Heroes of Loot Review: Prepare to Grind Your Thumbs to Dust

Heroes of Loot Review: Prepare to Grind Your Thumbs to Dust:
Heroes of Loot by Pascal Bestebroer is not just another fantasy RPG. I hadn’t played an old-school crawler like this in

Tokyo Game Show - just another game event

Tokyo Game Show - just another game event:
Independent game developer and Gamasutra senior contributing editor Brandon Sheffield examines what the shrinking size of the Tokyo Game Show

Korean News and Beta Test Announcements

• Liveplex MMORPG “Kungfu Hero” signs Naver channeling service, Naver Game users can participate in its 1st test on September 24.
• YJ Network strategy action RPG “God’s Move” open official homepage, holds 1st test from September 23 to 24.
• SG Internet “Gods &Hero” grand opens on September 25, results from last test: 70% are in their 30s, about 35% are females, average playtime is 200 minutes.

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn General Article: Review in Progress #4

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn General Article: Review in Progress #4:
So it is dear readers with great sadness that I inform you that we are coming upon the end of our sojourn together known as the Final Fantasy XIV:A Realm Reborn review in progress. Some of you are probably overjoyed by this news, while still others are lamenting the death of this series as much as I am. Regardless of your emotional status on a written review next week MMORPG.com will finally present our official review of FFXIV: ARR and replace that 5.1 score that version 1.0 did so well to earn. This week on the RIP we will talk about quests, heists, leves, grand companies, and the economy.

Some Assembly Required Extra: The scoop on Albion Online

Some Assembly Required Extra: The scoop on Albion Online:
Filed under: Game Mechanics, Interviews, New Titles, PvP, News Items, Some Assembly Required, Sandbox, Housing, Player-Generated Content After

The unlikely fusion of eSports and HTML5

The unlikely fusion of eSports and HTML5:
Project Atlas, Artillery's first collaboration with eSports star Sean "Day[9]" Plott, is meant to bring a high-quality RTS experience to browsers in HTML5. Here's

MOBILE: What is Fantasica exactly?

MOBILE: What is Fantasica exactly?:
Some people probably heard of this game, but a large majority of you probably just glanced over it and continued to browse the pages among pages of apps.

Rise and Shiny: Ensemble Online

Rise and Shiny: Ensemble Online:
Filed under: Video, Business Models, Game Mechanics, New Titles, PvP, Opinion, Free-to-Play, Browser, Casual, Rise and Shiny, Livestream, Sandbox,

Fallen Earth celebrates its 4th birthday

Fallen Earth celebrates its 4th birthday:
Filed under: Sci-Fi, Fallen Earth, Free-to-Play, Post-Apocalyptic, Sandbox, Anniversaries Fallen Earth is turning four years old today, and you know what that

PlayStation 4 exclusive Deep Down to be free-to-play

PlayStation 4 exclusive Deep Down to be free-to-play:
Capcom-developed fantasy role-playing game to expand Sony's push into the free-to-play market. Capcom has announced at Tokyo Game Show 2013

Let's Analyze This Week's Weirdest Nintendo News In a Positive Way

Let's Analyze This Week's Weirdest Nintendo News In a Positive Way:
Two days ago, Nintendo revealed how two of their biggest Wii franchises, Wii Fit U and Wii Sports, would be returning on

Darkfall's Duelist update also ushered in treasure map changes

Darkfall's Duelist update also ushered in treasure map changes:
Filed under: Fantasy, Darkfall, Classes, Game Mechanics, Patches, PvP, News Items, Sandbox With a brand new

Combat Monsters Preview

Combat Monsters Preview:
I've been playing a game called Combat Monsters recently, and although it's still in beta, I have to say that I'm very impressed. Rubicon Development, the studio behind the game, describes it as a

Mobile entertainment platform NARR8 launches on Facebook

Mobile entertainment platform NARR8 launches on Facebook:
Image via NARR8 Mobile entertainment platform NARR8 has expanded from mobile to Facebook, bringing a wide array of interactive novels, comics and

iPhone Life, Appsolute Genius press & business talks added to ADC

iPhone Life, Appsolute Genius press & business talks added to ADC:
Newly-announced App Developers Conference talks include tips for getting your app covered by tech press and

Shadow Cities closing down October 7

Shadow Cities closing down October 7:
Filed under: Fantasy, Real-Life, Sci-Fi, Sunsets First announced in 2010, Shadow Cities was set to be a completely new experience in MMO

What's going to happen to Atlus, post-Sega?

What's going to happen to Atlus, post-Sega?:
The Japanese giant has acquired Atlus -- and with it, change is inevitable. What course might it take, and why? Gamasutra's Christian Nutt shares his

TERA: Rising: Checkin' Out the End Game

TERA: Rising: Checkin' Out the End Game:
En Masse Entertainment has announced a new "Level Up" event in which every player will be granted a permanent level 58 character, complete with all gear, if the

Happy 16th birthday, Ultima Online

Happy 16th birthday, Ultima Online:
Filed under: Fantasy, Events (In-Game), Patches, News Items, Ultima Online, Anniversaries, Subscription, MMORPG I've taken my share of ribbing from the

World of Warplanes Release Pushed Back to November | Ten Ton Hammer

World of Warplanes Release Pushed Back to November | Ten Ton Hammer:
The war for the skies will have to wait. World of Warplanes will be getting launched a little later than expected.

The 12 Best Games on the iPhone

The 12 Best Games on the iPhone:
You've got yourself an iPhone and you want to play some games on it. You might not want to just plunge into the App Store. It's a jungle, and it is full of bad

Blog: Make in-app purchasing easier

Blog: Make in-app purchasing easier:
Monetization design consultant Ethan Levy explains why Bejeweled Blitz easily gets money out of players while Ascension makes it way too hard. ...

Take on X-Defense Mode in Marvel Heroes | Ten Ton Hammer

Take on X-Defense Mode in Marvel Heroes | Ten Ton Hammer:
New challenge mode tests player endurance with endless waves of powerful enemies in Marvel Heroes.

Betawatch: September 14 - 20, 2013

Betawatch: September 14 - 20, 2013:
Filed under: Betas, MMO Industry, News Items, Betawatch, Miscellaneous It's hard to make a free-to-play Eastern-style fantasy MMO stand out amidst a sea of

Valve adds new maps, weapon skins to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Valve adds new maps, weapon skins to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive:
Valve introduces eight new maps and fifteen new weapon skins through Operation Bravo. Yesterday, Valve

Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn – Leveling Process, Review – Part 1

Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn – Leveling Process, Review – Part 1:
Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn is the newest online sensations that almost everyone keeps talking about, we all

[TGS 2013] Final Fantasy XIV Has Over a Million Players

[TGS 2013] Final Fantasy XIV Has Over a Million Players:
Over the Tokyo Game Show 2013, Square Enix has unveiled lots of detail information about Final Fantsy XIV: A Realm Reborn. As the hottest MMORPG

Guild Wars 2's Twilight Assault trailer announces October 1st launch

Guild Wars 2's Twilight Assault trailer announces October 1st launch:
Filed under: Fantasy, Trailers, Video, Patches, News Items, Guild Wars 2, Buy-to-Play You may not be finished putting

XAOC Japan Publisher Announced, To Release in Japan This Year

XAOC Japan Publisher Announced, To Release in Japan This Year:
USERJOY JAPAN recently announced that they will publish Winking Entertainment's latest MMORPG, XAOC,

Make My MMO: Crowdfunding September 8 - 21, 2013

Make My MMO: Crowdfunding September 8 - 21, 2013:
Filed under: MMO Industry, Massively Meta, Miscellaneous, Crowdfunding, Make My MMO In the oft changing world of crowdfunding hopefuls, faces come and