Besieged by bitcoin bots, BitCraft reiterates that it’s not a crypto or NFT MMO
We’ve been shaking our head ruefully at BitCraft’s name for several years now, as it seemed clear to us that the name could be taken...
Project Gorgon baked you a cake to celebrate its sixth anniversary on Steam
On this week’s MOP Podcast, I mentioned that I bought Project Gorgon when it first hit early access on Steam, but I couldn’t remember how...
Final Fantasy XIV’s Naoki Yoshida discusses making the game less stress-free in a new interview
There’s always a delicate balancing act between reducing the amount of tedious busywork necessary in a video game and keeping the game fun. A recent...
Raph Koster’s Playable Worlds enlists ‘AI-powered’ character platform Popul8
Well now, this is a weird press release I did not expect to get: Raph Koster’s MMORPG “multiverse” company Playable Worlds has apparently signed on...
Final Fantasy XIV Director Naoki Yoshida Seeks to Bring Challenge Back to the Game
Players who enjoy Final Fantasy XIV for it's position as a less stressful MMO experience may be surprised to hear that game director Naoki Yoshida...
Working As Intended: 10 more City of Heroes Homecoming base builds you need to see
Back in February, I revived Working As Intended to run a flurry of City of Heroes articles on the heels of Homecoming’s formal license, specifically...
Who is Destiny 2 gonna call for cosmetics? Ghostbusters!
When there’s something strange in your online shooter, who’s Destiny 2’s marketing department gonna call? Transmedia synergy! Or, y’know, the Ghostbusters. Because there’s a movie...
Raph Koster’s Playable Worlds Announces Deal to Use Popul8 AI Tech for Character Design Work
Playable Worlds, Raph Koster's multiverse game studio, is partnering with Didimo to use their Popul8 AI-powered character creation platform for character creation in their future...
Vitae Aeternum: New World’s dungeon finder is a welcome addition
A few weeks ago, New World finally launched its cross-world expedition group finder, otherwise known as a dungeon finder. While it was arguably overdue, I’ve...
Albion Online opens sales for European server launch founder packs – eight of them, in fact
Players eager to get their hands on Albion Online’s European server will want to know that founder packs are officially live this morning. While technically...