The RetroBeat: Final Fantasy’s 16-bit classics need definitive editions
Final Fantasy is one of my favorite game series, and its 16-bit era might be its best. You have the groundbreaking Final Fantasy IV,...
MapleStory M mobile game goes live in 140 countries
When Nexon launched its free-to-play PC game MapleStory in 2003, the 2D side-scrolling massively multiplayer online role-playing game wasn’t that impressive. But it has...
Conjure Strike hands-on — this mix of Overwatch and Dota 2 shows team shooters work in VR
When I played Megalith at E3, it was a little bit of a revelation for me. Intuitively I knew that hero shooter-style games, or rather...
World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth could have a progression problem
Earlier this week, Blizzard Entertainment released a new patch for World of Warcraft that implemented class changes and added new features ahead of the...
MMO specialist Trion Worlds goes through layoffs after launching Defiance 2050
Trion Worlds has issued a round of layoffs. The Redwood City, California-based studio focuses on developing and publishing massively multiplayer online role-playing games. Trion’s...
The Banner Saga is getting a tabletop RPG series
Developer Stoic and publisher Versus Evil announced today that they’re partnering with HyperRPG (a community that focuses on livestreaming) for a four-part tabletop role-playing game...
Ashen is an RPG where other players wear NPC masks
Ashen is a single-player action-RPG masquerading as a multiplayer game, or maybe it’s the other way around? It’s blurry, like the line between players and nonplayer characters. In Ashen, the players are the NPCs.
The RetroBeat: Guitars make Final Fantasy IV’s music even more stirring
Final Fantasy IV has one of the best soundtracks of any game. The iconic Square Enix role-playing game came out for the Super Nintendo...
‘Anything but Ultima Online’: Keeping the role-playing classic running
The new book Braving Britannia: Tales of Life, Love, and Adventure in Ultima Online collects 35 interviews with players, volunteers, and developers of the grandfather...
Riot Games sells cancer patient’s LoL character skin for charity
A cancer patient had a dream to make his own League of Legends skin, or customized character appearance. Contacted through Make-A-Wish Foundation, Riot Games...