Columns

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Jukebox Heroes: World of Warcraft’s best music, part 2

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Probably the most challenging aspect of creating a "top 32" list of the best World of Warcraft music isn't coming up with a track...

The Game Archaeologist: BBS door games

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When you think of MMORPGs, I wouldn't blame you if your mind stayed rooted firmly in the past decade or so, perhaps taking a...
Ohhh, Eco, Eco, Ecooo, Eco

Betawatch: Eco evolves into open beta (February 9, 2018)

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At long last, ECO has moved from alpha into beta and Early Access on Steam. Drop a little money on it and you can...

The Survivalist: ARK’s latest exploit highlights how cheaters ruin official servers

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Let's talk exploits. And no, this is definitely not a how-to guide! For shame! If you are a person who exploits, a pox on...
So let's talk. We're talking? Let's talk.

Choose My Adventure: Grinding away in Project Gorgon

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First of all, I'd like to thank everyone who offered me some good Project Gorgon advice in the last installment of this column. Advice...
Yo, who the eff is this?

The Daily Grind: Are there MMOs you keep getting sucked back to?

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There are a lot of games which I like that I leave but still think about going back to, like Star Trek Online and...

Perfect Ten: RIFT features that deserve praise

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Maybe it will be short-lived, but it is exciting to see attention and excitement return to the sphere of RIFT following the announcement of...

Flameseeker Chronicles: My Guild Wars 2 goals for 2018

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It's the time of year for spring-cleaning and goal-setting, where we look ahead to a fresh start filled with plenty of days left for...

EVE Evolved: A matter of balance in EVE Online

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Throughout its almost 15-year lifetime, EVE Online has walked a fine line between developing new features and iterating on existing gameplay. Development has to...
Big time.

Wisdom of Nym: Looking at Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 4.2

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A lot of times, I spread out my time with Final Fantasy XIV patches, unlocking and finishing up content at a reasonably sedate pace....

One Shots: The jig is up

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What will you when you embark on your pirate career in Sea of Thieves? I know that at least for me, the answer will...

LOTRO Legendarium: The 10 best pages on Lotro-Wiki

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Earlier this week, one of my online friends and fellow Lord of the Rings Online player put out a notice that there was now...
Yes, this is ready.

Betawatch: Legends of Aria starts its closed beta (February 2, 2018)

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Congratulations, Legends of Aria, we're glad to see that you're in closed beta now. It's been a twisting road for this particular title, but...

EverQuesting: EverQuest II is a packrat’s paradise

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While some consider the acquisition of stuff to be distracting to gameplay, others of us know that it is actually a vital part of...
I want a milky way.

WoW Factor: So Battle for Azeroth is out for pre-order

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Well, folks, I hope you've made your pre-purchases of World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth and started playing your allied races. I found out...
So long, guy. You looked good.

The Daily Grind: Has the MOBA bubble burst?

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The past few weeks have not been kind for fans of MOBAs. In a short span of time we've lost Paragon, Master x Master,...

Tamriel Infinium: Where will the next Elder Scrolls Online ‘chapter’ take place?

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In case you missed it, a couple of weeks back there were a couple of spoilers datamined from the testing files that seem to...
The yeller.

Perfect Ten: Ten more World of Warcraft races fans would like to play

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Sometimes, you write a column more or less as a mental exercise, and then World of Warcraft drops an expansion pre-purchase that makes it...
Burn it down!

Wisdom of Nym: Reacting to the Final Fantasy XIV patch 4.2 notes

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My initial plan for this particular column was just to write "woo patch notes woo" but I was informed that this plan had certain...

Guild Chat: Choosing your MMO guild officers wisely

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Welcome along to another edition of Guild Chat, the column through which we join forces to solve a particular guild-related issue for one Massively...