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Flameseeker Chronicles: First Impressions of Guild Wars 2’s Jormag Rising, live today
Just two short months ago, Guild Wars 2 introduced us to the Drizzlewood Coast, flashpoint of the civil war between the Charr United Legions...
The MOP Up: EVE Online’s Triglavian conflict comes to a head
The big conclusion of EVE Online's multipart Triglavian invasion is coming to a head with Quadrant 3: Zenith, which should hit soon.
"Actions have consequences,"...
SuperData June 2020: Valorant had the ‘biggest launch ever for a free-to-play PC title’
It's time for our monthly check-in on how the games industry is doing according to SuperData's numbers, and don't worry - they're all still...
Final Fantasy XIV has cancelled its Japanese Fan Festival scheduled for December
This probably comes as no surprise to anyone, but Final Fantasy XIV will not be hosting any fan gatherings this year. The North American...
Guild Wars 2’s voice actors miss you, too
On the last episode of the podcast, Bree said that she was going to hold off playing any of the newer Guild Wars 2...
COVID-19 roundup: How the pandemic has affected game devs, GameStop’s flip-flopping on mask wearing policy
Hey, it's been some time since we've done one of these roundup stories about the novel coronavirus' effect on gaming, and since there are...
Warframe of Mind: A history of TennoCon reveals, from The War Within to Heart of Deimos
I don't know about you, but there was a certain sadness hanging in the air on July 11th as I sat home instead of...
Albion Online celebrates three years online and spring playerbase peaks
Remember 2017? It wasn't great, but anything looks good compared to 2020, right? It was also when Albion Online launched. No, not the Steam...
Massively Overthinking: Has the pandemic changed your gaming habits?
There was a popular Medium piece floating around last week about how some people are finding refuge in gaming during the still-raging COVID-19 pandemic....
The Daily Grind: What do you think about the New World delay?
Last week's Friday afternoon news was the revelation that Amazon's MMORPG New World has been delayed for at least the third time that we...
EVE Online’s CCP Games cancels EVE San Diego and all 2021 events over COVID
April's EVE Fanfest won't be the only EVE Online live event that will succumb to COVID-19, unfortunately: CCP Games announced today that it will...
Guild Wars 2’s latest balancing patch is live as ArenaNet offers summer roadmap
Happy patch day, Guild Wars 2 fans. As we noted last week, Guild Wars 2's latest class balancing update is live today, and now it's...
Dragon Con is the latest fan show that’s going virtual this year
It's gotten to that point in 2020 where the news that another gaming convention has canceled over the murder hornet pandemic is very...
Massively Uplifting: Speech therapy, a college class in WoW, and the Ian Holm tribute that crashed LOTRO
Inside or outside? Like a cat at the door, June had many of us unsure if we wanted to go out or stay in;...
Quantic Foundry surveys say gamers are seeking more relaxing and less intense gaming experiences during COVID-19
How has the novel coronavirus pandemic altered the types of games people play, if at all? According to some new survey results from Quantic...
EA says it can ‘no longer be a bystander’ to toxicity in online gaming
Electronic Arts is continuing to promise to clean up its communities. In addition to changes to its EA Sports moderation policies and the release...
Activision-Blizzard shareholders say nay votes constitute ‘rebuke’ of company pay practices
Earlier this month, we covered moves by Activision-Blizzard shareholders and long-term investor watchdogs to agitate voting against the company's "Say-on-Pay" policy. Critics argued that...
World War II Online aka Battleground Europe offers everyone a free premium month
It's been a while since we poked our heads into World War II Online, the Cornered Rat Software MMO formerly known as Battleground Europe....
MMO Business Roundup: Richard Garriott, Square-Enix’s charity, Stadia, and Team Fortress’ racist bots
Welcome back to another quick roundup of video games business and industry news relevant for the MMO genre.
Richard Garriott: Apparently, the former icon of...
Fortnite’s long-delayed Chapter 2, Season 3 is live today – bring your swimsuit
I dunno about your town, but where I live, all the real-life pools are closed for the summer because of COVID-19. But if you're...
