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One Shots: And suddenly, the bushes rustled
What weird and wild adventures is Utakata up to in Blade and Soul this week? Apparently it involves staying up way past a little one's...
NCsoft renames Blade & Soul Neo Classic to BNS NEO, confirms western launch
Almost a year ago, NCsoft announced a new spin on Blade and Soul called Blade & Soul Neo Classic. The game as planned would...
DC Universe Online debuts Harley Quinn vs Apokolips key art and teaser trailer ahead of September 24 launch
Next week is bringing a bunch of new content to the superheroic world of DC Universe Online, which naturally means that Daybreak's Dimensional Ink...
One Shots: Waiting for a friend in Star Citizen
You've bought your $14,000 starship, spent countless days rearranging everything just so, and managed to stay on top of the torrent of word salad...
Vindictus revamped eight of its 25 playable characters in this week’s patch
I'm always surprised and pleased to see that Vindictus must still be making money as Nexon is still cranking out updates for the 14-year-old...
Blade and Soul’s September update starts a new season pass and events
The September update for Blade and Soul hath arrived, bringing with it some modest events, fixes, and a new battle pass season.
Let's start with...
DC Universe Online marks 85 years of Batman with another Batman Day mini-celebration
Few comic book superheroes are as enduring as Batman, with the character still standing as an icon in multiple fandoms for 85 years. Naturally...
TERA Console updates with Season 14, new dungeons, and class balance
TERA Console wrapped up August with a new update this week, bringing Patch 118.01 to the servers. Players can expect to find the debut...
DC Universe Online joins in on DDO’s Year of the Dragon celebration with new cosmetics
It's two nerdy great tastes that taste great together: DC Universe Online is getting in on the ongoing Year of the Dragon celebrations being...
Perfect Ten: The best MMOs from the years before we started counting
You know what bothers me? Our annual awards recap. We always list all of the games that we've given awards to in the past,...
Vindictus updates with its newest character, Sanyaa, along with promotional events
By day, an altruistic noblewoman. By night, a daring thief. At no point familiar with the concept of "pants" or "skirts." It's Sanyaa, 25th...
Nexon Q2 2024: Dungeon & Fighter Mobile drives a record financial quarter
The parade of financial reports continues this afternoon with Nexon's Q2 2024, which saw record revenues for the gaming company thanks to Chinese mobile...
Perfect Ten: MMOs with outstanding tutorial sections
Tutorials! They're important. I even wrote an entire column about them recently, talking about how important they are in getting people into a new...
SDCC 2024: Daybreak unveils LOTRO’s Legacy of Morgoth and DCUO’s Harley Quinn vs. Apokolips
This past Friday was a pretty big one for fans of Daybreak Games' staple of MMORPGs, as several members of the various sub-studios under...
Perfect Ten: 10 times MMOs appeared in TV and movies
It's always surreal when real MMOs cross the divide between niche and mainstream to be referenced in television and films. Depending on how you...
One Shots: Hey World of Warcraft has housing after all…
This just in, World of Warcraft beat Guild Wars 2 to the punch by instituting the most robust, flexible, and creative housing system ever...
DC Universe Online’s Brainiac Returns Aftershock is set to go live today
Hey hey DC Universe Online fans, Daybreak is packing a punch with its update today. "We're expanding the world of the latest Episode expansion...
DC Universe Online shares details of upcoming events, Xbox X|S release progress, and Episode 48
The immediate future of DC Universe Online appears to be pretty busy according to the MMORPG's latest producer's letter, which provides fans several looks...
One Shots: FFXIV gets a glow-up
Substance over style should be the priority in video games -- but that doesn't mean that style doesn't deserve consideration! It's always nice when...
TERA Console releases a balance patch that seeks to enhance class individuality
Most of the time when MMO gamers see the words "balance patch," they likely envision a planar saw smoothing every class into a flat,...
