Jeff Kaplan leaves Blizzard Entertainment and his position as director of Overwatch
Everything is going super great at Blizzard Entertainment, and the proof of this can be found in the newest announcement of employment shakeups. Jeff Kaplan,...
City of Heroes’ Homecoming buffs travel powers and adds tour guide missions in today’s i27p2 update
Back in March, we covered a new patch that had just gone in testing for the test server for City of Heroes' Homecoming rogue...
Choose My Adventure: Further group adventures (that weren’t IAs) in RIFT
Once again, the polls from last week were a split between people saying I should queue for normal dungeons and others saying I should...
Path of Exile exploit banwave hits one of the game’s main streamers, furor over accessibility ban caused by a troll
Today in "garbage members of the Path of Exile community" news, we've got a couple of unfortunate instances to report from the multiplayer ARPG....
The Daily Grind: How do you occupy yourself when your MMO is offline all day?
As promised, Daybreak's entire suite of MMORPGs is offline for 24 hours today, which means DCUO, EverQuest, and PlanetSide 2 fans are going to...
Wurm Online previews its upcoming animal update with donkeys
Tired of plodding around in Wurm Online on a cow? Then we've got good news for you because here come donkeys. Yes, with the...
The Cycle previews its updated UI design
Fans of The Cycle will get to enjoy a new and improved UI in the not-too-distant future, and the latest development diary on the...
Sony changes course and announces the PlayStation 3 and PSP Vita stores will remain operational
Remember at the end of March when Sony announced that the PlayStation 3, PSP, and PSP Vita stores would shut down this year? Fans...
Wisdom of Nym: First impressions of Final Fantasy XIV’s 5.5 content
This is a bit of an unusual case. I can't think of any patch in recent memory that's been so split between the quality...
Swords of Legends Online shows off its Spearmaster class
If you're looking forward to Swords of Legends Online but want to be contrary about what sort of weaponry you use to poke at...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most unique experience mechanic in MMOs?
Bhagpuss over on MMO blog Inventory Full recently penned a piece about an experience mechanic in EverQuest II that I had completely forgotten existed:...
Global Chat: Is fast travel a boon or a bust for MMORPGs?
While I let you chew on that slightly clickbaity title there, I urge you to check out an essay on Bits & Pieces about...
One Shots: Spring is sprung
You seriously are not prepared for the onslaught of pure spring colors waiting for you after the break, so just make sure you have...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO suffers the worst patch-day issues?
So Final Fantasy XIV's latest patch literally broke the ability to visit players on other servers, which is sort of an inauspicious start when...
Lord of the Rings Online addresses performance issues, LIs, and custom difficulty
Lord of the Rings Online decided to put together a Q&A with the executive producer Rob “Severlin” Ciccolini this past Friday, offering up a...
WRUP: The rest of the year of meme trends in advance edition
May: Pictures of eggs that have caught fire with captions about why the egg is on fire, ranging from "my clothes are still wet"...
The Daily Grind: What key advice would you give to first-timers in your MMO?
I know that whenever I head into an MMO for the first time (or after a long absence), I always make it a priority...
Betawatch: Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis plans a global beta for May
For ages, Phantasy Star Online 2 was in the province of games that simply didn't exist on these shores, but now last year those...
Siege Survival: Gloria Victis gets a new trailer and developer-narrated gameplay footage
Remember Siege Survival: Gloria Victis? Well, you should; it's the spinoff to the eponymous Gloria Victis that focuses on managing your way out of...
Star Wars Galaxies Legends finally puts a date on the City in the Clouds expansion: May the fourth
Rogue server Star Wars Galaxies Legends has been teasing its Bespin expansion, called City in the Clouds, for literally years now. It was supposed...
