The Daily Grind: What’s the worst advice you were given as an MMORPG newbie?
Join a guild.
It's the first thing everyone tells someone entering an MMORPG, whether she's a newbie or a returnee. I've even given the advice myself....
Massively Overthinking: Mainstream misconceptions about MMORPGs
Massively OP reader Arsin Halfmoon pitched the team a great question this week, poached straight from the podcast list:
"As someone deeply invested in the MMO...
Niantic cracks down on third-party sales in Ingress
Stop cheating, you cheating cheaters, or else we're gonna take your stuff.
That's the gist of the message out of Niantic this week to Ingress...
Eternal Crusade discusses the rationale and timing behind its free-to-play shift
In the near future, Eternal Crusade is offering a free option for players to jump in and start playing without any need for purchase,...
Hearthstone dev performs an epic Un’Goro rap
Consider this your weekly public service announcement to remind you that game developers are people too -- weird, strange, and totally geeky people. As...
Choose My Adventure: The overwhelming opening of WildStar
Playing WildStar for this week's session was the first time I really felt old.
I had failed to account for two things when I got...
Vote on the name for the next TERA class (from a list of options)
The next class coming to TERA is named the Paragon... or perhaps it isn't. There's no clear way to translate the name that sounds...
Crowfall introduces the winged Fae Assassin
The next archetype hitting Crowfall should be familiar to anyone who traditionally enjoys sneaking up behind enemies and backstabbing their heads off, regardless of...
Oculus drops the price of its VR headset to $499
Do you know people who would love to hook themselves up with VR headsets but balk a bit at the price? Oculus is making...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most inconvenient MMO maintenance cycle you’ve encountered?
Back when my wife and I first got together, in the days when The Burning Crusade had yet to happen, World of Warcraft had...
Battle Bards Episode 93: It’s a madhouse!
It’s taken this long, but the Battle Bards have gone completely and irreversibly insane in the membrane! Today the team cracks open the door...
Take a peek at the first 15 mods being funded through ARK: Survival Evolved’s new creator program
Earlier this week, Studio Wildcard teased its new paid modding program for ARK: Survival Evolved, and now it's released more details as part of...
Aion is launching patch 5.3 on March 8
Is Aion one of those games for you that you keep meaning to check out again but need a good reason to do so?...
Final Fantasy XIV fans mine out more Stormblood details from Japanese interviews
If you're a Final Fantasy XIV fan, you're used to getting bits and pieces of information based on what has or hasn't been translated...
Perfect Ten: Every MMORPG bestiary ever
I have played a lot of MMOs. It's inevitable, given enough years in this job and hobby. And the sad thing is that I...
WildStar launches the Power of the Primal Matrix on March 8
Ready to start getting even more powerful after you hit the level cap in WildStar? You can do exactly that with the game's Power...
Hyperspace Beacon: Why I’m taking a break from Star Wars: The Old Republic
I've been considering writing this for awhile now, but I've not been sure how to broach the subject. I've not been playing Star Wars:...
TERA offers players the chance to reserve a Paragon name
The Paragon class is on its way to TERA, which is a good thing; it's another class to play. But how do you know...
Elite: Dangerous begins testing the 2.3 Commanders beta
Avatars! Multicrew ships! Balance changes! Nouns with exclamation points! Yes, the latest Elite: Dangerous patch has a whole lot of stuff contained therein, and...
Heroes of the Storm balance update tunes down Tychus, Varian, Malfurion, and Murky
The latest Heroes of the Storm balance patch isn't going to give anyone a bunch of satisfying new tricks. It's actually taking a lot...
