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There's no shame in being lost, especially if your MMO doesn't include an on-screen map. Anyone remember the olden days of using graph paper to keep track of where you were, especially in dungeons? That single-handedly kept the graph paper industry in business, it did. Reader Krieglich decided to make the most of his bewilderment by taking a screenshot of...

The start of Heavensward access in Final Fantasy XIV has me running around like it's the end times. I need to level the new jobs, I need to advance in the storyline, I need to get to work crafting and gathering... basically, I need to be doing anything and everything other than what I'm actually doing. The joys of...

This week in MMO crowdfunding news, Voxelnauts pulled the plug on its own campaign. Not to worry, though, as the sandbox virtual world "will still be made," according to a Retro Ronin Kickstarter update. The firm says that it is committed to alpha testing at the end of 2015, and that it is currently "in discussions regarding necessary funding...

CCP's latest dev blog talks up the forthcoming Dominix redesign, but put away those pitchforks, Gallente fans, because the ship isn't morphing into something unrecognizable. On the contrary, EVE Online's developers will be "keeping the retro-feel of this old warhorse, so the silhouettes and base design aesthetics are quite similar to the original version." In other art-related EVE news, art...

MassivelyOP's MJ has had quite a week! It wasn't H1Z1-virus-spreading-around-the-world bad, but the mantra "If it can go wrong, it will" followed her throughout E3 and even home. She needs to unwind, and her chosen method to work out those travel frustrations is by bashing and blasting a few zombies. Tune in live at 4:00 p.m as MJ lets...

Shroud of the Avatar released Update of the Avatar #130 yesterday, and there's quite a lot to cover as it's a typically lengthy look at the crowdfunded sandbox's weekly highlights. First up is a look at a taming emote that coincidentally mimics Chris Pratt's movements in the new Jurassic World film. Next up is a glance at the latest player-owned...

Are you still playing Dungeons and Dragons Online? If so, you might want to know about the Update 26 release notes that were published late this week. The patch is called Warlock's Legacy, and naturally it introduces the Warlock class which does large amounts of damage via Eldritch Blast and also features "a variety of bluff, control, and utility...

Most everyone who knows me well will acknowledge that I'm not generally a cynical, dark person. I'm not rooting for games to fail, for the industry to crash, for developers to be banished to the wastelands for their sins, or for the cultural return to Parcheesi. So while you might read the title of today's piece as rather grim, understand...

Folks are talking about ARK: Survival Evolved, the dinosaur-infested sandbox that recently joined the ranks of early-access games. Sandbox? Dinosaurs? You just knew that would get the attention of MassivelyOP's MJ! Although she's not sure how much she wants to melee with a dino (really, punch the dinosaur in the face?!), she's diving in to explore all the aspects...

This week, no one will exactly be surprised to learn that I'm playing Final Fantasy XIV's early access weekend. Or trying to, anyway, because while the servers are nice and stable and the content seems largely free of bugs, you're going to be stuck with some pretty horrendous queues and lobby server errors the moment you try to log...