Tag: MMO

21 years after release, Guild Wars 1 just got an ‘Ironman’ mode inspired by a venerable community-driven challenge

21 years after release,…

Guild Wars might look indistinct among the many MMOs that arrived in the wake of World of Warcraft’s genre-defining…
Ashes of Creation’s leadership team quits “in protest” as director accuses board of decisions he could “not ethically agree with or carry out”

Ashes of Creation’s leadership…

The director and creator of Ashes of Creation, the MMORPG brought to life via the $3.2 million donated by…
Bobby Kotick says he’d never have raised World of Warcraft’s subscription by even a dollar because ‘it’s a prickly audience, you don’t wanna do too much to agitate them’

Bobby Kotick says he’d…

Bobby Kotick, the former CEO of Activision Blizzard, made a recent appearance on the Grit podcast discussing his career…
Ancient MMO Tibia is getting its first new class in 28 years

Ancient MMO Tibia is…

After 28 years, pioneering MMO Tibia will finally have a fifth playable character class. Joining the previous vocations of…
“Terrible” World of Warcraft film a “huge distraction” that delayed expansions and patches, ex-Activision Blizzard boss says

“Terrible” World of Warcraft…

Former Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick has branded the 2016 World of Warcraft film “terrible” and “one of the…
Old-school MMO Project: Gorgon launches into 1

Old-school MMO Project: Gorgon…

The children yearn for the grind. Between projects like World of Warcraft: Classic and Old School RuneScape, alongside new…
We’re in a golden age of spy TV shows, but I have to play a 14-year-old MMO to get my videogame espionage kicks

We’re in a golden…

It’s a pretty great time to have a ravenous appetite for a good spy thriller. Sift through the mountain…
Final Fantasy 14’s patch 7

Final Fantasy 14’s patch…

Final Fantasy 14‘s next patch, 7.2, will be called Seekers of Eternity and will be released at the end…
WoW has raised over $2 million for charity CureDuchenne by selling a cute little fox, after being inspired by The Remarkable Life of Ibelin documentary

WoW has raised over…

Blizzard has raised over $2 million for the charity CureDuchenne, using the seemingly irresistible lure of microtransactions for good.…
Blizzard shares first look at World of Warcraft’s housing, with unsubtle dig at rival Final Fantasy 14

Blizzard shares first look…

Blizzard has shared a first look at the housing system it’s adding to MMORPG World of Warcraft, but not…