the daily grind

It's rare for me to not be done with the leveling in a Final Fantasy XIV expansion or a World of Warcraft expansion in a couple...

That picture right up there might be the very first time that I've ever seen an EVE Online character portrayed with an actual smile....

We've had some brutal years for MMORPG sunsets. But surprisingly, this wasn't one of them. I mean, yes, we lost games, but not as...

While it's technically launching in Korea today, I'm worried that Elyon missed its ideal window here in the west due to all its redesigns...

I know full well that it's a strange feeling when a game you're totally not into or playing is at the center of a...

OK, graphics snobs, this unofficial annual award is for you. Now, I will play an old, clunky, beloved sandbox for a really long time. And...

Though Massively OP's annual awards kick off this week, one you won't see this year is an award for PvE. I've learned my lesson...

There is an assumption, for some reason, that most people who work as game journalists are pretty bad at playing video games. I don't...

We've often poked gentle fun at World of Warcraft for its tendency to feature oversized shoulder armor on characters -- sometimes to the point...

Ultima Online studio Broadsword is currently hard at work on a new game mode and server that is explicitly meant to onboard new players...

There's a strong sense of cynicism around these parts when it comes to Daybreak, probably due to how frequently Daybreak goes to extreme lengths...

Let's be honest: Sometimes we might play games other than MMOs. Treason, I know, but that's also what's called being "well-rounded" and "a gamer...

Eliot joins Justin and Bree to discuss World of Warcraft: Shadowlands' launch, Fallout 76's surprise patch, FFXIV's next patch, and TERA's console crossplay, with a Daily Grind Blitz to lead us in, plus mailbag topics on remaking older MMOs and storylines that wreck your roleplay.

Oh please please please don't ruin Farscape with a badly done MMO. I don't think there's any danger of this, I hasten to point out....

I think there's a widespread grumpiness for MMORPG tutorials. Either they're so pointless and easy that you're bored, or they deluge you with too...

I have long held that among the many (many) things World of Warcraft codified in the big book of MMORPG "rules" is the quest...

Several times on the podcast we've marveled at how there is this bizarre disconnect between the apparent huge popularity of RuneScape and how little...

I've been covering the MMORPG genre professionally for well over 10 years now, and a whole lot has changed in that timespan, including the...

I'm always impressed when I talk to MOP's Justin and he's just joined a new guild in the MMORPG he's playing at the moment....

Call 'em Archers, call 'em Rangers, call 'em Katnisses -- whatever the designation, they're the ones who stand there with a bow looking all...