Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft Review

Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft Review:
The key to understanding Hearthstone lies in its very name. Not only does it refer to the white-and-turquoise rock that has sent the World of Warcraft faithful back to inns since 2004; it also suggests friendly competition far removed from the battles and weighty stratagems of other collectible card games. Its cozy syllables evoke not laborious campaigns lasting hours, but quick matches that take no longer than it takes to gulp down a mug of ale. If World of Warcraft is the everyman's massively multiplayer online game, this is the everyman's collectible card game, and for the most part, Blizzard has justified the fanfare that erupted when it first appeared last March.

Obsidian's Newest Game Isn't Quite What You'd Expect

Obsidian's Newest Game Isn't Quite What You'd Expect :
Last night at GDC in San Francisco, Obsidian Entertainment announced a new game. You might expect the company behind RPGs like Fallout: New Vegas and South Park: The Stick of Truth to have another massive adventure

SMITE brings out Ullr right before official release

SMITE brings out Ullr right before official release :
Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Classes, Launches, Patches, News Items, Free-to-Play, MOBA The official launch of SMITE is just a few days away -- March 25th, to be specific. But there's still time to work in one more deity to the

Make My MMO: Crowdfunding March 9 - March 15, 2014

Make My MMO: Crowdfunding March 9 - March 15, 2014 :
Filed under: Business Models, MMO Industry, New Titles, News Items, Crowdfunding, Make My MMO This week we say goodbye to Terrayn's Kickstarter campaign, which came up short of its $300,000 goal. We say hello

The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot Open Beta Review

The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot Open Beta Review :
GameSpot's open beta reviews evaluate unfinished games that are nonetheless available to the public. While the games in question are not considered finished by their creators, you may still devote time and bandwidth

GDC 2014 – Conquest of Champions is One Slick-Looking CCG

GDC 2014 – Conquest of Champions is One Slick-Looking CCG :
GDC 2014 – Conquest of Champions is One Slick-Looking CCG Posted by Rob Rich on March 19th, 2014 [ permalink ] Conquest of Champions is a pretty sweet-looking CCG from Kihon, and it’s making its way to the iPad.

Korean News and Beta Test Announcements

• CJ E&M Netmarble 2D sidescroll action MORPG “Mystic Fighter” enters OBT on April 3 .
• Pang Game 3D web MMORPG “Queens Sword” starts OBT today.
• Palmple card battle RPG “Qurare: Magic Library” released in Naver Appstore and T-store.
• ENP Games RPG “Murim Kangho” released in T-store.
• NGL card battle RPG “Chohan Jeongi” released in Naver Appstore and Google Play store.
• Sundaytoyz “Anipang 2” reaches 8,000,000 downloads in 2 months after its release.

RAPTR’S MOST PLAYED PC GAMES: FEBRUARY 2014 – DIABLO III ON THE RISE

RAPTR’S MOST PLAYED PC GAMES: FEBRUARY 2014 – DIABLO III ON THE RISE:
It was a fairly quiet month in February, with no new releases cracking the top 20. The biggest mover? A resurgent Diablo III.

Note: The Share number by each game represents that title’s gameplay time as a percentage of the total time spent on all the PC games played by Raptr members, and is useful for comparing the relative amount of playtime between particular games.

Not So Massively: Hearthstone's launch, Infinite Crisis' soft launch, and Diablo III's auction house termination

Not So Massively: Hearthstone's launch, Infinite Crisis' soft launch, and Diablo III's auction house termination :
Filed under: Betas, Video, Business Models, Launches, MMO Industry, New Titles, Patches, News Items, Free-to-Play, MMORTS, Miscellaneous, Not So Massively, MOBA, Buy-to-Play Welcome back to No So Massively, where every

Ghost Recon Online gets a new name and a makeover

Ghost Recon Online gets a new name and a makeover :
Ubisoft today announced that Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Online, the developer's upcoming free-to-play multiplayer shooter, will launch April 10 on PC via Steam as "Ghost Recon Phantoms."The name change comes as

Blizzard pulls the plug on Diablo 3's infamous auction house

Blizzard pulls the plug on Diablo 3's infamous auction house :
Blizzard has killed off the controversial Diablo III auction house ahead of the launch of the game's first expansion, Reaper of Souls, next week.The service was shut down at approximately 10am GMT. No new auctions can now be

GDC 2014: 'Here Be Monsters' - A Free to Play Game That Does Everything

GDC 2014: 'Here Be Monsters' - A Free to Play Game That Does Everything :
We're not big into previewing many of these kind of timer-based multi-currency free to play games, but Here Be Monsters seems neat because it includes everything. You like crafting? They got it. Collecting, trapping

Strife Beta Code Giveaway

Strife Beta Code Giveaway :
Strife looks to be the next-generation of MOBA games, but that's up to you decide. Enter your email below to get a beta code and register here to enter the closed beta.We have limited supplies of codes, hurry and grab one while

Elite's 3.0 alpha is here, as is docking and a new video

Elite's 3.0 alpha is here, as is docking and a new video :
Filed under: Betas, Sci-Fi, Trailers, Video, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, New Titles, News Items, Sandbox, Crowdfunding, Elite: Dangerous, Buy-to-Play Frontier has officially released version 3.0 of the Elite: Dangerous

Card Hunter coming to mobile courtesy of new studio DropForge

Card Hunter coming to mobile courtesy of new studio DropForge :
Seattle-based DropForge Games confirmed today that it has partnered with Australian studio Blue Manchu to bring Manchu's free-to-play browser-based game Card Hunter to mobile devices. ...

Transformers Universe opens up first-come, first-served beta signups

Transformers Universe opens up first-come, first-served beta signups :
Filed under: Betas, Sci-Fi, Trailers, Video, Previews, News Items, Kids, Transformers Universe, MOBA Do you want to be in the first wave of Transformers Universe testing? Then go sign up right now. No, don't finish

Betawatch: March 8 - 14, 2014

Betawatch: March 8 - 14, 2014 :
Filed under: Betas, Launches, Betawatch, Miscellaneous Turbine's MOBA Infinite Crisis soft-launched into beta today, so Betawatch bids it a fond farewell. What else is new in the world of MMO testing? WildStar announced

Korean News and Beta Test Announcements

• Entermate RPG “Amheuk Samguk: starts OBT on March 14.
• ENP Games RPG “Jecheon Daeseong” opens official homepage.
• Ntreev Soft baseball management game “Pro Baseball Manager” opens teaser page.
• Neocyon mobile MMORPG “Ragnarok Hero’s Way” released in Google Play store and Apple Appstore.
• Actoz Soft mobile RPG “Chain Chronicle” holds premium test from March 14 to 16.
• Dotomchi Games “Reverse of Fortune 2” and “Sorceress of Fortune” released in Google Play store.
• Chukong Korea arcade RPG “Chaos Fighter” released in Olleh market.
• Rekoo Korea strategy RPG “Honest” released in Naver Appstore.
• Dragonfly “Kkotboda Halbae” to be released in end of April.
• Palmple card battle RPG “Qurare: Magic Library” released in Google Play store.
• Naver to launch a gaming platform on its SNS Band.

Infinite Crisis launches open beta, new trailer

Infinite Crisis launches open beta, new trailer :
Filed under: Betas, Super-hero, Trailers, Video, MMO Industry, New Titles, PvP, News Items, Free-to-Play, MOBA, Infinite Crisis DC multiverse MOBA Infinite Crisis is now in open beta, and Turbine has released a new trailer to

Blizzard's Heroes of the Storm alpha: characters cost between $3.99 and $9.99

Blizzard's Heroes of the Storm alpha: characters cost between $3.99 and $9.99 :
Blizzard has launched the technical alpha for its upcoming MOBA Heroes of the Storm, and invited the first wave of people to play the game in its early development stages. Did you get in?The game follows a purchase model