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Zenimax has been sharing details about The Elder Scrolls Online’s first DLC content, The Imperial City for about three weeks. Last week’s QuakeCon presentation centralized all the details of the Imperial City all in one place, while also living up to the "Beyond" portion of the presentation’s title with some new details about what to expect from both the game and its future DLC content.
Although the modern MMOG era is usually regarded as having begun less than two decades ago, the category has come a very long way in this time span. It has gone from a tiny, virtually unknown niche to a genre that counts millions of regular players and generates billions of dollars in revenue. There’s also every reason to anticipate continuing growth. That said, the future isn’t completely clear. What lies ahead will be determined by how various questions and issues are addressed.
I have a confession to make. My Engineer in Guild Wars 2 was the first character I leveled to 80. It was also the first character I stopped playing at the cap, because I realized I just didn’t like not having a melee focus in GW2. Silly right? It took me 80 levels and then some to figure that out. But Heart of Thorns could change all that, with one simple thing: a big ol’ two-handed hammer.
EverQuest II producer Holly Longdale has posted the most recent state of the game letter on the official forums. In it, Longdale gives players the first information about server consolidation and indicates that this is not "evasive language" but that it is the approach of Daylight Game Studio.
Browser-based Chrono Wars developers have announced the addition of two new systems in the game that will be of keen interest to players. First is the wedding feature that unlocks at level 52 and from which players can benefit through completion of in-game activities and wedding ring upgrades.
Eighteen teams from countries around the world are in Seattle, Washington as the The Main Event portion of the 2015 International Dota 2 Championships kicks off with over $18 million dollars in the prize pool.
‘Royal Brightwing’ has leaked the Diablo 3 Monk, apparently the next character coming to Blizzard’s Heroes of the Storm.
Hi Everyone! I’m Jeromy Walsh, Creative Director of Soulbound Studios and I want to welcome you to the first Design Journal for Chronicles of Elyria. When I decided to write weekly design journals I found myself suddenly faced with the daunting task of deciding which feature to write about first.
Shards Online is a game that in its understated way is going to change the way MMOs are developed by bringing the community to bear in a way that has never been done before. Citadel Studios is committed to creating something different and unique that places the powers of creation into the hands of the people who love MMOs so they can provide experiences to players who are oftentimes disappointed by the genre these days.
Last week, long time Blizzard community manager Micah "Bashiok" Whipple announced he was leaving the company after over a decade. In a new Twitter post, Whipple posted a photo of one of WildStar’s plush goats on his dashboard with #FirstDay as his hashtag.