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City of Titans shares details on creating its mission lines
There's already a lot of lore floating around for City of Heroes-inspired indie MMORPGÂ City of Titans, but all of the lore in the world...
Crowfall takes a skittering look at spiders
If you're the sort of person who runs screaming from a room and vows to burn the whole house down over the barest glimpse...
World of Warcraft previews the Burning Throne
Next week, players can start entering the raid that closes out the first storyline ever explored in the World of Warcraft universe. The raid...
Star Wars: The Old Republic delays the release of the Yavin warzone from patch 5.6
Players of Star Wars: The Old Republic will be able to start taking part in the latest bit of the traitor storyline with the...
Citadel: Forged with Fire shows off its upcoming boss dungeons
The next big expansion for Citadel: Forged with Fire is adding... dungeons. With bosses in them. Boss dungeons, if you will. Perhaps it's not...
NCsoft announces Aion Tempest, a new mobile prequel game
Do you feel the need for another mobile MMORPG from NCsoft? That's what's coming with Aion Tempest, a prequel to the current Aion set...
Final Fantasy XIV brings back its Final Fantasy XI celebration event
This year marks the fifteenth anniversary of Final Fantasy XI, and Final Fantasy XIV wants to celebrate that milestone. But how? Why, with a...
SWTOR celebrates KOTOR’s Xbox One launch with cash-shop outfits and free expansions
It's been a while since the classic RPGÂ Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic first launched, but Xbox One players are just getting to...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV patch 4.1 in review
Let me make an agreement with you, dear readers: this column about Final Fantasy XIV will not talk about the housing situation in Shirogane...
Junkrat is exploding into Heroes of the Storm
The parade of Overwatch characters porting straight over to Heroes of the Storm continues with the latest addition to the game, Junkrat. How does...
Neverwinter details the latest skirmish in the Swords of Chult module
So there's a merchant prince in Port Nyanzaru in Neverwinter, and wouldn't you know it, he's greedy. He's so greedy, in fact, that he...
Secret World Legends recaps Orochi Tower, plots upcoming adjustments
The Orochi Tower is where the story of Tokyo ends in Secret World Legends, a familiar fact to anyone who has played through this...
Wild Buster adds Serious Sam to its character lineup
Wild Buster is quickly becoming the home of old action FPS mascots with nothing else to do, like a version of The Expendables that's...
Wisdom of Nym: The last batch of revelations for Final Fantasy XIV 4.1
Well, time to get my running shoes on, Final Fantasy XIV's next patch is coming out on October 10th and I'm aiming for a...
Crowfall details the obdurate Stoneborn race
The Stoneborn of Crowfall are not dwarves. They sometimes get referred to as dwarves, but it's a ridiculous name because they're as large as...
World of Warcraft audio drama shows what happened to Alleria and Turalyon
The open question of "where are Alleria and Turalyon" was bouncing around in World of Warcraft pretty much as soon as players got to...
Final Fantasy XIV posts a teaser site for Patch 4.1: The Legend Returns
The next major patch for Final Fantasy XIV is on its way, and like every patch, it starts with a new portion of the...
DC Universe Online prepares for the Riddled with Crime update on September 20
So for whatever reason, Batman isn't patrolling Gotham City in DC Universe Online. That's a bad thing under any circumstances, but it gets even...
Elite: Dangerous brings the Thargoids with patch 2.4 on September 26
There are dangerous things in deep space when you play Elite: Dangerous. More dangerous than system failures, or pirates, or interstellar phenomena. The Thargoids...
The Daily Grind: What are acceptable barriers to experience the story in an MMO?
One of the things that strikes me with a certain degree of bemusement is how often various bits of story in Guild Wars 2...
