We talk a lot about bad games—there's an endless supply—but today we want to know what the worst MMO on Steam is. If you need a place to start, we do have a worst free-to-play MMOs on Steam released in 2016 list, but that ought to just be a launching pad. Except for me, because I sifted through the mire [...]
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TERA's product manager recently wrote a Producer''s Letter in which they detailed the future of the MMORPG. In the "very near future" the TERA team will be experimenting with test servers, to try out different rulesets and events. It will exist separately from the main server and be subject to wipes. But it's going to be the home of stress [...]
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Epic Games has revealed a sci-fi tactical RPG they've been working for both mobile and PC, named Battle Breakers. Running on Unreal Engine 4, players will collect heroes—such as dinosaurs, robots, and ninjas—and rid the kingdom of monsters using skills and wit. Your kingdom was at peace when without warning monsters from space attacked! Smashing deep into the ground [...]
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If you make mods for Ark: Survival Evolved you may be handpicked by Studio Wildcard to start earning $4,000 for your contribution to the community. In an interview with GamesBeat, lead designer Jeremy Stieglitz and community manager Cedric Burkes discussed The Ark Sponsored Mod Program. The catch? None. They just want modders who do good work to earn good pay. Modders have typically [...]
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Twitch is taking the next natural step and will soon start selling games through livestreams and on game pages. So, below your favorite streamer's—MMOs.com—stream you'll soon see a "Buy Now" button to purchase the game being played. We got to make sure we stream buy-to-play titles from now on. Buying a game through Twitch not only grants you a digital [...]
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Funcom's recently released fourth quarter financial report, along with the easy-to-read PowerPoint presentation, has some fascinating news: The Secret World will relaunch in the first half of 2017. Major improvements are incoming, including an overhaul of the combat system, an element that has long been criticized, though I personally never minded. Redesigned new player experience Major improvements to gameplay including [...]
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Hearthstone's next expansion has been officially announced and will send players to the heart of Un'Goro—my favorite Vanilla zone. It will become available sometime in early April. Pack your journal and a trusty quill, because there’s more to the inhabitants of Un’Goro than meets the eye—135 all-new minions, spells, and more await you in Hearthstone’s newest expansion. There's a new [...]
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What's this new feeling? It's a... a... a REVELATION that I have to watch the MMOs.com Podcast, live on Twitch! Where: https://www.twitch.tv/mmosdotcom When: That depends on where you live: 7PM EST 4PM PST On tonight's episode we're talking Twitch's new business strategy (buy games on our channel), looking at Funcom's The Secret World strategy, recapping our initial OBT-Early Access experiences with Revelation [...]
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On this Sunday Funday the MMOs.com crew is learning that "soccer" is really called "football" by playing FreeStyle Football. Mind blown. When: That depends on where you live: 7PM EST 4PM PST If you can't make it you can always watch on the MMOs.com YouTube channel once its uploaded. Watch live video from mmosdotcom on www.twitch.tv
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Our fellow industry media outlet MMOExaminer recently sat down with Aeria Games for an exclusive interview about Bless, and learned nothing we didn't already know: Aeria Games is committed but they're waiting on Neowiz to make the changes they've requested. My favorite takeaway from the interview is that Aeria Games claims, "The content of the Western version will be even [...]
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