Opinion

With WoW Classic in the news so much lately, I've been thinking back to 2004 when the original World of Warcraft launched. We've spent...

Back for a third round, the Battle Bards examine a slew of main themes from MMORPGs! Considering how essential these themes are in making...

While just about everyone knows about Square Enix's ashes-to-glory story with Final Fantasy XIV, what often goes unnoticed is that the company runs a...

I'm not really over Peria Chronicles, but one of the things that attracted my interest to the game was the loveliness of its cel-shaded graphics...

"I'd play this game again if the graphics were updated." "If they re-released this game with modern graphics, it would be way more popular." "The Game...

I absolutely love the fact that massively multiplayer titles give me a social experience even when I'm in a room all by myself. Bumping...

We've heard again and again how the recently launched World of Warcraft: Classic was going to "fix" the MMO community by stripping away modern...

It has now been the better part of a week since my unexpected sojourn into the path, and for most of that week my...

If you've followed NCsoft's quarterly investor reports for the last many years, you've probably seen dozens graphs of Guild Wars 2's revenues and the...

The Elder Scrolls Online community event in Seattle at this year's PAX West was one of many firsts for me. For one, this was the...

A few weeks back, when The Matrix 4 news hit, I spent some time digging around The Matrix Online's community so that I could...

A few weeks back, Massively OP's Ben Griggs made an observation that I bet some readers can relate to. He mentioned that in his...

The gaming world is abuzz with excitement over World of Warcraft Classic. Players around the world are gushing with nostalgia over this trip back...

Here's the funny thing about communication from MMO studios: It's vital to the continued feeling of a healthy game, and yet at the same...

Queues bother me. I'd like to say they don't, but they really do. I don't take them as a personal affront or anything, though;...

When I mention the lore in Warframe, the response I usually get is "There's lore in Warframe?!?" I've even gotten this from some who...

I don't really have to tell you this, but creating an MMORPG is a huge undertaking. These are some of the most complex games...

I both love and hate those periods of time when I get sucked into an MMORPG. Usually this comes when a game first launches,...

Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, WoW Classic, ArcheAge Unchained, PlanetSide Arena, Peria Chronicles, SWTOR, Conan Chop Chop, Last Oasis, Caravan Stories, and Champions Online, with a mailbag question on improving boring MMO tasks.

I'm a firm believer of "You can't dislike it unless you know it," a sort of twist on the "Don't knock it 'til you...