Our latest coverage of Columns.
After WildStar was relegated to "other sales" in NCSoft's earnings report earlier this year, the last thing I expected to hear was that Carbine Studios is hiring staff for the development of another game. And yet, Carbine Studios is hiring staff for the development of another game. Ultimately, it makes sense, seeing as the company is a subsidiary of NCSoft [...]
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With the release of today's Stronghold update, Cloud Pirates is officially a fully launched free-to-play game. The update brings with it the ability to queue as a three-player team, Brotherhood Strongholds, the Stronghold Siege mode, a new rating system, and more. Brotherhoods are Cloud Pirates' version of guilds. Players can join a Brotherhood and work to gather Meteoric Ore from [...]
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It's that time again, time to recollect what we've been playing for the past week, and an opportunity to hear from you. We don't just play MMOs—we would be pretty boring if we did—and these weekly posts are our opportunity to share just how far our are horizon's stretch ( a little bit). Let us know in the comments below [...]
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I don't know how we got here but here we are: episode 100 of the MMOs.com Podcast! Join us for a Rick James stylized celebration. Where: https://www.twitch.tv/mmosdotcom When: That depends on where you live: 7PM EST 4PM PST On tonight's episode we're reflecting on how this whole shebang started, getting controversial and wearing our Hype Police badges, rambling about this [...]
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Korean developed MMORPG Mad World recently came to our attention and it has a wicked art style that burns itself into your memory: a mix of Dark Soul's somber atmosphere blended with Tree of Savior's aesthetic. Quite pretty. It's developed by Jandisoft, and is touted as a "HTML5 Cross-Platform 2D MMORPG," that means mobile and PC and tablets. [ngg_images source="galleries" [...]
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A new KickStarter game has been announced and it’s website highlights a bullet-point overview of every next-generation feature you want from an MMORPG: “a living world of consequence,” “dynamic dungeons,” “meaningful PvP.” The section labeled “key features” goes on, and on... and on. Each one that follows sends a new shiver of hype up your spine, until the final stretch [...]
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Heroes of the Storm next content injection adds the stoic ninja from Overwatch Genji to the roster, along with the Overwatch map Hanamura. Cross-promotional content never hurts. Genji plays similarly to how he does in Overwatch, throwing shurikens and sprinting towards enemies to quickly slash, while also blocking attacks using superhuman reflexes. His most iconic move is also in the [...]
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Today is going to be a great day for some fans of The Elder Scrolls Online and a terrible day for others, for today is the day that the invite-only Morrowind Closed Beta event begins. Some players will be able to live out their dreams of becoming bear-taming Wardens today while others will have to wait until later this year. [...]
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Guys. Guys! Did you hear about that new MMORPG that’s heading to Kickstarter that has all those amazing freggin features! Oh man. I. Can. Not. Wait! This one is going to be the “WoW-Killer” for sure. Let me just stuff these bullet point key features into my syringe—oh yeah, that’s the spot. OoooOooooooo. This game is going to be AMAZING [...]
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On this Grindfest Friday the MMOs.com team slaughters the entire forest in Record of Lodoss War Online. Who of the crew is built to grind? Where: https://www.twitch.tv/mmosdotcom 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 [...]
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