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The Game Archaeologist: Mark Jacobs on Mythic’s early online games, part 2

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We're back with our second part of an interview retrospective of Mythic Entertainment's early online games with CSE's Mark Jacobs. Last week, we talked...

Jukebox Heroes: Six pretty great MMO tunes from games you’ve never played

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In my years of coverage of MMO soundtrack music in this column and on Battle Bards, I've clearly observed that there are games that...

Chaos Theory: The disappointment of The Secret World’s Samhain

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The season to end all seasons has come and gone. The Secret World's Samhain has faded back into the fog, and it will be another...

Perfect Ten: Messed-up aspects of MMORPGs we mindlessly accept

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When we engage in the collective fantasy of playing MMORPGs, we accept certain structures and tropes that have been in place since the early...
Oh, yeah, all is well, totally.

For Science: A third of our polled social media users quit Pokemon Go over trackers

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Pokemon Go has received some large updates recently: the buddy system, medals, some big gym changes (twice), and now we've got dailies. We've been dazzled...

Hyperspace Beacon: Five class changes to watch out for in SWTOR 5.0

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Even if you are not subscribing for the impending Star Wars: The Old Republic expansion, Knights of the Eternal Throne, you will be subject to...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Five reasons to buy Guild Wars 2’s Heart of Thorns while it’s on sale

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Ever since Guild Wars 2's first expansion released, retired players or MMO hoppers have been insisting in comments across the internet that they would only...
Why must you disappoint hopes?

Wisdom of Nym: At the end of the world for Final Fantasy XIV

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It's kind of weird to think about the fact that we just passed the four-year anniversary of the end of an era in Final...

EVE Evolved: Three essential tips for new alpha clone players

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EVE Online's Ascension expansion goes live in just two days on Tuesday November 15th, introducing the new free-to-play alpha clone state and completely overhauling...

The Game Archaeologist: Mark Jacobs on Mythic’s early online games, part 1

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When you bring up the name "Mythic Entertainment," chances are that most gamers are going to immediately think of the studio's two major MMOs,...

Working As Intended: Westworld is a sandbox MMORPG on your TV

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Westworld has emerged this fall as the geek obsession TV show, a gunslinger's LOST about which people can't stop talking and theorizing and debating....

EverQuesting: A dozen years of EverQuest II

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Who doesn't like a dozen? A dozen donuts. A dozen cupcakes. A dozen pizzas. (What, that's not a thing? That should totally be a...
WHY IS STUFF SO HARD?!

Perfect Ten: The worst patch naming in MMORPGs

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Patches should, in all honesty, be the easiest thing in the world for online games to handle. You have a word that means patch,...

Tamriel Infinium: Elder Scrolls Online roleplay with the Human Floyd

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Those who follow my columns here know that I'm a big roleplayer, but I don't exactly roleplay in the Elder Scrolls Online. I love...
Every so often, you need to take a look at the banner you're marching under to make sure it still echoes your beliefs.

Wisdom of Nym: An uncomfortable season for Final Fantasy XIV

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My original plan for this week was to dive into the newest parts of the the Palace of the Dead, but I shan't mince...

Guild Chat: Climbing the guild rank ladder in MMORPG raiding

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Welcome along to another edition of Guild Chat, the column in which both reader and writer alike join forces to help someone in need...
Bet on it.

WoW Factor: BlizzCon betting odds

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My original plan this week was to talk a little bit about patch 7.1, but two things have made that less than possible. The...

Chaos Theory: A guide to The Secret World’s Samhain 2016

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Well, there you have it. After 12 months of anticipation, the 2016 Samhain event in The Secret World is here. And I most definitely have...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Amazing Guild Wars 2 in-game Halloween costumes

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I've devoured all of my homemade pumpkin pasties and downed the last of my butterbeer while enjoying the Halloween festivities in Guild Wars 2, gaining...

Hyperspace Beacon: Are Uprisings the SWTOR group content we’ve been looking for?

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As we step closer to the launch of Star Wars: The Old Republic's next expansion, BioWare spills more and more information about the content...

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