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PvE content is pretty much considered a given in MMORPGs: Even games without virtual combat usually pit the player against something environmental, whether it's...

Star Trek Online is a hard game to get into. When I first tried it early in my MMO career, I hated it and...

While there is nothing wrong with dropping some money on a worthy game, many of us are looking to be as frugal as possible...

We've all had a couple of days to process the news that Daybreak Games is splitting most of itself into smaller sub-studios each controlling...

On Tuesday, Daybreak Games announced what amounts to a form of slow death. Technically, sure, what it announced was that the company is splitting...

Like many of you, I have had my fair share of pick-up group experiences in MMOs. These haven't been all great or all terrible...

Choose My Mobile Adventure has changed locales from the Black Desert on over to the world of Villagers & Heroes, a game that has...

Gamers threaten lawsuits a lot. Most of the time they threaten lawsuits over things that aren't really something they can sue over, usually due...

I am in the weird position lately of finding that my favorite live MMOs are not necessarily made by my favorite studios. I find...

I think we can all agree that the explanation given for where the name "gunblade" comes from in Final Fantasy XIV is very silly,...

When we first got word of an MMO in the setting of Magic: The Gathering years ago, a Diablo-style ARPG probably isn't what anyone...

One of the awards we considered doing this year but decided not to is one for gamer of the year, specifically MMORPG gamer of...

January marks not just the beginning of a new year for EVE Online but also the start of a new seasonal development strategy for...

One of the absolute best things the internet ever generated has been the Internet Wayback Machine. Through this site, snapshots of millions of websites...

I'm still playing Final Fantasy XI! No, really, I am. Sure, I haven't logged into the game in... well... months, at least. Maybe a...

At this week's live reveal of the Dark Heart of Skyrim for The Elder Scrolls Online, I had the chance to sit down with...

Any time I hear about a new MMO or jump into an existing one, the first thing that I look at is its class...

Here's a fun question for you: How do you count discrete activities in World of Warcraft? It's a more complex concept than you might...

One of the forever problems facing RvR MMORPGs - really any multi-sided PvP MMO, but three-way RvR the most - is the inevitable population...

With so many survival titles out there, it's no wonder I couldn't contain my full list of new year goals in a single Survivalist!...