WildStar: The Great Stat Reboot

The Great Stat Reboot

As part of WildStar’s free-to-play transition, character stats are getting a radical overhaul. Terms like Moxie and Finesse are out, and secondary stats are being revamped. To help understand the reasons behind the change, Gareth "Gazimoff" Harmer caught up with Lead Designer Steven Engle.

Star Wars: The Old Republic: Patch v3.3 Delayed

Patch v3.3 Delayed

Bioware’s Eric Musco has posted on the Star Wars: The Old Republic forums that the v3.3 patch that includes the playable Togruta race, has been delayed for the time being. The team is anxious to get it into the hands of players and will deploy the update as soon as possible with more information to be released tomorrow.

Star Citizen: Latest 10 For the Chairman Spotlights Current & Future Plan

Latest 10 For the Chairman Spotlights Current & Future Plan

Chris Roberts is back from a recent trip to check on progress with the motion capture process for Star Citizen. In this latest in a series of videos, Roberts and Ben Lesnick discuss topics as wide-ranging as the status of Star Marine to controller balance to the story behind recent staff departures to whether or not the game will be possible to finish and much more. For those who have been caught up in recent events regarding allegations of mismanagement, it is a must-watch.

General: Five Things That Shook the MMO World Before WoW

Five Things That Shook the MMO World Before WoW

It wasn’t very long ago that the MMOG category was practically unknown. Indeed, with only a very small selection of titles running, none of which had the number of players we can often find these days on a single server, it was barely a category at all. So, for those of us who remember the original Neverwinter Nights, Air Warrior, The Realm Online et al, many pleasant surprises lay ahead. A lot of them took place between 1997 and 2004. Naturally some particularly stood out.

General: Trion Removes All Third Party Games From Glyph

Trion Removes All Third Party Games From Glyph

During an upcoming interview with Scott Hartsman, it was revealed that Trion has ended its experiment with selling single-player DRM-free games. All third party games not published by Trion have been removed from Glyph. Affected consumers were notified Friday evening along with the news that they purchased games will be retained. Players will receive keys for other services that support those games alongside $100 in free credits for any of Trion’s stable of titles.

Skyforge: The Frustrating Things about Skyforge

The Frustrating Things about Skyforge

Now over a week in, and about 20-plus hours into life as an immortal, we’re delving further into the nuts and bolts of My.Com’s Skyforge. A brand new F2P MMORPG from Allods Team and Obsidian, there’s no denying Skyforge is a beautiful game with a unique take on the MMO forumula. But does it have the draw to keep players going? Read on for week two of our Review in Progress series.