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First Impressions: Phantasy Star Online 2’s technical clownshow mangled its PC launch
Phantasy Star Online 2 is, bar none, the absolute worst experience I have ever had with trying to get a game working on my...
Black Desert has a horsey event and a schedule for the digital Heidel Ball, mobile has an Enraged Red Nose
It's horsey time in Black Desert! Technically, any time can be horsey time, but the latest update has a very horse-specific event as well...
The Daily Grind: What MMO content are you totally sick of doing?
The other day I was questing my way through the Shire in Lord of the Rings Online and chatting to my kinship about how...
Shroud of the Avatar plans on hosting official PvP events complete with unique new trophies
Shroud of the Avatar likes hosting its little events. Whether they're weekly fishing tournaments or official decoration contests (which will be coming back soon,...
Choose My Adventure: Taking the new Warbird for a spin in Star Trek Online
It was unanimous: We were meant to be Romulans and continue with the storyline that we were following in Star Trek Online. The voting...
Flameseeker Chronicles: First impressions of Guild Wars 2’s No Quarter
After March’s relatively lightweight release, Steel and Fire, a lot of Guild Wars 2 players were expecting something big from this month’s release, entitled...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO is most in need of a major quality-of-life overhaul?
MOP reader Ashfyn recently made an offhand comment about quality-of-life upgrades in MMOs that caught my attention. " was a my favorite game back...
LOTRO’s Weatherstock, Blizzard-themed Ramadan lanterns, and an MMO screensaver
Would you like a little reminder that MMO devs and communities can be awesome? Sure you would. Allow us to provide this soft and...
Guild Wars 2 dev discusses the game’s community, evolution, and future updates
ArenaNet Content Design Lead Andrew Gray recently took a few moments to answer some questions about the past, present, and future of Guild Wars...
Gamigo confirms ArcheAge’s free-to-play version will receive Garden of the Gods for free
It's been a wild few days for Gamigo and ArcheAge, which at the tail end of last week admitted that it was planning to...
Star Citizen’s free fly event extends due to consistent technical issues
This past weekend was meant to be a big moment for Star Citizen, with the start of its Invictus Launch Week free fly event...
The Daily Grind: How do you feel about offline play in MMORPGs?
I spend a... lot of time in Star Wars Galaxies on the SWG Legends rogue server. I poke fun at myself for this, but...
The MOP Up: And the new name for Life Beyond’s planet is…
The upcoming Life Beyond recently renamed its planet to Saren:Â "Introducing Seren, a new name for the planet. It ties beautifully into our origin story....
XLGAMES and Gamigo say paid DLC will make up for ‘deficiencies’ in ArcheAge Unchained’s launch
It would seem that XLGAMES and Gamigo are going with the "set off an explosion" approach to dousing community fires. As we reported last...
One Shot: Wedding bells
The other day I showed my kids our wedding video, and while we watched it I was reminded how much sheer work it took...
The Daily Grind: What MMO titles bother you more than they probably should?
There's no good reason to call Guild Wars 2... well, that. The title of the original Guild Wars already didn't make a whole lot of sense because...
WRUP: Tips for being less boring edition
All right, this week's What Are You Playing is ready to go! Serious life advice about how to be less boring, let's do this,...
The Daily Grind: Should MMOs do more to provide a backstory for your character?
Maybe I'm in the vast minority here, but it's always bugged me that MMORPGs just plop your fully grown, fully proficient adult character into...
So ArcheAge Unchained’s Garden of the Gods is not free, and ArcheAge players are not happy
Do you folks remember last August, when Gamigo formally announced ArcheAge Unchained, promising a new monetization model for a buy-to-play version of the sandbox,...
The Daily Grind: Are you a fan of underwater MMO zones and content?
Underwater zones in video games has been a hot topic lately. I don't know who started it, but I noticed when I saw the...
