Hyperspace Beacon: I wasn’t going to talk about Anthem, but I think I should
Like everyone else working in or around the gaming industry, I read Kotaku's Jason Schreier's exposé on BioWare's development of Anthem. And like many...
Wandering Wraeclast: A class guide to getting started in Path of Exile
Just because Path of Exile is more than five years old doesn't mean the influx of new players has dwindled. In fact, for quite...
Wisdom of Nym: A measured response to Naoki Yoshida’s mystery project
Well hello there, news on April 1st. I really have a tendency not to put much stock in anything revealed on April Fools' Day because...
The Daily Grind: Are there any zones in MMOs you’d like to call home?
My wife has long had an affection for Nagrand in World of Warcraft, and that makes sense to me. The gentle rolling terrain looks like...
Tamriel Infinium: The power of community in five-year-old Elder Scrolls Online
Given the volatility in today’s video game industry, it’s nice when an MMO is able to celebrate some longevity. Elder Scrolls Online has not...
Perfect Ten: MMO celebrations that didn’t rip off real-world holidays
Does it ever slightly bother you that in these alternate fantasy and science fiction worlds that we explore there just so happens to have...
Wisdom of Nym: Thoughts on the end of Final Fantasy XIV’s 4.x story
So now we've gotten the ending. And... gosh, sometimes these patches really do not merit splitting up, which is kind of the case for Final Fantasy...
Choose My Adventure: What Legends of Aria taught me about sandbox MMORPGs
As much as I enjoy the new guard of MMORPGs, with their quick-hit content and action combat models, I'm also not completely ignorant to...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Stories Guild Wars 2 could tell without dragons
Thus far, Guild Wars 2’s story has revolved largely around the six elder dragons. The base game’s personal story crescendoed with the slaying of...
Massively Uplifting: Bethesda’s gift to gaming granny, friendships forged in EverQuest and Guild Wars 2
It is no joke: There is plenty that's good going on in the gaming world, and we want to share that with you. You...
PAX East 2019: Bless Unleashed really isn’t Bless Online (to its credit)
The folks behind Bless Unleashed are not just porting over Bless Online to the Xbox One. This is a refrain that Bandai Namco and Neowiz have...
Not So Massively: The Division 2 has more stuff than personality
The Division was a game with a number of flaws, but one thing it did very well was present an incredibly detailed, realistic, and...
Wisdom of Nym: All of the shards in Final Fantasy XIV
Look, the date of this article is a complete coincidence. Obviously, we're going to the First in Final Fantasy XIV's next expansion. We know that...
MMO Cartographer: Touching all the things in Project Gorgon
Welcome to MMO Cartographer! I'm Mia, and I'll be your guide through this winding journey through interesting MMORPGs - some small, some forgotten, and...
Global Chat: Looking back at 20 years of EverQuest
EverQuest's 20th anniversary isn't going unnoticed and unobserved in the gaming community this month. In fact, several MMO bloggers have raised a glass to...
One Shots: CatDog, CatDog
The second I saw Hirku's picture of his Warframe pet, the lyrics of Nickelodeon's CatDog came to mind: One fine day with a woof...
The Daily Grind: When did you start playing MMOs?
This is a fun and simple question that is also remarkably complex to answer, because there are so many different ways to answer it....
The Game Archaeologist: The Chronicles of Spellborn
Hey! Hey you! Yeah, you the I'm-so-bored-with-all-of-these-MMOs gamer! You've been grousing about for years how MMOs never take risks, never innovate, and are merely...
Betawatch: The Elder Scrolls Blades is accessible early on mobile and no you won’t like the business model
Here's the news that has had our staff chat in a tizzy this week:Â The Elder Scrolls Blades is now in early access on mobile...
The Survivalist: Surprise! Rend launches today with a $9.99 sale as Frostkeep teases new game
Earlier today we heard the news of Rend servers consolidating, and that definitely raised a few eyebrows. In fact, we noted, "It’s not exactly...