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There's a phrase that gets passed around my house frequently these days, and the phrase is "expansion mode." I have two characters locked into it in Final Fantasy XIV. My wife has one. Our constant companion has one. I suspect many of my readers have at least one, possibly more. This is a bit upsetting because you get to that...

It could be one of the most heart-dropping emails an MMO player could get: a notice that the game key he or she purchased turned out to be from a shady dealer and that the account will be closed. But that's just what's happening right now with Elder Scrolls Online. ZeniMax is sending out emails to players who have purchased...

So, Blade & Soul! Huzzah, and stuff. I don't know about you, but NCsoft's heading-west announcement has reinvigorated my inner MMO fan, at least for a little while. I'd basically given up on the game since news of an American version has been hard to come by in recent years, so last week's surprise was a welcome one. What about...

What can make any Monday morning better besides a holiday? Marvel Heroes, of course! MassivelyOP's MJ is starting her week off the best way: as a superhero. However, she's slightly unsure which one to face the day as. Should she return to her roots as Rogue or dust Storm off for another spin? Perhaps she'll go nutty with Squirrel...

Too busy gaming this week to pay attention to MMO news? Get caught up every Sunday evening with Massively Overpowered's Week in Review! Were you one of the three million people who ditched World of Warcraft earlier this year? Did you leave in part because you could fly virtually everywhere in the game but not the new expansion and found it...

In the third episode of Ask Aion, the game's product director answers another round of questions posed by EU players. The first topic of the video was the status of server mergers -- mainly the positives and negatives if doing them, not a date. A date, however, was provided for the release of patch 4.75; players will log into...

In 1977, Richard Garriott designed his first computer RPG on a teletype at his high school in order to earn a computer of his own from his father. The game was called, simply enough, DND #1. Garriott saved the printout code and challenged the Shroud of the Avatar fanbase a year ago to "reincarnate" it for the online game. Fast-forward...

Welcome along to Guild Chat, my own wee place in the 'webs in which we can discuss all things guilds and club together to give advice to a reader in need. I'm rushed off my feet with not one but three questions to answer this month, so I do believe it's some else's turn to stick the kettle on!...

Memorial Day weekend has brought some great deals for a variety of MMOs, including TUG, Guild Wars 2, EVE Online, World of Tanks, Infinite Crisis, and RIFT. The sandbox TUG wins for deepest discount: It's on sale for the super-low price of $.99 at the Humble Store. Although the sale is not available on Steam itself, users can participate in it by...

Here's a fun thought: What if we aren't actually playing MMOs? What if we're just sitting in front of blank screens, creating fantasy worlds with our imaginations and keeping ourselves company with phantom figments? What if they're about to cart us away right now? Oh, probably not. Probably. Either way, reader Mjcbarnes has great fun with her imaginary friends in-game....