Opinion

The game on everyone's mind this month definitely has to be BioWare's Anthem. The studio's first new IP in a long time is a...

It's hard for me to be sure exactly when MMOs decided that jumping puzzles were the thing to include as an option. Guild Wars 2 certainly...

In about a month, Lord of the Rings Online's progression servers will unlock their first expansion and take us deep into the mines of...

I think that many of us MMO veterans have a story or two in our past that involves not getting a game the first...

In the last couple of weeks, we've been posting what seems like an endless list of bad news from gaming companies insofar as their...

Would you believe that Star Wars: The Old Republic is shutting down? I'm going to bet that you could believe it, and I'm even going to bet...

Can a survival sandbox game be an MMORPG? Until recently, the answer has been pretty much a big nope. Mostly that's because the game...

Earlier this week, Justin mentioned that he was toying around in classic EverQuest, and he said he was playing through the tutorial. That surprised...

One of the most important things to have when you're thinking about games and their design is reference material. It's one of the things...

Every MMO has a certain upper limit on how many different outfits you can come up with. That's just the reality. And some games...

If you've not watched the "Choose My Alignment" livestreams that MJ and I have been doing over the last couple of years, then you've...

For my money, there are few more tantalizing and agonizing thoughts than the great "What Ifs?" of the MMO genre. What if one title...

We do find ourselves in a very strange time to be MMO players. While there are plenty of titles in development and early access,...

Justin and Bree discuss Final Fantasy XIV, Guild Wars 2, Legends of Aria, RuneScape, Elder Scrolls Online, LOTRO, and Warframe, with mailbag topics on MMO endgames and battle royale modes in MMOs.

Choose My Adventure is slowly becoming a source of delight for me, especially if I'm able to play games like The Elder Scrolls Online....

I gotta know this. Who the heck are you people who buy stuff for MMOs you can't play yet? Star Citizen, Ashes of Creation, ships,...

The experience of a Final Fantasy XIV fan festival is a distinct one, a strange beast that sort of creeps into your existence even...

Last week, a newly minted Ship of Heroes fan posted a comment on the game's official forums saying he'd studied in-development MMOs and settled...

First there was the initial release of Final Fantasy XIV. Everyone generally agreed that this was a bad idea, and so it was sent...

For all I know, all of my authenticators are just placebos; I've never actually had an account get hacked. There are accounts I've lost...