The Daily Grind: Does your MMO archetype reflect your personality?
A few months ago, blogger Tipa on West Karana wrote a post wondering whether the roles we play in MMOs reflected on our roles...
Valiance Online moving into alpha development
On September 25th, the Valiance Online developers announced that the game was soon moving into its alpha testing phase with non-combat power use, crafting,...
Star Wars: The Old Republic outlines changes to the core worlds
Given the fact that Star Wars: The Old Republic's upcoming expansion is very much focused around stories, it'd be a bit odd if all...
Sword and Bored: Costume designer
Mo gets to mess around with his MMO's cosmetic outfit system. Amilya "helps" him, of course.
Wisdom of Nym: The state of Final Fantasy XIV’s magical DPS
The purpose of magical damage in Final Fantasy XIV is to ruin everything. Really. You get a huge group of enemies together, and then...
Check out preview videos for the next Lord of the Rings Online update
Minas Tirith is a big deal in Lord of the Rings Online; everything bringing player characters closer to Mordor is important, and Minas Tirith...
The Daily Grind: Who’s your favorite MOBA champion?
I've been playing League of Legends quite a bit lately, but I haven't settled on a favorite champion yet. I'm a MOBA newb, so...
One Shots: Caught in the act
If I were an MMO character, I'd be completely paranoid that at any point in my life, I could be photographed by an invisible...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has your favorite cosmetic system?
The Secret World is not my game of choice, but I sure did like its system for appearances. Clothing was just... well, clothing. You...
The Game Archaeologist: The assassination of Lord British
At the end of August 2015, the fledgling Shroud of the Avatar community gathered together for a massive PvP fight. This wasn't to be...
WRUP: The appearance of birds edition
Why do birds suddenly appear every time you are near? Why do birds gradually appear every time they smell fear? Why do birds cover...
The Daily Grind: How closely do you follow MMOs prior to launch?
MOP commenter Tandor Shadewalker recently made me think about what the game industry was like prior to widespread use of the internet. If you'll...
Leaderboard: Have you played Elite: Dangerous?
I've got the space sim bug again. Well, OK, I never really lost it, but work and other hobbies occasionally make immersing myself in...
Neverwinter shows off the iconic Forgotten Realms characters added to the game with the Underdark
Are you looking forward to meeting some of the iconic cast members of Neverwinter's lore with the game's upcoming Underdark expansion? Do you have...
Records indicate that Rhode Island’s deal with 38 Studios was meant to be secret
The 38 Studios story has been a mess since it was first announced, right up to the studio's collapse. It turns out that the...
Guild Wars 2 shares more guild hall details, confirms raid gearing
Guild Halls are a big part of the feature list for Guild Wars 2's first expansion, and with good cause. The ongoing livestreams of...
Wargaming creates interactive WWII battle
Want to get a taste of what it was like to be in the middle of a World War II mixed-arms battle from the...
Watch harvesting and crafting on an industrial scale in Divergence Online
Sometimes you don't really need to say a lot more, you know? There is a video here. It's 14 minutes of crafting and gathering...
Star Citizen’s Chris Roberts responds to publication’s ‘long troll’, threatens legal action for defamation
Unless you've been living under a rock lately, you probably know that Star Citizen and its creator Chris Roberts have been under siege from...
EVE Online lets you buy all the things right away
You don't have the time to carefully price things out at the moment in EVE Online. You need a whole pile of items right...
