one shots

One lesser-known fact about the life of adventurers is that they all have to submit to a daily curfew. By the time the sun's...

Lethia seems to be waging a very successful campaign to convince us all that Allods Online has it going on in the eye candy...

If you ever find yourself at a heavy metal concert where most of the crowd is made out of bestial cat-things, trust me: Don't...

Now personally, I don't do a whole lot of scuba diving or anything, mostly because I have a healthy fear of everything that lurks...

Slaying a bajillion creatures, hauling around blood-splattered loot, and going through a repeated death-resurrection cycle sure does take it out on the intrepid adventurer....

In retrospect, outer space was asking for it. It was giving all of us a cold shoulder, being very distant, and lording its size...

Last week's call for screenshots of MMO giants brought out some big responses. Hefty contributions, if you get my drift. And we'll kick off...

When you head out to the final frontier in Star Citizen, make sure that you take your favorite, um, penguin? Sure, that sounds like...

You'd think it would be mentally exhausting to be a Klingon, what with waking up every morning fully expecting to die and looking for...

We would all like to think that, given the opportunity, we would be brave adventurers in fantasy lands, venturing forth to slay dragons and...

When you are heading out to the dangerous wilds where dismemberment, face melting, certain death, or even experience loss might be around every corner,...

What did you get for the holidays? If it was anything other than a weapon to fight super mutants in the post-apocalyptic wasteland, then...

Every Friday morning after breakfast, I crack open the comments to the previous week's One Shots column and pick the most eye-catching and interesting...

We don't just take screenshots of MMOs to impress each other but to cement memories that would otherwise fade away to the ravages of...

The beginning of 2020 seems so, so very long ago now, doesn't it? It's strange to think back to a time when we could...

So you know how Star Trek claims that it has a functioning futuristic society without money? Somehow? That's made me overthink how Starfleet Academy...

Indentured servitude is something that Final Fantasy XIV likes to introduce to its players, such as poor Scott, who discovered that he's in for...

"After a short break from Final Fantasy XIV, I’m back with my /gpose addiction," reader Josh said. Josh, you're breaking our hearts here. We thought...

For a while now, IronSalamander's been taking amazing pictures of the colorful and stylish Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville, but I think today's...

In most games, a book is a dumping ground for ignored lore or, at best, a prop to make you look extra-nerdy for all...