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Star Trek Online launches Season 14.5 behind the eyes of the Tzenkethi
Those of you longing to play a Tzenkethi captain in Star Trek Online will not have your wishes answered with the Season 14.5 update,...
Overwatch is bringing back the Kings Row Uprising event with new hints of story
Last year, players were treated to a hefty event in Overwatch with the Kings Row Uprising. It was a PvE mode, it featured hints...
Latest World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth build adds more Azerite traits, more models, and more text
The latest build for World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth's ongoing alpha test is available, and to the surprise of absolutely no one who...
WoW Factor: Examining the composition of the Alliance
Watching as speculation and mining swirls around the Mag'har as a future allied race, I can't help but start thinking about the bigger picture...
Final Fantasy XIV previews the contents of the upcoming patch 4.25
If you've already done all there is to do in the most recent Final Fantasy XIV patch, you won't be able to say that...
Overwatch posts an in-universe letter hinting at its next hero
So, who's the next hero for Overwatch? We don't know yet, but there's plenty of room for speculation... and there's a little more food...
Neverwinter offers a tour of the Fane of the Night Serpent
Snakes. Why did it have to be snakes? Well, because Neverwinter is currently lousy with snakes, that's why. Specifically, the Yuan-ti have a center...
Neverwinter details the creation of the Atropal boss
The Atropal boss in Neverwinter is not something you want to run into in a dark alley. Heck, it's probably not something you want...
Another rumored New World trailer surfaces with hints about the game’s premise
Amazon's New World is a game that's captured quite a bit of rumor and speculation lately, and here's a fresh video to throw more...
Check out the dubbed cinematic for Ascent: Infinite Realm
If you're looking forward to Ascent: Infinite Realm when it arrives on these shores, you're probably also looking forward to learning about the world...
Elite: Dangerous players are already rebuilding following the Thargoid attack
For a long time, Elite: Dangerous players felt... well, not exactly safe around the Thargoids, but at least safe enough to poke or ignore...
WoW Factor: The fate of the class orders post-Legion, part 2
Back before the winter break, I took a look at how the various class orders are going to handle the increased conflict between the...
Final Fantasy XIV previews 4.2 Rise of a New Sun with a new sub-site
Ready to help rebuild Doma in Final Fantasy XIV? The preview site for the next major patch has gone live, and it makes it...
WoW Factor: The fate of WoW’s class orders post-Legion, part 1
In the lull between expansions, I've been hard at work bringing my alts up to the level cap, unlocking all of the class mounts,...
Check out World of Warcraft’s allied races jokes and flirts, plus guilds topple Antorus bosses
Back in the day, the only way we'd learn about the many jokes and flirt lines for races in World of Warcraft was by...
Dungeons & Dragons Online launches the Mists of Ravenloft
There's a chill in the air through December under normal circumstances, but the chill rushing through Dungeons & Dragons Online is unrelated to the...
Star Wars: The Old Republic is holding a Thursday livestream with author Timothy Zahn
Timothy Zahn is kind of a big deal for Star Wars fiction. Yes, he helped develop the most recent bit of Star Wars: The...
The Daily Grind: Should MMOs have enforced naming standards?
For some players, "enter a name for your character" might as well read "insert the best joke you can within the character limit." As...
WoW Factor: Why are we going back to factional squabbles after the end of Antorus?
Antorus is out now, and if you want to see the cinematic that ends the very long-running story about the Burning Legion and Sargeras,...
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...
