MMOs.com Weekly News Recap #45 May 30, 2016Watch this video on YouTube Weekly MMO News Recap #45 - May 30, 2016 by Omer A look at MMO News and updates for the week ending May 30, 2016. This is the forty-fifth episode in a weekly series every Monday that will cover all major MMO news and updates. The games mentioned this week are:Landmark, [...]
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Energy Heroes is a TPS MOBA with comic book style graphics. Players must work together to achieve different objectives to achieve victory. [singlepic id=52670 w=428 h=240 float=none] Publisher: DSC Studio22 Type: TPS MOBA Release Date: June 01, 2016 Pros: +Unique graphics style. +Heavy emphasis on teamwork. +Integrated tactical use of map environments. Cons: -Limited information available.
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Dual Universe is a sci-fi first person sandbox MMORPG where players build ships and structures in a singular shared universe. Planets are procedurally generated and the game world is constantly expanding and adapting to players' constructions, economic activity, and exploration. [singlepic id=52654 w=428 h=240 float=none] Publisher: Novaquark Playerbase: Low Type: Sandbox MMORPG Release Date: September 27, 2022 Pros: +Endless planets [...]
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Aventurine announced today that Darkfall Unholy Wars is going offline indefinitely. The downtime is said to be due to the "conditions in Greece," though one Reddit user posits that the company is in financial trouble, having allegedly been unable to pay their staff upwards of six months ago, and it is believed that they simply cannot pay for their servers [...]
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Ivory Tower and Ubisoft announced earlier this week that their multi-platform MMO-Car-PG broke the five million player mark. I'm fairly certain they mean five million players that have both bought and played the game at least once, rather than active players, but it's still quite the milestone. To celebrate the milestone, Ivory Tower revealed five secrets about the game. The [...]
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The day is finally within reach. It felt as if Landmark might be in Early Access forever, but, two years after its initial Early Access launch, it will finally be launching on June 10th. Daybreak rallied these past few months and, with any luck, the game is ready for its impending launch. Founder's Packs will be available until June 6th [...]
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Oldest MMOs in Gaming HistoryWatch this video on YouTube Oldest MMOs in Gaming History A look at the oldest MMOs in gaming history from Habitat in 1986 to The 4Th Coming in 1999. Take a look at some of the oldest MMOs! Despite popular thought, Ultima Online was not the first MMORPG. Not even close! Have you played any of [...]
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Announced earlier this week, Sloclap's Absolver is an online action RPG that features no ranged weaponry. Players will take part in upwards of "intense three-on-three melees battles" in both PvE and PvP settings. The description given with the press release is as follows. Absolver puts players behind the mask of a Prospect, who has taken a sacred vow and chosen [...]
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Reto-Moto announced today that Heroes and Generals' Devyatayev - Squad update is now live, introducing new incentives for grouping with other players. When in a squad, players are given an experience bonus for grouping. Additionally, every player with a Veteran Membership automatically shares 5% of their membership with every other player in the squad. The bonus even stacks for multiple [...]
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While we don't have any numbers just yet, Overwatch appears to be off to quite a successful start. In some places, it may be more successful than others. According to Gametrics' PC bang rankings, Overwatch is currently the second most played game in South Korean PC bangs, beaten only by League of Legends. Its percentage is just under half that [...]
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