MLB Live Challenge Preview

MLB Live Challenge Preview:
Sometimes you just have to keep an open mind with upcoming mobile games. Take MLB Live Challenge, for instance. It's a light baseball sim that requires you to use player cards to field the best possible team, which is something we've seen before. Ah, but Konami has added something extra to this freemium title: a dose of fantasy baseball. Got your attention now, right?

Ignition Entertainment co-founder has a new indie studio

Ignition Entertainment co-founder has a new indie studio:
One of the co-founders of Ignition Entertainment has started a new indie studio, and aims to release four mobile and tablet games by the end of 2013. ...

Tackling a multiplatform MMORPG with Pangalore's Knightly Adventure

Tackling a multiplatform MMORPG with Pangalore's Knightly Adventure:
A 3D Unity-based MMO for both smartphones and PCs, built in Asia and targeting the West? Talk about difficult. This postmortem is full of information

Double Eleven splits from Sony XDev as it continues publishing push

Double Eleven splits from Sony XDev as it continues publishing push:
Following layoffs, UK team finding success reworking titles on PSN, with PC and mobile projects to come

Arcane Saga Unleashes First Content Update

Arcane Saga Unleashes First Content Update:
Netmarble.com introduces the first content update - much of which driven by player feedback - for its free-to-play MMORPG Arcane Saga. The update

Korean News and Beta Test Announcements

• Uniana new action MORPG “LAF (Loya Attacking Forces)” releases brand identity.
• Neowiz CRS MORPG “Project Blacksheep” for multi-platform is possible.

ChronoBlade Open Beta Comes to Facebook This Month

ChronoBlade Open Beta Comes to Facebook This Month:
Photo via http://www.chronoblade.com/ nWay’s Facebook game ChronoBlade will come out of the dark and launch in open beta this month, the developer has

Postmortem: Two-man indie MMO Growtopia

Postmortem: Two-man indie MMO Growtopia:
This indie project has hit a lot of bumps, detailed honestly in this look back at what went wrong in the development of smartphone MMO Growtopia. ...

Ask Massively: The best and worst of E3

Ask Massively: The best and worst of E3:
Filed under: MMO Industry, Opinion, Massively Meta, Ask Massively, Events (Massively's Coverage), Miscellaneous Massively is finally recovered from E3,

Second Life marking 10 years next week

Second Life marking 10 years next week:
Linden Lab's virtual-world online game celebrating 10th anniversary June 23; 36 million have registered to date and spent more than 217,266 years in the world.

PlanetSide 2 Rolls Out Game Update 11 | Ten Ton Hammer

PlanetSide 2 Rolls Out Game Update 11 | Ten Ton Hammer:
PlanetSide 2 combat gets a shakedown with tweaks to continental domination, vehicles, aircraft, and more.

SMITE unveils Hun Batz, the new monkey god

SMITE unveils Hun Batz, the new monkey god:
Filed under: Fantasy, Patches, News Items, Free-to-Play, MOBA The most recent SMITE patch did not add a new god so much as it monkeyed around with

It's XCOM. On iOS. Isn't That All You Need To Know?

It's XCOM. On iOS. Isn't That All You Need To Know?:
I've spent the past few days zapping aliens and maneuvering troops in the iPad version of XCOM: Enemy Unknown, and I'm happy to report that it's XCOM:

'Orchestral battle' Anthymn needs money for the music

'Orchestral battle' Anthymn needs money for the music:
Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Video, New Titles, Music, Crowdfunding "For the first time ever, players will shape an online world with music," promises String

Contra Is Coming To iOS, And It's Changed

Contra Is Coming To iOS, And It's Changed:
Konami's classic run-and-gunner is hitting iOS next Thursday, but it's not Contra as we know it. This is Contra Evolution, the a retooling of the original

Neverwinter launches (again), reveals Fury of the Feywild module

Neverwinter launches (again), reveals Fury of the Feywild module:
Filed under: Fantasy, Game Mechanics, Launches, MMO Industry, News Items, Free-to-Play, Neverwinter So, like, Neverwinter launched and stuff. And

Dragon's Prophet: Review In Progress #2

Dragon's Prophet: Review In Progress #2:
Now that E3 has wrapped up, we can once again pick up our Review in Progress series as it applies to Dragon's Prophet. In this week's article, we talk

Guild Wars 2: Sky Pirates of Tyria Announced

Guild Wars 2: Sky Pirates of Tyria Announced:
ArenaNet has announced the next Guild Wars 2 content update. Called "Sky Pirates of Tyria", the new content will bring more additions to the Living Story, a

Aion 4.0 slated for August launch in Europe

Aion 4.0 slated for August launch in Europe:
Filed under: Fantasy, Aion, Expansions, PvP, News Items, PvE, Free-to-Play While Daevas in North America are looking forward to Aion's 4.0 launch next week,

Hex: E3 2013 - Defining the MMOTCG

Hex: E3 2013 - Defining the MMOTCG:
We chatted with Cryptozoic CEO Cory Jones at this year's E3 to learn all about HEX, the studio's upcoming MMOTCG.

TowerFall Was The Most Fun I Had At E3

TowerFall Was The Most Fun I Had At E3:
I have this problem having what humans call "fun" at E3.Read more...

Android vs. iOS game development myths

Android vs. iOS game development myths:
It's time to debunk myths held dear by many in "iOS vs. Android" arguments. Here are detailed stats about fragmentation, audience size and how

Introduction to China Blade and Soul

Introduction to China Blade and Soul:
This introduction is written for all English-speaking players who will be joining China’s Blade And Soul. As there is no English patch at the moment, I will try my

Monsters Invade: Oz Review

Monsters Invade: Oz Review:
Monsters Invade: Oz drops our Dorothy-like protagonist into a dubstep remix of the classic L. Frank Baum story. The charmingly cartoonish graphics, powerful

Sorry Consoles, Apple's Controller Support Spells Trouble For You

Sorry Consoles, Apple's Controller Support Spells Trouble For You:
The biggest news of E3 2013 was the battle between the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, a battle centered on consumer rejection of digital rights management

PSA: Puzzle Pirates is now on iPad

PSA: Puzzle Pirates is now on iPad:
Arrr, mateys! Ye be lovin' puzzles, but hate the idea of being tied to a land-lubbin' PC all yer life? Avast, me hearties! You'll be pleased as a pirate prince to know that

Darkfall introduces new Broadherne dungeon with recent patch

Darkfall introduces new Broadherne dungeon with recent patch:
Filed under: Fantasy, Darkfall, Patches Yesterday saw a new content patch for Darkfall:Unholy Wars as detailed in a post at the official forums. In addition to

Korean Medieval MMORPG WolfKnights Unveils New Screenshots

Korean Medieval MMORPG WolfKnights Unveils New Screenshots:
First announced last month, the Korean MMORPG WolfKnights Online (Project G2) from IMC Games has attracted lots of attention. Coming from the same

DeNA's 3 tips for mobile game success

DeNA's 3 tips for mobile game success:
Clive Downie is CEO of Western operations for DeNA, a leading mobile game company. Here are his three tips for making it in the mobile game sector.

Where's My Mickey? Review

Where's My Mickey? Review:
If there is any type of game it feels like Disney well and truly owns, it's the Where's My...? series begun by Where's My Water? and carried on by Where's My

Nvidia's Shield Gets A Price Drop And A June 27 Release

Nvidia's Shield Gets A Price Drop And A June 27 Release:
Last month Nvidia's Project Shield Android handheld got a shortened name, a release window of June, and a $349 price tag. With June quickly coming to a