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Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s August is leaning into Adventure
I must admit that Pokemon Go's traditional Adventure Week events have historically been a minor hit with me as they feature the fossil 'mon...
The Daily Grind: What’s the oldest MMO meme you remember?
If you were around in the early days of online gaming, you surely remember how terrible the memes were. I mean, I put on...
Global Chat: Looking back at 15 years of World of Warcraft blogging
Fifteen years is a huge chunk of time to devote to both a video game and an ongoing blog covering it, but that's exactly...
Vague Patch Notes: Everything in an MMORPG is time-limited
Today, I want to talk to you about an event that you can no longer participate in within Final Fantasy XIV. It's an event...
The Daily Grind: Which MMOs are the most and least like their launched versions?
I'm sure we're all familiar with the Ship of Theseus metaphor for online games -- that of a product that has all of its...
Choose My Adventure: Gleeful space truckin’ through Elite Dangerous
This is, for all intents and purposes, going to be a very simple, laid back, and perhaps obnoxiously serene edition of Choose My Adventure....
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen posts an early access FAQ, says periodic wipes may happen
Have you wrapped your head fully around the fact that Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen is coming to early access by the end of...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has the best night experience?
One of the things that sets MMOs apart in my book is whether they have a diurnal cycle - and more importantly, whether that...
Starbase dates its returning in-game ship building Eos Con showcase for July 26
Are you ready for two days of spaceship? Then you're going to want to punch your non-existent ticket to Eos Con, the in-game showcase...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s Arcadion brings the noise
There has been a question that has kind of been bubbling in the background of the entire premise behind Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail, and...
Stars Reach’s Raph Koster argues that a persistent virtual world is ‘too powerful an idea’ to dismiss
Those watching the online gaming genre with a growing sense of dismay at everything drifting away from large, persistent MMO worlds may find solace...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPGs are low-key pay-to-win but somehow avoid criticism?
A thread on the MMORPG subreddit caught my eye a few weeks ago as the post author suggested that Albion Online was not only...
One Shots: Hey World of Warcraft has housing after all…
This just in, World of Warcraft beat Guild Wars 2 to the punch by instituting the most robust, flexible, and creative housing system ever...
TennoCon 2024: Music, motorbikes, and romance make Warframe 1999
It's the 1990s! We've heard of snips and snails and puppy dog tails, and sugar and spice and everything nice. But what is Warframe...
TennoCon 2024: The terrific twos of TennoCon charities and Make-A-Wish
Good things come in twos at TennoCon 2024. Even the year itself is beautifully divisible by twos. But the best of the twos isn't...
Star Trek Online hints at a new ship bundle with mysterious teaser images paired with a cipher
What's a good way to draw hype for an upcoming reveal for Star Trek Online? Offer fans a mystery, apparently: The MMO's Twitter account...
TennoCon 2024: Soulframe’s creative customization and a preview of preludes
With how much I am looking forward to the launch of Soulframe, you better believe I was eagerly anticipating seeing and hearing more about...
WRUP: Completely normal text about pears edition
Join us for our weekly open thread! We're discussing what MMOs we're playing this weekend and answering a bonus question about headaches (seriously).
The Daily Grind: What parts of your MMO do you overthink?
While I do love how MMORPGs encourage my imagination, sometimes I find that thinking and analyzing a title too much can lead to unanswerable...
Raph Koster’s Stars Reach will offer shorter play sessions specifically to boost stickiness
Playable Worlds' lengthy blog post on Stars Reach's middle quad of pillars earlier this week wasn't long enough, or so Raph Koster suggests, as...
