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Crowfall shows off the lore of the Bog Bear
It's important to remember that Crowfall takes place in a fantasy world with fantastical creatures. Sure, there are sieges and politics to consider, but...
Revelation Online shows off the Occultist
The Occultist in Revelation Online is a complicated sort. Sure, a given Occultist is capable of delivering devastating ranged attacks, because what's life without...
Check out a new chapter of travel in Guild Wars 2
The story of Guild Wars 2 is not always about elder dragons, wars, betrayal, and grinding Masteries. Sometimes, it's just the story of an...
Riders of Icarus shows off the Lair of Ienos, live in today’s patch
Deep within his lair off of Parna's Coast, the demon Ienos is chilling and lamenting how few people come over to his home. He...
Community manager: Turbine plans to bring Ravenloft to Dungeons & Dragons Online
There are a whole lot of different settings that have been explored over time in the tabletop version of Dungeons & Dragons, but Dungeons...
First impressions of World of Warcraft: Legion, part three
One of the things that bothered me about Warlords of Draenor was how bad it felt to play. It was unexpected. I don't inherently...
World of Warcraft previews the max-level zone of Suramar
Four out of the five big new zones in Legion can be entered at any level and will scale up or down appropriately. But...
First impressions of World of Warcraft: Legion, part two
When last we left off, the world was screwed. World of Warcraft: Legion doesn't tell you that you're facing a huge threat, it just...
WoW Factor: The storm upon the Broken Shore
I sometimes get asked why I don't do more stuff within betas when I have access to them. To answer that, all I can...
One Night in Karazhan comes out today for Hearthstone players
Players have clamored for more to do within Karazhan for years, and the good news is that it's finally happening today. The slightly less...
The Daily Grind: Do you care about MMO lore?
Lore is a big deal to me when I'm playing an MMO. For all the issues I have with Guild Wars 2, it genuinely...
Final Fantasy XIV releases its first short story for its third anniversary
It's something of a tradition now for Final Fantasy XIV to release short fiction around the time of its anniversary. As the third anniversary...
World of Warcraft continues its audio drama and prepares for the final Harbingers episode
It's less than a week until players get to start exploring the Demon Hunter class in World of Warcraft, ahead of the launch of...
World of Warcraft continues the Tomb of Sargeras audio drama
You didn't think that the first venture into the Tomb of Sargeras would be the end for World of Warcraft's audio drama prequel to...
Livelock’s story trailer tells you what happens after the fall of the world
When the end of the world happens, do not worry. It just means that something pretty awesome is about to happen.
That's the message of...
World of Warcraft drops more pre-Legion lore at SDCC ’16
There's going to be quite a bit of lore in World of Warcraft to lead up to the release of Legion, but not every...
Star Trek Online sends players back in time for mining
Time travel is always a mess. In the past, Captain Kirk of the Enterprise brokered peace with the Gorn Hegemony, resulting in a peaceful...
Aion: Echoes of Eternity goes live
The latest expansion for Aion is now live, allowing players to climb to level 75 and become powerful Archdaevas. Which is a good thing,...
Wisdom of Nym: The missteps of Final Fantasy XIV’s main scenario through Heavensward
There are going to be spoilers in this column. Let's make this entirely clear. If you read this column without having finished up Final...
New World of Warcraft comic goes over the arrival of the Burning Legion in Suramar
Being the Grand Magistrix of Suramar seems like a pretty great gig for the majority of your rule. For one thing, you have power...
