Tag Archives: MMO

Try out one of the newest MMO’s from Perfect World Entertainment, RaiderZ. Create your character, gather a group and battle giant monsters as they try to smash, grab and eat you alive. RaiderZ doesn’t tote the average MMO tropes, instead it features real-time combat where you’ll have to actively block, …

Guild Wars 2 sports plenty of clever modifications and changes to the typical MMO formula (which you can read about in our last Guild Wars 2 preview) – but none have us as optimistic as the leaps ArenaNet has taken towards fixing the biggest problem with massively multiplayer online RPGs: …

Amid the summer MMO releases, Tera presents a unique angle that makes it worth checking out: action combat. This simple change makes a world of difference in a genre still wrapped in archaic trappings. While Tera does employ some traditional MMO mechanics, there’s a lot hidden under the hood that …

EA has just released Star Wars: The Old Republic’s Legacy update (opens in new tab). The new content includes a new Flashpoint, Operation and Warzone, all of them geared toward providing a challenge for high-level players who’ve got to grips with everything The Old Republic’s thrown at them so far. …

Sony’s going all-out to impress upon you just how much work’s going into upcoming free-play MMOFPS PlanetSide 2. A previous PlanetSide 2 timelapse clip shows the birth (opens in new tab) of one of the game’s new large-scale weapons – but as you can see from this developer walkthrough (via …

Okay, very quickly so you can get on with this: ArenaNet is now taking signups for the public beta of Guild Wars 2. Until 6PM GMT this Friday, you can head over to the game’s page and register for the trial, which will earn you a placement in one of …

(opens in new tab) We didn’t complain about the ability delay issues in The Old Republic when we reviewed the game because, in the grand sceme of things, we didn’t really see it as a huge problem. Sure, we noticed a slight delay when casting abilities, but our enemies had …

(opens in new tab) EA isn’t kidding around about bringing Command & Conquer back. Beyond giving BioWare, one of it’s best studios, creative lead on Command & Conquer: Generals 2, the publisher is also readying a free-to-play MMORTS for launch as well. It’s called Command & Conquer Tiberium Alliances, and …

Square Enix will begin charging for Final Fantasy XIV subscriptions in early 2012, says the company. After spending more than a year in a seemingly indefinite free-play period, accounts will cost $9.99 per month beginning January 6. This discounted rate will last until Square Enix deploys its version 2.0 update …

Today brings exciting news from BlizzCon 2011 for Diablo fans as Blizzard Entertainment has announced the World of Warcraft Annual Pass; a 12-month subscription that comes with a slew of bonuses, including access to the beta test for Mists of Pandaria. But access to pre-release content is just the tip …