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General: Conan Exiles - Bringing Hyboria into the New Age of Smaller Scale MMOs
Marvel Heroes 2016: Kicking Off 2016 With a Bang
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen: Latest Newsletter Begins Introduction of Classes
The Secret World: New Membership Perks Revealed
General: The Pre-Order War
Gigantic: 'Significant Percentage of Studio' Temporarily Laid Off
Darkfall: Ub3rgames Aiming to Bring Back Old School Fun
Overwatch: Beta is Back + New Progression System Detailed
Crowfall: Unveiling the Skill Trees with ArtCraft Entertainment
Neverwinter: Underdark Expansion Launches for XBox One
World of Tanks: Still Rocking on the PS4
Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition: UPDATE - David Gaider Joins Beamdog
The Division: Open Beta Weekend Scheduled for February 18-21
Runescape: First 'NXT' Beta Weekend Begins February 19th
General: Final Fantasy IX Arrives on Mobile Devices a Day Early
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt: Some of the Best Nexus Mods Showcased in New Video
MechWarrior Online: MadFrencie on MechWarrior Online
Star Wars: The Old Republic: Anarchy in Paradise Patch Notes Released, Subscribers a Go

General: Conan Exiles - Bringing Hyboria into the New Age of Smaller Scale MMOs

Posted: 09 Feb 2016 02:11 PM PST

After last week's announcement from Funcom about the latest sandbox MMO Conan: Exiles we quickly got the team to do an interview about the game. Conan remains a hugely popular franchise and Funcom has a rich history with the brand after Age of Conan's release. Now with games coming out in early access and offering a much more hardcore style of survival play, the company wants to bring Conan into the new age of smaller scale MMOs.

Marvel Heroes 2016: Kicking Off 2016 With a Bang

Posted: 09 Feb 2016 10:19 PM PST

Marvel Heroes recently underwent yet another rebrand and the corresponding game update was suitably massive. Now Marvel Heroes 2016, Gazillion has kicked off the New Year with a bang by introducing some long awaited additions, with even more to come.

Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen: Latest Newsletter Begins Introduction of Classes

Posted: 10 Feb 2016 03:21 AM PST

The latest Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen newsletter has been published on the official site that begins the process of introducing fans to the classes that will be coming with the game. Brad McQuaid begins the discussion by outlining the design objectives behind classes in general and then he provides a first look at the Cleric.

The Secret World: New Membership Perks Revealed

Posted: 09 Feb 2016 03:25 PM PST

Funcom has revealed the new membership perks for The Secret World. Members will receive a number of pretty cool boons including 30% bonus XP, 10% item store discount, token capacity increase and more.

General: The Pre-Order War

Posted: 08 Feb 2016 02:29 PM PST

The competition for your preorder dollars has heated up this year, but who if anyone really wins? Rob weighs the pros and cons of preorders in today's column.

Gigantic: 'Significant Percentage of Studio' Temporarily Laid Off

Posted: 09 Feb 2016 01:32 PM PST

A new article has been posted on the Motiga web site by Chris Chung that reveals that a significant percentage of the studio staff has been temporarily laid off. The letter goes on to say that the company intends to continue to support Gigantic, but that the lay offs will have a huge impact on every portion of the game.

Darkfall: Ub3rgames Aiming to Bring Back Old School Fun

Posted: 08 Feb 2016 01:12 PM PST

This past week Ub3rgames has been successful in finalizing a contract for the rights to DarkFall. This hardcore MMO has been a fan favorite on the site for years. So, we thought to chat with Marc Thompson from Ub3rgames about some of the upcoming changes and features we will see. DarkFall New Dawn is set to re-launch the game and bring back some of the old school fun of the original. There are a lot of updates the team is working on as well. Let's hear what Marc had to say.

Overwatch: Beta is Back + New Progression System Detailed

Posted: 09 Feb 2016 12:07 PM PST

Jeff Kaplan is hosting a new Developer Update video that discusses the Overwatch progression system. As players participate in matches, experience is earned that at certain intervals will result in being given a loot box that can contain a number of random cosmetic items including skins, sound files, player icons, emotes, sprays, victory poses and highlight intros. Each of these can come in common, rare, epic, and legendary quality.

Crowfall: Unveiling the Skill Trees with ArtCraft Entertainment

Posted: 09 Feb 2016 09:48 AM PST

Today we're proud to exclusively present to you the unveiling of Crowfall's skill system. Beyond the break you'll find Thomas Blair's extensive video preview of the system, and we caught up with ArtCraft's J. Todd Coleman to discuss a few finer points beyond the reveal video. We hope you enjoy this first look at the skills, skill trees, and how it all comes together in Crowfall.

Neverwinter: Underdark Expansion Launches for XBox One

Posted: 09 Feb 2016 05:32 AM PST

The XBox One version of Neverwinter has been updated to bring the Underdark expansion online. In Underdark, players will journey alongside such iconic characters as Bruenor Battlehammer and Drizzt Do'Urden to stop demons infesting the ancestral home of the Drow.

World of Tanks: Still Rocking on the PS4

Posted: 08 Feb 2016 10:42 AM PST

By now, we all know what World of Tanks is about. The Russian gaming sensation has taken over the world many times, and yet it still seems to find new ways to make noise pull in players. The most recent of course, is its incarnation on the Playstation 4.

Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition: UPDATE - David Gaider Joins Beamdog

Posted: 09 Feb 2016 09:32 AM PST

In a series of not-so-cryptic cryptic Tweets by several folks, it appears that ex-Bioware writer David Gaider may have joined the studio that has brought us enhanced, modernized versions of Baldur's Gate, Baldur's Gate 2 and Icewind Dale.

The Division: Open Beta Weekend Scheduled for February 18-21

Posted: 09 Feb 2016 09:19 AM PST

Ubisoft has announced that it will be hosting a special open beta weekend that will run from Thursday, February 18th through Sunday, February 21st. XBox One users will have exclusive access on February 18th, with PlayStation 4 and PC users joining up on February 19th. Participants will enjoy a new mission that was not part of the closed beta and players will earn an exclusive reward when the game launches in March.

Runescape: First 'NXT' Beta Weekend Begins February 19th

Posted: 09 Feb 2016 09:14 AM PST

Jagex has announced that the first NXT beta weekend will take place beginning Friday, February 19th and that it will run through Monday, February 22nd. NXT is the new downloadable client based on C++ programming that is aiming to improve performance over the current Java client.

General: Final Fantasy IX Arrives on Mobile Devices a Day Early

Posted: 09 Feb 2016 09:10 AM PST

Square Enix has just released Final Fantasy IX for both iOS and Android Devices. From February 10th to February 21st, players can grab a copy for 20% off the normal $16.99 price. The PC Steam release is expected in "early 2016" so let's hope it's hot on the heels of today's mobile release.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt: Some of the Best Nexus Mods Showcased in New Video

Posted: 09 Feb 2016 08:15 AM PST

ESL's Joshua Gray and Hannah Noble have sent out a new video that shines the spotlight on some of their favorite mods for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. The mods are hosted at Nexusmods.com and can be downloaded by visiting the site.

MechWarrior Online: MadFrencie on MechWarrior Online

Posted: 08 Feb 2016 10:27 AM PST

In a new series of articles we plan to showcase here at MMORPG.com, our member MadFrenchie pens his thoughts on MechWarrior Online as it stands now, compared to how it fared at launch. We're calling the series "The Player's Perspective", and hope you like this inaugural column. If you have an idea for another, please let Bill know via PMs on the forums!

Star Wars: The Old Republic: Anarchy in Paradise Patch Notes Released, Subscribers a Go

Posted: 09 Feb 2016 07:36 AM PST

Star Wars: The Old Republic players interested in checking out the Anarchy in Paradise patch notes can head to the official site to see what will be packed in the v4.1 update that continues the story set forth in Knights of the Fallen Empire. Anarchy in Paradise will be launching on February 11th for all players while those who were subscribers as of February 1st can start the journey today.