Wisdom of Nym: The highlights of Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 5.4 notes
One of the things I still love about covering Final Fantasy XIV are the patches. These things are always bulky in terms of added...
The Daily Grind: Do you actually consider yourself a good MMO player?
There is an assumption, for some reason, that most people who work as game journalists are pretty bad at playing video games. I don't...
Betawatch: Gloria Victis enters beta testing
Gloria Victis has entered the hallowed halls of beta! This might sound a little odd to you, as the game has been in testing...
WoW Factor: The five paths forward for WoW Classic
Throughout its lifespan, WoW Classic has had an interesting relationship with the future. Not just because it is and always was an explicitly back-looking piece...
Pokemon GO’s 2020 community day won’t include 2018 CD moves but does grant Shiny Celebi
The month of December is generally Pokemon Go's double-feature catch-up Community Day. Over the course of two days (December 12th and 13th this year),...
Vague Patch Notes: You are and are not who you are in MMOs
If you've never been hit in the face, you're not really prepared for when someone does it, much less when it's a fist instead...
The Daily Grind: Are you more hopeful about Daybreak after the latest sale?
There's a strong sense of cynicism around these parts when it comes to Daybreak, probably due to how frequently Daybreak goes to extreme lengths...
End-of-Year Eleven: The biggest MMO surprises of 2020
Whew. We're finally getting close to the end of 2020, and I think I speak for all of us when I say that it...
Preview: Dauntless’ Reforged update brings new gameplay, new potential, and unanswered questions
As we’ve been covering over the past few weeks, Dauntless is going to be shaking up the basic way to play and progress with...
First Impressions of World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, part three: Influences and summation
One of the things that I generally like to avoid doing is comparing World of Warcraft to other MMOs on the market. Even as we've...
Wisdom of Nym: Analyzing the last pre-patch Final Fantasy XIV producer’s letter
Well, it looks like we've got no actual new information on the next expansion. I'm not sure how to feel about that. I mean,...
First impressions of World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, part two: Endgame experience
Once you get to max level in World of Warcraft, the game changes. This should not be a surprise, as it has been the...
Betawatch: Blue Protocol’s players share its closed beta goodness
If you're anything like me... well, I'm so sorry. This must be hellish for you. Also, you're really looking forward to the upcoming Blue...
First Impressions of World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, part one: Story and leveling
In a lot of ways, the problem with talking about World of Warcraft is the same problem when you try to talk about The...
Betawatch: Blankos Block Party begins private beta with a fresh hotfix
You never forget your first... hotfix. What did you think we meant? Blankos Block Party has gone into its first private beta, and that...
WoW Factor: A wild theory for World of Warcraft’s Shadowlands
I don't have quite as much as I would have expected to say about Shadowlands so close to its launch. Part of that is, of...
Vague Patch Notes: Players aren’t the only people who should prepare for their MMO to die
There are certain realities that developers need to reckon with that start with acknowledging a certain degree of reality, and one of those bits...
Perfect Ten: The 10 qualities of MMO sandboxes
What is a sandbox MMO? At first glance, it seems like a pretty easy question to answer, especially if you're going by Kickstarter projects,...
Wisdom of Nym: My personal red lines for Final Fantasy XIV
What would get me to stop liking Final Fantasy XIV?
It's not exactly new or surprising to say that I'm fond of this game; a good...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s quality-of-life changes aren’t half bad
So, Niantic's pushed out a few more changes to Pokemon GO, and it's not all doom and gloom! In fact, a few changes have been...