Global Chat: The frustrations and joys of Guild Wars 2’s Heart of Thorns
The player debate and analysis over the virtues and vices of Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns has -- unsurprisingly -- evoked strong opinions...
Battle Bards podcast listens to MMO character creation music
Battle Bards, the world’s first and only MMO music podcast, returns to listen to the oft-neglected character creation themes. What music do composers create for...
BlizzCon starts Friday, here’s a roundup
BlizzCon 2015 starts in a couple of days -- Friday, November 6th, to be exact -- so Blizzard has published an event roundup to...
Guns of Icarus turns three, gives you gifts
Guns of Icarus turns three this week, and to celebrate, Muse is giving away hats with sparklers and causing all of your enemy kills...
EVE Online launches its Parallax update
The latest update for EVE Online isn't quite the show-stopping update that some players might wish for, but it's still substantial. Parallax contains a...
Crowfall takes on the fine degrees of separation between bow users
You are not your weapon in Crowfall. Just because two archetypes use a bow in the game doesn't mean that they play the same....
Destiny has 25 million registered users
The news from the most recent Activision financial report was not rosy for all online gaming fans, but it looks quite positive for Destiny...
War is coming: Check out the Warcraft movie trailer teaser
What's 45% of your MMO playerbase lost in less than a year when you have a blockbuster movie on the way?
https://twitter.com/warcraftmovie/status/661573910094155776
Eh, the clip is a...
EverQuest II anniversary celebrations kick off on Friday
Players have been adventuring in EverQuest II for more than a decade now, and that's a good reason to celebrate. Even as the developers...
Not So Massively: LoL pro Doublelift kicked from e-sports team (November 2, 2015)
Online gaming and e-sports are getting bigger by the day, and there are literally hundreds of popular online games out there that don’t really...
Exploring EverQuest II’s Terrors of Thalumbra raids
The next expansion for EverQuest II will include not one raid, not two raids, but four raids for players to take apart. If you...
Warframe breaks out virtual mustaches for men’s health
Digital Extremes is once again participating in Movember, a month-long "celebration of the mustache" that aims to raise awareness of men's health issues including...
The Warcraft movie gets a teaser for a teaser
What's up, Warcraft movie? Long time no talk. Oh look, your Twitter feed has a teaser for a teaser! It says that "enemies will...
Sword and Bored: The seams of the world
Mo is finally rescued from his free-fall, but that's not the end of his team's troubles.
Wisdom of Nym: Awaiting next week’s Final Fantasy XIV patch
We've still got a preview or two to go before the main event, but Final Fantasy XIV's first post-expansion patch is on its way...
Neverwinter wages war on botting and gold buying
Cryptic's been on a bit of a ban streak in Neverwinter lately, and it recently explained to its community what exactly is triggering the punishments.
According...
Asta’s producers have hopes that the game will find its audience in the west
The situation with Asta is an unusual one - it's an import, but it certainly failed to find its audience within its native land,...
Final Fantasy XIV previews the Vanu Vanu beast tribe quests
It's impossible to reach the level cap in Final Fantasy XIV's current expansion without dealing with the Vanu Vanu. There are quests focusing on both the...
The Daily Grind: Do you care about spoilers or surprises in MMOs?
My friends and I were debating the merits of spoilers the other day, and I came to realize that as per usual, I was...
EVE Evolved: Could achievements save EVE’s new player experience?
EVE Online has always been a very long-term game, with players setting goals that often take months to achieve and forming friendships over the...
