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Kickstarted MMO-ish RTS Zero Space announces a July 20th early access launch
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (224+ words) In an update on its Kickstarter page, multiplayer real time strategy title Zero Space has announced it will be launching into early access on July 20th of this year. Other updates include tweaks to unit collision, campaign and UI updates, a…...
MMO Week in Review: Star Citizen's 1 B bucks, LOTRO's price hike
14+ hour, 10+ min ago (87+ words) Star Citizen has officially raked in over one billion dollars in total crowdfunding from gamers The Daily Grind: What deleted skill or class system in MMORPGs do you still miss? Brazilian players can no longer play SWTOR without submitting to…...
One Shots: Kill all robots!
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (388+ words) Environmental storytelling is one of the most underrated tools in developers" kits for drawing us into these worlds. Without saying anything or scripting anything, these artists can spin a tale that ropes in our imaginations. More of this, please! Greaterdivinity…...
The Daily Grind: What's your favorite MMO art style?
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (193+ words) Perhaps one of the most important decisions an MMO team must make early is what art style it will adopt. There are games that hew to more realistic visuals and proportions, while others get more exaggerated, cartoony, pixelated, cel shaded,…...
LOTRO Legendarium: Appendix A, on Hobbits and subscription price increases
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (507+ words) They did it. The crazy sons-of-N'men'reans jacked up the prices for Lord of the Rings Online's multi-month subscriptions, upending years of predictable pricing and sending the community into a tizzy. For some, playing in Middle-earth got a bit more expensive,…...
Stars of Icarus revives Guns of Icarus' ship crew Pv P 14 years later - here's how to playtest it
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (130+ words) But studio Muse Games hasn't been idle; it popped out a co-op fire-rescue game called Embr a few years ago, and now, it's introducing a return to the "of Icarus" franchise with the Stars of Icarus, which has a fresh…...
Black Desert makes more Pv P tweaks on PC, adds new bosses on console, and tests new skill mods on mobile
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (228+ words) It's another loaded week of'Black Desert news, with some new goings-on across all three versions of the sandbox. Well, for the most party, anyway; the console version is another one of those "PC players got it first" kind of dealy-bobs....
MMORPG history book The Archive successfully funds at double its Kickstarter ask
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (144+ words) It's a small but vital win this week for fans of MMORPG history as one Kickstarter project crossed its finish line successfully " and then returned for another full lap and then some. Groen thanked supporters at the end of the…...
Diablo IV's next season brings new instances, new monsters, and controversial gear changes
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (254+ words) Update 3. 1 for'Diablo IV is on the horizon, bringing with it a new season of stuff to run down and blow up into loot, but it's a specific kind of loot that appears to be dominating the conversation'with the opening of…...
The Daily Grind: What fantasy tropes are getting stale in MMOs and need a refresh?
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (208+ words) Fantasy pirates are cool, and I can see why MMORPGs latch on to the idea of using them whenever and wherever possible. Swashbuckling naval rogues who go on adventures, plunder secret treasure stashes, and have amazing accessories " what's not to…...