Whatever happened to Global Agenda, The Realm Online, and Mabinogi?
Ever pause during your day and find yourself wondering, “Whatever happened to that game?” With hundreds upon hundreds of online titles these days, it’s surprisingly easy...
Betawatch: Closers Online has a closed beta (November 10, 2017)
Here's this week's test of age: When you see the title of Closers Online, is your first thought along the lines of "help me,...
WoW Factor: Is World of Warcraft’s Battle for Azeroth fixing Legion’s many problems?
Back in May, I wrote a whole article about why I was leaving World of Warcraft behind. All of the reasons I had back...
Perfect Ten: A list of all the MMORPGs I supposedly hate
Did you know about all the MMOs I hate? I sure as heck didn't! I mean, I knew there were a few games I...
EverQuesting: Reflecting on EverQuest II’s 13th year
I am particularly fond of the number 13. And I am particularly fond of EverQuest II. So it is a happy convergence of favorites...
The Daily Grind: Have server merges ever driven you away from an MMO for good?
When I saw Star Wars: The Old Republic's whole promotion for Knights of the Old Republic, I was momentarily tempted to log back in...
Global Chat: World of Warcraft BlizzCon reactions
Whether you play it now or not, chances are that your paths have crossed with World of Warcraft in the past. This is true...
EVE Evolved: EVE Online’s CCP Games is gambling with the livelihoods of employees
Last week we broke the story that EVE Online developer CCP Games is backing out of the virtual reality games market, closing its Altanta...
Guild Chat: Dealing with one bad egg in an MMO guild – without breaking the others
Welcome along to another edition of Guild Chat, the column through which we all band together to help a reader in need solve their...
Wisdom of Nym: Examining the nature of Final Fantasy XIV’s metagame
So, what's the ideal raiding composition for progression in Final Fantasy XIV right now? If you started listing off Paladin, Dragoon, Ninja, Bard, Warrior......
The Game Archaeologist: Disney’s Toontown Online
The use of the word "toon" to describe MMORPG characters is a contentious one, with fans divided over its annoyance or acceptance. But when...
One Shots: The drinks are on us
Last week's (last) call for tavern and inn images seemed to bring out the nostalgic in all of our readers. It certainly didn't take...
Betawatch: Star Citizen dazzles, delights, and declines dates (November 3, 2017)
There was a lot of stuff that went down at the most recent Star Citizen convention, although none of the things that went down...
Chaos Theory: Farewell Samhain, hello Secret World Legends Season 2 hype!
Do I love Halloween? Yes, yes I do. And while the season was in full swing, my mind was fully focused there. This season...
Jukebox Heroes: Revelation Online’s soundtrack
Eastern MMORPGs have a great shared legacy of incredible soundtracks, ranging from Aion to Lineage II to Final Fantasy XIV. And while there are...
Choose My Adventure: The truth is out there about Secret World Legends
Oh, Secret World Legends. What are you? Are you a Frankensteinian change forced upon an existing beloved game that sucked some of the life...
The Daily Grind: What would surprise you from BlizzCon?
There's a difference between predictions and hopes. Predictions are what you think is actually going to be there. Hopes are what you'd like to...
Hyperspace Beacon: Datamining suggests big changes for SWTOR’s companions
It might be a little hypocritical of me to read into the datamined information from Star Wars: The Old Republic's upcoming patch 5.6, but...
Perfect Ten: 10 MMOs where you can live out your giant robot fantasies
Two years ago, NCsoft dealt a harsh blow to a certain subset of gaming fans when it canned the development of Project HON. This...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Unpacking Act II of Guild War’s 2’s Path of Fire story
In the last edition of Flameseeker Chronicles, I discussed the opening sections of Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire's story while providing you with a brief...