MMORPG News

Torchlight 2: TORCHLIGHT II Release Date Sept. 20th
City of Heroes: Paragon Studios and City of Heroes Closing
World of Warcraft: GDC Online Honors Raph Koster and World of Warcraft
War of the Immortals: War of the Immortals Now Live on Steam
General: Frogster renamed to Gameforge Berlin
General: PointMMO, First Digital Distribution Platform for MMOs
World of Warcraft: Patches, Mists, and Mechanics
DK Online: DK Online Dev Blog
Seven Souls Online: Seven Souls Online

Torchlight 2: TORCHLIGHT II Release Date Sept. 20th

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 10:03 PM PDT

August 31, 2012 - Seattle, WA - Runic Games, Inc. ("Runic Games"), a developer of PC and console game entertainment software in the United States, announced the official launch date of Torchlight II this morning at the kickoff of PAX Prime 2012.

City of Heroes: Paragon Studios and City of Heroes Closing

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 02:58 PM PDT

In a realignment of company focus and publishing support, NCsoft has made the decision to close Paragon Studios. Effective immediately, all development on City of Heroes will cease and we will begin preparations to sunset the world's first, and best, Super Hero MMORPG before the end of the year. As part of this, all recurring subscription billing and Paragon Market purchasing will be discontinued effective immediately.

World of Warcraft: GDC Online Honors Raph Koster and World of Warcraft

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:38 PM PDT

Organizers of the Game Developers Conference® Online (GDC Online) have revealed that Raph Koster, a key industry veteran behind the prodigious massively multi-player online role-playing games (MMORPGs) Ultima Online and Star Wars Galaxies, will be honored with the Online Game Legend Award at the third annual Game Developers Choice Online Awards. Blizzard Entertainment's influential World of Warcraft® MMORPG will be inducted into the Choice Online Awards Hall of Fame.

War of the Immortals: War of the Immortals Now Live on Steam

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:35 PM PDT

Perfect World Entertainment Inc. today announced that War of the Immortals, the popular free-to-play action MMO, is now available for download from Valve's Steam Network. Players who join will gain access to not only the full game but also the newest expansion, Lost Omen.

General: Frogster renamed to Gameforge Berlin

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:33 PM PDT

As previously announced, the former Frogster has now been renamed as Gameforge Berlin.

General: PointMMO, First Digital Distribution Platform for MMOs

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:30 PM PDT

PointMMO, a new digital distribution platform focused on MMO games, was announced today. The platform provides publishers with the ability to self-publish and distribute their titles to a growing audience of dedicated MMO players. Unlike other platforms, PointMMO is completely focused on MMO games and the challenges MMO players have in finding new games, and getting into those games quickly.

World of Warcraft: Patches, Mists, and Mechanics

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 09:25 AM PDT

In this week's WoW Factor, we look at Patch 5.0.4. Also, we stack the game up against some of the new MMO mechanics being seen in games recently.

DK Online: DK Online Dev Blog

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 08:49 AM PDT

The latest journal from DK Online developers talks about some updates to the game. It's all about the Paladin! Find all the news you need to know for DK Online.