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Content Designers Scott Crawford and Brian Gillmore have posted a new developer blog on the Neverwinter site that gives players both lore and design backgrounds on the Drowned Shore zone (formerly known as "Blackdagger Ruins) that will arrive with Module 6: Elemental Evil.
MMOs are inherently about being online in a world or at least a zone with other people playing simultaneously. But just because they’re around, doesn’t mean you need to always be playing with someone else. At least, that’s what the MMOs of the modern era have become. So today’s quest, should you choose to accept, is to answer "How often do you group up?"
Ubisoft has posted the latest patch notes for The Crew. Of particular note is the addition of a new PvP mode in the form of a ten-player elimination race. Players can also expect to see improvements to cooperative missions and the way cars handle in addition to graphical enhancements to stabilize the framerate in cockpit view.
The Skyforge Russian beta is currently underway and a user has posted a video showing off character customization and the initial steps into the game world. We get a first look at the Cryomancer, Paladin and the Priest with more to come as the beta goes on. Check it out and let us know what you think!
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate is the newest addition to the long running and wildly successful Monster Hunter franchise from Capcom. The game does not take long to thrust you into the action with one of the biggest threats you’ll face making its appearance at the onset. In the opening minutes you are sailing the high seas made of sand and are pursued by a gigantic dragon that can also swim in the sand! He puts the sarlacc to shame.
Star Wars: The Old Republic Producer Bruce Maclean has posted a brand new blog article that lays out the roadmap for 2015. The letter reminds players of the four pillars that SWTOR launched with: combat, exploration, progression and story. As previously announced, 2015 will be focused primarily on bringing more story to players, a process that began with December 2014’s Shadow of Revan expansion.
Love is in the air this time of year. Stores are lines with pink and red decorations, flowers poke out in every direction, and romantic gifts are littered across the aisles. In fact, the upcoming holiday Valentine’s Day just so happens to be on a Saturday this year.
Free to play MMOs are in a significant position in the market today, as things have shifted toward a fewer strings attached model over time. First mostly limited to imported, cheaper games funded entirely through cash shops, today’ s free to play game may be from a AAA developer or a small, independent one. A new report released last week looks at player retention—how many players continue to play a given game–in free to play MMOs and features some important numbers.
Heart of Thorns promises to change how you play Guild Wars 2 in a big way, but here are some of our picks for smaller improvements that would make the game experience a lot better.
We came. We claimed. We conquered. Albion Online is a Free-to-Play game in its alpha-testing stage which offers a cross-platform sandbox MMO on Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iOS. Think of it as a living world with no NPC vendors, no questlines and no NPCs to report to. Instead you, your guild and your friends decide who owns what: it is an entirely player-driven economy with full-loot hardcore PvP.