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Desert Oasis: Why Black Desert Online is my favorite MMO
It's crazy how fast two years go by, but it's how long I've been running this column. I've interviewed the lead producer Jaehee Kim,...
Palia is a new ‘community simulation MMO’ from former Blizzard and Riot devs
A few weeks ago, I attended a press event for a new game assuming I would not be impressed by the offerings. Instead, I...
The Daily Grind: Do you get impatient with new MMO content?
The advantage to having a job that takes place at home and centers around video games is the fact that it's pretty easy to...
Eight major unannounced MMO projects that are in the works
There's nothing more tantalizing nor frustrating than knowing that an MMO or MMORPG is in the works but hasn't been formally announced yet. We...
The Daily Grind: How long can you grind content in an MMO?
It might seem kind of odd, but part of my problem with playing Final Fantasy XI back in the day was just about the time...
Choose My Adventure: The slow setup for adventure in Star Wars Galaxies Legends
This week's Choose My Adventure probably had more preliminary preparation than any other game I've had. Most of the time I tend to fly...
Stick and Rudder: Elite Dangerous Odyssey is not bad, but it is broken
All right. I get it. I understand. The Elite: Dangerous community is pretty rancorous right now, and I can't say that I blame them....
Tamriel Infinium: Elder Scrolls Online’s Rich Lambert on Blackwood, companions, lore, and more
Elder Scrolls Online PC fans are in for a treat today as the MMORPG is dropping its biggest content blast of the year in...
The Daily Grind: Are there MMOs you’ve dramatically changed your mind about?
I will never forget that when I first started playing City of Heroes back in 2004, my guild an I didn't last but a...
The Soapbox: Reconsidering social media as an MMORPG
At GDC 2011, Raph Koster gave a talk in which he said, "Games are fundamentally social media and always have been." You can watch...
Fight or Kite: Chivalry 2 is a blood-soaked, action-packed experience of absolute mayhem
Grab your sword. Grab your board. Grab a pile of horse poop. Better yet, grab the head of your enemies rolling on the ground...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s last stretch of Bozja is pretty good, but a little annoying
For various reasons, it doesn't seen as if it's been only a week since the last Final Fantasy XIV patch. (All right, it's technically...
The Daily Grind: Have you ever given up sleep for MMOs?
There's a saying I always try to remind myself of when it comes to staying up late to do anything (but especially to play...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s June events bring slowpoke days and poison pvp buffs
Ah yes, summer. Relaxing on beaches, letting shellfish pokemon bite your tail or head to cause evolution, maybe move to an England-inspired territory and...
The Daily Grind: Are there MMOs you’re bitter over?
Hello, my name is Eliot, and I'm still bitter over Star Wars: The Old Republic. This is a game I played and enjoyed at launch,...
LOTRO Legendarium: How the landscape difficulty slider is changing the rules of the game
For a long time now, one of the chief complaints about Lord of the Rings Online has been that... it's too easy. Players have...
The Daily Grind: What’s your pie-in-the-sky wish list for MMO features?
A tab-targeting combat system for Elder Scrolls Online. Real player housing for World of Warcraft. Text chat and guilds for Fallout 76. A simplified...
Niantic has revealed Pokemon Go Fest 2021 details – and they look quite promising
New details on Pokemon Go's next Go Fest have been released, and there is cause for excitement. While we're already seeing that, once again, players who...
WoW Factor: What does the lack of BlizzCon mean for World of Warcraft?
So we're not having a BlizzCon this year again. Not that one wasn't originally planned or at least in the early stages of planning,...
The Daily Grind: Do you skip annoying content in MMOs?
A while back, there was a thread on the MMORPG subreddit that... OK, it was a bit mean, but there's a question to be...
