In what appears to be an odd twist, Citadel Studios announced today that Shards Online will be changing course for the remainder of its development. Taking feedback from fans into account, the company is "ditching the low number of players per shard and small amount of land-space in Celador." It will now become a "full-fledged MMORPG" called "Legends of Aria" [...]
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Icebird Games' RTS/MOBA hybrid Subsiege has officially launched on Steam Early Access. The game tasks players with defeating all opposing teams while simultaneously attempting to gather resources to buy and upgrade ships, including replacing lost ships, and gather oxygen to stay alive. A timer is constantly ticking down as you play, reminding you that your time is finite if you don't find [...]
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It's been a rough few weeks for those who are still using Windows XP, which has been around for over 15 years now. First, Blizzard Entertainment drops support for the platform and now, both Neverwinter and Star Trek Online have dropped support for "Windows XP and Direct3D9" and "Video Cards with a Direct3D Hardware Feature Level less than 10.0"—you can find the [...]
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Trove is coming to consoles for Xbox One and PS4 on March 14th. Unfortunately, there’s more to porting a game than just transferring assets. To make life easier for console players, Trove’s console launch will come with a patch that will streamline the game’s UI for console use. The new Inventory menu will have three tabs: Adventure, Building, and Crafting. [...]
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People are consistently concerned that WildStar will up and shut down at any moment, but Carbine Studios isn't down for the count just yet. The Power of the Primal Matrix expansion went live earlier today, bringing with it a new "Prime Difficulty," a new dungeon called "Coldblood Citadel," a new expedition called "Evil from the Ether," changes to the way [...]
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One year of Early Access and "over half a million downloads" later, Faeria officially launched earlier today. You guys remember Faeria, right? The card game/strategy game hybrid in which you have the chance to build the battlefield you fight on as you play? Yeah, that one. Faeria is launching with new cards and content. The team also notes that more [...]
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Nexon has recently removed six positions from their company which represents 1% of their total workforce. Here’s what the company's representatives have to say on MMORPG.com: “In order to provide enhanced live game support, Nexon America has streamlined its operations and eliminated six positions, representing less than 1% of Nexon's global workforce. Nexon America remains committed to executing its strategy [...]
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MMOs.com Podcast - Episode 94: Daily Quests, Revelation Online, DFO, & MoreWatch this video on YouTube MMOs.com Podcast Episode 94 - Omer (@remotayx), Erhan (@Ehaltay), Matt (@Mattchuranu), and Sean (@sean_sulliva). This is episode ninety-four of the MMOs.com Podcast and we look at the most recent news and happenings in the MMO and gaming world. As always we started off with [...]
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Revelation Online has released another guide detailing all the ways to enhance your character by joining a guild. If you don't already know, guilds play a big role in increasing your strengths. There are three spheres to concern yourself with: Fire Plume, Battlefield, and Life Force. But we first we have to recognize that guilds have levels, which increase by contributing [...]
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Despite some forum rumors about the status of Overwatch's newest hero Orisa, the quadruped robot will NOT be on the live servers tomorrow. Some players apparently confused the message of an IGN snapchat. Jeff Kaplan took to the forums to clarify: Hi. Wow, what a thread! Just to clarify, we're leaving Orisa on the PTR for a little while. [...]
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