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Preview: Catching up with Marvel Heroes' closed beta

In our prior coverage of Marvel Heroes, Steven set the stage for the free-to-play MMO. On paper, it all sounds rather good: an action-RPG starring iconic heroes and villains being worked on by Diablo creator David Brevik...   more

Preview: Catching up with Marvel Heroes' closed beta photo

Preview: WarMage Battlegrounds

Is it weird that I have a favorite shape? Probably. Regardless, I have one, and it's the hexagon. It's all Heroes of Might and Magic's fault, really, and I can't look at the shape without thinking about kicking the living day...   more

Preview: WarMage Battlegrounds photo

TGS: Phantasy Star Online 2 on the Vita is a great fit

I've put somewhere around 70 hours into the PC version of Phantasy Star Online 2. Despite being free to play, it's a fun and complex multiplayer title that's been getting a steady stream of updates since release. Having playe...   more

TGS: Phantasy Star Online 2 on the Vita is a great fit photo

TGS: Picotto Knights is a free-to-play Castle Crashers

Castle Crashers became an international hit in a way no one expected an American indie game could achieve, so it's only natural for a Japanese game seemingly influenced by it to appear on the marketplace. Picotto Knights is ...   more

TGS: Picotto Knights is a free-to-play Castle Crashers photo

Preview: PlanetSide 2 brings depth to match the scale

When Hamza saw PlanetSide 2 at gamescom, he wet his pants a little from the excitement of it all. Truly, the scope is impressive: the size of the maps are mind boggling and 2,000 players fighting at once is a sight to behold. As great as scale can be for a game like this, what caught my eye most was the exhaustive depth Sony Online is bringing with the moment-to-moment gameplay.   more

Preview: PlanetSide 2 brings depth to match the scale photo

World of Warplanes is coming along nicely

Wargaming.net's World of Warplanes is currently in closed beta at the moment, with around 700,000 registered users shredding it up in the air combat game. Like World of Tanks, the developers are focusing on keeping the same ...   more

World of Warplanes is coming along nicely photo

Firefall's major update owes thanks to community feedback

Red 5 Studios' free-to-play shooter Firefall is essentially two games in one. There's the MMO aspect of the game, where hundreds of players can work together in an open-world environment and take part in the overall meta g...   more

Firefall's major update owes thanks to community feedback photo


Firefall's major update owes thanks to community feedback photo
Firefall's major update owes thanks to community feedback photo
Firefall's major update owes thanks to community feedback photo
Firefall's major update owes thanks to community feedback photo
Firefall's major update owes thanks to community feedback photo
Firefall's major update owes thanks to community feedback photo



gamescom: PlanetSide 2 blew my mind

This might sound weird, but the biggest thing that impressed me about PlanetSide 2 was the map. Don't get me wrong, the gameplay and all that's on offer is pretty great. But the scale of everything is just insane when I was ...   more

gamescom: PlanetSide 2 blew my mind photo

gamescom: Dust 514 is looking a lot better

Dust 514 made its gameplay debut at the EVE Online Fanfest event earlier this year where I got some extensive hands-on time with the game. Back then, I thought the overall concept was great, but the visuals and controls neede...   more

gamescom: Dust 514 is looking a lot better photo


gamescom: Dust 514 is looking a lot better photo
gamescom: Dust 514 is looking a lot better photo
gamescom: Dust 514 is looking a lot better photo
gamescom: Dust 514 is looking a lot better photo
gamescom: Dust 514 is looking a lot better photo
gamescom: Dust 514 is looking a lot better photo



Preview: Phantasy Star Online 2

Sega announced this week that Phantasy Star Online 2 is headed to the United States and Europe come 2013. This is great news for fans of the series, especially for those who thought that the spinoff sequels deviated too much ...   more

Preview: Phantasy Star Online 2 photo


Preview: Phantasy Star Online 2 photo
Preview: Phantasy Star Online 2 photo
Preview: Phantasy Star Online 2 photo
Preview: Phantasy Star Online 2 photo
Preview: Phantasy Star Online 2 photo
Preview: Phantasy Star Online 2 photo



Preview: Playing superhero in Marvel Heroes

Is the whole “Marvel versus DC” thing still a thing people bark at each other over? Well, the DC universe has its own cleverly titled MMO, DC Universe Online, leaving Marvel to play catch up with its equally cleve...   more

Preview: Playing superhero in Marvel Heroes photo

RTX: Hands-on with millions of guns in Loadout

[This weekend Destructoid is reporting live from RTX in Austin, Texas, the community based gaming expo for Rooster Teeth fans and everyone else.] At a glance onlookers might characterize Loadout as yet another emulo...   more

RTX: Hands-on with millions of guns in Loadout photo

Checking out the massive universe in Line of Defense

Last week during E3, I met up with 3000AD's president and lead developer, Derek Smart, where he showed me a significant amount of his team's upcoming free-to-play shooter Line of Defense. In all honesty, I was not familiar wi...   more

Checking out the massive universe in Line of Defense photo

Wargaming's future is bright and ambitious

Wargaming -- the folks behind World of Tanks, the upcoming World of Warplanes, and the even more upcoming World of Battleships -- is growing at an insane rate. They've been a big company over in Eurasia for a while, but now ...   more

Wargaming's future is bright and ambitious photo

E3: Gorgeous free-to-play shooting all over your Warface

To say that a lot of free-to-play games were at the show this year would be an understatement. Though they weren't all of the same genre, I saw a holy God crap-ton of F2P titles everywhere. This model is spreading like a wild...   more

E3: Gorgeous free-to-play shooting all over your Warface photo

E3: End of Nations combines the old in new ways

You had me at RTS, but lost me at MMORTS. What’s that? You’re made by ex-Westwood Studios members and heavily inspired by Relic Studios’ output? Okay, you have my attentions again, End of Nations. End of ...   more

E3: End of Nations combines the old in new ways photo


E3: End of Nations combines the old in new ways photo
E3: End of Nations combines the old in new ways photo
E3: End of Nations combines the old in new ways photo
E3: End of Nations combines the old in new ways photo
E3: End of Nations combines the old in new ways photo
E3: End of Nations combines the old in new ways photo





AirMech

Way back through the mists of time -- 1990 to be precise -- fans of the relatively new RTS genre were treated to what is sometimes retroactively considered to be one of the world's first MOBAs, Herzog Zwei. Players commanded ...   more

 AirMech photo

PlanetSide 2

There are moments while playing videogames that make you step back and say "Good golly" or "Gee whiz" or even "Hot damn!" Then there are the moments that render you absolutely speechless. PlanetSide 2 offers both of these, an...   more

 PlanetSide 2 photo

Tribes: Ascend

We are at the doorstep of a new generation of games. The free-to-play market is doing its best to shake the stigma frequently associated with its business model. These new free-to-play titles have no barrier to entry, and the...   more

 Tribes: Ascend photo

Blacklight: Retribution

When I first heard that Blacklight: Tango Down was getting a sequel, I was stunned. While the original game looked pretty, this particular reviewer found it incredibly tiresome and miserable to play. I was reluctant to tackle...   more

 Blacklight: Retribution photo

Microsoft Flight

Though I do desperately hope to one day see a full-on resurgence of aerial combat games, I've never been a die-hard fan of flight sims. I wholeheartedly respect the people who make them and the ensuing audience that appreciat...   more

 Microsoft Flight photo

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P: Catching up with Marvel Heroes' closed beta

In our prior coverage of Marvel Heroes, Steven set the stage for the free-to-play MMO. On paper, it all sounds rather good: an action-RPG starring iconic heroes and villains being worked on by Diablo creator David Brevik...   more

P: Catching up with Marvel Heroes' closed beta photo

P: WarMage Battlegrounds

Is it weird that I have a favorite shape? Probably. Regardless, I have one, and it's the hexagon. It's all Heroes of Might and Magic's fault, really, and I can't look at the shape without thinking about kicking the living day...   more

P: WarMage Battlegrounds photo

TGS: Phantasy Star Online 2 on the Vita is a great fit

I've put somewhere around 70 hours into the PC version of Phantasy Star Online 2. Despite being free to play, it's a fun and complex multiplayer title that's been getting a steady stream of updates since release. Having playe...   more

TGS: Phantasy Star Online 2 on the Vita is a great fit photo

TGS: Picotto Knights is a free-to-play Castle Crashers

Castle Crashers became an international hit in a way no one expected an American indie game could achieve, so it's only natural for a Japanese game seemingly influenced by it to appear on the marketplace. Picotto Knights is ...   more

TGS: Picotto Knights is a free-to-play Castle Crashers photo

P: PlanetSide 2 brings depth to match the scale

When Hamza saw PlanetSide 2 at gamescom, he wet his pants a little from the excitement of it all. Truly, the scope is impressive: the size of the maps are mind boggling and 2,000 players fighting at once is a sight to behold. As great as scale can be for a game like this, what caught my eye most was the exhaustive depth Sony Online is bringing with the moment-to-moment gameplay.   more

P: PlanetSide 2 brings depth to match the scale photo

World of Warplanes is coming along nicely

Wargaming.net's World of Warplanes is currently in closed beta at the moment, with around 700,000 registered users shredding it up in the air combat game. Like World of Tanks, the developers are focusing on keeping the same ...   more

World of Warplanes is coming along nicely photo

Firefall's major update owes thanks to community feedback

Red 5 Studios' free-to-play shooter Firefall is essentially two games in one. There's the MMO aspect of the game, where hundreds of players can work together in an open-world environment and take part in the overall meta g...   more

Firefall's major update owes thanks to community feedback photo


Firefall's major update owes thanks to community feedback photo
Firefall's major update owes thanks to community feedback photo
Firefall's major update owes thanks to community feedback photo
Firefall's major update owes thanks to community feedback photo
Firefall's major update owes thanks to community feedback photo
Firefall's major update owes thanks to community feedback photo



gamescom: PlanetSide 2 blew my mind

This might sound weird, but the biggest thing that impressed me about PlanetSide 2 was the map. Don't get me wrong, the gameplay and all that's on offer is pretty great. But the scale of everything is just insane when I was ...   more

gamescom: PlanetSide 2 blew my mind photo

gamescom: Dust 514 is looking a lot better

Dust 514 made its gameplay debut at the EVE Online Fanfest event earlier this year where I got some extensive hands-on time with the game. Back then, I thought the overall concept was great, but the visuals and controls neede...   more

gamescom: Dust 514 is looking a lot better photo


gamescom: Dust 514 is looking a lot better photo
gamescom: Dust 514 is looking a lot better photo
gamescom: Dust 514 is looking a lot better photo
gamescom: Dust 514 is looking a lot better photo
gamescom: Dust 514 is looking a lot better photo
gamescom: Dust 514 is looking a lot better photo



P: Phantasy Star Online 2

Sega announced this week that Phantasy Star Online 2 is headed to the United States and Europe come 2013. This is great news for fans of the series, especially for those who thought that the spinoff sequels deviated too much ...   more

P: Phantasy Star Online 2 photo


P: Phantasy Star Online 2 photo
P: Phantasy Star Online 2 photo
P: Phantasy Star Online 2 photo
P: Phantasy Star Online 2 photo
P: Phantasy Star Online 2 photo
P: Phantasy Star Online 2 photo



P: Playing superhero in Marvel Heroes

Is the whole “Marvel versus DC” thing still a thing people bark at each other over? Well, the DC universe has its own cleverly titled MMO, DC Universe Online, leaving Marvel to play catch up with its equally cleve...   more

P: Playing superhero in Marvel Heroes photo

RTX: Hands-on with millions of guns in Loadout

[This weekend Destructoid is reporting live from RTX in Austin, Texas, the community based gaming expo for Rooster Teeth fans and everyone else.] At a glance onlookers might characterize Loadout as yet another emulo...   more

RTX: Hands-on with millions of guns in Loadout photo

Checking out the massive universe in Line of Defense

Last week during E3, I met up with 3000AD's president and lead developer, Derek Smart, where he showed me a significant amount of his team's upcoming free-to-play shooter Line of Defense. In all honesty, I was not familiar wi...   more

Checking out the massive universe in Line of Defense photo

Wargaming's future is bright and ambitious

Wargaming -- the folks behind World of Tanks, the upcoming World of Warplanes, and the even more upcoming World of Battleships -- is growing at an insane rate. They've been a big company over in Eurasia for a while, but now ...   more

Wargaming's future is bright and ambitious photo

E3: Gorgeous free-to-play shooting all over your Warface

To say that a lot of free-to-play games were at the show this year would be an understatement. Though they weren't all of the same genre, I saw a holy God crap-ton of F2P titles everywhere. This model is spreading like a wild...   more

E3: Gorgeous free-to-play shooting all over your Warface photo

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Blacklight: Retribution 'World's End' update coming soon

The "World's End" update for BlackLight: Retribution is coming out very soon, and is set to add a bunch of new stuff. Here's what you can expect: Two new maps called Decay and Trench New Hero class Chronos. He can hack cont...   more

Blacklight: Retribution 'World's End' update coming soon photo


Blacklight: Retribution 'World's End' update coming soon photo
Blacklight: Retribution 'World's End' update coming soon photo
Blacklight: Retribution 'World's End' update coming soon photo
Blacklight: Retribution 'World's End' update coming soon photo
Blacklight: Retribution 'World's End' update coming soon photo
Blacklight: Retribution 'World's End' update coming soon photo



MAIET shows off St. Fhannel Monastery for RaiderZ

For all of you free to play MMO fans, Perfect World has decided to give players a closer look into one of RaiderZ' high-level instances, St. Fhannel Monastery. RaiderZ is an action-based RPG with a large focus on cooper...   more

MAIET shows off St. Fhannel Monastery for RaiderZ photo

TGS: Yep, the Rockman Xover trailer is really something

I don't have to repeat myself, do I? You already know how I feel about Rockman Xover, so let's skip that dance and move on to analyzing the trailer above. Hmmm... a minute-long trailer with all of four seconds of in-game foo...   more

TGS: Yep, the Rockman Xover trailer is really something photo

World of Warplanes is coming along nicely

Wargaming.net's World of Warplanes is currently in closed beta at the moment, with around 700,000 registered users shredding it up in the air combat game. Like World of Tanks, the developers are focusing on keeping the same ...   more

World of Warplanes is coming along nicely photo

The next World of Tanks update will add physics

Update 8.0 for the free-to-play World of Tanks will be adding realistic physics to the experience. This means tanks will catch air when jumping over hills, and tanks can even push each other around now. In fact, you can push...   more

The next World of Tanks update will add physics photo


The next World of Tanks update will add physics photo
The next World of Tanks update will add physics photo
The next World of Tanks update will add physics photo
The next World of Tanks update will add physics photo
The next World of Tanks update will add physics photo
The next World of Tanks update will add physics photo



Bullet Run is out, go shoot people in the face for free!

Sony Online Entertainment's Bullet Run is out on PC this week. The free-to-play shooter takes place in a reality TV game show, with cameras set up all around levels and commentators calling the play-by-play throughout matche...   more

Bullet Run is out, go shoot people in the face for free! photo

PlanetSide 2: Death is no excuse

PlanetSide 2 is looking pretty damn nifty, and I can't wait to have something to mix up my free-to-play diet of Tribes and numerous RPGs. To show off the game at ChinaJoy 2012 SOE got Blur to make a CGI trailer, because noth...   more

PlanetSide 2: Death is no excuse photo

Jenner mech revealed for MechWarrior Online

There's never enough mechs. It appears Piranha Games would agree, as they showed off the recently announced Jenner mech that'll appear in MechWarrior Online. Before we go any further, I'd like to just quote the trailer real ...   more

Jenner mech revealed for MechWarrior Online photo

Bullet Run dev drops intel on the maps Shanty and Oilrig

Feel like some good old fashioned "killing people for the amusement of a fictitious audience" kind of entertainment but you just can't reach your copy of The Club? Well, ACONY Games might have your fix, good sir or...   more

Bullet Run dev drops intel on the maps Shanty and Oilrig photo

New Star Trek Online update live, brings player starbases

Remember when Cryptic and Perfect World told you about their upcoming "Season 6" update to Star Trek Online? No? Well, it's up now, they've got a trailer to tell you all about it. In case you can't load it, the update's pret...   more

New Star Trek Online update live, brings player starbases photo


New Star Trek Online update live, brings player starbases photo
New Star Trek Online update live, brings player starbases photo
New Star Trek Online update live, brings player starbases photo
New Star Trek Online update live, brings player starbases photo
New Star Trek Online update live, brings player starbases photo
New Star Trek Online update live, brings player starbases photo



Closed beta event for End of Nations set for July 20

The first closed beta event for End of Nations will take place starting on Friday, July 20th at 12:01am Eastern and last through Sunday, July 22nd at 11:59pm Eastern. That ought to give you plenty of time to sign yourself up...   more

Closed beta event for End of Nations set for July 20 photo

MechWarrior Online exists, I've come to terms with that

With Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor now in the rear-view mirror and Hawken shining brightly on the horizon mechs seem to be experiencing something of a resurgence as of late. And now that your turret arms' ...   more

MechWarrior Online exists, I've come to terms with that photo

End of Nations gets a color commentary treatment

A new trailer for Petrogylph Games' End of Nations has been released this morning, which features gameplay footage from a battle over an Austrailian uranium mine, accompanied by a pair of commentators performing in the ...   more

End of Nations gets a color commentary treatment photo

Gameglobe shows a very bright future for browser games

I recently had a chance to see a ton of the games that will be shown off at E3 next week. There's a lot of great looking stuff, and easily one of the standout titles I saw was Gameglobe. I initially ignored it because the re...   more

Gameglobe shows a very bright future for browser games photo


Gameglobe shows a very bright future for browser games photo
Gameglobe shows a very bright future for browser games photo
Gameglobe shows a very bright future for browser games photo
Gameglobe shows a very bright future for browser games photo
Gameglobe shows a very bright future for browser games photo
Gameglobe shows a very bright future for browser games photo



So the Marvel Heroes MMO actually looks good

Did you all forget Marvel was working on a free-to-play MMO? Yeah, it's been over a year since we last talked about the game but Gazillion Entertainment has finally come out of hiding to show off the first ever gameplay foot...   more

So the Marvel Heroes MMO actually looks good photo

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