The Daily Grind: What MMO has benefited the most from free-to-play?
Back in the day, it used to be a running joke among the staff about which game would go free-to-play next. We don't make...
The Game Archaeologist: AOL’s Neverwinter Nights
Here's a question for you: How much do you really, really have to love a game to pay $6 to $8 an hour to...
The Daily Grind: Are you an obsessive MMO screenshotter?
I can't help myself. I'm sorry, but I can't. I have folders stuffed with screenshots that attest to my habit of always stopping to...
World of Warcraft guides players to the jungle, enters the hall of fame
The opening moments of World of Warcraft's most recent expansion involve an assault on the Iron Horde's base of operations, the Tanaan Jungle. Now,...
Smedley: We will support EQ and EQII ‘for the very long haul’
"I firmly believe the days of the WoW-style MMO are over," Daybreak's John Smedley told GI.biz earlier this week. Apparently that ruffled a few feathers in...
The Daily Grind: When’s the last time you had a good PUG?
I've had some godawful pickup groups in GTA Online this week. There was the one guy who insisted on typing in Russian. Then there...
EverQuest emulator group gets a ‘written agreement’ with Daybreak
Who says MMO emulators are illegal? Not Daybreak, apparently, as the firm has entered into a "written agreement" with the creators of an EverQuest emu known...
Leaderboard: Would you play an MMO with no combat?
Recently Worlds Factory published a piece about Wander subtitled "combat isn't the only way." After I finished pumping my fist and saying hell yeah...
Massively Opinionated: FFXIV vs. FFXIV vs. CoH
In this episode, Larry, Eliot, Laura, and Matt debate the topic of immersion in the MMORPG genre, pitting City of Heroes against the Final Fantasy franchise.
Perfect World Entertainment combining all forums into one setting
There are a lot of games under the publishing banner of Perfect World Entertainment, and the vast majority of them are getting mashed together....
The Daily Grind: Which MMO biomes do you love and hate?
Environment is super-important to me, both in real life and in video games. My surroundings have a large impact on my mood, with my...
Jukebox Heroes: Mists of Pandaria’s soundtrack
I've always had mixed feelings about Western games putting out Asian-themed expansions and conjuring up a soundtrack to match. On one hand, we already...
Dota 2 honors Terry Pratchett in upcoming patch
Dota 2's community has discovered a tribute to the late Terry Pratchett in today's the upcoming 6.84 patch, now on the PTR. It takes the...
Guild Wars recalls what a long, strange trip it’s been
As you might have already been aware, today is the original Guild Wars' 10th anniversary. To mark the occasion, Community Manager Gaile Gray wrote...
The Soapbox: Making your own fun in MMORPGs
This guest Soapbox was commissioned through Massively Overpowered's Kickstarter campaign and is authored by Chris "Warcabbit" Hare, a developer at Missing Worlds Media. The opinions here...
Dark Age of Camelot welcomes traveling merchants, prepares next patch
If the latest Dark Age of Camelot newsletter is any indication, the team and community are crazy involved with this classic RvR MMO. Broadsword...
Koster’s final post-mortem: Did Star Wars Galaxies fail?
Raph Koster has wrapped up his Star Wars Galaxies retrospective with a blog post that asks whether or not the sci-fi MMORPG failed.
It's a...
Sword and Bored: Behind the scenes
Mo is offscreen for a week, but we get a chance to see just what the NPCs are up to behind the scenes.
Wisdom of Nym: How to catch up in Final Fantasy XIV (before Heavensward arrives)
Let's assume you've just recently gotten to the level cap in Final Fantasy XIV and you're ready to start in on catching up to...
The Daily Grind: What did you accomplish in your MMOs this weekend?
I didn't get a whole lot of gaming time this weekend, but I did manage to log a couple of hours in GTA Online. I...
