copies of the Complete Collection away to lucky readers!
Wargaming.net is celebrating 3 years of its mobile title, World of Warships Legends, and is giving away a VIP care package to one lucky fan!
Kakao has teamed up with MMORPG.com to give away 6000 Black Eagle Glider codes for both ArcheAge and ArcheAge Unchained.
Cryptic Studios and MMORPG.com have teamed up to give away 5 Wondrous Air Pack codes to celebrate the launch of Neverwinter's latest module, Dragonslayer. These codes will work with the PC version of the MMORPG and give access to a new mount and companion.
Cryptic Studios and MMORPG.com have teamed up to give away 5 Wondrous Air Pack codes to celebrate the launch of Neverwinter's latest module, Dragonslayer, as well as the MMO's 9th Anniversary. These codes will work with the PlayStation version of the MMORPG and give access to a new mount and companion.
Cryptic Studios and MMORPG.com have teamed up to give away 5 Wondrous Air Pack codes to celebrate the launch of Neverwinter's latest module, Dragonslayer, as well as the MMO's 9th Anniversary. These codes will work with the Xbox version of the MMORPG and give access to a new mount and companion.
IGG and MMORPG.com have teamed upt to give away a massive trove of in-game items for the mobile MMORPG, Mobile Royale. These keys see players get access to over $150 worth of in-game items.
IGG and MMORPG.com have teamed up to give away gift vouchers for their mobile RPG, Mythic Heroes. Each voucher gets you items valued at $150 in total in game.
Kakao Games has partnered with MMORPG.com to give away a new character and skin bundle for its mobile MOBA, Eternal Return!
Gamigo and MMORPG.com have teamed up to give away codes for the open-world sandbox MMORPG, Fractured Online. The beta runs starting May 18th and runs through May 25th.
Free-to-play mobile game Hero Wars is giving away a free limited booster to new players who try their hand at the fantasy RPG today. Grab your free limited booster, complete with in-game currency and a free hero at the enclosed link!
Castle Clash has teamed up with MMORPG.com to give players in-game code of items to help players get ahead in the fast-paced mobile strategy game.
World Makers and MMORPG.com have teamed up to give away 500 codes for Deceit, the survival horror-inspired party game. These starter packs include outfits, tokens for cosmetics, and more.
Cryptic and Perfect World Entertainment have teamed up with MMORPG.com to host a sweepstakes giving Star Trek Online fans a chance to win a code which unlocks three ships in the sci-fi MMORPG.
Pearl Abyss has teamed up with MMORPG.com to give away 200 codes for Black Desert Online's in-game Kuku Pet, as well as full access to the MMORPG. These codes also include expanded inventory space, experience scrolls, and more.
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