Star Citizen brought part of 3.0 to Gamescom
If you're lucky enough to be in Cologne this week for Gamescom, make sure you make your way over to the Star Citizen booth...
The Daily Grind: Do MMORPG studios worry too much about player retention?
Back in March, we used a Richard Bartle blog post to discuss retention in MMOs and how developers could up their stickiness factor. But in...
Breakaway shows off its competitive side in a new trailer
Why will you be playing Breakaway? The latest trailer for the game is all about how you'll be playing the game to win and...
Absolver shows off its grouping options in a new video
It should come as no real surprise that Absolver is not a private journey (otherwise we wouldn't really cover it here), and thus there...
Wisdom of Nym: The jobs in the middle of the road in Final Fantasy XIV
The first time, it was all about the jobs everyone thinks are garbage now. The second time, it was all about the jobs everyone...
EVE Evolved: The strategy and narrative of EVE’s revenge war
At the start of this month, we reported on a massive new war that was kicking off in the north of EVE Online. The...
Wurm Online adds a new highway system to the game
Roads! You use them to get from place to place. The same is true in Wurm Online, where the latest patch has added a...
One Shots: Hugs not drugs
This week's edition of One Shots is brought to you by the National Hugs and Fistbumps Council, which recommends that everyone enjoy at least...
The Daily Grind: What are you proud of accomplishing in an MMO?
Sometimes I wonder if my list of accomplishments in the games that I've played is worth anything. I certainly did not have multiple 75s...
Pokemon Go’s Yokohama event was a huge improvement over the lawsuit-provoking trainwreck in Chicago
Just a month ago now, Pokemon Go's Chicago festival was completely wrecked by connection issues that rendered the game an unplayable trainwreck for thousands...
WRUP: Here are all of the neighborhood kids’ houses rated edition
So, like, Kyle's house has the really big TV and the Xbox, but Kyle's older brother plays on it a lot and Kyle mostly...
The Daily Grind: What’s a rite of passage in your MMO?
Lately I've been playing a new Hobbit Hunter in Lord of the Rings Online, which has the added benefit of bringing me back to...
Betawatch: Camelot Unchained is rapidly approaching beta (August 18, 2017)
The wait for the Camelot Unchained beta has been long and arduous in the way that only "just sit around and wait" can possibly...
SoulWorker is readying for beta in North America at the end of 2017
When you see the title SoulWorker, does your brain immediately re-translate it to "Social Worker" and picture an MMO wherein you spend your time...
Chaos Theory: What we want out of the Secret World Legends TV show
Wow. So I had no intention of crafting another Chaos Theory this week. I had plans. Other plans. But then the Secret World Legends...
Worlds Adrift introducing anti-cheat measures sooner than anticipated
It's best to read the latest letter from the Worlds Adrift development team with a slightly exasperated tone of voice. After all, the developers...
Guild Wars 2’s second Path of Fire preview weekend is about to begin
Update: It's live!
Didn't get a chance to jump into Guild Wars 2 during last weekend's Path of Fire preview weekend? You're getting another chance...
Final Fantasy XIV plans a 14-hour broadcast for its anniversary
Another year of Final Fantasy XIV is coming to a close as the game celebrates another anniversary on August 27th. But there's still plenty...
Conan Exiles devs address Xbox One crashes, says crossplay with PC might be in the works
With the release of Conan Exiles on Xbox One's game preview program, there are plenty of questions from this new audience about the rollout...
Massively Overthinking: Alone together vs. forced grouping in MMORPGs
I'm going to go out on a limb here and assume that everyone has at some point seen the xkcd called Isolation, but if not, there...
