Indie developer Stormborn Studio has high hopes its new RPG, Runes: The Forgotten Path, will let players find out what it really feels like to wield magic.
Conquer Online: King of Kung Fu – Dragon Warriors Exceed 300,000
Conquer Online’s King of Kung Fu expansion went live at the end of October and since then, the game’s population has risen, topping out at more than 300,000, the highest it’s had in five years.
General: Browser MMO Nova Genesis Starts Open Beta
Browser-based, 2.5D MMO Nova Genesis launched its open beta Friday, hoping players will get into its hybrid sci-fi/fantasy world. The game features six races, a Hero system, and elaborate skill combos among other things.
EverQuest Next: Reflections on a Year Closer to Next
Let’s remember a year of Landmark development by looking at two good and bad aspects of the game that are likely to be transformed or improved upon by Everquest Next’s development.
Elder Scrolls Online: Changes to the Champion System Thanks to Feedback
The Elder Scrolls Online team has gone on record to thank players for their feedback regarding the forthcoming Champion System. As revealed a month ago, the team actively solicited feedback from the ESO player base and, based on that, the Champion System will be undergoing some tweaks and refinements.
General: Cage Match: Skyrim vs. Elder Scrolls Online
Once upon a 2002, there was a little single-player RPG called The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, which sucked up so much of my gaming time you’d think it could have moonlighted as an MMO. Fast forward to 2006 and then 2011, and you’ve got the fourth and fifth installments of The Elder Scrolls series in Oblivion and Skyrim, both vying for my attention almost as strongly as their predecessor.
World of Warcraft: New Book Series, “Chronicles”, Announced
Blizzard has partnered with Dark Horse Comics to bring a series of World of Warcraft books that will help fill in lore gaps and reveal new information about the foundations of Azeroth and much more. Called "Chronicles", the first volume is due out in November 2015 with subsequent titles to follow at a later time.
Gloria Victis: Massive Update Paves Way for NDA Lift
The Gloria Victis team has posted the changelog for the latest update to the game that will pave the way for the lifting of the NDA of the much-anticipated title. The update features an overhaul to the crafting system, optimization changes, the addition of a weather system, a redesign of the day/night cycle, and other visual effects.
H1Z1: TheHiveLeader to Live Stream Tomorrow
TheHiveLeader will be on hand in San Diego tomorrow to bring our readers a first-ever live stream event featuring H1Z1. The show will be hosted here in our own MMORPG.com Live Stream room from 3:00 pm PST / 6:00 pm EST tomorrow, Friday, February 9th. Be sure to be here for all three hours to get a first hand look at Sony’s new zombie-themed MMO.
Pathfinder Online: Early Access First Look
In last week’s column I discussed the games that I look forward to the most in 2015. I caught some heat from readers over the lack of MMORPGs on the list. At the beginning of 2014 if I had to project what I would look forward to the most in 2015 Shroud of the Avatar and Pathfinder Online would have both been on that list. So what changed? This week I’m checking in on the development of Pathfinder Online and I’ll talk about why it missed my list of most anticipated for 2015.