MMORPG News

Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen: Feature Spotlight - Extreme Climate & Atmosphere Systems
General: Funcom Equity Moves to Positive Numbers with New Investment
Final Fantasy XV: New Kingsglaive Movie Images Surface
No Man's Sky: 'Reliable Sources' Reporting Delay to Later 2016
Chronicle: Runescape Legends: Steam Launch Day Arrives
General: Victus Game: Rewriting History YOUR Way
Riders of Icarus: New Classes Trailer Gives a Brief Overview of Each
Wild Terra: Team Looking to Secure Steam Greenlight Votes
Aion: Echoes of Eternity Expansion Teased
Bless: Sign of Rough Waters? Server Merges Bring Total to Two
Darkfall: Security Exploits Datamined, Endanger Licensed Projects
General: Overwatch & Battleborn - WoW and EQ2 Redux
World of Tanks: Responding to Community Feedback, Latest Patch Deployed
Elder Scrolls Online: Making Rather Delightful Looking Poisons in Dark Brotherhood
TERA: Crusade Season XV Begins, Runs Through Jun 21st
Overwatch: New Maps & Heroes Confirmed During EU Event
Riders of Icarus: Panzer Dragoon Meets MMO

Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen: Feature Spotlight - Extreme Climate & Atmosphere Systems

Posted: 25 May 2016 01:23 PM PDT

We're continuing our exclusive series of developer blogs from the Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen team this week with a new post from Chris Perkins. This week, Chris gives us an inside look at Extreme Climate and Atmosphere Systems.

General: Funcom Equity Moves to Positive Numbers with New Investment

Posted: 26 May 2016 06:51 AM PDT

Funcom has announced that it has secured a $6.4M private investment in the company and that, combined with other debt conversion initiatives, its equity has improved from -$10M to +4M. The move gives the company better financial stability and footing to continue to develop both small and large titles including Conan Exiles, currently scheduled to hit beta testing this summer.

Final Fantasy XV: New Kingsglaive Movie Images Surface

Posted: 26 May 2016 06:42 AM PDT

Square Enix has released several new images from the live-action movie being filmed based on Final Fantasy XV. Called Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV, the movie is scheduled for release on July 9th in Japan with an English language version for release later via stream, download or Blu-Ray.

No Man's Sky: 'Reliable Sources' Reporting Delay to Later 2016

Posted: 26 May 2016 06:30 AM PDT

Kotaku is citing a pair of 'reliable sources' indicating that No Man's Sky will slip past its currently scheduled June 2016 release date and may not show up until late July or August at the earliest. According to a Gamestop employee, stores were informed that the date had changed since the printing of promotional material thus requiring the date to be covered up.

Chronicle: Runescape Legends: Steam Launch Day Arrives

Posted: 26 May 2016 06:25 AM PDT

Jagex is ready to unleash Chronicle: Runescape Legends on masses of Steam users with today's official launch. The Steam launch brings with it new ranked sessions, 400+ cards, seven languages, Steam achievements and trading cards as well as numerous bug fixes and feature enhancements made as a result of over six months in beta.

General: Victus Game: Rewriting History YOUR Way

Posted: 26 May 2016 05:54 AM PDT

A small indie Bulgarian team has started a KickStarter project for Victus: Rewrite History, an MMORTS that has been in development for over eighteen months and is ready to start beta testing. The team is looking for a very modest $15,000 to complete the project that allows players to pit Ancient Greece, Rome and Egypt against one another with a very engaging art style. The team is committed to no pay-to-win and viability of units in the late game plus a whole lot more.

Riders of Icarus: New Classes Trailer Gives a Brief Overview of Each

Posted: 25 May 2016 04:15 PM PDT

The classes in Riders of Icarus are showcased in the latest trailer released by Nexon. The Guardian, Priest, Assassin, Wizard, and Berserker all receive a brief look in the trailer alongside a signature move. Check it out!

Wild Terra: Team Looking to Secure Steam Greenlight Votes

Posted: 25 May 2016 12:36 PM PDT

Juvty Games has posted on the Wild Terra Facebook page that the game's official Steam Greenlight campaign has kicked off. The game is slated for a late 2016 release and is currently undergoing active development with frequent updates.

Aion: Echoes of Eternity Expansion Teased

Posted: 25 May 2016 11:56 AM PDT

The Aion site has been updated with a brief teaser to introduce players to the first information about a forthcoming expansion called Echoes of Eternity. According to the post, players will enjoy a level cap increase to 75, a new instance called the Archives of Eternity and will be able to adventure through two new zones, Norsvold and Iluma.

Bless: Sign of Rough Waters? Server Merges Bring Total to Two

Posted: 25 May 2016 11:46 AM PDT

Bless Online Korean servers will be merging again bringing the total number of available game servers to two from the current ten. Players are able to begin the transfer process immediately.

Darkfall: Security Exploits Datamined, Endanger Licensed Projects

Posted: 25 May 2016 11:29 AM PDT

In its original incarnation, Aventurine's Darkfall was known to have more than a few exploits. Those exploits have remained in the code even after closing the game and licensing it to a pair of new developers to bring it back to life. The Rise of Agon team recently released the game to alpha where the same code being used by it and Darkfall: New Dawn has been datamined, thereby endangering the hack-free environment of both games.

General: Overwatch & Battleborn - WoW and EQ2 Redux

Posted: 24 May 2016 01:37 PM PDT

Now that they're both in the wild, the war rages on between fans of Battleborn and Overwatch - two similar (at first glance) games competing for gamers' attention this summer. While there's little doubt that Blizzard's shooter is dominating the marketing airwaves, our own Suzie Ford recently penned a column on why you can love and play both. But for Bill Murphy, there are some obvious parallels to two rival MMOs from 2004...

World of Tanks: Responding to Community Feedback, Latest Patch Deployed

Posted: 25 May 2016 09:15 AM PDT

Wargaming has taken development of its World of Tanks updates to a new level by concentrating on community feedback to bring significant feature updates and improvements into the game. In Update 9.15, players can look forward to big improvements in the game's UI and UX elements alongside physics and sound enhancements.

Elder Scrolls Online: Making Rather Delightful Looking Poisons in Dark Brotherhood

Posted: 24 May 2016 01:17 PM PDT

In the next Elder Scrolls Online DLC, The Dark Brotherhood, players will be able to extend their Alchemy tradeskill into the realm of poison making. We had the opportunity to chat with Zenimax's Chris Balser & Phil Draven to learn more.

TERA: Crusade Season XV Begins, Runs Through Jun 21st

Posted: 25 May 2016 08:57 AM PDT

TERA guild leaders are being called on to register their clans for the new Crusade season that kicks off today and ends on June 21st. The TERA blog has been updated with a list of the Challenger League maps and Cutthroat League maps that gives a bit of a heads up for team preparation.

Overwatch: New Maps & Heroes Confirmed During EU Event

Posted: 25 May 2016 08:03 AM PDT

During the Overwatch All-Stars launch event, Blizzard Senior Designer Michael Chu confirmed that new heroes and maps are definitely in the works and will be coming "soon" to the game.

Riders of Icarus: Panzer Dragoon Meets MMO

Posted: 23 May 2016 09:02 PM PDT

Riders of Icarus is an upcoming free-to-play MMO by game developer WeMade and publisher Nexon. Icarus puts an interesting focus on mounted aerial warfare, reminding me a bit of the Panzer Dragoon game series.