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The Daily Grind: Which MMO offers the best book and paper features?
A while back, I casually mentioned that I make paper journals for fun. I am an extremely online person, mind you. I work online....
Final Fantasy XIV’s third Encyclopædia Eorzea volume is available for pre-order
Let's not mince words. If you're a Final Fantasy XIV fan? Here's the link, go get your book. We say that up front because...
Sea of Thieves balances and disables some milestones, teases Heart of Fire novel
Sea of Thieves' seventh season continues to chug along as Rare drops update 2.6.0.1 today. The highlight of the patch is a new time-limited...
Richard Bartle’s new book seeks to intersect theological thought and MMORPG design
If you're new to our genre, first of all welcome, and second of all you should be familiar with Dr. Richard A. Bartle, a...
RuneScape’s new illustrated book recounting its 20 year history is released
If you're a fan of RuneScape who likes coffee table books filled with concept artwork and tales of the game's 20 years of development,...
MUD creator Richard Bartle’s seminal book on designing MMOs is now free
When MMORPG players encounter the name "Bartle," they think less malt liquor and more a man who helped to pioneer the massively multiplayer online...
Braving Britannia: Tales of Melancholy, Malice, and Peril in Ultima Online book chronicles player experiences in the seminal MMORPG
Back in 2018, we ran an interview with author Wes Locher about his book that was all about "Life, Love, and Adventure" in Ultima...
Secret World player publishes fifth ‘unofficial’ novel
For Secret World Legends fans, one truth is pretty evident: They're not getting any new stories in the game -- at least, any time...
World of Warcraft: Shadows Rising is a solid book stuck in an uncomfortable midspace
My long-standing policy for the prequel novels for World of Warcraft expansions has been to not read them. We've gotten these things for a...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Reviewing ArenaNet’s Complete Art of Guild Wars 20th anniversary edition book
Talk long enough to Guild Wars fans about their favorite franchise, and chances are that sooner or later, they will start gushing about the...
World of Warcraft Shadowlands is getting a prequel novel called Shadows Rising
If for some reason you're still really hoping that Blizzard will pull some good storytelling in World of Warcraft, maybe point your eyeballs to...
Fan author of The Secret World releases a fourth book in her unofficial series
Do you remember The Secret World fanfic author Amber “Blodwedd Mallory” McKee? She's an author who was given the go-ahead by Funcom to write,...
Enter to win a digital copy of one of the Unofficial Legend of The Secret World novels!
Back in October, we covered the heart-warming story of a Secret World Legends player who wrote a novel based on the game's IP. The...
Funcom allowed a fan to publish and sell a novel based on the Secret World franchise
Here's one for the warm fuzzies bin: MOP reader Ocho (@BigMikeyOcho) of Casual Aggro and Beyond the Veil was first to cover the fact...
Diablo franchise history book Stay Awhile and Listen nears the end of its Kickstarter
Has it really been a month since we covered Stay Awhile and Listen, the second volume in David Craddock's history of Blizzard's development of...
Interview and excerpt: The ‘Braving Britannia’ book preserves Ultima Online’s oral history
Earlier this week, we wrote about the launch of a new book that's right up MMORPG fans' alley. Dubbed Braving Britannia: Tales of Life,...
Star Wars Galaxies book takes fans back to this late, great MMO
Unless you're willing to venture out onto the wild space of emulated servers, you won't be getting Star Wars Galaxies back. That doesn't mean...
New Ultima Online book gathers developer and player interviews to document oral history
Old-school MMORPG players, heads-up for you: If you're a fan of Ultima Online or wanted to hear more about the seminal MMORPG after reading...
Guild Wars 2 announces weapon contest winners, adds new in-game book interface
Remember that design-a-weapon contest that Guild Wars 2 was running last month? Well, it is all over now, and ArenaNet tallied up all of...
Buy a whole book’s worth of technical breakdowns of the EVE Online frigates
Do you enjoy owning books based on MMOs? Are you the sort of person who enjoys in-depth technical diagrams and discussion about fictional craft?...
