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Perfect Ten: The categories of all MMO achievements
I remember when achievements were first getting a pop in the MMO space, or at least when I first noticed it concurrent with World...
Star Wars: The Old Republic’s GU 6.1.1 is live with the personal conquests revamp
It's patch day for Star Wars: The Old Republic, though the patch is a week late and short some of the content players were...
First impressions of Fallout 76’s Wastelanders expansion
Everyone thought it was impossible, but somehow, Fallout 76 actually got good. And all it took was for Bethesda to not be Bethesda. That's a...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO race is too ugly for you to play?
In graphical games, looks matter -- even when we claim we're above such petty eye candy. And when we're crafting a character to represent...
First Impressions: Fractured’s alpha playtest begins to put the pieces together
As we reported at the end of last week, MMORPG sandbox Fractured opened up its alpha test to all backers. With this test phase,...
Take a fresh tour of Population Zero’s planet Kepler and biomes
Leaving planet Earth right now doesn't seem like such a bad idea, although life on Kepler might be even tougher. This is the location...
Swords ‘n Magic and Stuff just fully funded on Kickstarter for $79,000
Swords 'n Magic and Stuff just fully funded on Kickstarter, ensuring that I'm going to be looking up the exact spelling of this "casual,...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV patch 5.25 and the new weapons of choice
I have to admit, part of my reaction to patch 5.25 was simple relief that finally, finally, I had something to spend Poetics on...
Last Oasis discusses a new walker, meteor strike events, and solutions for zerging
It looks like there's some new things to play with coming to survival sandbox Last Oasis. A new dev blog posted on the game's...
Darkfall: Rise of Agon patches in a new treasure map, graphical updates, and hunts for eggs and toys
The Baradron update for Darkfall: Rise of Agon has gotten another fresh content patch which brings several things to the table for players including...
It turns out that YouTube megastar Jenna Marbles is an Elder Scrolls Online junkie
Sometimes, our favourite things collide in weird and wonderful ways, and today is one of those days. At the time of writing, YouTube sensation...
Last Oasis brings challenging new maps with new resources in its latest update
Today was a big day for woodpunk survival MMO Last Oasis. Not only was it able to stay stable since its launch day stumble,...
Corepunk’s quarterly update removes gender locks, talks business model and masteries
Corepunk, the isometric MMORPG from Dutch developer Artificial Core, has shared its quarterly progress report, which has confirmed the removal of gender-locked hero choices,...
Elder Tales is a developing MMORPG based on the anime Log Horizon
We'd like to introduce you to another in-development MMORPG. It's called Elder Tales, an MMORPG based on the anime Log Horizon, and by all...
TERA declares Kaia’s War – and no egg thief is safe
A war has begun in TERA -- but would you expect anything else? En Masse Entertainment dropped the Kaia's War content update, with new...
EverQuest II discusses solo content, crafting, and auto-attack updates in a podcast
Kyle "Kander" Vallee, creative director for EverQuest II, has recorded and shared the third episode of his Kander's Candor podcast, which talks about, among...
Final Fantasy XIV launches patch 5.25 with new Relic weapons
It's time for players to start in on the latest set of relic weapons for Final Fantasy XIV today, as patch 5.25 opens up...
Population Zero talks about the Hub location and its features, kicks off a day-long stress test
Calling your most important location in the world the Hub is probably not the most imaginative thing, but then again, the NPCs of Population...
TERA’s latest console update brings back Manglemire and adds a bounty hunt system
Console players of TERA have some fresh content to look forward to now. Or at least a couple of things. There's a returning fan-favorite...
Desert Oasis: A guide to getting started with Black Desert’s lifeskill system
For pretty much all of my MMO-gaming career, I avoided anything involving crafting, gathering, and cooking. If the problem can't be solved with a...