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The Daily Grind: Who are your favorite MMO NPCs to hate?
The first really story-heavy MMO I played was arguably Guild Wars, and while it's been many years I still remember talking with other people...
The Daily Grind: Are there any failed IPs that deserve a second MMO try?
Am I still upset about what happened with Transformers Universe? Well, it's a day, so yes. I'm upset. But what makes me even more...
Revelation Online outlines the lore-hunting Scene Chronicle feature
Are you fascinated by the lore of the various locations in Revelation Online? In the event that you don't care about that at all,...
Crowfall adds the Gryphon to its bestiary
We have all played enough fantasy games at this point to know what a gryphon is. It's what happens when a bird and a...
Learn about the history of the Crystal Desert for Guild Wars 2’s future
The focal point of Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire will be Elona and the Crystal Desert. Do you not know what the Crystal...
Final Fantasy XIV prepares for the Moonfire Faire and its latest anniversary
It's the waning days of summer, and that means Final Fantasy XIV players are no doubt eagerly looking forward to the latest installment of...
Check out World of Warcraft’s 7.3 scenario in full video format
Along with everything else coming to World of Warcraft in patch 7.3, players will also have a new scenario to introduce the lore explanation...
Wisdom of Nym: What happens next in Final Fantasy XIV?
It's pretty clear that the Final Fantasy XIV team (and the localization team specifically) are pretty huge fans of Hamilton, to the point that I'm...
Valiance Online works with the community to develop and show off powersets
Do you like pets, powersets, and behind-the-scenes development glances? Then you'll enjoy the nearly four hours of Valiance Online stream footage now available just...
Check out the character creation options for Black Desert’s upcoming Mystic class
As it has always gone with Black Desert, there's another new class coming to the game dubbed the Mystic, meant to function as the...
Star Trek Online patches in Season 13.5 today
Soon, Star Trek Online will be heading to the next big Star Trek convention in Las Vegas, with big announcements for the future of...
Check out previews of two areas coming in World of Warcraft patch 7.3
If you've missed the memo, World of Warcraft is taking players to Argus in patch 7.3. That's the former home of the Draenei, a...
Get all of the World of Warcraft lore you need in a format for those unwilling to read
There's a lot of lore behind World of Warcraft. Part of that is because the game has had plenty of time to develop it,...
Paragon introduces its new character, Zinx
The lack of humanoid cat-people in certain games is a failing that urgently needs to be addressed by developers, so it's a good thing...
Secret World Legends update continues the main story
Boy, the Secret World Legends story is just clocking right along, isn't it? The game's latest update continues past the end of the "Mortal...
The Elder Scrolls Online details the lore behind Horns of the Reach
So what's going on in the next big chunk of The Elder Scrolls Online DLC? The short version is "nothing good," as detailed in...
Wisdom of Nym: Diving into Omega in Final Fantasy XIV
It's kind of ironic that Omega may be the first time in Final Fantasy XIV where the eponymous foe is our actual antagonist. The...
How I got married through World of Warcraft
I've mentioned a lot of times, in passing, how my wife and I connected in part through World of Warcraft. But I've never actually...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV Stormblood’s story and the lack of MacGuffins
I think I was about halfway through the Stormblood story when I noticed that it was avoiding more or less every single bit of...
Ghost Widow gets a spotlight on her Master x Master incarnation
While very few veteran City of Heroes fans were happy about the inclusion of Statesman in Master x Master for a variety of reasons,...
