Codemasters Loses Archlord Rights


Just as I’m talking about the battle over the future of Dungeons and Dragons online, here comes news from another sector of the internet: Codemasters has lost their rights to operate the MMO Archlord in the United States and Europe. Instead, the servers will shut down on October 1st, only to be reopened a couple … Continue reading “Codemasters Loses Archlord Rights”

Going Gold, Going Eve, Going


Short news update: Users will be happy to find out that Champions Online and Aion, two upcoming MMORPGs have gone gold and will be shipping on-time as expected. Champions Online, just recently hitting open beta, will launch as expected on September 1st, with Aion hitting shelves in North America and Europe come late September. Eve … Continue reading “Going Gold, Going Eve, Going”

CrimeCraft Open Beta: First Look


Crimecraft isn’t an MMO in the sense that Tabula Rasa was an open world, but more along the lines of Guild Wars: Public lobbies, while the action takes place in instanced matches. Crimecraft is a third person shooter, one of the first MMO’s to be built off of the Unreal 3 engine, next to TERA … Continue reading “CrimeCraft Open Beta: First Look”

CrimeCraft Open Beta: First Look


Crimecraft isn’t an MMO in the sense that Tabula Rasa was an open world, but more along the lines of Guild Wars: Public lobbies, while the action takes place in instanced matches. Crimecraft is a third person shooter, one of the first MMO’s to be built off of the Unreal 3 engine, next to TERA … Continue reading “CrimeCraft Open Beta: First Look”

Champions Online Vs City of Heroes


When Champions Online launches this September, it will be the first in a line of superhero MMO’s looking to dethrone the current, and only, contender for the genre; City of Heroes/City of Villains. As there is no timeline for the Marvel MMO, and DC Universe Online isn’t giving us anything more specific than late 2009, … Continue reading “Champions Online Vs City of Heroes”

Black Desert PS4 Adds New Classes, World Boss


Black Desert on PS4 is launching a new update that will see two new classes, a world boss, and more content added to the game. In addition to the Dark Knight and Musa classes, players will also be able to take on the world boss Kzarka Dark Knight wields intense power gained by burning nature’s … Continue reading “Black Desert PS4 Adds New Classes, World Boss”

Black Desert Launches Latest Update


Black Desert has launched its latest update on Xbox less than one month after official launch. The update introduces four new classes, each bringing new ways to experience the game, as well as large-scale PvP modes called Node Wars and Conquest Wars. The four classes are the Dark Knight, Lahn, Musa, and Striker. Dark Knight: Dark … Continue reading “Black Desert Launches Latest Update”

ArenaNet Braces for Layoffs As NCSoft Tightens Its Belt


Kotaku’s Jason Schreier is reporting today that ArenaNet employees have been told to brace for big layoffs. According to the article, CEO Songyee Yoon emailed employees to inform them that due to declining revenue, the company will be cutting costs across the organization, and merging NCSoft and ArenaNet’s publishing divisions in the process. There has … Continue reading “ArenaNet Braces for Layoffs As NCSoft Tightens Its Belt”