In most MMOs I've played narrative takes a backseat to gameplay. Some games do try and incorporate engaging stories such as Final Fantasy XIV and Star Wars: The Old Republic. But oftentimes I struggle to find myself sucked in, clicking 'skip' as soon as the option becomes available. Oftentimes an MMO suffers from trying to turn the player into the Chosen One [...]
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Aeria Games has released a new video interview in which the developers of Twin Saga discuss the game's features. In the video, they briefly talk about the game's unique combat animations, Terracottages, and the wide range of expressions each character has. The developers also believe that "Twin Saga is a cinematic experience that can rival anything on the big screen." [...]
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Scions of Fate Gameplay First Look - MMOs.comWatch this video on YouTube Scions of Fate Gameplay First Look by Omer Scions of Fate, known as Yulgang in Asia, is a free to play fantasy MMORPG from Netgame - the same publisher behind Cloud Nine and Hero Online. It originally launched in 2006, but with lackluster graphics and fairly dull gameplay it's [...]
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Hawken has been in development for quite some time. The mech shooter entered Closed Beta in October 2012, later launching on Steam Early Access on February 14, 2014. Updates have slowed to a crawl with the most recent update on Steam dated November 13, 2015. Despite this, Hawken may be coming to Xbox One in the near future. A hawk-eyed [...]
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NCSoft's Q1 financials are here and they are looking fairly good. Net income for Q1 is up 86% year-over-year and 57% quarter-over-quarter. Sales are up 28% year-over-year and 2% quarter-over-quarter. Part of this success can be attributed to the launch of Blade and Soul in the West. Sales in the US and Europe have increased by 136% year-over-year. Additionally, Blade [...]
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A new zombie survival game is announced and I'm already bored. Zombie survival games are built from a blueprint, with a series of neat squares for devs to check off as they scrap together their clone. Watch me write the review before Early Access kicks off (they’re nearly always EA titles): “Gameplay consists of survive, shoot, scavenge, and lifeless PvP, [...]
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Blizzard announced today via press release that the Overwatch Open Beta was a resounding success, seeing over 9.7 million players jump in and take part in its ever so charming team battles. These 9.7 million strong played for a total of 4.9 billion minutes, an average of almost 8.4 hours per person. When all was said and done, over 37 [...]
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Black Desert Online's new Musa and Maehwa classes have been at a slight disadvantage due to issues with AP and DP. To make up for this, today's patch introduced a fix: "Basic stats for Musa & Maehwa increased, both AP and DP for Ranged, Magic, and Melee." The Maehwa also takes less damage from back attacks while casting Chaos: Red [...]
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Aika Gameplay First Look - MMOs.comWatch this video on YouTube Aika Gameplay First Look by Omer Aika Online, or just Aika, is a free to play fantasy PvP MMORPG published by T3Fun - the same company behind Granado Espada. The game was originally available on gPotato (before the Webzen acquisition) back in 2010 but moved to T3Fun afterwards. Despite boasting 1000 [...]
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Erectus is an empire building MMO set 10 thousand years in the past. In Erectus, players will have to expand their empire and form alliances with others in an attempt to defeat the Homo Erectus. [singlepic id=51468 w=428 h=240 float=none] Developer: Maata Games Type: Empire Building MMO Release Date: April 07, 2016 Shut Down Date: November 27, 2018 Pros: +Multiple [...]
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