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Wisdom of Nym: First impressions of Final Fantasy XIV Newfound Adventure’s content
I'm not going to lie: I don't like having to wait for my tribal quests. I recognize that might seem more than a little...
GDC 2022: How ‘game stressors’ mix and match for repeatable content development in MMOs
Continuing our GDC 2022Â coverage of Bungie Principal Technical Game Designer Alan Blaine's talk on building challenges and reusable content in Destiny 2, we're going...
GDC 2022: Learning from the seven game stressors in Destiny 2
GDC 2022 coverage has a bit slow this year thanks to virtual tickets being kind of a misnomer (if the panel isn't live and...
Albion Online posts sweeping combat balance changes in latest patch
The latest Albion Online update is a hodge-podge of tweaks and enhancements to the Lands Awakened build, including what Sandbox Interactive is calling "extensive...
SMITE is launching new duo lane guardian, Atlas, in December
SMITE is getting another new god just in time for Christmas: Atlas. Atlas is the Titan from Greek mythology who was sentenced to holding...
Massively Overthinking: What are your most on-brand MMORPG class archetypes?
A while back in MOP's work chat, we were chatting about Guild Wars 2 End of Dragons and how its elite specs line up...
First Impressions: Elyon continues to blend in with the MMORPG gaming furniture
After about 30 or so levels and an entirely different class, I can pretty much say with a fair bit of confidence that my...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Hands-on with Guild Wars 2’s Specter, Untamed, and Mechanist
It seems like just yesterday that we were getting hyped for the Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons' reveal stream. While we still have...
What we learned from Guild Wars 2’s Specter, Untamed, and Mechanist elite specs stream
The final round of Guild Wars 2 End of Dragons elite specializations was demonstrated for viewers on ArenaNet's Guild Chat stream this past Friday...
Camelot Unchained shares updates on Cait Sith, mage mechanics, global servers, and coastal areas
If that headline reads a bit like a cornucopia, that's because it's September and I'm ready for all the good autumn things. It's also...
Elyon gives a look at its six different classes in latest video
The video content continues to pour out of Elyon, with the game's latest video showcasing its six different classes. The video provides a general...
Life Beyond unveils plans to introduce MMORPG-like roles in the near future
It's time to once again bring another MMO title that might have fallen off of the radar back into focus. This time around, we're...
Global Chat: Having a blast in Burning Crusade
How's Burning Crusade Classic going for those of you venturing back into Blizzard's past? MMO blog Priest with a Cause is having a great...
Champions Online targets the Archery powerset for a revamp
Just when you thought that the powersets you got in Champions Online would continue on the same until the game's final day, suddenly there's...
Four Winds: Final thoughts on Elyon’s first closed beta test
Elyon's closed beta test came and went, and boy am I happy with what I played. It was unfortunate that the test fell on...
Activision-Blizzard wins a nine year-long patent infringement lawsuit
Today in "our legal system is absurdist and utterly broken probably beyond any and all hope of repair" news, Activision-Blizzard can now officially claim...
First impressions of Elyon’s western closed beta: Day one and a dungeon run
I can't believe I'm actually playing Elyon on local servers. People have been excited for this game since it was called Ascent: Infinite Realm, and just...
Why I Play: Monster Hunter Rise is still worth it one month later
It's been over a month since Monster Hunter Rise was released to the public. I was feeling good about the game during the press...
Black Desert patches in defense icons and a new event to praise the sun
It can be a bit tricky sometimes to remember exactly how various defensive abilities work in Black Desert from time to time. Does this particular...
Not So Massively: Wolcen’s Bloodtrail is worth coming back for
I've been a fan of Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem from the start, but with how long things went quiet after the initial post-launch updates,...
