MMORPG News

Black Desert Online: The Way Forward for a Genre
Perfect World International: Elysium Trailer Prepares the Way for Next Week's Release
The Division: The Ban Hammer Looms for PC Users
General: League of Angels II - North American Launch Day Arrives
World of Warcraft: Nostralrius Server Issued Court Order to Close Shop
Crossout: Closed Beta Key Giveaway
General: DomiNations Reaches Its First Anniversary with New Content
General: Consortium - The Tower - Funding Project Begins
EverQuest II: Scourge Keep Profiled as Part of Game Update 100
EVE Online: Chronicles of a New Eden - War is Coming
General: Final Fantasy VII Remake - 3 Full-Length Games & More
General: Blizzcon on November 4-5, Tickets On Sale This Month
Wizard101: Riding Solo
Neverwinter: 60 to 70 Leveling Path to Become Less Grindy
Wizard101: New Daily Assignments Arrive In Game
The Banner Saga 2: New Trailer Paves the Way for April 19th's Release

Black Desert Online: The Way Forward for a Genre

Posted: 06 Apr 2016 04:02 PM PDT

For the past six weeks, Bill Murphy has been whiling away too many hours in Black Desert Online. Though he's nowhere near his goal of level 50, it's high time he sticks a fork in this review process and puts a score to Daum Games and Pearl Abyss' open world MMORPG. Where will the magic number land? Read on for our final review.

Perfect World International: Elysium Trailer Prepares the Way for Next Week's Release

Posted: 05 Apr 2016 06:47 PM PDT

Perfect World International will be expanding next week with Elysium. The most notable feature coming to the game is the housing system alongside new content and gameplay options. To celebrate the release on April 13th, PWI devs have released a trailer to set the stage. Check it out!

The Division: The Ban Hammer Looms for PC Users

Posted: 07 Apr 2016 02:08 AM PDT

PC users with a proclivity to hack or cheat while playing the Division will want to take notice of some new measures going into place. Players will gain access to a report command that will flag an account for review. According to community team member Yannick Banchereau, a first offense will result in a 3-day suspension without warning and a second offense will see players permanently banned.

General: League of Angels II - North American Launch Day Arrives

Posted: 07 Apr 2016 01:53 AM PDT

Fans of League of Angels II will be happy to hear that launch day has arrived after successful closed and open beta events. To celebrate the big day, GTArcade has a number of in-game events planned.

World of Warcraft: Nostralrius Server Issued Court Order to Close Shop

Posted: 05 Apr 2016 05:24 PM PDT

Blizzard's international law firms have sent notification to OVH, a local French server host, and to those who administrate Nostralrius, a World of Warcraft private server, that documents are being prepared for legal proceedings if the server is not shut down. As a result, the administrators of the private server have informed their players that Nostalrius Begins PvP, Nostalrius Begins PvE & Nostalrius TBC will all be shuttered on April 10th.

Crossout: Closed Beta Key Giveaway

Posted: 06 Apr 2016 04:16 PM PDT

MMORPG.com has been given a limited amount of closed beta access keys for CROSSOUT- the exciting new post-apocalyptic MMO action game where you fight in tons of battle machines! Get your key now while supplies last!

General: DomiNations Reaches Its First Anniversary with New Content

Posted: 06 Apr 2016 03:34 PM PDT

Big Huge Games is ready to blow out its first birthday candle and celebrate by launching the 10th historic era into DomiNations. The Global Age brings World War II technology and events into the game as well as supply drops that contain nifty gifts for players.

General: Consortium - The Tower - Funding Project Begins

Posted: 06 Apr 2016 03:30 PM PDT

Interdimensional Games has picked up some big name support for its crowdsourcing campaign being managed at Fig. Called The Tower, the RPG that developers have described as "Deus Ex Meets Die Hard" has picked up buckets of support from Bioware co-founder Dr. Greg Zeschuk who is not only an investor, but is throwing his full support behind the title.

EverQuest II: Scourge Keep Profiled as Part of Game Update 100

Posted: 06 Apr 2016 01:20 PM PDT

The EverQuest II team has a new area profile from the forthcoming Game Update 100. This time, Scourge Keep is shown off and is an orc stronghold filled with, you guessed it...orcs!

EVE Online: Chronicles of a New Eden - War is Coming

Posted: 06 Apr 2016 08:16 AM PDT

The Imperium has finally done it. Through systematic aggression and alienation against the entirety of the EVE community, The MIttani, Goonswarm, and greater Imperium allies have somehow managed to find themselves in an all versus one war that will, god willing, dwarf any conflict that has happened in EVE Online to date.

General: Final Fantasy VII Remake - 3 Full-Length Games & More

Posted: 06 Apr 2016 12:51 PM PDT

Game Informer is featuring an article in its print version about the Final Fantasy series. In it, the news is revealed that Final Fantasy VII will be split into three full-length games with shorter, smaller episodes in between.

General: Blizzcon on November 4-5, Tickets On Sale This Month

Posted: 06 Apr 2016 11:29 AM PDT

Blizzard has set out the dates for this year's Blizzcon. The event will take place in Anaheim, California on November 4-5, 2016. Tickets will go on sale on Wednesday, April 20 at 7 p.m. PT and Saturday, April 23 at 10 a.m. PT and will cost $199.

Wizard101: Riding Solo

Posted: 05 Apr 2016 03:40 PM PDT

It's my belief that soloing a game is something more and more people seem to take for granted. I understand the want to keep progressing at a fairly nice pace, but at what cost? Soloing allows you to develop your skills and fully understand whatever game you're playing. Back when I made my first wizard in 2013, I made a conscious effort to solo as much as I possibly could.

Neverwinter: 60 to 70 Leveling Path to Become Less Grindy

Posted: 06 Apr 2016 11:09 AM PDT

A short post has been published on the Neverwinter site that should be encouraging to those in the level 60-70 range. In it, the team acknowledges that the leveling experience in this range is too "grindy" as compared to the experience of 1-60. As a result, several key changes will be implemented soon.

Wizard101: New Daily Assignments Arrive In Game

Posted: 06 Apr 2016 10:03 AM PDT

Wizard101 players have a neat new system to try out with today's addition of the Daily Assignment feature. Each day, players are tasked with wandering the Spiral in search of enemies to defeat. Doing so will earn a reward with the fifteenth day providing the most lucrative reward before starting the cycle over again. Players can earn Crowns, the game's premium currency, gold, Arena Tickets and more.