The Crew boasts five million players
Would you believe that The Crew has five million players? Because apparently it has indeed just hit the five million mark, which is the...
Final Fantasy XIV unveils its trailer for patch 3.3
You've heard about everything that's coming with Final Fantasy XIV's next major patch. The Final Steps of Faith. The Weeping City of Mhach. Sohr...
EVE Online war update: The Imperium loses its territory
Last month we brought you several war reports from the massive EVE Online conflict that's come to be known as World War Bee. After years of...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has had the best year so far?
We're just about halfway through the year, and it's been a pretty big one. Sure, some games have had a rough time, but the...
All the islands in the latest Worlds Adrift video were built by players
Worlds Adrift has released another video today featuring gamers exploring some of the impressive creations whipped up by players themselves thanks to the free...
Massively Overthinking: The stories inside MMORPGs
This week's topic comes to us from one of our dear Patrons, Roger.
"I love stories, and some games tell great stories. MMOs have trouble...
Path of Exile releases expansion ‘manifesto’
Path of Exile has a new "manifesto" out this week describing the full extent of the balance changes coming in the 2.3.0 patch. Of note,...
Life is Feudal’s MMO test is finally underway
Early in 2016, we spoke to Bitbox about Life is Feudal, an ambitious sandbox that was scaled-down midway through development to be a "pocket"...
Mark Kern says he’d buy Firefall back if it sunsets
Mark Kern, most recently recalled to MMORPG audiences for volunteering himself as a spokesperson in the Nostalrius World of Warcraft vanilla server ordeal, told...
Final Fantasy XIV previews the Weeping City and the Final Steps of Faith
The story of Final Fantasy XIV's current expansion began on the Steps of Faith that lead into Ishgard, marking the start of a journey...
EverQuesting: The absurd number of things to do in EverQuest II, part II
Have you finished up everything there was to do in EverQuest II from last week's list? Neither have I. That first half alone is...
Analyst argues game devs are abandoning free-to-play in some genres
Red Fox Insights analyst Jake Parmley has another piece on Gamasutra this week, this one arguing that video game developers are "backing away from...
Choose My Adventure: Revenge of the CMA
Hello, friends, and welcome to the long-overdue return of Choose My Adventure. I don’t have a lot to say in the way of preamble,...
Exclusive: Marvel Heroes releases Iron Man highlight trailer
Iron Man may not be a new character to Marvel Heroes, but he's easily one of the best, and if you don't agree, humor me...
Shroud of the Avatar’s next major patch lets you target fast and break (your own) stuff
Nothing lasts forever. Entropy creeps in around the edges at all times. Your favorite new shirt will develop fraying, then holes; your favorite book...
Funcom secures major private investments
If you're a fan of Funcom with a deep amount of concern for the company's long-term health, there's good news to be had today....
Rumor: No Man’s Sky delayed at least until late summer
Kotaku is reporting that multiple unnamed sources have confirmed that No Man's Sky has been delayed "until at least July or August."
The staggeringly ambitious,...
The Daily Grind: Do we have a right to play the games we actually buy?
Yesterday's Extra Credits video sends the RC team diving into the Nostalrius issue, but don't start groaning yet: The video initially zips past the...
Aion’s Echoes of Eternity expansion bumps the level cap to 75
NCsoft announced this week that Aion's North American version is due to receive the 5.0 expansion, better known here as Echoes of Eternity. Here's...
Albion Online introduces players to the cold and grueling steppes
Sandbox Interactive has given gamers a look into Albion Online's freshest biome this week: the steppes.
"The steppes are a rough environment," writes the studio....