EVE Online has seen a huge improvement in the game’s structure gameplay over the past year. Huge player-made complexes called Upwell Structures became one of the game’s most successful features with the release of the Citadel expansion and the addition of new Engineering Complexes. In a dev blog released Wednesday, developers reveal their plans to add a new batch of [...]
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Path of Exile has just released the first part of yet another comprehensive developer Q&A based on questions that they received in response to their post last week. Unfortunately, players won’t be seeing an auto-sort feature anytime soon, if at all. Grinding Gear Games Producer and Lead Designer Chris Wilson writes: “I had a good conversation recently with David Brevik [...]
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New Skyforge players will be happy to know that with the game’s latest update, catching up to veterans won’t seem like such an impossible task. To make life easier for newbies, all players will now be limited to three Tower of Knowledge researches per day. In addition, developing the Tower of Knowledge will no longer require credits. The Cathedral will [...]
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This week’s Shroud of the Avatar newsletter gives readers a quick look at the new Kas Ruins. An open PvP zone inspired by the Rocky Mountains and the Grand Tetons. Level Designer Esteban Zaldivar writes: “The Kas Ruins are one of the six ruined cities found in Novia that date back to the period in Novian history in which the [...]
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After nearly a year in open beta, cross-platform MMORPG AdventureQuest 3D will finally launch on Friday, October 13, 2017. It’s an ominous date I know, but I’d expect nothing less from the quirky team of developers over at Artix Entertainment. Prior to the game’s official release, the team will be giving the game’s interface, characters, and art a massive overhaul. [...]
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Since last year, WildStar has seen notable members of its development team leave for one reason or another. Jen Ortiz, Carbine’s Senior Product Manager is the most recent addition to that list, breaking the news to everyone on Twitter Friday. Today was my last day at Carbine Studios (moving on to other opportunities). I wish the team the best...we've done [...]
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Blizzard is determined to keep the hype train rolling for their Hearthstone Journey to Un’Goro expansion with the debut of their comical web series, Wonders of Un’Goro. In the video, Professor George H. Doyle IV begins his journey to Un’Goro crater encountering one mishap after another. Professor Doyle is played by Danny Pudi who is best known for his role [...]
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Paragon marks their first year in Early Access with a week-long double XP celebration, a brand new Hero, a massive patch, cash shop discounts, and of course, gifts for everyone! Simply play one game during the anniversary week to get one of six Vault skins The newest Hero to join Paragon’s ranks is Yin, a whip-wielding melee carry with the [...]
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Want to find out how people would react to an end-of-the-world scenario? Why not study an MMORPG to find out? This is exactly what a group of researchers did when they studied player behavior during the 4th and final ArcheAge closed beta test. The research is titled, “I Would Not Plant Apple Trees If The World Will Be Wiped: Analyzing [...]
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From MUDs to MMOs, trolling has long been a problem ever since people got together in virtual worlds. Unfortunately, trolling has become even more of an issue with the advent of virtual reality, where, as MIT Technology Review reports, “the feeling of ‘presence’ that can make virtual reality so compelling also makes awkward or hostile interactions with other people much [...]
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