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Choose My Adventure: Anthem kept crashing, so here’s what happened in Destiny 2

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This past weekend, for lack of a better word, was a shitshow. Let me try to set the scene. My computer is about five or...
Get thee within, ye of victories forsaken.

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s sixth year is the Shadowbringers high

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Let's look back at the sixth year of Final Fantasy XIV since its relaunch, shall we? Six times we've had a Rising celebration to...

Fight or Kite: Ashes of Creation Apocalypse is a doorway to an action-packed MMO

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If you had told me two weeks ago that Ashes of Creation is going to be one of my most anticipated upcoming MMO titles,...
You aren't going anywhere for a while, right?

Jukebox Heroes: Hearthstone’s hilarious trailer songs

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Pull up a chair and quaff some hearty ale, for today we're going to look at Blizzard's game-within-a-game-universe, Hearthstone. Now, Hearthstone's soundtrack is a...

One Shots: My other car is a ravenous dragon

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Sure, in your normal, mundane life you drive a Prius hatchback, but in your virtual existence, you enjoy a ride that's a bit more...
All she really wants is pants; is that so wrong?

The Daily Grind: What MMO did you not give enough credit until after the fact?

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Sometimes I ask myself whether I really liked WildStar as much as it deserved. Obviously, it's a kind of inherently silly line of thinking;...

LOTRO Legendarium: Lord of the Rings Online’s prettiest and ugliest places

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Depending on how you count it, at the present Lord of the Rings Online boasts somewhere around 45 zones -- a vast improvement on...
Neat!

Betawatch: Astellia Online plans for launch next month

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Ah, the release of Astellia approaches, and it makes me just the slightest bit sad. Here was a game that had clear dates and...

Massively Overthinking: Problematic faves in MMOs

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A while back, a reader suggested that it was impossible for a fan who loves something to recognize its shortcomings, and I was taken...
AHHHH

WoW Factor: Forecasting the future of WoW Classic

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It's probably chiefly due to my professional life that I find myself kind of looking forward to the launch of World of Warcraft: Classic...
Doom approaches.

Vague Patch Notes: How time distorted what ‘hardcore’ means for WoW Classic

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There's a contingent of players looking forward to the launch of World of Warcraft: Classic next week that is vocally thrilled about one specific...
Guilty or innocent?

The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite MMO weather effect?

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When you first walk into the First in Final Fantasy XIV, you're greeted by the weather of Everlasting Light. While I don't know it...
This took some work.

Perfect Ten: MMOs that flirted with permadeath

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This month, Dungeons and Dragons Online will be venturing where many MMORPGs have feared to tread: into the realm of officially supported permadeath. The...

Path of Exile announces Blight league for September 6 – here’s our preview interview with Grinding Gear!

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Fall is creeping up on us, and that means back to school is almost -- if not already -- here. That also means it...

Choose My Adventure: Rediscovering the simple joy of flight in No Man’s Sky

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Boy is it good to be back here. I'll be honest, not much of what I did while flying around in No Man's Sky was...

Flameseeker Chronicles: What would a mobile Guild Wars 2 look like?

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Ever wished Tyria could fit in your pocket? That dream could one day become a reality. A couple of weeks ago, we heard rumblings...

Hands-on: Neverwinter post-Uprising is a mixed bag for newbies and vets

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A long time ago, for a few months after it launched, I was an avid Neverwinter player. I loved its visceral combat, and to...
Up.

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s moving violations

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Here's a bit of full disclosure: I still cannot reach the top of Kugane's tower to this day. It's the one jumping puzzle that...
The vestibule.

Not So Massively: Comparing looter shooters, from Destiny 2 and Division 2 to Anthem and Warframe

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Looter shooters -- online games with shooter gameplay and loot-based progression -- are all the rage these days. But maybe this trend has passed...

MMO Cartographer: Welcome to the Aura Kingdom

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For this week's edition of the MMO Cartographer, I have pulled Aura Kingdom out of my magical bag of maps. It is a bright,...

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