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Chaos Theory: A year in the life of Secret World Legends
We've talked all about Secret World Legends' first anniversary party, but now it's time to talk about the game's first year. Fans can easily recall...
Great, now Sea of Thieves’ skeletons have gotten into the gunpowder
Just when you thought that you could handle anything Sea of Thieves' rascally skeletons could throw at you, now they have barrels of gunpowder...
The Stream Team: Showing off Conan Exiles’ cosmetic Khitan DLC
Conan Exiles just released its first paid DLC, and the content is all cosmetic. And you know Massively OP's MJ can't pass up good...
E3 2018: Hands-on with Mavericks, the MMO battle royale hybrid
Automaton Games CEO James Thompson came along with Improbable, Bill Roper, and Mavericks to this year's E3, where I got a second chance to...
Worlds Adrift teaches you to git gud, promises instruments someday
Still having a rough time in Worlds Adrift? Bossa Studios has a new humorous guide out to help players "git gud." Among the tips...
Smed weighs in on Sony’s historical PlayStation crossplay hangups
Sony's managed to piss off a whole lotta gamers over its unwillingness to play ball on Fortnite. As we covered last week, the PlayStation...
Warframe releases its third cinematic quest, The Sacrifice, and beats its concurrency record once again
Update 23 isn't just your regular run-of-the-mill patch for Digital Extremes or any Warframe fans who have been anticipating this release for over a...
Sea of Thieves kicks off its recurring events with skeleton thrones
Running out of stuff to do in Sea of Thieves? The developers are trying to counter those summer duldrums with recurring in-game events, the...
Blade and Soul preps two bonus events for its Celestial Dawn release
Seriously, what could be better than a juicy content drop for your favorite fantasy MMORPG? Well, how about a pair of events that tie...
Massively Overthinking: The case for rarity and randomness in MMO monetization
Last week, Guild Wars 2's Crystin Cox gave a monetization interview to Gamasutra during which she made one specific argument I wanted to pull...
Defiance’s got 99 problems, but you ain’t one
With the conclusion of Defiance 2050's closed beta last week, players might be at a loss for something to keep them occupied for the...
Guild Wars 2 game director talks about the free market and lootboxes
Convenience and cosmetics. These are the foundational pillars of Guild Wars 2's microtransactions, and back at GDC earlier this year, Game Director Crystin Cox...
The Daily Grind: Is it possible for an MMORPG to offer an optional sub that isn’t pay-to-win?
Last week, in the comments under the Bless optional subscription brouhaha article, I made an offhand comment that apparently got MOP commenter Sally's gears...
The Daily Grind: Do your MMORPG characters primarily wear in-game armor or cash-shop cosmetics?
Take a look at your main character in your main MMORPG right now. What is he or she wearing? And did you get it...
Lord of the Rings Online wants to know what you want from your VIP sub
Never say the devs aren't listening: Standing Stone Games apparently is.
Lord of the Rings Online forumgoers learned this lesson today when in a player-started...
Sea of Thieves ends sky ships, teases new cosmetics and customization
Sea of Thieves set sail with a brand-new patch this morning with better ammo crate positioning, UI tweaks, and new ship scuttling tips, plus...
Elder Scrolls Online gives away free crown crates and subscription time
Ooh, you really like that word "free," don't you? Caught your attention, and now you're down here in the body of the article, wondering...
Wisdom of Nym: What we know so far about Final Fantasy XIV’s next patch
Yes, the latest live letter happened, the fan translations happened, and as one could expect the Final Fantasy XIV fandom has already taken half-translated...
One Shots: How to go blind in one easy step
As someone who only has one functioning eye, I find that my vision is paramount to my quality of life and personal enjoyment. Plus,...
Skyforge launches Overgrowth expansion and kicks off anniversary event
Spring is here, plants are growing, and Skyforge has germinated an expansion for players to harvest right now. Overgrowth is live in the game,...
