Henrik Nystrom Speaks: No Mortal Online This Month


I told you this weekend that Henrik Nystrom would be giving a special announcement on Monday in regards to the status of the game. Yes, it is fifteen minutes to Tuesday, but you can blame my busy schedule for this late news. Long story short, Mortal Online is not being shipped this month, in order … Continue reading “Henrik Nystrom Speaks: No Mortal Online This Month”

Mortal Online: Big News Monday!


Mortal Online is reaching the final days to make its launch date of September 09 November ’09 December ’09 January ’10 February ’10 March 2010, and depending on who you ask, the game is either ready to go gold, spinning in its grave, dead in its grave, or pre-alpha build (thanks to the random internet … Continue reading “Mortal Online: Big News Monday!”

Good Luck Mortal Online: Launching This Month


March is upon us, and StarVault has used this opportunity to announce that Mortal Online will be shipping this month to…what? Stop snickering! I’m serious…yes, this month. No, I’m not being ironic. The company has admitted that there are numerous issues that need to be worked out, such as desync problems, among other gripes, but … Continue reading “Good Luck Mortal Online: Launching This Month”

Star Vault Latest To Jump On Battle Royale Bandwagon: Mortal Royale


Mortal Online is the latest to join the Battle Royale bandwagon, with Star Vault announcing the “coming soon” release of Mortal Royale. That said, if Star Vault is going to achieve its dream of a game where 1,000 players are duking it out on the battlefield, they’re going to need a leg up in terms … Continue reading “Star Vault Latest To Jump On Battle Royale Bandwagon: Mortal Royale”

MMO Rants: Nitpicking Elder Scrolls Online


The Elder Scrolls Online is yet another lesson in the running line of recent MMORPGs that you can either have an immersive single player story-based experience or you can have a game that encourages cooperative play, but you can’t have both at the same time and expect that neither side will suffer from it. Elder … Continue reading “MMO Rants: Nitpicking Elder Scrolls Online”

Battle of the Immortals: Why Not? Pets That Help In Combat


Perfect World’s upcoming MMO Battle of the Immortals breaks one of the unwritten and of questionable logic, yet universally fundamental rules of MMOs: Pets don’t aid in combat. For some reason or another, the idea that any pets that are not part of a summoning spell, should be vanity pets that do not give an … Continue reading “Battle of the Immortals: Why Not? Pets That Help In Combat”