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Legends of Aria’s meaty cooking revamp adds ingredient-based buffs and gardening harvests
True story: I love video game skills like cooking and gardening in MMOs, chiefly because I do not love them in real life -...
Global Chat: Is it worth it to subscribe to MMOs?
MMO blog Altar of Gaming has a fascinating series going on in which Rimuru is evaluating whether or not it's worth picking up a...
Trove’s long-awaited gardening overhaul patch is now on the test server
Trove's gardening system has been in the works for a very long time - all the way back to early October. Of course, that...
The Division 2’s third update arrives next week without level 515 gear
When you invest a lot of time, effort, and materials in crafting your best gear, it can be pretty disheartening to learn that an...
Desert Oasis: How AFKing in Black Desert is more productive than you think
You know what I enjoy doing in MMOs? Not doing anything. I fancy myself an AFK enthusiast. Finding a nice, scenic spot to park...
Perfect Ten: Disney movies are all MMO experiences
As a general rule, I feel about Disney films the same way other people feel about the MCU films: They're fine, I'll watch one...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2 needs real housing
There is no shortage of things to do in Guild Wars 2. Wandering around the world and exploring is a joy, and players are...
Torchlight Frontiers player releases online fort-planning tool – time to map out your base
One of the features that rocketed Torchlight Frontiers to the top of my watch list last year was the promise of a type of...
Shroud of the Avatar’s upcoming patch will let you be the mother of dragons
OK, we'll just admit outright that the above headline is a little misleading. But since everyone and their uncle is making Games of Throne...
Perfect Ten: Things do prepare for ahead of Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers
Let's be real, folks, Final Fantasy XIV's third expansion is not right around the corner. You have two months until that thing is even in early access,...
Exclusive: MMORPG Astellia Online deep-dives its Warrior and Scholar classes
Korean-born Astellia has been hovering on the horizon for the last few years of its development as Barunson E&A - the majority owner of...
Today’s Fallout 76 Wild Appalachia Patch 8.5 introduces a camera, repair kits, and new complaints from fans
In its on-going rollout of Wild Appalachia, Fallout 76 brings update 8.5 to players, which features the ProSnap Deluxe Camera, basic and improved repair...
Crowfall Q&A discusses major armor rebalance and being too ‘hardcore’ for regular gamers
Crowfall's J. Todd Coleman and Thomas Blair might be losing their minds a tiny bit in ArtCraft's latest Q&A video, but we're here for...
Fight or Kite: First impressions of newly free-to-play Albion Online
As soon as I heard that Albion Online was going free-to-play, I knew where I was going to spend the majority of my PvP...
Camelot Unchained was worried the ‘Siege of Cherry Keep’ stress test would melt your computer
Camelot Unchained backers over the weekend had the opportunity to kick the crap out of the servers for a planned stress test, and apparently...
One Shots: Officially Sanctioned Sunday Afternoon Nap Hour
Shh.
Shhhhhhhh.
Do not, under any circumstances, make a sound during Officially Sanctioned Sunday Afternoon Nap Hour. Some of us take it very, very seriously and...
Fractured’s second Alpha 1 test brings more housing, a new biome, and spiders this June
By all accounts, the first Alpha 1 test for Fractured was a solid success, barring minor annoyances and login issues. So now it's full...
The Daily Grind: What do you think about player-vs.-developer content in MMOs?
Launching into early access today is a new hardcore fantasy MMORPG called Astaria, as we've lightly covered before. (Edit: Apparently it's been delayed -...
Heroes and Villains works on crafting story, villain content, and sewers
It has been some time since we last checked in with Heroes and Villains, perhaps the most overlooked of all of the City of...
Flameseeker Chronicles: A PvE carebear’s guide to Guild Wars 2 WvW and the Warclaw
By now, you’ve probably seen this hulking, armored cat bounding around Tyria. No, not my Charr warrior; I mean Guild Wars 2's new Warclaw...