Global Chat: Evaluating the latest MMORPG expansions
This week in our tour through MMO blog posts, we're going to witness a lot of evaluations of recent update and expansion launches that...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Unpacking Guild Wars 2’s A Crack in the Ice
I've covered plenty of ground since my initial impressions piece went live last week, and I'm hoping that you've had time to play Guild Wars...
Wisdom of Nym: Our first preview of Final Fantasy XIV’s Patch 3.5
The last patch of Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward is on its way. It's not here, of course; we'll have to wait until January for...
EVE Evolved: Getting started with EVE’s free-to-play
Just under two weeks ago, EVE Online launched its new free to play account option with the introduction of clone states. Subscribers are now given the...
One Shots: A horse and his old boy
As much as I admire the world that J.R.R. Tolkien built and his insane attention to detail, language, and extensive back histories of completely...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most frustrating streak of bad luck you’ve had in an MMO?
There are two things I'd really like in World of Warcraft's most recent expansion, and since both of them are entirely random, I'm flat...
The Game Archaeologist: EA’s Majestic
"This is not a game. Or is it?"
Conspiracy theories and paranoia were hot with pop culture in the 1990s, largely thanks to movies like...
Betawatch: The unexpected drama of Project Genom (November 25, 2016)
Sometimes, stories are just so weird that you can't help but find them fascinating. Take the unexpected removal of Project Genom from the Steam...
Massively Overthinking: Gratitude for the people of the MMORPG genre
It's Thanksgiving here in the US, and we wish you all a happy one, whether you're celebrating locally or not. For this week's Massively Overthinking...
EverChaosing: Giving thanks for The Secret World and EverQuest II
I agonized all week over which of my favorite titles, The Secret World or EverQuest II, would get the honor of being the subject of...
Perfect Ten: Moments to be thankful for in MMOs
It's the holiday once again, and somehow I've wound up on Thanksgiving Day here in the US. You may not be reading this on...
The Daily Grind: Do you get extra MMO time during the holidays?
Today begins the dread stretch of time known in the United States as the holidays, a period of frenzied consumerism marked with a lot...
Choose My Adventure: Getting ready for The Elder Scrolls Online
The votes have been tallied and the verdict is in; the next month of the column will be all about The Elder Scrolls Online....
Hyperspace Beacon: Analyzing SWTOR’s Uprising group content
Star Wars: The Old Republic dropped a treat this week by allowing fansites to tour Knights of the Eternal Throne. Although we can now see the...
Global Chat: Recapturing the MMO magic
I suspect that much of the willingness of players to pour money into MMO Kickstarters is out of a strong desire to see games...
Wisdom of Nym: Thankfulness for Final Fantasy XIV
I haven't exactly made a secret of the fact that I'm on a bit of a low pulse for Final Fantasy XIV at the...
One Shots: A home away from home
If you were to move into an MMO for real, where would you live? I posed this question last week to the One Shots...
The Game Archaeologist: Mark Jacobs on Mythic’s early online games, part 2
We're back with our second part of an interview retrospective of Mythic Entertainment's early online games with CSE's Mark Jacobs. Last week, we talked...
Betawatch: Cloud Pirates is ready for the next round of testing (November 18, 2016)
Are you ready to steal a whole lot of clouds in Cloud Pirates? (If that's not the fictional background, please don't tell me, I...
Jukebox Heroes: Six pretty great MMO tunes from games you’ve never played
In my years of coverage of MMO soundtrack music in this column and on Battle Bards, I've clearly observed that there are games that...
