As we learned at the end of last month, TERA is about to merge a bunch of its PC servers in an attempt to “unify the PC community on three servers in order to provide players with more grouping opportunities, faster dungeon and PvP queues and a more bustling in-game economy for traders.” Although the goal behind the merge is...
Although Sea of Thieves players may be somewhat disappointed that they won’t be receiving a game update this week, the folks over at Rare have released a new developer update video to explain the absence. In the video, Executive Producer Joe Neate says the reason is simple: Since this week is the week leading up to the release of Sea...
Begun, the BlizzCon has. Sort of. Yesterday’s video reveal of what promises to be the first of several virtual freebies from the Virtual Ticket (an Overwatch skin dressing Sombra up as a Diablo III Demon Hunter) was just the beginning; there are going to be more videos going live between now and when the event itself actually begins. There’s also...
We are a long way removed from the days of Final Fantasy XI, a game where you would not even consider leveling if you didn’t have at least three hours of free time… and probably more if you weren’t trying to level a tank or healer. Now, these days MMOs are far more speedy and efficient, with the overall design...
Some folks would be trying to cut out the middleman, but not Phoenix Labs: The studio is bringing The Middleman into Dauntless. He’s basically an NPC crafter who will allow players to buy and combine cells, which act as the game’s upgrade materials. You’ll also be able to destroy unwanted cells and break them down into a new currency called...
Why not sail up to our dock and tie your ship to ours for an hour? The Battle Bards return for another great episode examining MMORPG music, with the focus this time around being on harbor and port music. Does the sight of boats sailing out into the open ocean inspire you? Then this music may be the soundtrack to...
In a new interview video posted by the folks at NVidia, host Julian Huguet talks with Defiance 2050 game designer Andrew Sheetz about what players can expect from the reboot of Trion’s sci-fi shooter MMO, which officially launched a couple of months ago. Sheetz gives a run-down of the game’s premise for the uninitiated before discussing how the reboot differs...
A major update has just hit the PC version of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds with Update 21, which brings with it the much-requested Training Mode, a new weapon and vehicle, an all-new reward system, as well as a whole slew of other quality-of-life improvements and bug fixes. Perhaps the largest feature of the update is the new Training Mode, in which players...
The latest event for SMITE, Hera’s Odyssey, is now live on the game’s public test servers, allowing players to preview and test the event before it goes live with update 5.17. Over the course of the events, players will gain Odyssey levels by accumulating Odyssey points, which are earned by completing specific quests and/or by buying Odyssey items from the...
Destiny 2’s latest expansion, Forsaken, has been live for a little over a week now, and players have been voraciously devouring the new content that it brought, including a new chapter for the game’s campaign, the new Tangled Shore patrol zone, and the new PvPvE Gambit gametype. Although the launch hasn’t been without its issues, by and large it seems...