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Path of Exile Celebrating its Fifth Birthday
Yesterday, Path of Exile celebrated its fifth birthday, and the team decided to take a moment to look back at the progress that has been made in the game since it was initially created. The very first plans for the game was laid out back in 2008, and Grinding Gears was pleasantly surprised to see how much of this design document was realized in Path of Exile. “Many of the elements described in thi...[Read More]
Excessive Scripting In MMORPGs, Does It Need To Go?
In single player open world games, it is thanks to the script of the plot throughout their adventure that players reach the immersion required to identify themselves to their character and its universe. Developers had the idea to incorporate the same mechanisms in the leveling phase of MMORPGs to make it more attractive to players. [...]
Brawlout PC First Impressions, An Outstanding Smash-Like Title
Before proceeding with this article, I want to make it clear that this game is still in Early Access, and as such is still incomplete. Following the footsteps of Super Smash Bros., Brawlout, available on PC, Xbox One and PS4, is a platform fighting game developed by Angry Mob Games in which players will incarnate [...]
What Defines A MMO For You?
Note: Everything in the following article will be entirely subjective, with me merely stating my opinion on the matter. What do those three letters represent nowadays? How can you call a game a MMO? This prefix, which lets recall means Massively Multiplayer Online, has been used indiscriminately in the recent years, and recent games that [...]