MMORPG News

HeroWarz: Closed Beta Event 2 Now Live
Heroes of the Storm: All Heroes Free to Play from Jun 24-28
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen: Two Hours of Gameplay to be Shown in Thursday Stream
Runescape: The Gower Quest Honors Original Creators
Elder Scrolls Online: One Tamriel Interview with Matt Firor
General: E3 2016 - MXM Has a Unique Twist on a Tiring Concept
WildStar: Group Up During the Nexus with Friends Event
Overwatch: Next Update Ready for Testing on PTR
Elder Scrolls Online: A First Look at Update 11: Shadows of the Hist
General: So Close, But Not Quite - The New Site
Age of Wushu Dynasty: Big Update Brings New Dungeon, Marriage System
Star Trek Online: Kelvin Timeline Teased & Anton Yelchin to be Remembered
The Skies: Clan Support Added in Latest Update
Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward: E3 2016 - Naoki Yoshida Speaks About Deep Dungeon Itemization & More
Black Desert Online: The Node War Patch Falls Down, Goes Boom
General: Hi-Rez Expo Headed to Atlanta on January 5-8, 2017
World of Warcraft: A Trip to Azsuna
EVE: Valkyrie: Carrier Assault Update Takes Flight
Minecraft: Wii U Edition Launches in the US

Posted: 22 Jun 2016 09:17 AM PDT

KOG Games has sent word that HeroWarz has entered its second closed beta phase. The event will be running through June 24th with players in several countries taking part (US, Canada, EU, Australia and New Zealand). Participating players will be able to unlock special gear for achieving milestones during CBT 2.

Heroes of the Storm: All Heroes Free to Play from Jun 24-28

Posted: 22 Jun 2016 09:02 AM PDT

Blizzard has announced that all heroes will be free to play for a limited time to celebrate the conclusion of the two Heroes of the Storm Summer Championships. The free hero rotation will take place from June 24th to June 28th. In addition, a special package of hero skins will be made available during the event.

Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen: Two Hours of Gameplay to be Shown in Thursday Stream

Posted: 22 Jun 2016 08:46 AM PDT

Visionary Realms will be hosting a special live stream event for Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen. The stream will take place on Thursday, June 23rd beginning at 6:00 pm Pacific / 9:00 pm Eastern and will feature up to two hours of game play as developers and guests run through Black Dagger Keep and a "surprise dungeon". The event will take place in the Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen Twitch.tv channel.

Runescape: The Gower Quest Honors Original Creators

Posted: 22 Jun 2016 08:35 AM PDT

Fifteen years ago, the Gower brothers (Andrew, Paul & Ian) created RuneScape. With today's update, they, in a sense, return to the game in a new quest line called the "Gower Quest". Players are looking into the mysterious disappearance of cabbage mages and provides a lot of "inside jokes" and vintage RuneScape nods.

Elder Scrolls Online: One Tamriel Interview with Matt Firor

Posted: 22 Jun 2016 06:17 AM PDT

E3 has come and gone, but not without some big news from Zenimax, Bethesda, and Elder Scrolls Online. We caught up with ESO's Game Director Matt Firor to discuss the news out of E3, the next big update "Shadows of the Hist", and what the future may hold for Tamriel.

General: E3 2016 - MXM Has a Unique Twist on a Tiring Concept

Posted: 22 Jun 2016 05:34 AM PDT

I need to confess, when NCsoft first showed me MXM last year I was pretty skeptical. While the version we played wasn't localized, it was evident that NCsoft was trying to push into the free-to-play space of other MOBAs--which at the time seemed like an awful idea to me. But MXM isn't a MOBA, it smartly borrows some of those ideas, a few more from action RPGs, and then even a sprinkling from MMOs, and turns that all into something that so far feels distinct and different.

WildStar: Group Up During the Nexus with Friends Event

Posted: 22 Jun 2016 05:14 AM PDT

Carbine has published a brief but interesting post on the Wildstar site that reveals how much more fun it is for players to roam the game in groups. During the 'Nexus with Friends' event, players who group up and complete multiplayer PvE events can earn double Renown. This boon to Renown gains can be earned in expeditions, adventures and dungeons.

Overwatch: Next Update Ready for Testing on PTR

Posted: 22 Jun 2016 05:12 AM PDT

The next Overwatch update is ready for testing on the Public Test Region. Players opting to help test the patch can check out the official site to grab the instructions on how to participate.

Elder Scrolls Online: A First Look at Update 11: Shadows of the Hist

Posted: 22 Jun 2016 05:09 AM PDT

During last week's E3, Zenimax's Matt Firor teased the next DLC for Elder Scrolls Online and today we've learned the first information about Update 11: Shadows of the Hist. Most notably, Shadows of the Hist will feature a pair of new dungeons and the ability for players to change race or appearance along with new hairstyles and adornments.

General: So Close, But Not Quite - The New Site

Posted: 22 Jun 2016 04:28 AM PDT

After hours and hours of prepping, tweaking, massaging content - we launched the new MMORPG.com site around midnight EST last night. The site itself was ready, if needing a bit of polish. What wasn't ready? The new servers at Amazon. For now, we're back to the old site, but not for long!

Age of Wushu Dynasty: Big Update Brings New Dungeon, Marriage System

Posted: 20 Jun 2016 01:38 PM PDT

Mobile RPG Age of Wushu Dynasty has undergone a major update that brings a number of bug fixes and feature enhancements to bear as well as the new Marriage System, the game's first dungeon, full 3D camera control, new outfits, Russian and Thai voice-overs and much more.

Star Trek Online: Kelvin Timeline Teased & Anton Yelchin to be Remembered

Posted: 20 Jun 2016 01:22 PM PDT

The Star Trek Online site has been updated with a short post simply entitled "Kelvin Timeline" that teases a future update where players will be able to travel between current Star Trek reality and that of Star Trek: Into the Darkness.

The Skies: Clan Support Added in Latest Update

Posted: 20 Jun 2016 12:27 PM PDT

eForbe has released a brand new patch to The Skies that brings a number of community-based ideas into the game that gives more support to and added features for clans. Players can look forward to several new features including the ability for leaders to appoint co-admins, clan ratings and a clan's level affecting gold and XP acquisition.

Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward: E3 2016 - Naoki Yoshida Speaks About Deep Dungeon Itemization & More

Posted: 20 Jun 2016 08:29 AM PDT

Final Fantasy XIV's 3.3 update isn't even two weeks old and already players are going to have something more to look forward to: Deep Dungeon. First unveiled back at Pax East in April, Deep Dungeon will be unlike anything Final Fantasy XIV players have seen to date. I got the chance to sit in on a group interview with game director Naoki "Yoshi-P" Yoshida to dive deeper how Deep Dungeon will work, the new raid finding tool, itemization, and more.

Black Desert Online: The Node War Patch Falls Down, Goes Boom

Posted: 20 Jun 2016 07:44 AM PDT

Lewis Burnell is off this week taking a much deserved vacation, and it's probably just as well since Black Desert Online's latest patch is, for all intents and purposes... busted to hell. In this week's column we'll take stock of the situation at hand and try to gather just what went wrong and when we can expect fixes to hit the live servers.

General: Hi-Rez Expo Headed to Atlanta on January 5-8, 2017

Posted: 20 Jun 2016 09:16 AM PDT

Hi-Rez is inviting its games' fans to head to Atlanta, Georgia from January 5-8, 2017 to take part in the Hi-Rez Expo 2017. Fans will be able to watch the SMITE XBox World Championship and the Paladins HRX Invitational Tournament as well as hobnob with the developers and much more.

World of Warcraft: A Trip to Azsuna

Posted: 20 Jun 2016 06:42 AM PDT

With two months until the launch of Legion, development on Warcraft's latest expansion has been surging ahead. In his report, Gareth Harmer takes a closer look at the zone of Azsuna.

EVE: Valkyrie: Carrier Assault Update Takes Flight

Posted: 20 Jun 2016 08:24 AM PDT

CCP has announced that the Carrier Assault update for EVE: Valkyrie has been successfully deployed. This marks the first free update to EVE: Valkyrie since launch earlier this year. Players can look forward to the Carrier Assault multiplayer mode, the new Crossroads map, the "Boost Gate" feature, bug fixes and feature enhancements.

Minecraft: Wii U Edition Launches in the US

Posted: 20 Jun 2016 08:20 AM PDT

Minecraft fans will be pleased to hear that the boxed version of Minecraft for Wii U is now available in stores in the United States. Retailing for $29.99, this retail version comes with all of the add-on content packs in the Nintendo eShop version of the game including the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack that brings everyone's favorite Nintendo character into the game.