New cross-platform Korean MMO RISE gets a story trailer
A grizzled Standard Video Game Protagonist (model option 2C, Young Man Stubble Beard) has a horse. There is no one else and no civilization...
Wisdom of Nym: What content in Final Fantasy XIV is optional?
So here's an interesting question with an answer that continually shifts: What content is optional in Final Fantasy XIV?
If you're a big fan of...
Ashes of Creation’s Steven Sharif gives an impromptu talk on the game’s mechanics
So a funny thing happened during a Summit1g livestream on Saturday. The streamer was checking out a recent LazyPeon breakdown video for Ashes of...
The Elder Scrolls Online is pulled from Stadia Pro’s lineup, causing players to cry foul
Back in June, The Elder Scrolls Online first announced that it would be arriving for free on Stadia Pro, with the only asterisk being...
Lord of the Rings Online goes into its sixth day of server outages
The server woes that began last Wednesday for Lord of the Rings Online continued all through the weekend, with players on multiple realms left...
The Daily Grind: How do you feel about ‘oh shit’ buttons in MMOs?
I hate "oh shit" buttons!
Justin and I were joking about this on a podcast a while back, but I mean it quite seriously. I...
MMO Week in Review: One does not simply log into LOTRO
I mean you can try, but you can't actually do it right now. It's calling you like the ring calls Boromir, but you're Gimli...
Blade & Soul lists the features of the Dark Passage update arriving on July 22
It's time for yet another Blade & Soul update, friends! Say hello to the Dark Passage update, which will be introducing a couple of...
The MOP UP: Star Wars Galaxies Legends invites new players to a server far, far away
Thinking about getting into that Star Wars Galaxies that all your friends have been pressuring you to play since 2003? The Legends rogue server...
Guild Wars 2 previews Jormag Rising’s Frost Citadel in new teaser
So, things in Guild Wars 2 are about to get pretty frosty, what with the upcoming Jormag Rising episode seeing players square off against...
Global Chat: What gets us grumpy in MMOs
Whoever said "always look on the bright side of life" obviously never talked to gamers, because we are a notorious bunch for looking at...
World of Warcraft retools Shadowlands’ conduit destruction
Just because Shadowlands is sailing around in the bay of beta right now doesn't mean that World of Warcraft's developers aren't above taking the...
One Shots: Private retreats
Where do you go to get away from it all in an MMORPG? If you look hard enough, you might find a special private...
The Daily Grind: What’s the worst way to balance things in an MMO?
When I wrote my recent piece about Cosmic Break Universal, I found through a bit of digging into fan coverage that the game had...
Wurm Online touts its sandbox features in a video ahead of its Steam release
There's less than a week now before Steam players will get to experience the original Wurm Online, but just what sorts of experiences are...
EVE Online kicks off a series of competitive Proving Ground events
There's barely any reason to instigate a fight in EVE Online since players can simply blow you apart for the crime of logging on...
Project Gorgon adds a new animal form [update]
Project Gorgon is calling it -- the end of beta, that is.
Coupled with a July 16th patch notice was the announcement that the beta...
Into the Super-verse: Seven tips for designing amazing MMO superhero costumes
While we all know that the real endgame in any MMORPG is fashion, superhero titles take this much further than the rest of the...
LOTRO players postpone Weatherstock due to unstable servers
If anything, Lord of the Rings Online's server issues worsened as this week progressed. The problems, which initially seemed isolated to a small handful...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMORPG summer event?
Poor summer, it just can't get a break, even in a non-pandemic year. Sure, it's full of vacations and sunny days, but it got...
