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World of Warcraft: Arcane Mages, Saurfang’s story, and the loot of the BlizzCon virtual ticket
If you're unhappy with the current state of Arcane Mage in World of Warcraft, there are three potential reasons for that dissatisfaction: You might feel...
World of Warcraft concludes war campaign with Reckoning cinematic, Aron Eisenberg memorial event is planned
It was pretty clear that all of the threads in World of Warcraft's war campaign for Battle for Azeroth would come together in a face-off against...
Learn about storytelling and art design from the Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers leads
At this point most Final Fantasy XIV fans are familiar with the name Natsuko Ishikawa, the main scenario writer for Shadowbringers. She's the one responsible for...
Final Fantasy XIV’s final anniversary story casts a gaze toward its antagonist
Well, last week Final Fantasy XIV's anniversary fiction was just full to the brim of spoilers for those who have not yet finished the...
MMO Burnout: Greedfall is a pretty interesting swing for the fences, even when it misses
It's been said by me many times before now, but here it is again: I really appreciate a game that swings for the fences....
Final Fantasy XIV’s third piece of fiction for the anniversary is one gigantic spoiler
So, hey, maybe you haven't yet finished the main scenario for Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers. That's fine, we're not judging what you do with...
Final Fantasy XIV’s second anniversary story follows the path of Estinien’s travels
The anniversary fiction for Final Fantasy XIV is as much of a tradition as the actual in-game event for the rising, and this year is...
WoW (Classic) Factor: The journal of Nieve Vinther – first entry
My name is Nieve Vinther. I am 28 years old and was born in the wake of the Second War of the Dark Portal....
The Rising returns to Final Fantasy XIV on August 26
Another year has passed, and that means it's time to celebrate the anniversary of Final Fantasy XIV once again with the annual return of...
Pantheon’s July newsletter covers big trees, movement, and spell FX
You probably don't spend a lot of time thinking about the work that goes into making big trees in your favorite MMO. It's enough...
Neverwinter details the struggles of the Illithid and their former thralls
For those of you not familiar with the deep lore behind Dungeons & Dragons, Neverwinter is here to fill you in with everything you want...
The cinematic from the latest bit of World of Warcraft’s War Campaign has some definite hints about the future
We understand that some people would prefer not to be spoiled about the newest developments in World of Warcraft, especially as the latest patch...
Final Fantasy XIV will not release Viera and Hrothgar naming rules ahead of Shadowbringers launch
If you want your Final Fantasy XIV bunny to have a lore-appropriate name, you are going to have to guess. A post on the...
World of Warcraft offers up a new comic on the subject of Mechagon
Mechagon is a heretofore unexplored part of Gnomish lore in World of Warcraft, having not been mentioned before its inclusion in the game with...
Wisdom of Nym: Examining the shocker last line from Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers’ trailer
Oh dang. I had expected to learn some new things about Shadowbringers this week, maybe the lyrics to the theme song (what I hear doesn't appear...
E3 2019: The Division 2 heads back to New York for third DLC, plus Uplay and movie updates
It seems a little odd that The Division 2 sends us down to Washington, DC when our actual main antagonist heads right back to...
There are story hints on display in the latest Monster Hunter World: Iceborne trailer
Players eagerly anticipating new things to hunt and new places to hunt them will no doubt be glued to the monitor for the latest Monster...
‘Throne war’ MMO Crowfall explains the art of its visual storytelling
Most of the active storytelling you're going to get in Crowfall is going to be done and explained by the premise of the game itself;...
Blizzard says negative fan feedback won’t divert the course of its storytelling in World of Warcraft
Sometimes a statement can be both the right and wrong thing to say at the same time, and if you're thinking that sounds like...
Saturday Night Live takes a jab at The Division 2’s love of talking at you
Sometimes you just can't get an NPC to shut up in a video game. Sometimes you can't get multiple NPCs to shut up. And...
