Blade & Soul’s Silverfrost Mountains patch brings new areas, new dungeons,...
Here’s hoping you didn’t get too comfortable at the level cap for Blade & Soul because it’s going up. Today, even! The massive Silverfrost Mountains patch is bringing a boost in the character...
View ArticleGloria Victis adds new exile islands and smoother new player experience
Being a griefing jerk is an option in Gloria Victis, but it’s not supposed to be a terribly attractive one. The most recent update to the game’s test client adds a new set of islands north of...
View ArticleElder Scrolls Online previews Dark Brotherhood DLC’s Anvil and Kvatch
The Dark Brotherhood DLC for The Elder Scrolls Online will feature new areas for players to explore, which is a good thing. No one wants a new DLC that compresses everything into a single closet, even...
View ArticleAlbion Online previews the resources and environment of the steppes
Do you need to grab some hide in Albion Online? Then you should probably head out to the steppes, a biome with a new preview on the game’s official site. The steppes are filled with hide-bearing...
View ArticleThe Black Death’s new update adds in the Beggar and the bounty system
In every game, you run across the person begging for a handout. The player who always asks for gold, armor, runs, items, weapons, and anything else that can be traded. Isn’t it high time that player...
View ArticleWorld of Warcraft shows off its Legion leveling experience
The leveling experience of World of Warcraft: Legion is going to be rather different from previous expansions, starting with the fact that the answer to “what level is this zone” is always “your...
View ArticleWorld of Warcraft previews two of the dungeons of Legion
A lot is changing when World of Warcraft: Legion launches, but dungeons will work the way they always have. Of course, they will be new dungeons, necessitating new approaches for players who jump in...
View ArticleWorld of Warcraft previews the max-level zone of Suramar
Four out of the five big new zones in Legion can be entered at any level and will scale up or down appropriately. But World of Warcraft players who wish to enter Suramar will need to be level 110...
View ArticleWoW Factor: Assessing the zones of WoW Legion’s Broken Isles
I’ve now made my way through all of the zones in World of Warcraft: Legion twice. There’s something to be written about that, which I think is at once a success and a failing of design. Zones never...
View ArticleRIFT’s Starfall Prophecy open beta begins October 13; Trion shows off Ashenfell
Update! Trion has just announced that Starfall Prophecy’s open beta will begin in just a week on October 13th! Looking for a vacation spot for your antics in RIFT: Starfall Prophecy? Why not visit...
View ArticleThe Daily Grind: Which MMO expansion has the blandest setting?
Expansions are not all created equally. World of Warcraft went from the surreal alien landscapes of Outland and the frozen tundra of Northrend to... the old world, but with some parts of it on fire....
View ArticleCity of Titans shows off the creations of the Builder
Making a city is hard work. This is true even if you're working on City of Titans and your main focus is upon making a city which is sufficiently plausible as a superhero playground. The latest...
View ArticlePath of Exile shows off the music and environments of the Fall of Oriath
Path of Exile is not a game where you are likely to stand around admiring the scenery very often. That's not because it's bad; it's just the nature of the beast when you are knee-deep in monsters and...
View ArticleValiance Online previews City Hall and the hospital
The team behind Valiance Online wants to show you everything there is to be seen within the game. Of course, you can’t see it yourself at the moment, but that’s all right; the development team is more...
View ArticleThe Daily Grind: Which MMO zone would be the worst place to live in?
There are parts of every MMO that look lovely, like the sort of place you’d love to live. But that’s definitely minority. I mean, let’s look at Final Fantasy XIV’s Mor Dhona, a blasted hellscape...
View ArticleGloria Victis massively increases the size of the world
It’s a great big world out there, full of opportunities for adventure. It’s also a great big world in Gloria Victis, made even bigger when you consider that the most recent patch has added more than...
View ArticleRevelation Online offers a quick tour of Sidus Ur
Most of the world of Revelation Online is not safe to explore. It’s a dangerous place, and there’s battle at every turn. But Sidus Ur is one of the few places that manages to keep battle almost...
View ArticleRevelation Online takes a tour of Ersich Forest
We promise the population of Revelation Online that Ersich Forest is, in fact, a lovely and benevolent area. Sure, it seems nice on the surface, but most players have probably been hard-wired to...
View ArticleDiablo III previews the lore of the Necromancer and new patch 2.6 areas
You may well not need the lore behind Diablo III’s Necromancer to enjoy the class. All you need to know is that it’s a class that revolves around dealing with the dead or dying, and since...
View ArticlePath of Exile previews the upcoming Harbour Bridge area
Players testing Path of Exile’s upcoming The Fall of Oriath are going to be hit with a beta server wipe later this week when Act 8 lands for testing. That means new content to play, including the new...
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