We’ve got another round up of the best holiday happenings from around the MMO-space. Check these out and get ready for Halloween by jumping into your favorite game.
General: Roccat Introduces All New Kova Precision Mouse
Roccat has announced that a new precision gaming mouse is ready to take the world by storm with the arrival of the Kova. Roccat has created Kova for all gamers with an ambidextrous design and a low profile.
General: Sorry Game Critics, MGS:V is Nowhere Close to an RPG
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain launched last month and across the internet people are labeling it as "pretty much an RPG." We think that’s wrong and are here to tell you why. Plus, Cyberpunk 2077 news, Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition gets a release date, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided and the ill-fated pre-order promotion and more!
General: Three Things RPGs Can Learn from Shadowrun Returns
I’m usually late to the party with most games, and Shadowrun Returns hasn’t bucked that trend. I’ve just completed the initial campaign for Harebrained Schemes’ isometric single-player RPG, and enjoyed several aspects of it that are great models for most roleplaying games moving forward. Here are three that stand out most prominently!
General: The Greatest MMOs of All Time – Numbers 15 to 6
What makes a "Great MMO"? Well, in our voting we took into account both the technical and community achievements of each title, but also its wider effect on the MMO genre as a whole. In short, this list isn’t just about what we think is "The Best", but also about what we think has had the most significant impact on culture and gaming as a whole.
General: BattleTech: Reactors Online
Harebrained Schemes is beating fans into a frenzy with another nostalgia-stick, and Red Thomas recently had a chance to talk with the team about their newest Kickstarter project for BATTLETECH. Today he’s taking a look at whether or not this is a project you might want to support.
General: Aftermath “Ask Me Anything” with Adam Skidmore – TONIGHT!
Join us tonight at 7PM ET in The Pub for an "Ask Me Anything" Q&A with Romero’s Aftermath’s Adam Skidmore.
General: Dragon Quest Heroes Review – Dynasty Warriors Meets Blue Slime
You’ll forgive the on-the-nose title of this review, hopefully. See, Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree’s Woe and the Blight Below is quite simply a mashup of both Dynasty Warriors and the Dragon Quest series. Like Hyrule Heroes on the Wii U, Dragon Quest Heroes is a PS4 exclusive single-player Action RPG that takes popular characters from the venerable Dragon Quest franchise and slaps them together in an all new tale.
General: Jens Andersen Named to Executive Position at Daybreak
Daybreak Game Company has a new Executive Creative Director in Jens Andersen. Andersen had most recently been in charge of DC Universe Online but now takes on additional responsibility for H1Z1, PlanetSide 2, EverQuest Next, and a new unannounced title.
General: Ingress – A Truly Virtual World
Today, Paul "LockSixTime" Nadin stops making videos and streaming for a brief moment to get a bit personal and talk about a recent move, and the idea that our own world may be the best MMO of all someday.