MMORPG News

General: Roleplayer's Redoubt Blogger, OddJob, Passes Away
TERA: Island of Dawn Trailer Released
Guild Wars 2: Concept Art Revealed for FB Milestones
Dungeons & Dragons Online: 'Let's Play' Live Stream Coming Saturday Night
Torchlight 2: Opening Cinematic Unleashed
Rift: War of the Wanton Maw
Eternal Blade: Class Community Q&A -- Give Us Your Questions!
General: RTSGuru.com | Illyriad Changes the Game
Lineage 2: Live Stream Community Q&A -- Give Us Your Questions!
The Repopulation: New Bestiary Entry Published
Dominus: Why Don’t They...
General: Four Tanks & a Healer Kickstarter Program
Diablo 3: Open Beta Stress Test This Weekend
Ragnarok Online: iOS Version Launches in the EU

General: Roleplayer's Redoubt Blogger, OddJob, Passes Away

Posted: 21 Apr 2012 06:19 AM PDT

Fans of our user blogs will be sad to hear that Brian "OddJob" Rucker, the voice behind the Roleplayer's Redoubt here at MMORPG.com has passed away at the age of 48. There are few details available but we are stunned and saddened to hear of Brian's death.

TERA: Island of Dawn Trailer Released

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 02:36 PM PDT

The first time players log into TERA, they will find themselves on the Island of Dawn, a forbidding place to help fill in some of the lore behind the game. En Masse has released a new trailer showing players what they will be up against on the Isle of Dawn.

Guild Wars 2: Concept Art Revealed for FB Milestones

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 02:18 PM PDT

Arena.Net has introduced a new feature to its official Guild Wars 2 Facebook page to entice fans to "like" the page. Every 10,000 likes will see a new piece of Guild Wars 2 concept art revealed up to the 500k mark. The first piece has been posted and is gorgeous! At 470k, a load screen will be posted.

Dungeons & Dragons Online: 'Let's Play' Live Stream Coming Saturday Night

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 12:15 PM PDT

Our own Grakulen will be hosting a live stream event on Saturday night from 1:00-2:00 a.m. EDT (12:00 CDT, 11:00 MDT, 10:00 PDT). Join him in our MMORPG.com Live Stream Channel for some Dungeons & Dragons Online goodness.

Torchlight 2: Opening Cinematic Unleashed

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 11:24 AM PDT

Runic Games and Klei Entertainment have unleashed the opening cinematic trailer for Torchlight II. Called "New Heroes Will Arise", the trailer bridges the gap between the ending events of the original Torchlight and the upcoming Torchlight II. Enjoy!

Rift: War of the Wanton Maw

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 11:03 AM PDT

It's a clear fact that the fun things in life only hang around for a short time before disappearing. It's a hard fact that Caedryn the Dwarf has discovered in his latest Chronicle of One Telaran. See what he's been up to in Rift and then leave us your thoughts in the comments.

Eternal Blade: Class Community Q&A -- Give Us Your Questions!

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 01:15 PM PDT

MMORPG.com has partnered with gPotato to put on a community Q&A for their upcoming game, Eternal Blade. Unlike past community Q&As, however, this one has a bit of a twist!

General: RTSGuru.com | Illyriad Changes the Game

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 10:00 AM PDT

RTSGuru.com editors have a new article detailing some of the big changes in store for Illyriad. Illyriad is making some major changes to the game including a new model for the way animals are generated in the world. Player impact will be vital. Check it out at RTSGuru.com.

Lineage 2: Live Stream Community Q&A -- Give Us Your Questions!

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 09:49 AM PDT

NCsoft and MMORPG.com have partnered up for a live stream interview on Lineage II on Friday, April 27 from 5-6PM EDT and we want to get you involved!

The Repopulation: New Bestiary Entry Published

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 09:13 AM PDT

The team behind The Repopulation has posted a new lore piece giving some background information about one of the members of the bestiary. Thiss time, the Setlang is profiled.

Dominus: Why Don’t They...

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 06:26 PM PDT

There's a line in Robert Heinlein's last novel that reads "Any question that starts out 'why don't they--' the answer is always 'Money.'" And so begins our latest Developer Perspectives column. Intriguing, isn't it? Keep reading!

General: Four Tanks & a Healer Kickstarter Program

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 09:01 AM PDT

The Four Tanks & a Healer team has let us know that they have started a Kickstarter program to help fund the animated series. The official Kickstarter page has been launched and is ready for investors to come pouring in.

Diablo 3: Open Beta Stress Test This Weekend

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 08:33 AM PDT

Blizzard has announced that it will be conducting an open beta stress test for Diablo III beginning at 12:00 PDT today (Friday, April 20th) and running through Monday, April 23 at 10:00 PDT.