‘Neverwinter’ developers compensate players for rollback

After a serious exploit was discovered over the weekend, Cryptic Studios brought the “Neverwinter” servers down. The exploit was serious enough to warrant a rollback to the servers. Today, the developers fully addressed the exploit and offered up a survivor pack to all players in a patch.

‘Star Trek Online’ players welcome the ‘Legacy of Romulus’ expansion today

“Star Trek Online’s” first expansion, “Legacy of Romulus” is now live. The expansion content went live today. It is free to all players with optional, new purchases available in the C-Store.

Patch 5.3: ‘Escalation’ now live in ‘World of Warcraft’

After coming down for maintenance early this morning, all “World of Warcraft” servers are now up. Players can enter Azeroth and find new scenarios, a new battleground, new quests, the return of item upgrades, and much more in patch 5.3.

Trion Worlds introduces the free-to-play Loyalty program for ‘RIFT’

In June, “RIFT” will go free-to-play with an optional subscription. The transition is shaping up to be a smooth one for returning players, a valuable one for a free player, and a rewarding one for a subscriber. Today, a Trion Worlds developer outlined the Loyalty program; something from which all those players can benefit.

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Patch 1.016 now available in ‘Defiance’

Although originally scheduled to release on May 16, the 1.016 patch for “Defiance” was delayed due to additional bugs it could cause. Today, the 1.016 patch finally arrived on the live servers for all three platforms.

‘The Elder Scrolls Online’ devs answer crafting, gathering questions

Last week, fans of “The Elder Scrolls Online” were treated to a new crafting and gathering video. Today, ZeniMax Online developers decided to answer several fan questions concerning what was shown in the video.

‘Defiance’ half off over the weekend

Although it is not even two months old, MMO shooter “Defiance” is just half off for a limited time. Starting today, gamers can pick up the title for just $29.99 until Sunday evening.

‘World of Warcraft’ patch 5.3 release candidate on public test realm

Horde and Alliance both are watching the public test realm for the release of “World of Warcraft’s” 5.3 update. The patch, called “Escalation,” will set the stage for the infighting among the Horde while adding new scenarios, a new battleground, and more. Yesterday, a release candidate build was published to the public test realm hinting at an impending release date.

‘Allods Online’ manager details upcoming Astral Academy, Open Pier features

Players of “Allods Online” have been celebrating the game’s second anniversary with events and prizes, but they’re also looking forward to the upcoming update. Today, a community manager detailed two of the features coming to the game with the “Path to Victory” update.

New ‘The Elder Scrolls Online’ gathering, exploration video

Searching every crate, gathering almost everything around, and relaxing while casting a line are all parts of “The Elder Scrolls Online.” In a video preview of gathering and exploration released today, ZeniMax Online detailed some of the non-combat activities available in the game.

Patch 1.016 for ‘Defiance’ delayed, no release date yet

Fixes to contract cycling, pursuit tracking, client side crashes, and more were scheduled to patch with update 1.016 tomorrow. However, Trion Worlds announced today that the “Defiance” patch will not be going live as scheduled.

Cryptic Studio developer details ‘Neverwinter’s’ Foundry tool

Custom missions in MMO games are a steady stream of new, repeatable content. The ability to create these missions gives players another avenue of expression and gameplay. Today, Rob Overmeyer, the Foundry Producer for “Neverwitner,” detailed the game’s custom content option and extensive it is.