The open beta for the console version of action MMO Tera kicks off March 9 on Xbox One and PS4. Playing a PC MMO on console usually makes my head hurt, but developer En Masse has done a lot of work to make the game TV and couch friendly. Holy crap, I might play Tera again.
MMO Disables Chat After Players Discover It Could Be Used To Send Malware
I think we can all agree that general chat in MMOs is usually not super great. Now imagine if those spam-slinging all-caps jerkholes could also force everyone to download computer viruses via that chat window.
Action MMO Tera Coming To Xbox One And PS4
Remember Tera, the massively multiplayer online role-playing game with the really cool combat system that came out on PC back in 2012? The free-to-play game is coming to Xbox One and PlayStation 4 later this year.
Please Stop Doing This, Massively Multiplayer RPGs
You know what I love about massively multiplayer online role-playing games? Losing myself in the fiction of a fantasy world. You know what completely ruins that feeling? The MMORPG equivalent of licensed Happy Meal toys.
Inside a Bitcoin Mine in Rural China
Last year, Kotaku showed images of a Bitcoin mining operation in Hong Kong. It was fancy! However, these recent photos of a Bitcoin mine in northeast China are anything but.
PR Stunt Involves a "Thousand" Women Installing a PC Game
In China, there's a contest for online game Tera. According to the game's official site, "a thousand beautiful women" install the game on gamers' computers. Not at once, mind you.
Action combat-powered MMORPG Tera is now free-to-play in a non-insulting way. Go play!
Tera Goes Free-to-Play, Says It Won’t Be “Some Watered-Down Trial Version”
Guess it was only a matter of time, huh, Tera? En Masse Entertainment's online fantasy game joins Star Wars: The Old Republic and DC Universe Online on the roster of big-deal MMO titles that are ditching subscriptions. Starting in February, subscriptions will no longer be required to play Tera.
I Assure You This is a Fully Armed and Armored Female Berserker Statue
True story—during my time playing En Masse Entertainment's MMO Tera, my guild and I were attempting to recreate the trailer for the film 300 in-game for some silly reason. When it came time to capture video for the Oracle scene, we went with a series of sultry and mildly demonic Castanic females dancing by a fountain…
It's Time to Celebrate The Spooky Season In MMORPGs
Halloween is still a week from today, so you'll have to wait until next Wednesday if you want to go trick-or-treating in the real world. (Or at least, if you want to do it without getting the cops called.)
But if you'd like to dash around a virtual world in costume, gathering treats and performing tricks, you're in…
Sounds like Tera isn't doing so well. The MMO will be merging servers on September 18.
Tera's Player-Versus-Player Battlegrounds Open August 22
With August 22nd's Argon Queen update for Tera I'll finally be able to focus my adorable rage on other players without having to deal with that silly party fight system thing they were using. Hooray for battlegrounds!
Tera's Next Exciting Update Reminds Me I Should Probably Log Into Tera or Something
The Argon Queen update for En Masse Entertainment's action-packed massively multiplayer online role-playing game Tera drops next month in North America, bringing with it player-versus-player battlegrounds, a 10-man raid, new skills and a nagging reminder that I should probably log into the game sometime this month.
Gorgeous Tera Concept Art, Fresh From Korea
If you're a fan of Tera, the new MMO on the block, you might want to take a look at this gallery, because it features the work of Kim Hyeong Seung, a concept artist who has worked on the game.
Maybe it Wasn't a Good Idea to Let Players Fight Each Other to Run a Video Game
New MMO Tera isn't just notable for its lavish visuals, it's also trying something new with its endgame. Those getting to the pointy end of the game can be elected as a member of the "Vanarch", Tera's in-game parliament.
It's a Good Weekend to Try Tera for Free
Now that my review of En Masse Entertainment's slightly game-changing MMO Tera is in the can, you might find yourself wanting to give the game a try. And like magic, Tera is now offering a seven day free trial. What can you do in seven days?
Tera: The Kotaku Review
The latest big-name Korean import to hit the North American massively-multiplayer online role-playing scene, Tera does little to differentiate itself from countless other fantasy MMO titles we've been slowly growing bored with over the past decade.
Tera MMO Log Part Four: The Political Process Begins
It's the final week of my coverage of En Masse Entertainment's massively multiplayer fantasy role-playing game Tera. Normally at this point I would be sick to death of playing and eager to reclaim my free time. Instead, I find myself more invested in the game than ever before.
Tera MMO Log Part 2, Supplemental: Look at All That Rested XP
The plan was to spend a series of four consecutive weeks playing En Masse Entertainment's massively multiplayer online fantasy role-playing game Tera, reporting back every Wednesday leading up to the final review. Then all hell broke loose.
Tera MMO Log Part Two: An Axe to Grind
Having spent a couple of weeks in the exiled world of Arborea in the delicate boots of a pretty pink Sorcerer, for my second MMO log I decided to take the long, strange trip to mid-level madness in something a little more sturdy.
