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First impressions: Small World of Warcraft is a fun boardgame with a touch of Azerothian flavor
One of the interesting things about this job is that I am pretty regularly presented with a new set of things to review and...
Choose My Adventure: Mining misadventures in Wurm Online
Well, I have to say, following the advice of the poll from last week did help a little bit while also unfurling the multiple...
Fight or Kite: New World’s beta hasn’t made me a true believer – yet
The New World beta preview came to an end a few short nights ago. Like some of the other members of the MOP crew,...
Massively Uplifting: MMOs from LOTRO to ESO bring comfort, healing, camaraderie, and charity
Summer may be ending, but good deeds and uplifting stories aren't! Throughout August we've been surrounded by stories of kindness, generosity, and goodness within...
Jukebox Heroes: Six great ArcheAge tunes
ArcheAge is well-known for being one of the more beautiful MMO game worlds out there, but does its music stack up in comparison? The...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s second season of crafting PvP
Let's call this side of Ishgard Restoration what it is, yes? This is Final Fantasy XIV giving people another form of PvP in competitive...
The Game Archaeologist: Mirrorworld
In this column, we have previously journeyed to lands where you saw not with your eyes, but with your imagination. I speak, of course,...
Massively on the Go: An open letter to Pokemon Go’s Niantic and The Pokemon Company
Dear Niantic and The Pokemon Company,
Thank you for Pokemon Go. Despite my criticism, this is probably the longest I've ever played a Pokemon game. Ever. I've...
Massively on the Go: Here’s how Niantic is trying to fix Pokemon Go’s Mega Evolutions
A bit before Niantic's wellness week kicks in for employees, Pokemon Go players got an update on the Mega Evolution problem/solution. We've previously covered...
Vague Patch Notes: Apple vs. Epic is not good vs. evil
So Epic has really gone all-in on fighting against Apple here, huh? The company is using Fortnite as a wedge in hopes of bringing down...
The Soapbox: Feeling the loss of an MMO community
Back in 2012, I was almost a year deep into Lord of the Rings Online and enjoying my time both in the game and...
Perfect Ten: 10 reasons WoW Classic is still fun in 2020
WoW Classic just celebrated its first year of operation, and what a year it's been! Back in the summer of 2019, I was rediscovering...
Path of Exile’s Heist expansion will launch on Mac with full crossplay
What's better than getting a new Path of Exile league? If you are a Mac user, it's getting the game on your favored operating...
Path of Exile’s Heist expansion lets players infiltrate Rogue Harbor on September 18
Are you tormented by the unrequited desire of executing a daring caper, perhaps pilfering a rare antique or infiltrating a secure vault, all because...
Choose My Adventure: The slow-burning, esoteric start of Wurm Online
I have a feeling this is going to be a short article and a probably completely inept series. Wurm Online is definitely not the...
Not So Massively: Iron Harvest 1920 is a dieselpunk RTS with a surprising amount of heart
It's pretty common to stumble across a new game on the front page of Steam and think it looks interesting enough to add to...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Breaking down Guild Wars 2’s End of Dragons expansion teaser trailer
Last, after a lot of build-up, during a stream dedicated to the 8th anniversary of the launch of Guild Wars 2, ArenaNet finally released...
Wisdom of Nym: What does Final Fantasy XIV’s final 5.3 stinger imply?
As above, so below, and as before, so again. Just to make it absolutely clear, even though we did it for last week's column...
First impressions: New World has the foundation of what could be a great game
Like a lot of people, I've been hotly anticipating Amazon's New World, one of the first truly big name new MMOs we've seen in...
Jukebox Heroes: The best of Blade & Soul’s soundtrack
Pretty game, strong story focus, really not for me. That's the impression I got from dipping into Blade & Soul a few months back....