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One Shots: Looking down on the world
Do you ever get that feeling like someone else is looking down on you, but then you're like, nah, that's all in my head?...
Fallout 76 delays some roadmap features, plans a new Mothman event
In a game where its death-strewn landscape could make a great case for how every day is Halloween, how can Fallout 76 usher in...
The Daily Grind: Do you run a daily dungeon in your MMO?
Lately, I've been enjoying a return to Elder Scrolls Online and its bounty of worldbuilding and content. In addition to fully exploring and completing...
Elder Scrolls Online’s Deadlands DLC launches November 1 on PC, hits 19M players
During its big reveal stream this afternoon, ZeniMax Online took the wraps off off multiple content and event additions for The Elder Scrolls Online...
Working As Intended: Brute-forcing the MMO industry
If you're a music fan, and you probably are since you're a human, you've probably come to grips with the sense that somehow the...
The Daily Grind: When are ‘microtransactions’ too much in MMOs?
Two money-related topics crossed my desk the last couple of weeks. The first was a Reddit topic complaining about microtransactions in MMOs - not the...
Massively Overthinking: Initial impressions of New World
Amazon's Queue World - uh, I mean, New World - is finally upon us. In fact, I imagine that it's been hard to avoid...
Tamriel Infinium: Anatomy of Elder Scrolls Online’s quests
An amazing thing happened on my way to the MMO variety store: I got completely sucked back in to Elder Scrolls Online. It did...
The Elder Scrolls Online challenges players to earn community rewards in the Bounties of Blackwood event
Earning rewards in an MMORPG is well and good, but earning them in a larger communal effort is even better. It's in that spirit...
Massively Overthinking: Would you play your favorite MMO without its IP?
Nonameplease recently posed us an interesting topic, inspired by a thread on the Star Trek Online subreddit. "It seems most people don't think the...
The Elder Scrolls Online previews the Deadlands DLC exploring the realm of Oblivion
Johnny Cash told us all that love is a burning thing that makes a fiery ring. Also a burning thing is the realm of...
The Daily Grind: Do you enjoy fully ‘mapping’ MMO zones?
Apart from going through particularly good quest stories, filling out a map is my favorite MMORPG activity. This means slightly different goals depending on...
Elder Scrolls Online tests Deadlands DLC and new armory system
The big fall release for Elder Scrolls Online is on the way -- and is in fact being tested as we speak. ZeniMax announced...
The Elder Scrolls Online is getting new Nvidia anti-aliasing tech in Update 32
When Update 32 of Elder Scrolls Online goes live, it's not only going to be bringing changes to combat to address power creep, it...
Elder Scrolls Online’s Update 32 aims to tackle combat and power creep
ZeniMax Online Studios is already looking ahead to Elder Scrolls Online's Update 32, which is set to bring major combat changes to the game...
Fallout 76 has a couple more patches coming for 2021
The reception of Fallout Worlds in Fallout 76 has been a bit of a mixed bag this month, with some players loving the anything-goes...
Ashes of Creation snags former Elder Scrolls Online lead writer as new senior narrative designer
It would be easy to assume that Ashes of Creation will be thin on lore owing to its PvP sandbox nature and its main...
Vague Patch Notes: Returning MMO players need tutorials too
One of the nice things about Final Fantasy XIV is that it is explicitly designed by someone who thinks that it's not just reasonable but expected...
One Shots: En garde!
It's not always the type of sword but how you hold it, the masters say. And if you've got the spirit of a duelist...
Fallout 76 goes ahead with Season 6 launch amid controversy
It's not been a week when you'd want to work at Bethesda on Fallout 76. First, the studio had to sully its big fall...
