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WildStar is finishing its switch to ProtoBucks instead of NCoins
The conversion to a proprietary currency for WildStar microtransactions is almost complete. While WildStar has been using NCoins (NCsoft's microtransaction currency), it introduced ProtoBucks...
Turbine renews Asheron’s Call domain through 2022
It's weird to think that it's already been a few months since Asheron's Call and its sequel were shut down by Turbine. Yet there's a...
The Daily Grind: Is there an MMORPG you find too daunting to return to?
Last week, Blizzard Watch published a post discussing the problem with grinding -- but maybe not the problem you're thinking. Matt Rossi explained that he...
One Shots: Lonely hearts
Are gamers really lonely? Do we flock to MMORPGs as a response to that? I'm pondering these thoughts today following the response of a...
Whatever happened to Alganon, Ryzom, and Forsaken Legends?
Ever find yourself wondering, "Whatever happened to so-and-so? We never hear about that MMO in the news any more! Is it still running? Does...
WRUP: It’s dangerous to go alone edition
It's dangerous to go alone! Have fun.
What, you want me to give you something? Holy crap, no. Why would I give you something? It...
The Daily Grind: What would you like to see done with MMO pets?
A little while ago, I was amused by a story about how a sort-of pet for World of Warcraft's sort-of housing was able to...
The Stream Team: A Cinco de Mayo pajama party in LOTRO
Have you heard of that MMO Book Club? (Don't worry, no actual books are involved!) This group is moving together to a new MMO...
Pokemon Go’s first Knight Foundation event is this weekend in North Carolina
Pokemon Go really wants to get you outside and moving. That's the gist of its new partnership with the Knight Foundation, through which Niantic hope...
The Stream Team: A new CMA series in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series
Do you like Telltale games? Do you like Guardians of the Galaxy? Do you like telling Massively OP's MJ what to do? If so,...
The Daily Grind: Do you seek out MMORPG leaks?
Over the past couple of months, the MMORPG community has worked its way through massive leaks of top-secret info: first for Elder Scrolls Online's...
Activision-Blizzard Q1 2017: Blizzard’s online games drove Activision-Blizzard profits last quarter
Activision-Blizzard can't claim "biggest quarter ever" for the quarter ending March 2017, but it continues to rake in huge sums of money, enough to at...
Choose My Adventure: Wrapping up Black Desert and selecting our next destination
Back when I mentioned that I was learning to like Black Desert a while back, I got this tweet from the game's official account....
Results are in for EVE Online’s 12th Council of Stellar Management
The polls are closed, the votes are in, and the results are tallied. EVE Online has its 12th Council of Stellar Management following this...
Guild Wars 2 players organize Pride March Tyria 2017 for June 24
Player advocates are organizing a pride march in Guild Wars 2 set for June 24th and 25th. The game is well-known in the MMORPG...
Fat men can’t jump: Chronicles of Elyria sends studio teams on project ‘adventures’
With four times the staff than it had at this time last year, Soulbound Studios is going full-steam on Chronicles of Elyria and all...
Global Chat: Happy 10th birthday, LOTRO!
With Lord of the Rings Online hitting its 10th anniversary this past week, plenty of bloggers are enjoying the festivities and recalling some of...
‘Reputation should matter’: Crowfall ties your account name to your character name
Anonymous griefers, Crowfall might not be the game for you. In May's developer Q&A video, the team clarified that players' character names will be...
The Daily Grind: How can MMOs better incorporate challenge and difficulty?
This past weekend I was watching a new video by The Hive Leader in which he was discussing some lessons that MMOs might learn...
SMITE honors terminally ill player with community avatar
A popular SMITE player and streamer battling cancer has shared the news that it's terminal, and the impending loss is affecting the community deeply....
