Tag: MMO

RuneScape details its plans to scrap its ‘Treasure Hunter’ microtransactions, rework combat, and dole out other ‘integrity-focused releases’ for its 25th anniversary

RuneScape details its plans…

‘Integrity’ has been a very big word in the RuneScape sphere this past year—Jagex CEO Jon Bellamy used the…
League of Legends MMO shows signs of life as Riot adds a former World of Warcraft lead producer to its roster

League of Legends MMO…

You’d be forgiven for forgetting about the League of Legends MMO in development at Riot Games. More than five…
WoW’s combat UI mods break with this week’s pre-patch, marking an enormous change for the 20-year-old MMO

WoW’s combat UI mods…

World of Warcraft‘s changing in a big way—announced a while back, Blizzard’s decided that you shouldn’t have to download…
Final Fantasy 14 world first Ultimate Raid challengers busted for cheating thanks to single pixel

Final Fantasy 14 world…

Yet another Final Fantasy 14 Ultimate Raid world first challenge has been scuppered by cheaters, who were busted due…
Brighter Shores feels an awful lot like RuneScape, but its promising start is still missing some key ingredients

Brighter Shores feels an…

I never want to discover exactly how much of my life has been spent grinding for experience points. Even…
Light of Motiram is to PlayStation’s Horizon as Palworld is to Pokemon, and it’s pretty blatant

Light of Motiram is…

Honey, wake up, another blatant rip-off just dropped, and this one is bound to cause legal troubles sooner rather…
20 years later, World of Warcraft is still on top

20 years later, World…

World of Warcraft has changed players’ lives for 20 years, thanks to an engrossing story and incredible gameplay flexibility.…
‘A true, raw, emotional display of what our life is genuinely like’—how a documentary about a WoW player gave a vivid window into the lives of disabled gamers

‘A true, raw, emotional…

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Benjamin Ree, director of The Remarkable Life of Ibelin, about his project—which…
The modern MMO’s biggest enemy is difficulty, because pleasing everyone is basically impossible—and yet, they must

The modern MMO’s biggest…

Terminally Online (Image credit: Future) This is Terminally Online: PC Gamer’s very own MMO column. Every other week, I’ll…
Final Fantasy 14 Mobile is starting at the beginning, but not necessarily the beginning you might be hoping for

Final Fantasy 14 Mobile…

Final Fantasy 14 Mobile will bring players back to the beginning of the popular MMO, just not the beginning…