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For Science: A third of our polled social media users quit Pokemon Go over trackers
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
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
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...
Wisdom of Nym: At the end of the world for Final Fantasy XIV
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
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
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
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
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...
Perfect Ten: The worst patch naming in MMORPGs
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
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...
Wisdom of Nym: An uncomfortable season for Final Fantasy XIV
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
Welcome along to another edition of Guild Chat, the column in which both reader and writer alike join forces to help someone in need...
WoW Factor: BlizzCon betting odds
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
Well, there you have it. After 12Â 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
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?
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...
Perfect Ten: The craziest things The Secret World has asked me to do
As I am fond of saying, there is no MMO that I've ever played that has the capability of being so frustrating and downright...
Jukebox Heroes: MMORPG music for a haunted Halloween
You simply can't have a good and proper Halloween without a perfect soundtrack to back you up. Sure, you could just pop in one...
Wisdom of Nym: The scariest stuff in Final Fantasy XIV
As a horror game, Final Fantasy XIV fails, due largely to the fact that it isn't a horror game and never attempts or pretends...
EVE Evolved: Alpha Clone economics, bragging rights, and restrictions
Yesterday at EVE Vegas 2016, developer CCP Rise held us spellbound with tales of his recent misadventures in EVE Online recently when pretending to...
