PC

This Planetside 2 Air Assault Video Will Get You Excited About The Future Of MMO Shooters

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The original Planetside was perhaps a little ahead of its time. A massively multiplayer FPS in a time when broadband was still finding its feet. Even so, it was magnificent by way of its ambition alone and as lag-stricken as it was (at least, for Australian players), I still remember it fondly — nothing quite beats carrying a pair of rocklet rifles and blowing the crap out of heavily-armed MAX.


May 22, 2012
e3 2012

Sony’s Got A New Multiplayer Shooter In Development

Sony has tasked German studio ACONY Games with the development of Bullet Run, an upcoming multiplayer shooter that’s based on the premise of a reality TV series gone bad.


March 17, 2012
PC

After 13 Years, Original EverQuest Goes F2P

One of the longest-running subscription-based massively multiplayer online role-playing games has finally succumbed to the sweet, sweet lure of the microtranscation-based business model, as EverQuest celebrates its 13th anniversary by going free-to-play.


January 31, 2012
PC

The Original EverQuest Goes Free-to-Play For Its 13th Birthday

After more than a decade of dedicated fans paying a monthly fee to adventure in the lands of Norrath, the massively multiplayer online role-playing game that got the MMORPG ball rolling back in 1999 is going free-to-play come March.


January 11, 2012
PC

The Heroes And Villains Of DC Universe Online Are A Crafty Bunch

Look folks, just because you’ve been granted superhuman powers that allow you to go toe-to-toe with the biggest names in the DC Universe doesn’t mean you can ignore your chores. In its latest free update DC Universe Online grants players the power to craft.


December 7, 2011
PC

A Final Warning To Cheaters

MMORPG EverQuest, which launched in 1999, is plagued with cheaters. Sony Online Entertainment is fed up. So you better watch out, cheaters!


November 22, 2011
PC

This Is The Most Evil EverQuest II’s Freeport Has Looked In Years

From the generic fantasy city of the original EverQuest to the grungy spires of EverQuest 2, the city of Freeport has never quite captured the spirit of being the home to everything evil on Norrath. Until now, that is.


November 11, 2011
PC

EverQuest II Fully Commits To Free-To-Play

Last year EverQuest II dipped its toes in free-to-play waters splitting its services into two separate games: the regular EverQuest II and the limited free-to-play EverQuest II Extended. Next month the game puts that silliness behind it and dives in head-first.


November 3, 2011
PC

Fight Alongside DC’s Greatest Superheroes For Free

With yesterday’s addition to the PlayStation Network and today’s flipping of the switch on the PC version, DC Universe Online is now free-to-play. Sony Online Entertainment celebrates with the most exciting trailer you’ll see all… oh, never mind.


October 28, 2011
PC

D.C. Universe Online’s Free-To-Play Start Date Set For Nov 1

During a live-stream video chat with the game’s developers, D.C. Universe Online‘s free-to-play debut was set for November 1, which is Tuesday of next week. Originally expected sometime in October, the new freemium model gives everyone two character slots and all game content as a base offering, with expansion packs and extra characters as paid extras.