Gigantic challenges its community to deal 2.1 billion damage to Guardians in a week
When trying to cause players to behave a certain way, designers have a variety of tools available. You have to carefully balance game mechanics...
World of Warcraft saves an in-game tournament by disabling phasing
Players on Moon Guard have long hosted a week-long tournament event for all World of Warcraft roleplayers called the Tournament of Ages. It's filled...
Netmarble under scrutiny by government agencies in the wake of a crunch-mode death
You probably remember the sad news about a Netmarble employee who was, essentially, worked straight to death. That's the bad news. The good news...
The Elder Scrolls Online is improving quality of life with Update 15
So perhaps you aren't interested in the newest DLC for The Elder Scrolls Online. Perhaps you suffered some sort of horns-related mishap in your...
EVE Evolved: A massive war for revenge is brewing in EVE Online
Just over a year ago, the largest PvP conflict in gaming history kicked off in EVE Online as war erupted between the game's most prominent...
The Sims Online emulator project deals with the inevitable cease-and-desist from EA
It looks like any hopes of a Sims Online resurrection as a fan emulator project might be put to rest for good. The creator of...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMORPG for gamers who are sick of raiding?
In the middle of the conversation spawned by yesterday's financial news that Guild Wars 2 had seen its worst revenue quarter since launch, several...
Final Fantasy XIV shares its plans for PAX West 2017
With Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood out and being enjoyed, you might think that the team behind the game would be taking a vacation. Not...
Path of Exile thanks everyone for the Fall of Oriath
Fans of Path of Exile are enjoying The Fall of Oriath expansion now. Anecdotal evidence might not be admissible in court, but fans seem...
Neverwinter releases epic retro posters for Tomb of Annihilation
Over the summer, I put up some of NASA's fun faux retro travel posters advertising space paleofuture in my kid's room. I love this...
Wisdom of Nym: The losers we see in Final Fantasy XIV’s jobs
The biggest problem with jobs in Final Fantasy XIV isn't always mechanics. Sometimes it's a matter of perception. With 15 jobs to play in...
Publisher of game blatantly lifting Final Fantasy XI assets apologizes for the game
Is the header screenshot from Final Fantasy XI or from the free-to-play Japanese title Chaos Saga? It's the former, but you could be forgiven...
But seriously, how is stream honking actually a thing
So here's a term Eliot couldn't possibly have dreamed up for our terminology columns: stream honking.
So imagine you're MJ playing a gankbox on a...
One Shots: Sacred space
Anyone a little excited about Guild Wars 2 these days? Probably not, but on the off-chance that there's a glimmer of hype and hope...
The Daily Grind: What was the funniest group you ever had in an MMO?
There are lots of things that I love about dungeons in Final Fantasy XIV, but one of the many is the way that you...
WRUP: Horrible movies edition
The hush calls over the movie theater, but even before then, you all have that feeling. It hangs in the air like the scent...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best fashion design?
Don't pretend you're all about the stats and are above venal preening over your looks in games. You secretly spend hours grinding dungeons, scouting...
Betawatch: Delays always win (August 4, 2017)
We realize that some of our readers are a bit younger, so we'd like to introduce you to a universal truism of life: Delays...
Final Fantasy XIV prepares for the Moonfire Faire and its latest anniversary
It's the waning days of summer, and that means Final Fantasy XIV players are no doubt eagerly looking forward to the latest installment of...
Choose My Adventure: Get out of here, DC Universe Online
So this is an unusual situation for me: I've never actually played a game for Choose My Adventure that I've disliked this much.
Those of...
