World of Warcraft changes how Conduits work and has a new type of weekly chest in Shadowlands
The first version of the Conduit system in World of Warcraft: Shadowlands didn't exactly go over well with players. No one was excited by...
The Guild Wars 2 community is debating whether precursors belong in lockboxes
Guild Wars 2 players are busy on Reddit this week debating whether precursors should be even tangentially in the Black Lion chest loot table...
Riot Games canceled its League of Legends esports partnership with Saudia Arabia after massive backlash
The League of Legends esports community was set on fire and then partially doused this week thanks to a decision - now rescinded -...
Path of Exile shares the statistics of seeds in the Harvest league
A new challenge league has been running in Path of Exile for about four weeks now, and that means it's time to share statistics....
Warhammer Online rogue server Return of Reckoning is getting Twitch drops, no kidding
I can't think of a whole lot of rogue servers or player-run emulators that make the leap to Twitch drops, but Return of Reckoning,...
Final Fantasy XIV reminds players to finish the Crystal Tower series and get a mount before August 11
The next Final Fantasy XIV patch arrives on August 11th, and you're going to need to do some stuff ahead of time if you...
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands appears to have PvP world quests returning once more
In World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, players are wandering in the realm of the dead and dealing with afterlife issues. A perfect time to find...
Perfect Ten: Ten MMOs I was very wrong about
Here's a not-actually-very-secret bit of honesty about the industry that I have been working in for about a decade now: I am not actually...
Squadron 42 news delay is chalked up to developing a new roadmap and a video that wasn’t up to standard
Earlier in the week we reported on a Reddit post that wondered aloud what was happening with Squadron 42's development. CIG has now officially...
The Daily Grind: When should MMO studios compensate players for downtime?
Been playing Lord of the Rings Online lately? That's a little gallows humor for you, right there; logging into LOTRO has been a well-documented...
Astellia Online patches out the summer event, improves rewards, and adds more cosmetic slots
Summer has come to an end... well, over in Astellia Online. The game's newest patch removes the summer event, so you'll need to focus...
Final Fantasy XIV brings a shark-filled Moonfire Faire around on August 12
On August 11th, Final Fantasy XIV players will face the end of the Shadowbringers MSQ arc that will decide the fate of a world....
Amazon’s New World gears up for ‘density’ stress testing this week
It was no real surprise earlier this month when Amazon said it was delaying New World yet again, this time until 2021 - frankly,...
LOTRO and DDO offer apologies and gifts for two weeks of troubles
Two weeks ago, Lord of the Rings Online players were treated to "cascading" issues across the game servers that led to multiple days of...
Phantasy Star Online 2 is coming to Steam on August 5
Remember the Phantasy Star Online 2 launch fiasco with the Windows store? Of course you do. It was terrible. And it led to a...
Choose My Adventure: How Dungeons and Dragons Online became my new favorite MMO
Week after week in this round of Choose My Adventure, I've been finding little things to love about Dungeons and Dragons Online and this...
Steam appears to be testing out a Playtest button on its game pages
Wouldn't it be easier to just sign up for beta testing and playtesting events via Steam instead of other means? Yes, it would. And...
The Daily Grind: Do you try to become ‘rich’ in MMORPGs?
Let's talk about money! Pretend money in video games, that is. I've been thinking about this a bit lately since realizing that I use...
TERA’s EU version upgrades to the 64-bit client this coming August
Ah, the 64-bit client! 64-bit clients for games are pretty well the norm by now, but some games have held back. One such example...
Champions of Titan is shutting down at the end of August
Farewell, Champions of Titan, we scarcely knew you. The game is shutting down on August 31st, which means the game's Steam page will be...
