Battle Bards Episode 140: Piano piano!
It’s one of the most powerful and versatile of musical instruments, and now the piano is getting its own featured show here on Battle...
WRUP: Massively Overpowered new hero overview patch 5.3.2 edition
After several years, the metagame for Massively Overpowered has gotten stale, so we've decided to carefully rebalance our characters for increased engagement. But then...
The Daily Grind: When have MMOs successfully put a clever spin on old tropes?
We can all point to the many, many video game and pop culture tropes that infest MMORPGs to both our amusement and annoyance. From...
Betawatch: Ashes of Creation wants itself some big organized PvP fights
So Ashes of Creation is delaying its testing phase, that's not a big deal. The game still has plans for nice big and meaty...
Old School RuneScape improves its quest panel while providing plenty of sand storage
Do you need help storing sand in old school RuneScape? Good news, then, as the game's latest patch adds in a new Sandstone grinder that...
Albion Online answers questions about randomized dungeons from players
The developers at Albion Online are hyped about the game's new randomized dungeons. That makes perfect sense. But they also recognize that players have...
EA opens state-of-the-art competitive gaming broadcast center
Electronic Arts is branching out into esports broadcasting with the unveiling of a new "state-of-the-art competitive gaming studio" at the company's headquarters in Redwood...
WoW Factor: The good and (very minor) bad of World of Warcraft patch 8.1.5
We've spent three weeks explaining, in no small amount of detail, why people are unhappy with the current state of World of Warcraft. We're going...
Guild Wars 2 player builds Super Adventure Box guild hall in tribute to designer Josh Foreman
My kid has already started pestering me about Super Adventure Box this year. It's almost April 1st. Is it open yet? Will there be...
No Man’s Sky is planning its major Beyond update for the summer with online play
We've been covering No Man's Sky for a long while here, first because the game was supposed to have a multiplayer component and then...
The Daily Grind: Has your MMO of choice ever had a major data loss?
When Justin mentioned to me on this week's podcast the rumor that Lord of the Rings Online's and Dungeons and Dragons Online's multi-day downtime...
Warhammer Online blogger and MMO podcaster Steve ‘Slurms’ Lichtsinn loses battle with cancer
Out of the boisterous class of Warhammer Online bloggers that emerged on the scene in 2008, Steve "Slurms" Lichtsinn became well-known for his affable...
Overwatch explores the lore and mechanics behind Baptiste before his live release
Good news, Baptiste fans, the new healer is going to be deployed to Overwatch's live servers within the next couple of weeks according to the...
World of Warcraft hotfixes Allied Race issues along with various balance tweaks
The newest Allied Races in World of Warcraft had some issues. Not game-breaking ones, perhaps, but being unable to complete any quests up in Northshire...
PAX East 2019: Final Fantasy XIV and The Elder Scrolls Online show off for the convention
PAX East 2019 approaches, and it's got a rather eclectic collection of things on display, but that includes at least a couple of big...
Anthem has more loot changes planned, including significant changes in the next few months
Would you like to hear a joke? Here we go:Â Anthem loot. Yes, it's basically something no one is happy with, but the bright side...
Vague Patch Notes: The philosophy of challenge in MMOs
Today, I want to start thing off by talking about Final Fantasy. This is not entirely surprising. What may be surprising is that I'm talking about Final...
The Division 2 fixes the Castle bug, offers wildly confusing preload chart ahead of launch
It's not quite launch for The Division 2 (that's tomorrow), but the game has dropped in a nice solid patch to fix lingering issues ahead...
For everyone who fancies a trip to New Zealand, Path of Exile’s ExileCon tix are now on sale
Be honest, a visit to New Zealand to see all the Lord of the Rings filming locations is still on your bucket list. You...
The Daily Grind: What currently operating MMO would benefit the most from a visual overhaul?
Let's stop being realistic for a moment. Let's assume that a game currently running can get a complete visual overhaul. Not changing the overall...