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Despite the fact that the events of The Elder Scrolls Online take place 1,000 years before those of the single-player titles set in Tamriel, the MMO will be easy for players to immerse themselves in because of the deep lore they are already acquainted with.
Matt Firor, who is the director working on The Elder Scroll... |
26 May 2012
03:28 GMT |
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The lawsuit between publisher Activision and the former employees Vince Zampella and Jason West has revealed information about the new video game from Bungie, which is codenamed Destiny, and more details have emerged about the requirements the game needs to meet, even if no real game information has emerged. There w... |
25 May 2012
08:10 GMT |
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The recent problems that have hit 38 Studios, the creator of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, could be solved by selling the intellectual property that the developer has put together, which is evaluated at 20 million dollars (15.9 million Euro).
Michael Pachter, who watches the video game industry for Wedbush Securiti... |
24 May 2012
09:30 GMT |
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The ArenaNet development team working on Guild Wars 2 says that the only way for the MMO genre to develop is for developers to stop copying the successful ideas of previous titles and create new, viable structures for their own products.
Christopher Lye, who is the global brand director working at ArenaNet, told Gam... |
22 May 2012
17:31 GMT |
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The Elder Scrolls Online was announced earlier this month and, while response from fans wasn’t that impressive, the game’s Director, Matt Firor, has revealed that he appreciates any kind of feedback from the community, as it shows that people care about the game. The Elder Scrolls Online was presented to... |
22 May 2012
14:21 GMT |
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Some details of the contract between Bungie, the development studio best known for creating the Halo series for Microsoft, and publisher Activision Blizzard, which owns the Call of Duty franchise, have been made public as the lawsuit between the company and former Infinity Leaders Vince Zampella and Jason West goes a... |
22 May 2012
07:47 GMT |
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DC Universe Online is adding shield-based weaponry in its next update and, even if the player base saw it as a link to the very successful Avengers movie, the game creators are basing their creation on a character that has seen much less exposure in the media.
Jens Andersen, who is the game director working on DC Un... |
21 May 2012
15:01 GMT |
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The Elder Scrolls Online has caused quite a lot of waves since its announcement earlier this month and now the team at Zenimax Online Studios, which is developing the MMO, is trying to ease the worries of fans who aren't happy with this new direction for the series.
Elder Scrolls games delivered massive worlds ... |
21 May 2012
07:31 GMT |
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The Elder Scrolls Online, the new MMO from ZeniMax Online and Bethesda, will take every step to reward players for in-game action and will avoid the current trend in multiplayer games of punishing gamers in subtle ways.
Matt Firor, who is the game director working on The Elder Scrolls Online, says that where other t... |
21 May 2012
03:10 GMT |
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Reloaded Productions and GamersFirst have announced that their free-to-play MMO Fallen Earth is getting access to a new update, called Global Territory Control, which will bring with it new game content, more player-created technology and updated areas.
The new area is called The Foothills and is designed for Player... |
21 May 2012
02:30 GMT |
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The past week has been quite tense for 38 Studios, the developer behind the recent Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning action RPG but, in between the financial turmoil, its long awaited Project Copernicus online game has received a new trailer and a likely release date.Reckoning impressed many with its impressive RPG mecha... |
19 May 2012
06:41 GMT |
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Developer Turbine, who is best known for creating The Lord of the Rings Online, has said that the only valid option for future MMO titles is to go free-to-play and entice as many players as possible to spend money on microtransaction items.
A representative from Turbine has told games.on.net that, “The great t... |
18 May 2012
20:31 GMT |
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With the STALKER series no longer under development, some of the team having worked on the post-apocalyptic shooter has turned to the multiplayer, free-to-play model to create their next game, Survarium, but the decision was not an easy one. Ruslan Didenko, who is the project manager at Vostok Games working on Surva... |
18 May 2012
16:31 GMT |
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Cryptic Studios, the developers of the Star Trek Online MMO, have announced that they have introduced the Ferasan race to their game, allowing gamers who have aligned themselves with the Klingon Defense Force to use them as part of their crew.
The new characters as described as “A felinoid species that origina... |
17 May 2012
12:11 GMT |
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After revealing details about the Daggerfall Covenant earlier during the week, the development team working on The Elder Scrolls Online has now offered some information on another factions that will be featured in the MMO, the Aldmeri Dominion. The faction will be represented by the eagle and the ouroboros and will ... |
17 May 2012
09:19 GMT |
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The Secret World has seen just one open beta weekend and the developers at Funcom are impressed with both the feedback coming from the player community and with their ability to solve the complex logic puzzles that the company has thrown at them.
Trond Arne Aas, the chief executive officer of Funcom, has stated, &ld... |
16 May 2012
15:11 GMT |
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Video game developer BioWare and publisher Electronic Arts have announced that their MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic is getting another free weekend, allowing gamers to get into the title without paying anything in order to get a quick taste of how the experience works.
The official blog for Star Wars: The Old Repub... |
16 May 2012
10:29 GMT |
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When The Elder Scrolls Online was revealed by developer ZeniMax Online and publisher Bethesda, the developers suggested that they would offer players three core factions to choose from, and now official details have been offered on one of them, the Daggerfall Covenant.
Matt Firor, the game director working at ZeniMa... |
15 May 2012
10:13 GMT |
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The developers at Piranha Games have launched new footage for their upcoming robot battle simulator MechWarrior Online, which shows how players will experience the game from the in-cockpit view.The video is rather brief, but there’s a good look at the various game mechanics and fans can see the progress made si... |
15 May 2012
02:30 GMT |
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Ever since The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion was launched, fans of the universe that Bethesda created have been wondering how long it would take for it to be used as the basis for an MMO experience that would use the all the races and the provinces that players have explored or read about.When Oblivion was launched in 2... |
12 May 2012
13:31 GMT |
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Despite the growing popularity of the free-to-play and microtransaction-based business model for MMOs, at least one analyst believes that the upcoming The Elder Scrolls Online, from ZeniMax Online and Bethesda, will use a subscription model when it is released during 2013 and will then make a move to a free experienc... |
11 May 2012
04:57 GMT |
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The announcement that Star Wars: The Old Republic has dropped 400,000 subscribers since February has spooked investors in publisher Electronic Arts and some have begun selling their shares, but the company leader says that there’s nothing to be worried about when it comes to the new BioWare MMO.
John Riccitiel... |
10 May 2012
21:01 GMT |
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Developer ArenaNet has already revealed that it will allow gamers to try out various servers to play on in the upcoming Guild Wars 2 and the company has justified its decision to link permanent switches to a fee of in-game currency.Eric Flannum, the lead designer working on Guild Wars 2, has told PC Gamer that, &ldqu... |
9 May 2012
20:41 GMT |
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Despite the drop in the number of subscribers for Star Wars: The Old Republic, the leaders of Electronic Arts believe that the MMO is still in good health and can increase its player number in the coming months.
Frank Gibeau, who is the leader of the EA Games division, told investors that, “When we launched th... |
9 May 2012
14:11 GMT |
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Some fans of the Dungeons & Dragons game universe and mechanics have complained about the action-oriented battle system that will be implemented in the upcoming Neverwinter, but the development team working on the game believes that fun is more important than reverence towards tradition.
Andy Velasquez, who is the l... |
9 May 2012
12:01 GMT |
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The Elder Scrolls Online will aim to be a good video game experience for fans of the Elder Scrolls franchise rather than simply shoehorning the elements of the universe in the structure of the MMO genre. Paul Sage, who is the creative director working on The Elder Scrolls Online, has told Game Informer that, “... |
9 May 2012
07:30 GMT |
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Sony Online Entertainment has announced that the superhero-powered DC Universe Online MMO will get a new piece of downloadable content, called The Last Laugh, during the month of June, on both the PlayStation 3 home console and on the PC.
The DLC is set to introduce Players versus Player events, a new weapon and wil... |
9 May 2012
04:44 GMT |
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Video game publisher Electronic Arts has revealed that the subscription numbers for its MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic have dropped to just 1.3 million people, down from a high of 1.7 million during the month of February.
It seems that the number was mainly influenced by the gamers who used their initial 30-day fre... |
8 May 2012
10:01 GMT |
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Jon Lander, one of the producers working on EVE Online, has stated that the CCP-made MMO is now in the hands of the player, telling Eurogamer that, “This is why you see such strong reactions when people play it. They are the owners of it. They’re the people who create all the good stuff. They’re the... |
8 May 2012
02:35 GMT |
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Video game developer Wargaming.net has announced that it has chosen four charities to receive a part of the revenue that the company is generating from Gold packages purchased from the United States during the month of May and from the T14 Gift Shop package.The developer will donate to AMVETS, Homes for our Troops, M... |
5 May 2012
02:21 GMT |
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Video game publisher Warner Bros. Interactive has announced that it is working on Cartoon Universe, a new free-to-play online world that will be designed specifically with kids in mind, allowing them to inhabit a small, social environment where they can play games and solve puzzles.
In their various enterprises, the... |
4 May 2012
15:11 GMT |
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Video game developer Turbine has announced that it will launch the closed beta stage for Dungeons & Dragons Online: Menace of the Underdark on May 10 and that all those who have pre-ordered the expansion will be able to take part and offer the development team feedback on the game mechanics and the new settings.Menac... |
4 May 2012
13:41 GMT |
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The leading developer working on the upcoming Firefall MMO believes that an MMO does not need to move to console in order to be successful.
Mark Kern, a former World of Warcraft designer, told Eurogamer that, “Why would we? I don’t see how free-to-play can fit into their model and the fact that they&rsqu... |
4 May 2012
12:11 GMT |
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Video game publisher Bethesda Softworks and developer ZeniMax Online have offered the first trailer for their upcoming The Elder Scrolls Online MMO, which unfortunately does not offer any sort of details about the coming game.
The trailer only shows how the logo of the game is created, via some pretty impressive ani... |
4 May 2012
10:37 GMT |
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Video game publisher Bethesda has now confirmed that they are working on an MMO set in the Elder Scrolls universe and the development team at ZeniMax Online Studios has revealed some more details about the experience it plans to craft.The Game Informer cover story about The Elder Scrolls Online says that players will... |
4 May 2012
05:28 GMT |
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World of Warcraft might still be the largest subscription-based MMO in the world, but one of the developers who have lead its development says that the model that underpins its existence is fundamentally broken and needs to change soon. Mark Kern, who is now in charge of Firefall creation at Red 5, told Eurogamer th... |
4 May 2012
03:14 GMT |
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Video game developer Piranha Games have revealed the Catapult mech that gamers will be able to use in the upcoming MechWarrior Online, a machine best suited for long-range assaults.The Catapult is a heavy machine and the usual build for it focuses on long-range missiles in order to disable and destroy mechs before th... |
4 May 2012
02:34 GMT |
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Star Wars: The Old Republic, the MMO from BioWare and Electronic Arts, is set to soon get more content for Player versus Player interested gamers after the team working on it realized how interested the fan base was to compete directly against others.The BioWare team also confirmed plans to develop and launch more ev... |
3 May 2012
04:50 GMT |
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Developer and publisher Bigpoint have announced that their free-to-play browser-based MMO Battlestar Galactica is now one-year old and that the game features a number of events to celebrate the occasion during the week, until May 6.
All those who log-in during the period will be able to get access to a number of it... |
1 May 2012
09:19 GMT |
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Video game developer Blizzard has announced that it has introduced a new Item Restoration Service for its MMO World of Warcraft, allowing gamers to get back those prized items that they accidentally delete from their inventory, sell or modify in ways that they later come to regret.
The official announcement from Bli... |
1 May 2012
03:17 GMT |
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Video game developer Turbine has announced that the five-year anniversary celebrations for its MMO The Lord of the Rings Online have been extended until May 9 because of their popularity with the players.
This means that those who have not logged into the MMO in some time can come back in order to get their serving ... |
1 May 2012
02:31 GMT |
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Video game developer BioWare has revealed that it will introduce a character transfer system for its MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic early during the summer and that it has plans to add more content before the end of the year, complete with new races and possibly new classes to try out. Dallas Dickinson, who is a se... |
30 April 2012
05:51 GMT |
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Goonswarm and an alliance of other corporations have announced their intention to assault the Council of Stellar Management and its in-game Jita trade hub in the EVE Online and CCP, the developer of the game, believe that giving players this much freedom shows how their game is different from other MMOs.
Jon Lander,... |
30 April 2012
04:46 GMT |
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Video game developer ArenaNet has announced that both the standard and the digital deluxe editions of its upcoming MMO Guild Wars 2 have been sold out on the official store and that gamers who are interested in getting them can find more copies at retail chains like Best Buy and GameStop.
A statement from ArenaNet s... |
28 April 2012
03:33 GMT |
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The Japanese division of publisher Square Enix has announced that it plans to launch Dragon Quest X on the home market for the Nintendo Wii home console on August 2, with a Wii U version also set to arrive at a later date.
The core game is set to cost 6,980 Yen (the equivalent of 85.99 dollars or 65 Euro) and there&... |
27 April 2012
12:01 GMT |
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Rebel Entertainment, a development team made up of a number of veterans from Disney, has revealed that it is working on an MMO type video game that is similar with the Diablo franchise from Blizzard and will use Facebook in order to draw players in. The general manager of Rebel Entertainment is Mike Goslin, who prev... |
27 April 2012
10:24 GMT |
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Video game developer BioWare is ready to deliver more events for its MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic after the success and popularity of the recent Rakghoul Plague, which was introduced via the big 1.2 patch for the game.
James Ohlen, who is the game director working on The Old Republic, has stated on Twitter that, ... |
27 April 2012
03:04 GMT |
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A number of former developers from GSG Game World have announced that they are working on a new game called Survarium and that work on STALKER 2 is now frozen because the team lacks the required resources.
Survarium is being developed by a newly formed studio called Vostok Games, which is based in Kiev, and will use... |
26 April 2012
10:31 GMT |
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Video game developer BioWare has launched the 1.2.1 patch for their MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic, introducing a number of new fixes that the player community has been asking for and offering an official end of the Rakghoul Plague in-game event. A number of abilities, like Takedown, Charged Burst, Snipe and Tricks... |
26 April 2012
07:58 GMT |
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Science fiction oriented television channel Syfy and video game developer Trion Worlds have announced that production of the series pilot for Defiance has started in Toronto, Ontario, while development on the virtual side of the project continues.
Defiance stars: Grant Bowler as Nolan, Julie Benz as Amanda Rosewater... |
26 April 2012
04:56 GMT |
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