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NCSoft and Carbine Studios today announced the release of the latest update for WildStar, introducing the Mystery of Genesis Prime. The new content includes a huge variety of activities and events for higher level players, such as new zones, quests and adventures, and delivers a heavy dose of detailed lore to accompany the growing story. … Read more
Sony Online Entertainment today released the latest installment in a long line of EverQuest expansions, The Darkened Sea, the 21st expansion to release since the games launch in 1999. As the latest addition to the ongoing “Year of EverQuest” campaign, The Darkened Sea promises players the opportunity to celebrate the games 15th anniversary in true … Read more
The award-winning team behind Lineage II is soon to bring the Eastern free-to-play MMO game, Echo of Soul, to Western shores under the watchful eye of the Aeria Games publishing portal. Echo of Soul, currently available to play in Korea, will release to North American and European players in Spring 2015. The game boasts 5 … Read more
Scottish MMO development team Hunted Cow Studios today announced the immediate arrival of the latest title to join the free-to-play MMO ranks of Steam, the fantasy-driven epic, Eldevin. A title that many have compared to RuneScape’s earlier years, Eldevin is a massive free-to-play MMO with over 160 unique realms for players to explore and conquer. … Read more
Carbine Studios lifted the veil of mystery surrounding the upcoming WildStar update today with more information on the two new chapters of content, the Mystery of Genesis Prime and Journey to OMNIcore-1. The Mystery of the Genesis Prime promises to be a treat for end-game players as a brand new level 50 area, the Defile, … Read more
According to a new post on MMOSite developers NCSoft today submitted their second application to the Korean Game Management Committee with the intention of raising Aion’s content rating to an adult only level. NCSoft made a similar application to become an 18+ adult rated game on October 6th but never received approval by the committee. … Read more
Post-launch layoffs are a sad reality of the MMO world as a large development work force makes way for smaller teams aimed at maintaining and not producing, vast and expansive MMO worlds. As such it was no real surprise to see similar results at Carbine Studios following the launch of WildStar but the aftermath has … Read more
The developers of the award-winning fantasy MMORPG game online RuneScape today announced the immediate launch of an exciting series of spooky events alongside the beginning of yet another of the hugely popular weekend events with the launch of Double XP Weekend. A dark, trembling terror awaits the brave adventurers of RuneScape as Jagex introduce a … Read more
Carbine Studios today announced that server transfers will once again be available following feedback from the WildStar community after recent transfers during the Megaserver transition left many PvP fans a little disheartened. In the post the Community Manager, ThaCheez, explained the reasoning behind the original transfers and why the developers thought it best to once … Read more
Despite a huge reveal for Heavensward just this past weekend Square Enix are not resting on their laurels as the developers of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn today announced the release of Update 2.4, Dreams of Ice. The announcement comes via an extensive list of patch notes released on the official website, providing details … Read more
As pre-release testing phases become more about marketing and hype than testing one developer stands above the rest as Sandbox Interactive today released a massive list of upcoming changes based purely on the feedback and reports from the Albion Online community. In the coming months the team at Sandbox Interactive have planned a list of … Read more
Over 2,000 Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn fans attended the first ever European Final Fantasy XIV Festival in London this past weekend as Square Enix revealed more details on the upcoming expansion, Heavensward. Director and Producer Naoki Yoshida took the lead with a presentation at the opening ceremony as he flying mounts, new beast … Read more
The Western operations of award-winning MMO developers NCSoft suffered a serious setback today following the confirmation that the company has completed the ‘restructuring of key operations” resulting in a round of layoffs that will effect many of its Western properties including Carbine Studios – the developers of the struggling WildStar. However, the restructuring has not … Read more
Fans of the award-winning post-apocalyptic RPG franchise Fallout have been craving an MMO adaptation for a long time and although Bethesda are not involved, the opportunity to enjoy an online Fallout experience is nearly upon us with the upcoming release of FOnline 2. Fallout fans can expect to enjoy a nostalgia filled journey down memory … Read more
Having recovered from the traditionally rocky launch expected from today’s MMO the publishers of ArcheAge, Trion Worlds, have turned their attention to addressing the huge level of problems caused by the rampant real money trading elements of the community. Since the games launch the developers have been attempting to combat the huge influx of bots … Read more
NGames today announced the first open beta test for the upcoming free-to-play action MMORPG, Sword Saga, begins tomorrow, October 23rd at 7AM PDT via the Game321 publishing portal. Alongside the open beta announcement the developers also revealed the first details for the games starting classes, among some other tidbits of information to whet your appetite … Read more