Month: April 2012

  Yesterday, Blizzard finally revealed the next expansion for World of Warcraft. Called Mists of Pandaria, the expansion brings new features, a new continent, a new race, a new class and much much more. MMORPG.com Managing Editor Bill Murphy has a brief write up of the announcement along with some new screens. Check it out … Read More “Mists of Pandaria OverviewMists of Pandaria Overview“ »

  Rift players will want to check their email for notification from Trion Worlds that the data servers have been compromised. The database in question contained information including user names, encrypted passwords, dates of birth, email addresses, billing addresses, and the first and last four digits and expiration dates of customer credit cards. There is … Read More “Trion CompromisedTrion Compromised“ »

  Jagex has been hard at work on 8Realms, a browser-based strategy title. Before summarily dismissing 8Realms out of hand, be sure to read our first look preview of a game that is said to “sap Internet users’ remaining free time”. Leave us a couple of comments when finished! As the conversation lulls one moustachioed … Read More “ First-Look Preview First-Look Preview“ »

  In a fan-translated post on the official ArcheAge forums, it has been revealed that the game will utilized a death penalty in the form of building materials being dropped on death or log out. Basically, the interview states that these materials are carried on a player’s back forcing them to walk, not run making … Read More “Death Penalty DetailedDeath Penalty Detailed“ »

  As if the names of these two games aren’t enough to cause feelings of faintness for RPG players everywhere, Bioware and 38Studios have announced a cross promotion between the two. Demos for both Mass Effect 3 and Kingdoms of Amalur will be released soon and those who play both will receive in-game rewards. ME3 … Read More “Mass Effect 3 & Kingdoms of Amalur Cross PromotionMass Effect 3 & Kingdoms of Amalur Cross Promotion“ »

Snail Games has announced that it is bringing a new MMO to North Americans. Called ‘Age of Wushu’, the game takes place during 2000 years of Wuxia in China. Developers also have said that the game does not rely on levels and classes. Players choose from “one of six unique storylines” where every action is … Read More “ Coming to North America Coming to North America“ »

  This week’s WoW Factor touches on a oft-discussed topic. Everyone is always looking for that game that will be a “WoW Killer” but what exactly does that mean? We take a look at the elusive “WoW Killer”. See what we think and then weigh in with your own thoughts in the comments. Last week’s … Read More “What is a “WoW Killer?”What is a “WoW Killer?”“ »

Everyone loves to take screenshots of their favorite games, and we want you to share them with us and the rest of the MMORPG.com community! To that end, we’re back with our latest Screenshot of the Week feature this week, and we’re looking to give out some cool swag. Some of our SOTWs will be … Read More “Screenshot of the Week: Age of Conan Edition!Screenshot of the Week: Age of Conan Edition!“ »

  Wizard101 is one of the most consistently developed family-friendly MMOs on the market today. MMORPG.com Industry Relations Manager Garrett Fuller has a preview of some new events and content coming to Wizard101. Check it out and then leave us a comment or two. In the Family MMO market Wizard 101 remains one of the … Read More “The Big November Preview The Big November Preview “ »

Some say the golden age of single-player RPGs is gone but you wouldn’t know it from the A+ line up of roleplaying games coming in the next year or so. In today’s Outside the Box, MMORPG.com’s Peter Kerr takes a look at Bethesda’s Skyrim. See what Peter has to say about Skyrim and then let … Read More “Outside the Box: Skyrim ComethOutside the Box: Skyrim Cometh“ »