Eliot Lefebvre
New Frontier updates former Wild West Online players on its relationship to Free Reign Entertainment
Ah, those delirious moments when every new set of answers about the state of a game's publisher just leads to a new set of...
Final Fantasy XIV introduces Eden (Savage) with patch 5.05
A month after the release of Final Fantasy XIV's latest expansion, things are back to normal. Oh, sure, you're still dealing with a strangely...
Wisdom of Nym: Story beats that I’d like to see explored in Final Fantasy XIV
There's a wide-open space for storytelling in Final Fantasy XIV with the conclusion of the 5.0 MSQ, a lot of different ways that the...
The Daily Grind: What would (or did) convince you to try an imported free-to-play MMO?
There's an interesting cycle with a lot of free-to-play imports which I dubbed "temports" many moons ago. Players stay away because they're sure that...
WRUP: Recent movies that I have watched edition
Quigley Down Under: Sometimes you have a movie that you only half-remember from when you were younger and you don't really know if it...
Betawatch: Legends of Aria prepares for launch on August 6
It's finally happening. Legends of Aria is arriving in an actual launch state on August 6th, complete with a big patch to make it...
Nighthawk returns for players to hunt him down in Champions Online
Players in Champions Online must now content with a fallen hero with the game's newest event as Nighthawk returns once more. A former Champion...
New Frontier launches on Steam with the publisher that supposedly was not connected to the game
Oh boy. Oh, boy. So you all remember Wild West Online, right? Survival sandbox that launched in much the same way that having a...
MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries is delayed until December and made an Epic store exclusive
So here's the breakdown. MechWarrior Online is the multiplayer shooter developed by Piranha Games based off the longstanding single-player series of shooters. Piranha Games...
WoW Factor: Is Age of Darkness really the next expansion, and is it what we want and need?
First of all, let's just get this out of the way right off the bat: It is possible that this column will contain spoilers...
AdventureQuest 3D adds aliens as a travel form option
The aliens are coming! AdventureQuest 3D is being overrun by aliens! They're zipping from place to place in their mysterious saucers, and they look...
Atlas teases the Blackwood map on the way for next week
There's a lot you can do with the basic mechanics of Atlas, it seems, as exemplified by the game's Blackwood map. This was teased...
Fallout 76 plans to talk about the future at QuakeCon while delaying its next major update
Like the lingering effects of radiation, the most recent big update for Fallout 76 is still causing issues being addressed by the game's latest...
Vague Patch Notes: Keeping it simple, oversimplification, and MMO design
People who have read my work for a while know that I really like tabletop roleplaying, and I have copies of two of my...
Final Fantasy XIV is rolling out another live letter in two weeks
Sunday will be the one-month anniversary of Final Fantasy XIV's third expansion launching into early access, which means that players have been deep into...
The Daily Grind: What in-game leveling methods do you dislike in MMOs?
I really like the Deep Dungeon content in Final Fantasy XIV, but I kind of dislike people who spam it relentlessly to level up....
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite’s launch month revenue is ahead of competitors but well behind Pokemon Go
Here's the good news for Harry Potter: Wizards Unite. In the category of AR mobile games? Its launch month has been substantially better than...
TERA overhauls quest flow and rewards significantly with its latest patch, Skywatch: Antiquities
The Skywatch: Antiquities patch for TERA is making some big changes to the structure of the game even before you get to the endgame....
Pantheon’s July newsletter covers big trees, movement, and spell FX
You probably don't spend a lot of time thinking about the work that goes into making big trees in your favorite MMO. It's enough...
World of Warcraft patches in more threat for tanks and Azshara fixes
Do you find it just a little bit harder as a tank to keep threat consistently in World of Warcraft? It might not just...