APB: All Points Bulletin is a cops and robbers MMO from Realtime Worlds, the developers behind the original Crackdown on the Xbox 360. Players can choose to become either criminals or enforcers and then fight their way to fame and fortune. Become famous enough and statues will be erected in your image, but...
Hands On at GDC: Tera
The Exiled Realm of Arborea, or T.E.R.A, is a PC MMO developed and published byEn Masse Entertainment. It was just announced at GDC, and we got a chance to sit in on a playthrough. What does TERA bring to the MMO space? It’s an action MMO with some strategy elements, and a combat system that is rather...
From a Galaxy Far Far Away to the Echoverse
Simutronics today announced that Idea Fabrik is licensing HeroEngine for its upcoming flagship virtual world game, Echoverse. The engine has been licensed for a variety of projects including BioWare’s Star Wars: The Old Republic. The game will combine real life and digital life as players create their own...
Frakkin’ Sweet 3D Browser-Based MMOG Announced at 2010 GDC
The global market leader in browser-based Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOG), Bigpoint, will be demonstrating the next generation of client-free PC gaming at Game Developers Conference 2010. Leading its product slate for 2010 will be Battlestar Galactica Online, a tactical space combat and...
Tea Time with the Horde
Analysis of the consumer data coming from the Today’s Gamers MMO Focus Report by Gamesindustry.com and TNS reveals that 1.5 million Brits spend an average of £10.50 per month on Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) games. More than 90% of this budget is spent directly online. 2.5 million Brits play these...
Release of the Week: Star Trek Online (PC)
When it comes to video games, Star Wars has always had the upper hand on Trekkies. Star Wars fans have played adventure games, role playing epics, shooters, real time strategies and even space combat simulators. To this day, there have not been very many exciting Star Trek games. That is, until this...