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WoW Factor: What makes World of Warcraft in particular appealing?
I've been covering MMOs professionally for about 13 years now. That's a long while. And it's kind of strange to me that I've been...
Wil Wheaton joins Star Trek Online as Mirror Wesley in next week’s Ascension launch
Star Trek Online is well-known for scoring big-name Star Trek names as voice actors, but today's reveal on Star Trek Day might be one...
Vague Patch Notes: The MMORPG industry shockwaves that still reverberate
A thought occurred to me the other day regarding World of Warcraft and the way that it deformed the MMO industry: People who are...
Perfect Ten: Recent promising MMOs that died before they were born
Is there anything more agonizing to an MMO fan than to get excited about a promising title and then see that title cancelled before...
EVE Online announces November expansion called Uprising
Whether you're a bittervet or a starry-eyed noob, every EVE Online player's ears are going to perk up a bit today at the news...
Amazon canceled its Lord of the Rings MMO over Tencent complications, Smed’s new game is still in production
Almost exactly four years ago, we first learned about the existence of a new Lord of the Rings MMORPG, backed by Hong Kong-based Leyou...
Elyon, once hotly anticipated as Ascent Infinite Realm, is sunsetting in December
I wish I could say nobody saw this coming, but unfortunately, that's not the case: Kakao is closing down Elyon.
"Kakao Games Europe, following lengthy...
Wisdom of Nym: Story impressions for Final Fantasy XIV’s Buried Memory
Gosh, this has felt like a long darn week, hasn't it? I couldn't tell you why it felt so particularly long to me, but...
WoW Factor: When your MMO design is hooked on a feeling
To start this off, I want you to summon up a feeling. I want you think back to the first time you can remember...
Bless Unleashed on console becomes the latest Bless title to shut down
Stop me if you've heard this one: Bless is shutting down.
It's Bless Unleashed this time. Our readers will remember that Bless Online originally launched...
World of Warcraft opens up the whole of Dragonflight for beta testing today
Want to test everything that's available in World of Warcraft: Dragonflight? The good news is that players who have opted into the beta may...
Vague Patch Notes: The gating of time in MMO content
People are over the moon about the Island Sanctuaries added in the most recent update to Final Fantasy XIV, and I entirely include myself...
Perfect Ten: The MMO studios that keep whiffing on new projects
Everyone makes mistakes, and that's all right. That's not necessarily a big deal. Yes, this is true when it comes to MMO studios too....
Lord of the Rings Online begins testing new class/race combos and major Minstrel rework
The next Lord of the Rings Online update may sound like music to players' ears -- or it may be a discordant jangle. That's...
World of Warcraft’s Wrath of the Lich King prepatch launches in WoW Classic tonight
Blizzard's massive autumn World of Warcraft blitz continues today with the release of the Wrath of the Lich King's prepatch in WoW Classic. As...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Standout moments from 10 years of Guild Wars 2
Time sure flies when you're slaying Elder Dragons, doesn't it? Is it really possible that it has been a decade since our characters first...
Vitae Aeternum: Previewing New World’s Brimstone Sands, leveling revamp, greatsword, and more
New World is gearing up to unleash its largest patch since launch, and members of the press were recently invited to a virtual event...
Wisdom of Nym: First impressions of Final Fantasy XIV’s Buried Memory content
Everyone, you need to remember something very important about this patch. Something that it's possible you didn't even know until just now, something that...
LOTRO Legendarium: Will Before the Shadow evade the mini-expansion stigma?
With the announcement this week at Gamescom's Devcom of Lord of the Rings Online's "mini-expansion," Before the Shadow, we now have a pretty good...
WoW Factor: Why trying to draw back former MMO raiders doesn’t work
World of Warcraft has gone harder on its raiding focus in recent years in a lot of ways, starting with Warlords of Draenor and...
