We are now roughly two months away from the end of 2013, and sometime between now and then SOE maintains they are beginning the closed beta for their first of two “next-gen” MMOs, Everquest Next: Landmark. The voxel-based sandbox MMO sports a “build what you want” environment where players can erect their own buildings and [...]

Grab your scuba gear, Rift’s latest update Song of Dreams has players venturing to the depths of the Telaran sea. Speaking of seas, players from overseas can now play with friends in other regions without having to read the text in another language. This is particularly useful for Rift’s more eastern regions, notably the SEA [...]

Bigpoint has introduced a new steam powered Dwarf to the lineup of available heroes in their ARPG Drakensang Online. The “Dwarf” class is a Steam Mechanicus, capable of remarkable engineering feats. These Dwarfs use their superior technical know-how, along with steam harnessed from the Earth’s core to fuel rocket jumps and even setup their own [...]

When it comes to raiding, dragon’s are a fairly common sight. Nearly every MMO has included at least one dragon raid boss, with some using them more than others. So what do you do when you’re tasked with adding raid bosses for an MMO that’s nothing but dragons? In the case of Dragon’s Prophet, the [...]

When it comes to Legos, today’s game minded youth have it easy. In one keystroke they can build advance LEGO structures in seconds, something I as a young boy with my drum filled with Legos could only dream about. These same individuals can then proceed to smash it all, feel no regret for their actions, [...]

Aeria Games has released a new trailer which spotlights eight of the MMO’s classes. The classes seem to be your standard run-of-the-mill archetypes, ranging from the tank oriented Guardian to the supportive Bard. Interestingly, mages have been broken up into two separate classes, the shadow magic Sorcerer and the elemental Wizard. A final range class [...]

It seems like only yesterday Age of Wushu released their first expansion Legends of Mount Hua, and now only three months later the MMO is poised to go live with yet another expansion. Why it just seemed like yesterday the MMO had graduated from release, they grow up so fast! Yes Age of Wushu’s second [...]

Here’s an MMO we haven’t spoken about in a while. Gpotato’s pet focused MMORPG Rappelz just announced its newest update, Epic VIII Part 3. At first glance it’s difficult to determine just what the update is about. Naming it Epic VIII Part 3 certainly didn’t help, but upon closer inspection we can see it involves [...]

It’s hard to think of Mechs as capable of being stealthy. Their engine makes all kinds of ruckus, while their metallic joints and heavy feet make sure anyone can hear or feel them from quite a distance. But pit a bunch of them against each other and suddenly the sounds of your enemies are drowned [...]

It’s hard to believe Valve just kicked off Team Fortress 2′s fifth annual Halloween event, Scream Fortress. The FPS remains extremely captivating no matter how many years since its release. This time around, players face off on the new Payload map, Helltower. Unlike a traditional match of Payload, this one’s filled to the brim with [...]

Well, we now know why EA decided to pull their recent announcement concerning the Command & Conquer closed beta, the publisher wasn’t planning on a closed beta at all. Today on Command & Conquer’s official site, a spokesperson for Victory Games released a blog post which announced the developer would “cease production of this version [...]

Perfect World Entertainment has announced the second module/expansion for their DnD inspired MMO Neverwinter. The free expansion will introduce the MMO’s first new class, the Hunter Ranger, who can comfortably fight up close and from afar. To pull this off, the Ranger utilizes both his bow and a twin set of daggers to dispatch his [...]

Starting this fall, Uncharted Waters Online will cross the great publisher sea, moving away from long time publisher Netmarble and establishing itself under OGPlanet. All player accounts and progress are set to come along for the transition, with no current content having to walk the plank. The move itself was done in an effort to [...]

EA’s reboot of the popular Command & Conquer RTS franchise, may be finally transitioning out of alpha and into closed beta, maybe. In a post on the official C&C forums, EA_Tim announced Victory Games’ tentative release targets for Command & Conquer stating: We’ve been working hard to address alpha feedback, and I want to update [...]

It only took a couple of releases for me to figure out Zombie Studios development cycle. The studio’s first major title, Blacklight Tango Down, did mediocrely as an indie-priced shooter. But Zombie’s rework and subsequent re-release as Blacklight Retribution turned the franchise into a Free-to-Play FPS powerhouse.Now Zombie Studios is at it again, taking elements [...]