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Pretty much everyone assumed that back when Guild Wars 2 planned out mounts, it did so with its cash shop in mind. The game...

The last time I saw this many people asking "why?" about a new World of Warcraft expansion was at the announcement of Mists of...

Last week we broke the story that EVE Online developer CCP Games is backing out of the virtual reality games market, closing its Altanta...

Every so often, when I can think of no better introduction, I put some genuine musing into the opening of What Are You Playing....

Welcome along to another edition of Guild Chat, the column through which we all band together to help a reader in need solve their...

So, what's the ideal raiding composition for progression in Final Fantasy XIV right now? If you started listing off Paladin, Dragoon, Ninja, Bard, Warrior......

The release of World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth is going to bring with it a lot of core system changes. This is neither...

The use of the word "toon" to describe MMORPG characters is a contentious one, with fans divided over its annoyance or acceptance. But when...

Do I love Halloween? Yes, yes I do. And while the season was in full swing, my mind was fully focused there. This season...

Eastern MMORPGs have a great shared legacy of incredible soundtracks, ranging from Aion to Lineage II to Final Fantasy XIV. And while there are...

It might be a little hypocritical of me to read into the datamined information from Star Wars: The Old Republic's upcoming patch 5.6, but...

Two years ago, NCsoft dealt a harsh blow to a certain subset of gaming fans when it canned the development of Project HON. This...

In the last edition of Flameseeker Chronicles, I discussed the opening sections of Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire's story while providing you with a brief...

Crafting is really important in Final Fantasy XIV. That much can't be denied; the game places so much emphasis on the options available to...

Though EVE Online has a reputation as a cut-throat PvP sandbox where anything goes, the fuel that fires its conflict engine has always been...

Here's a weird thing to admit: I was actually concerned when I heard that Lord of the Rings Online brought back Chance Thomas to...

It's really, really weird to me to think that we're getting an announcement about a new World of Warcraft expansion next week. Admittedly, we...

Surprise! ARK: Aberration, the survival sandbox's next expansion that was slated to launch this month, is delayed. Shocking, I know. Actually, if any fans...

Many of you will immediately turn to the free-to-play model of Star Wars: The Old Republic and reject my even thinking about the cash...

We all like making the occasional observation about the weirdness inherent in video games, but most of us also recognize that what we're really...