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After being delayed until early 2022, Amazon and Smilegate have announced a closed beta for Lost Ark in the west, which starts November 4th. Today in a series of blog posts, the team detailed what players can expect to see, as well as how monetization will work for the free-to-play MMOARPG.
Blizzard announced today that it was taking a "step back" and putting planning for next year’s BlizzCon on "pause." The team cites a desire to "reimagine what a BlizzCon event" will look like in the future.
Another studio housing former Blizzard veterans has popped up, this time in the form of Notorious Studios. The development studio is made up of former World of Warcraft, Overwatch and Diablo developers, focusing on the "team first."
MMORPGs, especially with their origins in text-based MUD games, aren’t always associated with the bleeding edge of graphical fidelity when talking about the greater games industry. Yet in recent years, realistic graphics have been more and more at the forefront. But Bradford wonders: to the average MMORPG fan, how important are those graphics?
New World’s cooking aims to give the player realistic recipes to follow when making that next melon tart or shooter sandwich, but with so many ingredients dependent on luck to find, it makes Bradford wish for his days farming in The Lord of the Rings Online.
Raph Koster’s blogs on the Playable Worlds site keep coming, and this time the legendary MMO developer is tackling the concept of digital ownership.
Server transfers that were long promised opened up to the wider New World playerbase, only to be shut down a day later thanks to a gold dupe exploit. This is amidst the backdrop of an in-game economy that is staring down deflation of its currency.
Soundtracks can help make or break any game, MMORPGs included. When I think of my favorite moments from any game I’ve ever played, music is a huge part of those memories. From the rousing iconic melody in The Elder Scrolls Online’s main theme to the electronica soundscapes of EVE Online, soundtracks can help set mood and tell a story. Over the history of MMORPGs, many games have sought to create iconic themes and sounds to stand the test of time. Here are 10 of our favorite soundtracks from MMOs
If you had hopes of playing Cyberpunk 2077 as it was meant to be played on your "next-gen" console here soon, CDPR has some bad news for you. In an incredibly brief and to the point update today, the Polish game developer announced that not only was 2077’s next-gen upgrade delayed, but also the upgrade coming to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
Creator of the Final Fantasy series Hironobu Sakaguchi is apparently the type of MMO player we all want in our group, as the legendary game developer has burned through Final Fantasy XIV’s original content and first DLC in a matter of days.