The Daily Grind: Have you ever lost touch with an MMO friend when you wish you hadn’t?
I do not move between games with a full entourage. I have one person who comes with me from game to game, maybe two,...
Cloud Pirates explains how best to play the Heavy Reinforced Galleon
If your goal in Cloud Pirates is to pilot the most specialized ship possible, you probably aren't going to enjoy the Heavy Reinforced Galleon....
Valiance Online asks its fans what’s the most important part of a superheroic MMO
What makes for a great superheroic MMO? What are the most important aspects of the game to consider? The developers behind Valiance Online obviously...
EVE Online scam highlights the value of friendships over ISK
If you've ever studied the psychology of con men and abusers, you know that one of the ways they get people to trust them...
Perfect Ten: Understanding MMORPG Warriors
There is always a Warrior. Every game has a Warrior. No matter what other class options it has, a Warrior is in that list....
Legendary pokemon are teased for Pokemon Go as a new anti-cheat measure auto-bans bots
Remember how last summer was all about Pokémon Go? That's probably not going to happen again this year, but the team behind the game...
World of Tanks apologizes for threatening to censor YouTuber
World of Tanks developer Wargaming has apologized for essentially threatening to abuse YouTube's copyright law to retaliate against an unpaid promotional partner who published a video...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO offers the best dungeon crawling experiences?
Dungeons are deeply on my mind as of late, mostly because I've been missing doing them in MMORPGs. It's odd: In particular MMOs, I...
Check out Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood’s new abilities in action
The second expansion for Final Fantasy XIV is bringing more than just new abilities; it's also bringing an extensive set of changes for existing...
The jury is out on whether or not DOTA 2 actually belongs to Valve
It's not very interesting to see a big company take knockoff companies to court to argue that the knockoff companies are violating intellectual property....
Albion’s Hector update brings the Black Market, revised Hellgates, and revised Outlands
Hector is coming! That's not a person's name; it's the name of an update in Albion Online, so you can spare yourself getting a...
Overwatch kicks off its anniversary event and slashes game prices
It's been a year since Overwatch launched, and in that time the game has added new heroes, new maps, and several limited-time events of...
Crowfall explains the logic and breadth of passive powers
It is reasonable to assume that anyone who has spent a bit of time playing MMOs is familiar with the basic concept of passive...
Global Chat: Saying goodbye to The Secret World
With the move to put The Secret World in maintenance mode and shift focus to the rebooted Secret World Legends, one MMO blogger decided...
The Daily Grind: Do you swear by any urban legends in MMORPGs?
When I first began playing Ultima Online as a newbie way back at launch, I remember watching everyone around me summoning ham with the Create...
EVE Online is adding smaller skill injectors for newer players
The changes to PLEX for EVE Online make it easier to buy small chunks, sell small chunks, and not have all of it get...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward in review – the final assessment
Here we are, then, at the end of this particular road. We've had enough time to look back over Heavensward as a whole, the...
TERA’s third week of anniversary rewards includes a pin-up car
The last week of TERA anniversary rewards is almost upon us, starting on 5/23. That means you still have one more day to turn...
Blizzard announces Overwatch Contenders e-sports ‘development league’
Blizzard has just announced "Overwatch Contenders," what it's calling a "development league for aspiring Overwatch League professionals."
"Over the first year of organized Overwatch competition,...
Liveblogging the Final Fantasy XIV Letter from the Producer LIVE XXXVI
For those who've somehow missed it, Final Fantasy XIV producer and director Naoki Yoshida regularly does live letters for the community. We don't usually liveblog...
