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Jukebox Heroes: The best of vanilla World of Warcraft’s soundtrack
With half the MMO community in a frenzy about the coming of World of Warcraft Classic this summer, many a gamer's mind has turned...
Battle Bards Episode 146: More vocals
In another theme sequel, the Battle Bards return to the notion of vocal tracks in MMORPGs. Does singing hold a special place in online...
Worlds Adrift’s final patch before sunset is now up – along with the game’s soundtrack
As if Worlds Adrift's impending sunset situation couldn't get worse, today the game is getting a patch. It's the biggest patch ever for the...
Guild Wars 2’s Key of Ahdashim raid is now live in the game’s latest update
Guild Wars 2 has just pushed out the next big thing for raiders: The Key of Ahdashim raid is now live.
"The raid takes place...
Into the Super-verse: Why didn’t Champions Online do better?
A while back I was flipping through the backlog of my personal gaming blog, looking at the history of my gaming trends, particularly in...
Battle Bards Episode 145: Dark Age of Camelot
It’s Bard vs. Bard vs. Bard in this show, as the trio of MMO video game music lovers take sides in the Dark Age...
Jukebox Heroes: The best of Guild Wars 2’s Season 4 soundtrack
On May 14th, Guild Wars 2 fans were delivered a bittersweet message from the game's main composer, Maclaine Diemer. Diemer, who had been adding...
LOTRO Legendarium: How LOTRO does Lord of the Rings justice
Oh. Oh no you didn't, Kotaku. You didn't just sit there, scratching your head for an easy post, and then write up an essay...
Path of Exile demonstrates its new Blood and Sand melee skills
You know now that with the Legin update, Path of Exile wants you to hit things. It wants you to hit things a lot, and one...
Battle Bards Episode 144: Colors of the rainbow
Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet: Combined, these forces create the awesome power of Roy G. Biv — otherwise known as the...
The MOP Up: Dauntless’ forums are down for a month as the game goes offline until Tuesday
No doubt that you have heard about Dauntless' launch on Tuesday, May 21st. And while that marks a new beginning for the monster hunting...
Jukebox Heroes: The best of Trickster Online’s soundtrack
When going on musical expeditions, I get the most excited when I open up a folder of tracks from lesser-known MMORPGs. I think that's...
Astellia’s gear can level up with you – or de-level if you are a failure
Astellia may just boast one of the smallest gear setups in any modern MMO with just five slots, but don't let that deceive you:...
The Game Archaeologist: Minions of Mirth
While large teams with big budgets and studios backing them are expected to push out smash hit MMORPGs, to me it's always vastly more...
The Daily Grind: Do you listen to the music of long-dead MMORPGs?
When an MMORPG reaches the end of its operational life (for whatever reason), there are few things that remain following that final day. We...
Battle Bards Episode 143: Rappelz
It may see itself as an “old school fantasy MMO,” but Rappelz’ soundtrack is a great mixture of old and new, traditional and experimental....
Jukebox Heroes: Diving back into Aion’s soundtrack
While the game itself never fascinated me, Aion's soundtrack is easily in my personal Top Five in terms of quality and variety. The game...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite version of your MMO’s theme music?
Recently I've been cruising back through Aion's soundtrack and made a discovery that, in hindsight, seems obvious: There are several different main theme songs...
Not So Massively: Five things I love about Anthem
It is by now clear that Anthem had a fairly tortured road to launch. I don't wish to condone the clearly appalling conditions BioWare...
Battle Bards Episode 142: Sunrise, sunset
In MMORPGs across the world, days are beginning and days are ending — and with them come the catharsis of the sunrise and sunset....