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Vague Patch Notes: The dark side of meaningful MMO leveling
We've been in Leveling Month over here in Vague Patch Notes, and I had intended for this particular column to close off that discussion...
LOTRO: Legacy of Morgoth opens expansion pre-orders, aims for November 6 launch
Lord of the Rings Online's southward expansion aims to continue into the deserts of Harad next month when Legacy of Morgoth releases. Standing Stone...
Four Winds: Throne & Liberty’s opening hours were fun AF, but I’m still on my guard
After what feels like an absolute eternity, Throne and Liberty is finally here. In my younger, less jaded years, I'd feel excited and elated...
Perfect Ten: 10 MMOs that let you bring a whole squad of pets and minions
Pet classes are not really my jam. I don't want my companion to be doing the tanking or damage or healing or whatever, and...
NCsoft’s MMORPG Throne & Liberty has officially arrived at its global F2P launch
All right folks, if you've been waiting for Lineage 3 aka Lineage Eternal aka Project TL for the last decade, your moment is finally...
Wisdom of Nym: The key takeaways from Final Fantasy XIV’s Crossroads update live letter
I can't believe that after we've gone so many different places, at long last, Final Fantasy XIV is going to have Soken do a...
Microsoft’s latest game division layoffs affect nearly 400 Activision-Blizzard employees
The second week of September brought more bad news for game workers in Microsoft, as the company confirmed another 650 layoffs were coming that...
LOTRO Legendarium: Five ways to fully fix LOTRO’s virtue system
Newer players to Lord of the Rings Online may not be aware that the game's virtue system used to be very difficult, requiring certain...
Jason Schreier’s new book blames Activision – and the Titan MMO’s cancelation – for Blizzard’s degradation
When Blizzard president Mike Morhaime announced he was stepping down from his 27-year-run at the company back in 2018, he didn't give much of...
Throne & Liberty saw over 50K concurrent players last night – and it’s only going up from there
Yesterday, we asked our readers whether they were gunning to play Throne and Liberty, and almost two-thirds of those who responded said they were...
First Impressions: Throne and Liberty blends the overly familiar with the intriguingly unique
Throne and Liberty represents a new big-label MMORPG launch, which is something that feels like a rare occurrence, particularly as most players are likely...
Progress Bar: Nightingale’s Realms Rebuilt update is a strong step in the right direction
As most of you fine readers likely know, I was something of a fan of Nightingale. I enjoyed the previews I was a part...
Throne & Liberty officially begins its paid headstart today – are you playing?
OK, folks, it's game day, literally: The game is Throne and Liberty, which we've been waiting for for over a decade, though of course...
Perfect Ten: The MMO races that nobody ever seems to choose
Just because an MMORPG offers a wide array of character options doesn't mean that player interest will be equally divided among them. We've long...
Interview: New World devs on Aeternum’s features and regaining PC player trust
With the launch of New World's Aeternum update fast approaching, Amazon Games agreed to chat with us about what to expect - and how...
DC Universe Online launches new Harley Quinn episode – and controversial paid currency
This week's content release for DC Universe Online would normally be a nice thing to point out since, you know, it's adding new gameplay...
XLGames rebrands ArcheAge 2 as ‘online action RPG’ ArcheAge Chronicles, but it still sounds like an MMO
If you thought endless delays and the unceremonious sunset of ArcheAge were the worst things that could happen to ArcheAge 2, think again because...
Choose My Adventure: The quest for power and pants in Once Human
After last week's Choose My Adventure episode, it was pretty much a foregone conclusion that my Once Human character would get some pants for...
Vitae Aeternum: What new and returning players need to know about New World Aeternum
The long wait is almost over. In just a few weeks, New World's soft relaunch as New World: Aeternum will be live. With so...
New World announces Season of Opportunity, launching alongside Aeternum
Throughout the summer as MMORPG players on PC and console have awaited the launch of New World Aeternum, PC players have been more than...