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US Library of Congress grants DMCA exception for preserving online games
It's a win for the good guys, at least if you figure the good guys are on the side of preserving video game and...
The Daily Grind: Why don’t players use emotes more in MMOs?
The other day I was reading up on Fallout 76's emote wheel -- brought to you by Bethesda's console tunnel vision -- and was...
Perfect Ten: MMOs that desperately need proper player housing
Here's something pretty encouraging to me: When I sat down to work on an article listing MMOs that really could use but lacked proper...
The Game Archaeologist: The Death of City of Heroes
August 31st, 2012, was a Friday like any other. City of Heroes players were psyched for the upcoming Issue 24, which Paragon Studios had...
Perfect Ten: Ten MMO systems that encourage alts
Here's how much I like having alts: I have alts in Final Fantasy XIV and Final Fantasy XI. Two games which are built on...
The Daily Grind: How do you set up your MMO user interface?
The other day I logged into Star Wars: The Old Republic for the first time in a while, and I once again felt jarred...
MassivelyOP’s first impressions of MapleStory 2, Nexon’s latest MMORPG
It's fair to say that MapleStory always did appeal to an audience that was into a very specific look and feel. If chibi anime...
Halloween 2018 is live in City of Heroes map emu Paragon Chat ahead of October 20 party
Who says ya can't have holidays in a dead MMO? You can get your Halloween on in City of Heroes right now - or...
City of Heroes emulator SEGS estimates it could be ready in a year and a half
We freely admit that SEGS may not have the most catchy title in the world, but it does have a goal which is near...
Perfect Ten: Failed MMOs that could have succeeded with more love
Hindsight is 20/20. Unless you're blind in one eye from nostalgia, in which case hindsight is 0/20. In any case, you understand that it's...
One Shots: Concept art showcase
In last week's edition of One Shots, I issued perhaps my most peculiar challenge yet. I asked readers (for once) not to submit any...
Perfect Ten: The big book of MMORPG death mechanics
Video games will kill your characters. It's inevitable. I still faintly remember my younger brother's first video game death, when he ran full-tilt into...
Jukebox Heroes: DC Universe Online
This is my frustrated face when it comes to superhero MMO soundtracks. I don't know what it is, but it seems that none of...
One Shots: The Sunset Club
WildStar is about to be inducted into the worst club there is in the gaming world -- the club whose only requirements is that...
The Game Archaeologist: City of Heroes moves into the Paragon Studios era
As we move into the fourth of five installments in the history, development, and downfall of City of Heroes, you may be wondering why...
Vague Patch Notes: WildStar deserves its shutdown, even though we loved it
Last week, when we heard that WildStar was being shut down, I penned a truthful, heartfelt eulogy for the game as it could've been....
Battle Bards Episode 128: Seaside port
Why not sail up to our dock and tie your ship to ours for an hour? The Battle Bards return for another great episode...
Perfect Ten: My favorite MMORPG names
Stuff in MMOs has names. That's... like, a defining feature. We all know that. These games have titles, and they have expansions, and they...
WildStar fans start a petition to urge NCsoft to save the game
Ninety-two days, folks. That's how long some City of Heroes fans stood with their signs and their drums on the steps of Paragon City...
Former Cryptic employee reveals story of how City of Heroes assets and source code accidentally ended up on players’ computers
Hey, you guys remember that time that City of Heroes accidentally pushed all of the game's assets and source code into a patch, then...
