PC

Can Rift’s Player-Versus-Player Revamp Save It From The Oncoming Storm?

Trion World’s MMO rift has done well enough for itself, but with Tera underway and The Secret World and Guild Wars 2 looming, they’ve got to be feeling some heat. Can the newly revamped three-faction Conquest system keep folks playing?


May 24, 2012
PC

Tera MMO Log Part 2, Supplemental: Look At All That Rested XP

The plan was to spend a series of four consecutive weeks playing En Masse Entertainment’s massively multiplayer online fantasy role-playing game Tera, reporting back every week leading up to the final review. Then all hell broke loose.


PC

Giant Bosses And Big Swords, Check Out This Chinese MMORPG

Sure, the title God Slayer sounds like the Japanese game God Eater (which is a bit like Monster Hunter, so whatever). This Chinese developed MMORPG runs on the CryEngine 3, and the physics look slightly off in places. But maybe it’s fun — who knows. I do like the boss fight in the above trailer.


May 23, 2012
PC

Next Star Wars: The Old Republic Takes The Pain Out Of Finding People To Play With

Now that the massive 1.2 update for Star Wars: The Old Republic is behind us, it’s time for BioWare to start winning back those 400,000 lost subscribers with some oft-requested features.


May 17, 2012
PC

Tera MMO Log Part 2: An Axe To Grind

Having spent a couple of weeks in the exiled world of Arborea in the delicate boots of a pretty pink Sorcerer, for my second MMO log I decided to take the long, strange trip to mid-level madness in something a little more sturdy.


May 10, 2012
PC

Tera MMO Log Part One: I Am Gorgeous

Since En Masse Entertainment’s massively multiplayer fantasy role-playing game Tera officially launched last week I’ve taken nearly a hundred screenshots.


May 4, 2012
PC

5 Things I Want To See In The Elder Scrolls Online

The announcement I’ve been waiting for ever since ZeniMax Online Studios was founded has finally arrived: there’s a massively multiplayer online Elder Scrolls game on the way. Now I can deliver my list of demands suggestions for making The Elder Scrolls Online the best MMO it can possibly be.


May 3, 2012
PC

This Massive Monster Boss Fight Is One Of Many Reasons I Adore Tera

Late Sunday night I joined a party of level 37 and higher Tera players to take on Cultists’ Refuge, one of the challenging dungeons in En Masse Entertainment’s newly launched massively-multiplayer online role-playing game. That’s where I met Bhaozurbas, my new best friend.


PC

A Gorgeous, Living World Sets Guild Wars 2 Apart

We all have our personal gaming quirks. I, for example, have a habit of leaping into any new game as a thief, rogue or assassin type whenever possible. I prefer to move slowly and cautiously, in stealth and shadows, choosing my targets with utmost care. I operate alone or, when in teams, as a scout and sniper who can be relied upon not to be seen.