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The Daily Grind: What are your reactions to this year’s Final Fantasy XIV Fanfest?
Game-specific conventions are always a wild ride. Square-Enix didn't have to spend the past few days wowing people who had no idea about what...
WRUP: The revolution will be available in audio formats edition
Folks, we know that people have been upset about the idea that the revolution will not be televised. Thus, we've made sure that the...
The Daily Grind: Is it better to play MMOs cooperatively or competitively?
It's a fact of MMO life that, sooner or later, we interact with other players in these games. It's kind of one of the...
Magic: The Gathering Arena’s Chris Clay details planned fixes to the ‘fifth-card problem’
Although fan reception to the open beta/soft launch of Magic: The Gathering Arena has been largely positive, there's one glaring issue that's had the...
WoW Factor: The smart World of Warcraft stuff from BlizzCon
Let's get something out of the way first and foremost. I am not going to count Warcraft III: Reforged as a smart thing for...
The Daily Grind: Would you play a Wheel of Time MMO?
During this week's podcast, we happened to mention the sprawling Wheel of Time series, a TV adaptation of which is currently being worked on...
The Daily Grind: What’s the ideal length for MMO group content?
An average run of content in Final Fantasy XIV is going to take me about half an hour... usually. It's actually more fiddly than...
Brad McQuaid’s MMO Pantheon has snapped up Trion’s Linda ‘Brasse’ Carlson
Did you wonder where Linda "Brasse" Carlson was going to end up post-Trion Worlds' implosion? Because you had to know she'd end up somewhere;...
Fallout 76’s launch marks the start of a post-nuclear multiplayer adventure
The latest chapter in the popular Fallout series is finally here, as Fallout 76 has launched globally. This prequel game brings a different take...
The Daily Grind: Are special MMO servers worth a subscription?
With all of the special legacy and progression servers being started up across the MMORPG genre, I've noticed that there's an interesting factor that...
Final Fantasy XIV celebrates five years of community ahead of its newest fan festival
It's only a few days until the newest Final Fantasy XIV fan festival kicks off in Las Vegas, so you would imagine that the...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most egregious example of a reskinned MMO?
Blogger and MOP reader Serrenity penned a great piece last week discussing the practice of skinning as it pertains to casino games and mobile...
‘Tenno Against Crunch’: Warframe players urge devs not to overwork on updates
Here's a feel-good story to cap off your Veteran's Day whether you're stuck working or not: Warframe players on Reddit last week begged Digital...
Superhero MMORPGs mourn the passing of comics legend Stan Lee
Geeks of all stripes are mourning the passing of Stan Lee today, perhaps no one more than gamers who live and breathe superhero MMOs. Over on the DC Universe Online forums, there's been an outpouring of love for the iconic Marvel superstar.
The Daily Grind: What one piece of advice would you give to new MMO players in 2018?
Over the weekend, CCP tweeted out a fun poll asking EVE Online players what advice they'd like to deliver to newbies: Insure your ship,...
The MOP Up: Pagan Online slams ARPGs and MOBAs together
Tack this on your list of action-RPGs to watch. Mad Head Games announced that it is developing a blend of ARPG and MOBA with...
One Shots: Winter is… here!
As I'm prepping this column, we're in the middle of a nice early November snowstorm. I'm sort of wondering where fall went and why...
The Daily Grind: What MMO festival reward do you use year-round?
MMORPG holidays are funny events because while we kill ourselves to get thematic costumes, toys, mounts, and other goodies, the second the event is...
Jukebox Heroes: RuneScape’s orchestral album
I have been saying for years that RuneScape has a truly impressive yet overlooked body of video game music. To my knowledge, it's the...
You’re going to want to play new indie MMO One Hour One Life for a lot more than one hour
Looking for something new and interesting to cap off your Friyay? Swing by Steam and take a peek at One Hour One Life. It's...
