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One Shots: The flute that launched an MMO empire
Who would have ever thought that a little girl skipping around looking for her musical instrument would be the gateway to a long-running beloved...
Blade & Soul adjusts Shogun’s Lament encounter, adds new items, and begins new ranking season
The August update patch for Blade & Soul might not have too much in terms of brand-spanking new goodies, but what is in the...
TERA Console recycles its existing dungeons and makes tweaks to items and equipment
The last surviving version of TERA continues to put out updates, with its latest one makes the Catalepticon an open dungeon and reopens the...
Vindictus launches its 23rd character, Achel the Indomitable Warrior
Speak softly and carry a big stick. A big stick with a very point metal bit on the end. And also a shield. That's...
First Impressions: I sat through Wayfinder’s queues so you don’t have to
Over the past few days, I have spent many hours waiting in Wayfinder's seemingly endless queues. But what of the game at the end...
First Impressions: I honestly can’t tell whether I like Wayfinder or not
Playing Wayfinder marks the first time in my games writing career that my impression of a game has involved quite so much of my...
DC Universe Online teases Justice League Dark Cursed, announces PS5 and Xbox X|S launches
You have to appreciate that the developers of DC Universe Online post their plans with a quick summation of the big news points right...
EG7 Q2 2023: Daybreak’s MMORPGs are ‘predictably stable’
It's starting to look as if the Daybreak-run EG7 conglom is finally at the end of its bonkers revenue run: According to the Swedish...
DC Universe Online brings back its Save the Universe event from now until September 6
Player characters in DC Universe Online are probably used to hearing the plea to save the universe (unless they're rolling villain characters of course),...
Vague Patch Notes: Contemplating the origin of the Big Five in the MMO space
A few weeks back, I talked about the various tiers of MMORPGs, and that included a discussion of what we call the Big Five...
Perfect Ten: 10 memorable MMO marketing campaigns from the genre’s past
Believe it or not, MMOs get off easy when it comes to notorious marketing campaigns. Anything on the following list, good or bad, is...
Blade and Soul lures players into its Chaos Avalanche Den
My mama always said that friends who try to lure you into their Chaos Avalanche Dens aren't really friends at all but probably serial...
Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis details guild housing, new quests, and new gear coming in August
The August update arriving to Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis is looking to be pretty full if the MMO's latest NGS Headline video...
One Shots: Rotisserie Rogue
For our headlining picture this week, we spy Hirku Two creeping around the Cogs in Dungeons and Dragons Online. While I applaud the use...
SEGA backs down on blockchain push, admitting ‘the action in play-to-earn games is boring’
As companies like Ubisoft and Square-Enix keep going in hard on crypto, others are finally giving up on what have always been losing propositions,...
Massively Uplifting: Spring and summer philanthropy and farewells in MMOs
'Tis the season! What season? Why, spring and summer! Spring is a time of growth, and our gaming-verse certainly saw growth of the generous...
One Shots: Time for a well-deserved bio break
One can only imagine how it would be if our MMORPG characters were like the Sims with bladder meters. We'd have to pause raids...
Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis celebrates PSO2’s 11th anniversary all through the month of July
The month of July will mark 11 years for the original PSO2, which is reason for Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis to celebrate...
Choose My Adventure: Age of Conan engages my barbarian rage
Let me be honest with you all: This week saw me ragequit out of Age of Conan, though not quite to the point that...
Working As Intended: My 20 years of Star Wars Galaxies
Last year, when Ultima Online turned 25 years old, I did a piece reminiscing on those early days and marveling that so much of...
