Hyperspace Beacon: An open letter to the creators of the SWTOR Cartel Packs
Dear BioWare,
First off, it might be unfair that I’m addressing this open letter to the whole staff of BioWare when I really should center...
Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 3.2 is out today
Fans of Final Fantasy XIV, start your engines! And also start your downloads because Final Fantasy XIV's patch 3.2 is live today after a...
EverQuest II plans big spring update, EU server merges
Development on EverQuest II has been very quiet all through January and most of February, but that's just from our perspective. A new letter...
Rank 55 Dragons wins the ESL Pro League Season for Guild Wars 2
The first season of Guild Wars 2's professional e-sports league has come to its conclusion. And who won? Well, in the macro sense, no one...
Black Desert plans special events for the game’s launch
The final beta test for Black Desert recedes into the horizon, but that's all right; there are only a few more days before the...
Interview: The scoop on Star Trek Online’s skill redesign
I make no secret of the fact that I'm very fond of Star Trek Online, but I also make no secret of the fact...
The Elder Scrolls Online adds new vanity pets for DLC owners
Owning the DLC for The Elder Scrolls Online already confers a benefit upon you, insofar as you have access to everything contained within that...
Wisdom of Nym: Analyzing Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 3.2 notes
It's patch day, ladies and gentlemen! All right, so it's the day before patch day. It's close to patch day. It's patch day adjacent....
The Secret World’s subscriber badge reward unwittingly provokes dismay
The Secret World's recent membership status tweaks have more than a few players up in arms. A 450+ post thread on the official forums chronicles...
IBM is testing a Sword Art Online VR MMO next month
If you've never watched Sword Art Online, here's the quick version: There's a VR-based MMO that became popular but then trapped everyone inside of...
Blade & Soul adjusts anti-cheater measures, says server transfers are in the works
NCsoft is making a few changes to its anti-cheater software in Blade & Soul and says that its efforts to combat sneaky behavior are...
One Shots: Taking a breather
While one might get a sense that MMOs are nonstop adventures, with players shuttling to and fro on various important (and not-so-important) tasks, every...
The Daily Grind: Would you be into an MMO with constant reboots?
As much as I love the current version of Final Fantasy XIV and want the programmers to be able to visit their families, part...
The Game Archaeologist: 1988’s Monster
"You're in the middle of a vast hall stretching out of sight to the east and west. Strange shadows play across the high vaulted...
RIFT asks players what they’d like in a brand-new bag
Inventory space is at a premium in RIFT, but that's always been an issue. The designers are aware of the issue, and they are...
Guild Wars 2 previews its next raid boss, and it’s a horror sloth
Are you ready to jump into battle against the next raid boss in Guild Wars 2? The team previewed the next boss on the...
Leaderboard: Are you up in arms over Black Desert’s cash shop?
Since the Black Desert beta opened up, the cash shop has been at the center of a gathering storm. While the game is ostensibly...
WRUP: Pace out the halls of your lineage edition
Picture a moment in time, if you will. Imagine it as a place, as a thing with structure. That point is fixed in space...
The Daily Grind: What’s your most and least favorite MMO biomes?
While developers are, by virtue of the job, very creative folks, there are only so many types of environments that seem to crop up...
52-player fleet documents potentially record-setting Elite: Dangerous jump
Making the rounds today is this pair of epic Elite: Dangerous videos depicting the exploits of Elite clan Distant Worlds as 52 members of...
