As far as MMO’s are concerned, the more people online, the merrier… until it’s not, especially when lots of people are hacking away at mobs in your favorite grinding spots. To make this less of an issue, Pearl Abyss has introduced private monster zones located in a new instance called Marni’s Realm. The new instance will give players access to [...]
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V Rising continues to rise up Steam’s Most Played Games list, moving up two places to sit comfortably at the fifth spot on the list. The newly-launched vampire survival MMO logged a peak 24-hour concurrency of just over 124,400 players with over 80,200 blood-suckers traipsing around Vardoran as of this writing. The game has also sold over 1 million copies [...]
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After nearly 20 years of animosity, Horde and Alliance players will finally be able to team up to take on the myriad of challenges available in World of Warcraft. Cross-faction grouping officially rolls out next week with the release of Shadowlands Patch 9.2.5. Note that players can only group up with members of the opposite faction by directly inviting them [...]
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Dauntless players will finally get the chance to complete their Radiant elemental gear sets when the latest Return to Light season update launches today. Patch 1.10.3 features the new Radiant Escalation encounter where the shape-shifting Behemoth, Chronovore, awaits in the final arena. The new Escalation will also be the first one with a puzzle mechanic that will grant players a [...]
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Fantasy MMORPG Elyon welcomes the new Paladin class to its roster together with new events as the latest patch officially rolls out on the live servers. As previously noted, the Paladin is a sword and shield class with the ability to channel the power of Light and switch between tank and support roles using auras. “As ancient guardians of Harth, [...]
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When Dimensional Ink Games CEO Jack Emmert jumped Daybreak’s ship to head up NetEase’s first U.S. studio earlier this month, there have been worries about what that might mean for his untitled Marvel MMO. Well, the time worrying is over as Enad Global 7 has just revealed in their Q1 2022 financial report that its already canceled the game. EG7 [...]
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Eden Falling developer Razor Edge Games has joined the NFT craze and is now selling NFT art in partnership with Epik Prime. The fully-animated artworks can be bought and displayed inside player houses in the post-apocalyptic multiplayer game and will also come with additional in-game benefits such as access to hidden points of interest and cosmetic upgrades. The team, however, [...]
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It’s only been a little over a week since Warcraft Arclight Rumble kicked off closed beta testing in Australia but Blizzard Entertainment is already hard at work to appease its currently-limited playerbase. The latest closed beta update has increased XP scaling for low level players and fixed a bug that didn’t allow some players to complete the tutorial. Gold rewards [...]
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Amazon Game Studios talks up the design process that went into New World’s upcoming 3v3 Arena in their latest dev blog. The original design was apparently much bigger but was scaled down to remove the advantage that ranged players would get in large open areas. Pillars were also added to break ranged players’ lines-of-sight and force them to move around [...]
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Jagex is showing long-term RuneScape subscribers some love with new Crowns of Loyalty for years 2021 through 2025. The ultra-exclusive cosmetic is granted to players who’ve had a continuous active subscription without lapses. “Have you been with us from the start? Time to show your commitment with a touch of glamour! Crowns of Loyalty are a snazzy wearable for members [...]
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