Category: Columns

While thinking about how the PVP MMORPG’s I’m anticipating (Camelot Unchained, Crowfall, Dual Universe, etc. etc. WHEW!) will retain players I wondered aloud; is empathy the missing ingredient in PVP player retention?

BATTLETECH has released and MMORPG.com’s resident Steiner brought all systems online for a week of robotic mayhem. Red Thomas calls out some of the surprising things that you might not have expected to stand out in the latest mech installment by Hairbrained Schemes.

With Fortnite on everyone’s mind, it harkens back to a simpler time when PvP was just being born. MMOs were the primordial soup in which many online game design ideas were born and we are seeing the decedents of that era dominate the market. Some are already saying that the Battle Royale genre has been tapped out. I offer a different opinion.

Ballistix is one of the most well-known DRAM brands on the market. Over the years, they’ve developed a sterling reputation for delivering high-performance DRAM modules with unmatched support and reliability. Today, we’re looking at their most stylish DDR4 kit to date with the Ballistix Tactical Tracer DDR4 RGB kit. We threw 32GB into our benchmark system to see exactly how it held up. Here’s how it did.

There has been a lot of talk surrounding Daybreak Games these past few days. Now more rumors are coming to light that Daybreak Games could be exploring the option of a potential acquisition. With a powerful portfolio of MMOs at stake, this could have big implications in the game industry, but also for MMOs as a genre. Update #1 – We have received a comment from Intrepid’s Steven Sharif. Read on!

We have just been given another version of this game, one that involves strapping on a full headset and diving into the newly charted realm of Virtual Reality. Skyrim VR is available on HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and Windows Mixed Reality, though our review came from the HTC Vive.

Nuke it from orbit, it’s the only way to be sure! It might be a fantastic way to deal with your alien infestation but probably is not the sort of finesse you want when administering an IT issue. Unfortunately for a number of video games and the players who love them, the Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Communications appears to have its finger on the big red button.

The game is essentially a carbon copy of Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes, but it’s much more of a looker. I’ve been pining for another turn-based Marvel title, so despite my reservations about Galaxy of Heroes, I’ve just decided beggars can’t be choosers and I’ve been playing MSF here and there over the past few weeks. I still have most of the same issues, but it’s not too bad.

Are you a quitter? Do you excel at walking away? Are you an overachiever at tapping out? Turn your misconceived bane into a boon! The future of our entire species may depend on your expertise!

As a college student majoring in Communication, I spend a lot of time learning what to say, what not to say, and how to say it. Although there are countless theories that carefully explain how to communicate effectively, truthfully, I think most of it should be common sense. Yet, I look around gaming communities and find that most of these unspoken “rules” are thrown out.