MMORPG News

Star Wars: The Old Republic: Eternal Championship Delayed, QoL Improvements in April
Neverwinter: The Maze Engine Patch Notes Published Ahead of Deployment
Trove: Evolving Leaderboards Now Active in Game
Crowfall: Drinking from the Cup Known as The Hunger Dome
General: The Aetherlight Free Trial Key Giveaway!
World of Warcraft: Level a Character to 20, Unlock Lady Liadrin in Hearthstone
General: Paradox & Obsidian in Cahoots - V:tM Perhaps? No WoD Though
General: EverQuest Worlds Mobile App to Close This Month
WildStar: The Long Kiss Goodnight
WildStar: Pappy Speaks - This is Not the End
EverQuest Next: 'Could You Have Delivered?' 'Yup, absolutely' Says Georgeson
WildStar: Steam Launch is Still On Tap for Spring
General: I am Setsuna Set to Debut in the West This Summer
Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward: Up to 96-Hours Free During Month-Long Log In Event
Neverwinter: The Maze Engine - A Well-Crafted Work of Art
General: Infestation World, the Game FKA WarZ Ready for Beta
General: First Round of QuakeCon Pre-Registration Begins
General: Worlds Adrift:Lessons Learned Pay Off
General: Microsoft to Open Up True Cross Platform Game Play
Paragon: Founders' Pack Sales Begin
Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward: Say Hello to the Feast PVP and Hatching-Tide 2016
General: The MMORPG is Dead, Long Live the MMORPG
Fallout 4: Automatron DLC Coming on March 22nd

Star Wars: The Old Republic: Eternal Championship Delayed, QoL Improvements in April

Posted: 15 Mar 2016 07:59 AM PDT

The latest Star Wars: The Old Republic live stream took place last week with a pair of interesting news items of interest to players.

Neverwinter: The Maze Engine Patch Notes Published Ahead of Deployment

Posted: 15 Mar 2016 07:49 AM PDT

Today marks the arrival of the ninth Neverwinter expansion, The Maze Engine. Players can expect to find an updated queue system, several revived dungeons, the epic version of Castle Never, stronghold economy changes, famous faces from in and around the DnD universe, the new mount system, campaign updates and much more.

Trove: Evolving Leaderboards Now Active in Game

Posted: 15 Mar 2016 07:44 AM PDT

Ever want to compare how many blocks you've destroyed or monsters you've killed to other players in Trove? If so, the introduction of the new Leaderboards in the game will be right up your alley. While the new system has several great categories in it that will reveal meta data, stats, power ranks and more, the team has plans to add even more over time.

Crowfall: Drinking from the Cup Known as The Hunger Dome

Posted: 13 Mar 2016 05:21 PM PDT

The Hunger Dome is what Artcraft (ACE) calls their first phase of Crowfall gameplay testing. It's a scaled down bare bones version of what the game will eventually be. Please remember that. In the era of "pay to test" game development expectations are hard to define. Considering the infantile stage of the game I won't be getting too deep into details of mechanics or even classes because so much of that will change from now until launch.

General: The Aetherlight Free Trial Key Giveaway!

Posted: 13 Mar 2016 09:14 PM PDT

MMORPG.com has been given special 3 day trial keys for The Aetherlight: Chronicles of the Resistance, an online role-playing adventure game where players join the Resistance and work with the mysterious Scarlet Man against the evil Usurper. Get your key now to check out this game for free!

World of Warcraft: Level a Character to 20, Unlock Lady Liadrin in Hearthstone

Posted: 13 Mar 2016 07:21 PM PDT

World of Warcraft players who level a character to 20 in World of Warcraft will receive a new achievement, Fledgling Hero of Warcraft, and will unlock a special Hearthstone card featuring Lady Liadrin, Blood Elf Paladin leader.

General: Paradox & Obsidian in Cahoots - V:tM Perhaps? No WoD Though

Posted: 13 Mar 2016 07:10 PM PDT

Paradox Interactive and Obsidian Entertainment are up to something that they'll be ready to unleash on the world on Tuesday, March 15th at 5:00 pm Pacific / 8:00 pm Eastern. Keep in mind that Paradox bought out White Wolf last year and gained access to both Vampire: The Masquerade and World of Darkness, once in development by CCP.

General: EverQuest Worlds Mobile App to Close This Month

Posted: 13 Mar 2016 06:49 PM PDT

Mobile users of EverQuest Worlds have only until the end of the month to enjoy the game as it will close on March 31st at midnight.

WildStar: The Long Kiss Goodnight

Posted: 13 Mar 2016 04:30 PM PDT

Does WildStar have a future? And if it does, what does it look like? Following recent announcements, columnist Gareth Harmer examines the possibilities.

WildStar: Pappy Speaks - This is Not the End

Posted: 13 Mar 2016 06:16 PM PDT

Chad "Pappylicious" Moore has posted a short, but meaningful, post on the WildStar forum. Most crucially, he writes, "This is not the end for WildStar."

EverQuest Next: 'Could You Have Delivered?' 'Yup, absolutely' Says Georgeson

Posted: 14 Mar 2016 04:58 PM PDT

Dave Georgeson, beloved EverQuest franchise lead until 2015 has been very active on Twitter since last week's announcement that EverQuest Next has stopped production. When asked if he could have delivered EQN according to its original vision, Georgeson simply answered, "Yup, absolutely."

WildStar: Steam Launch is Still On Tap for Spring

Posted: 14 Mar 2016 04:28 PM PDT

Chad "Pappylicious" Moore has stated on the WildStar Reddit that the planned release of the game on Steam is still in the works for this Spring. This is good news for fans, though we have yet to hear more from Carbine about further plans.

General: I am Setsuna Set to Debut in the West This Summer

Posted: 14 Mar 2016 04:44 PM PDT

Tokyo RPG Factory and Square Enix will be working to localize "I am Setsuna" (Ikenie to Yuki no Setsuna in Japan) with plans to release it in the EU and NA for PlayStation 4 and PC (via Steam) this summer. According to Gematsu, the game is inspired by Chrono Trigger and brings back true JRPG gaming.

Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward: Up to 96-Hours Free During Month-Long Log In Event

Posted: 14 Mar 2016 02:44 PM PDT

Former Final Fantasy XIV are being invited back to the game from now through April 13th. From the moment of the first log in, players have up to 96 hours to check out the new content and see how things have changed since their last visit.

Neverwinter: The Maze Engine - A Well-Crafted Work of Art

Posted: 12 Mar 2016 04:21 PM PST

Cryptic Studios and Perfect World Entertainment are ready to unleash the next in an ongoing series of expansions to Neverwinter, this time called The Maze Engine that is set to hit live servers on Tuesday, March 15th. The ninth content expansion is something of which the team behind it is very, very proud as exemplified by Producers Dennis Adams and Ben Bascom. We managed to score a tour of The Maze Engine and to talk to the team about why this one is so important.

General: Infestation World, the Game FKA WarZ Ready for Beta

Posted: 14 Mar 2016 12:53 PM PDT

Infestation World, formerly WarZ, is considered to be a zombie-filled eSports based sandbox MMO currently headed for closed beta testing scheduled to begin on March 28th and open beta planned for April 6th.

General: First Round of QuakeCon Pre-Registration Begins

Posted: 14 Mar 2016 12:44 PM PDT

Those looking to get in to this year's QuakeCon will want to check out the forthcoming pre-registration packages that will become available in a number of different price ranges over the next several weeks. The first round begins today with the BYOC Select-a-Seat with UAC Command Center Seating package for $400 that includes several perks such as fast pass registration, limited reserved seating and more.

General: Worlds Adrift:Lessons Learned Pay Off

Posted: 14 Mar 2016 12:07 PM PDT

Bossa Studios has published a new developer video about Worlds Adrift that covers much of the recent activity with regard to the game as well as how lessons learned in the past are beginning to pay off as all the disparate the pieces dove-tailing together to create something special. Check it out and see what you think!

General: Microsoft to Open Up True Cross Platform Game Play

Posted: 14 Mar 2016 11:38 AM PDT

Microsoft has announced that it is working to make XBox and Win 10 games compatible with other consoles and platforms. It is beginning this experiment with Rocket League that will begin with XB1 and PC players facing off against one another and "an open invitation for other networks to join later".

Paragon: Founders' Pack Sales Begin

Posted: 14 Mar 2016 10:17 AM PDT

The Paragon team has announced that Founders' Packs are now available for purchase. Packages run from $20 to $100 each containing a variety of in game items and boosts. You can check out the line up by visiting the Paragon site and by watching the video below.

Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward: Say Hello to the Feast PVP and Hatching-Tide 2016

Posted: 13 Mar 2016 04:51 PM PDT

A new PVP mode for level 60 players is here, while a new seasonal event is slated for March 15. Victor takes a look at both.

General: The MMORPG is Dead, Long Live the MMORPG

Posted: 14 Mar 2016 08:57 AM PDT

A while back at PAX Prime, Goblinworks' former CEO Ryan Dancey said that he believed WildStar would very likely be the last big budget MMORPG for some time. Many, though hopeful we were, never expected EverQuest Next to come out in any state resembling its proposed ideas. Now, with the former on the ropes, and the latter completely cancelled, pundits and fans alike are bemoaning the death of the MMORPG. Which, not surprisingly, is something that's been heralded for years.

Fallout 4: Automatron DLC Coming on March 22nd

Posted: 14 Mar 2016 08:34 AM PDT

Bethesda has revealed the release date for the first Fallout 4 DLC called Automatron. The DLC will be released on Tuesday, March 22nd and will cost $9.99. Automatron allows players to hunt down, deconstruct and create their own robots.