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As many of you probably know, my first MMO was Final Fantasy XI, which made adding someone to your friend list a sacred procedure in...

So one of the big draws of the new Pokemon Sword and Shield is the open-world exploration area of the game. It's expansive: It has 4-four-player...

All right, calm down, this is not actually going to be done in the same format as a brief history of flight, if for no...

Here's the reality about Ishgard reconstruction in Final Fantasy XIV. There's stuff I want from it, I can do the crafting, there are many more...

Here we are on another Thanksgiving holiday, and as with every year, one of the big things I'm thankful for is that I've now...

Sometimes I feel disappointed that despite 16 years spent playing MMOs, I have never once stumbled into public ERP. Despite the reputations of places like...

Let me tell you something: As the columnist who writes about Final Fantasy XIV I am so damn tired of hearing about crossplay. Seriously. Just so...

Ah, the grand world of the known unknowns! We're only one patch into this particular expansion, but there's still plenty of stuff to speculate...

You know what feels really wrong jumping between Final Fantasy XIV and World of Warcraft? Jumping. It doesn't seem like that should be a thing, but it...

In late November, it's time for a lot of studios to admit that a game just isn't coming out this year. Torchlight Frontiers has slumped...

Something we need to start reckoning with when it comes to MMOs is the fact that it really is a problem when you're playing...

Gosh, I love doing these math columns. Not just because I enjoy math, although that's definitely a part of it; there's something so satisfying...

Lore is made up. We all know that. People who write the lore for games are not doing research into the real story and...

ArenaNet has just dropped the first full installment of Guild Wars 2's the Icebrood Saga after a strong start with its prologue, and I'm...

The biggest thing that disappointed me about the Ishgard restoration in Final Fantasy XIV was when it was clarified pretty early on that we...

I don't like seasonal events that award pets. I understand why that's a reward, of course; lots of people like having pets, some games...

Remember when Riot Games was all like "ha ha, we're going to announce all the titles ever, eat that?" Pearl Abyss looked at that...

Flight has been a part of World of Warcraft as long as the game has existed. No, not just flying mounts, even though you could...

Some of my fondest memories of World of Warcraft involve Adam Sandler and the Badlands. My wife and I had a pretty steady tradition made out...

Every MMO studio has its own particular style and flavor. You can argue that the game itself matters more than its point of origin,...