MMORPG News

General: PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Wraps Up First Alpha Wave
No Man's Sky: Is It Just TOO Chill?
Riders of Icarus: Details Emerge About PvP Manastone Battles
Black Desert Online: Pearl Items Now Available On the Marketplace
Wild Terra: New Server and New Mining Skill Added
Fruit Warriors: Release Date Announced for August 11th
Black Desert Online: Pearl Abyss Appoints New CEO to Focus on Mobile Platforms
Final Fantasy XV: $25 Season Pass Confirmed - Packed with Goodies
Neverwinter: Guild Alliances Update Arrives on XBox One
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen: Visionary Realms to Host AMA on August 17th
WildStar: Madame Fay Going Retro with Redmoon Rising
Age of Wushu Dynasty: Master Tamer Update Deployed with New Pets & Faction War
Guild Wars 2: Fourth Anniversary Reminds You to Reminisce #GW2BDay
Warhammer 40k: Eternal Crusade: Da Hour of WAAGH!
Twin Saga: Founders' Beta Begins with New Producer's Letter
Camelot Unchained: A Gentle Breeze
General: Mobius Final Fantasy: Combat on the Go
Chronicles of Elyria: A Look at Families, Time Progression & Character Development

General: PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Wraps Up First Alpha Wave

Posted: 10 Aug 2016 07:33 AM PDT

Bluehole has announced that PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds has completed its initial round of alpha testing after only four months in development as a stand-alone game. Over six hundred players took part in several events and provided welcome feedback. Players responded particularly well to core features, responsiveness and stability.

No Man's Sky: Is It Just TOO Chill?

Posted: 10 Aug 2016 05:02 AM PDT

Many of you are glued to streams wondering if the ever so polarizing No Man's Sky is worth buying. So is our own Timothy Eisen. Read on to see what he has observed so far.

Riders of Icarus: Details Emerge About PvP Manastone Battles

Posted: 10 Aug 2016 06:57 AM PDT

The Riders of Icarus site has been updated with a new blog post to give PvP fans a look at how the twice-per-week Manastone Battles function. After a server-wide announcement, a manastone will appear in the PvP battle zone called Exarahn Badlands. Guild Alliances and Militia fighters then race to cooperatively capture and return the stone to the Vantara Manastone Oracle. In some ways, it is similar to "capture the flag" PvP.

Black Desert Online: Pearl Items Now Available On the Marketplace

Posted: 10 Aug 2016 06:33 AM PDT

Pearl Items are now available on the Black Desert Online Marketplace with the successful deployment of today's update. Kakao has implemented a "five items per week" restriction per account with reset days set for Saturdays moving forward.

Wild Terra: New Server and New Mining Skill Added

Posted: 10 Aug 2016 05:33 AM PDT

Juvty Worlds has sent word that Wild Terra has been updated with the addition of the mining skill. Players can collect brand new ore and metal along with the ability to smelt metals, new crafting recipes and more.

Fruit Warriors: Release Date Announced for August 11th

Posted: 10 Aug 2016 05:23 AM PDT

37Games has announced that its browser-based RPG Fruit Warriors will be released on August 11th. Players will be able to create unique characters by unlocking skills along the level up experience that best suits their play style. The more skills that are unlocked, the more diverse combat becomes, including the use of ultimate skills.

Black Desert Online: Pearl Abyss Appoints New CEO to Focus on Mobile Platforms

Posted: 10 Aug 2016 04:55 AM PDT

Kyoungin Jung has been appointed the new CEO of Pearl Abyss, developer of Black Desert Online. Prior to coming to the new position at PA, Jung worked for Kakao Games, 4:33 and Factorial Games. He replaces previous CEO Daeil Kim who resigned in May but remains an integral part of the company and serves as the chairman of the board of directors with a special focus on game development.

Final Fantasy XV: $25 Season Pass Confirmed - Packed with Goodies

Posted: 08 Aug 2016 06:40 PM PDT

The Final Fantasy XV Season Pass has been officially confirmed. Buyers will receive a ton of great items and packs for $25, a bargain for what's included.

Neverwinter: Guild Alliances Update Arrives on XBox One

Posted: 09 Aug 2016 04:51 PM PDT

XBox One Neverwinter players have a boatload of new content to check out with today's deployment of the Guild Alliances update. The patch features a number of quality of life improvements including new and updated Strongholds features and a new interface that assists players on the sequential journey from newb days through level 70.

Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen: Visionary Realms to Host AMA on August 17th

Posted: 09 Aug 2016 02:52 PM PDT

Visionary Realms will be hosting a special AMA for Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen. The event will take place on August 17th on the Pantheon Reddit beginning at 1:00 pm Pacific / 4:00 pm Eastern. Fans can start posting questions on the Pantheon Reddit, though those that cannot or will not be answered will be removed prior to the event.

WildStar: Madame Fay Going Retro with Redmoon Rising

Posted: 09 Aug 2016 01:50 PM PDT

When the Redmoon Rising update to WildStar goes live on August 17th, Madame Fay will be getting an update...or a retrograde, depending on how you look at it. From that day forward, she will be selling some pretty spiffy "retro-inspired fortunes" so Carbine is urging players to head over and snap up any of her remaining stock before the 17th.

Age of Wushu Dynasty: Master Tamer Update Deployed with New Pets & Faction War

Posted: 09 Aug 2016 01:32 PM PDT

Snail Games has sent word that the Master Tamer update has been deployed to Age of Wushu Dynasty. The content expansion brings a number of new features into the game including the 25v25 faction war system, a half dozen new combat pets, treasure refinements and more.

Guild Wars 2: Fourth Anniversary Reminds You to Reminisce #GW2BDay

Posted: 09 Aug 2016 01:08 PM PDT

Guild Wars 2 will be turning four years old on August 28th and ArenaNet devs will be heading to social media to share some of their favorite memories of Tyria. Players are also invited to share their memories by using #GW2BDay on Twitter, Tumblr and Instagram.

Warhammer 40k: Eternal Crusade: Da Hour of WAAGH!

Posted: 09 Aug 2016 08:28 AM PDT

Lead Designer Brent Ellison gives us the lowdown on Orks, the newest faction about to join the Eternal Crusade

Twin Saga: Founders' Beta Begins with New Producer's Letter

Posted: 09 Aug 2016 11:34 AM PDT

The Twin Saga Founders' Beta has officially kicked off with some new information uncovered via today's producer's letter.

Camelot Unchained: A Gentle Breeze

Posted: 07 Aug 2016 07:16 PM PDT

This week Timothy Eisen mines the first State of the Game address and the Dose of Design-Reabilitation Results from City State Entertainment's Newsletter #24 for mic drop worthy news bits to muse over.

General: Mobius Final Fantasy: Combat on the Go

Posted: 07 Aug 2016 07:05 PM PDT

Square Enix has released their second mobile only Final Fantasy spin off in the last two months. Read on for Rob's hot takes on this newest entry.

Chronicles of Elyria: A Look at Families, Time Progression & Character Development

Posted: 09 Aug 2016 08:53 AM PDT

The latest Chronicles of Elyria update contains a mountain of new material for backers and fans of the forthcoming title to digest. Prior to the deep dive into families and characters, readers are given a look at some concept art and videos, information about production and design and a peek into what the team is putting through the review process currently.