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It's shaping up to be a big week for crafting across the MMO space, and Neverwinter is getting in on the action. PWE...

With the Age of Discovery pack on its way this fall, players of Star Trek Online are probably curious what the studio has up its...

As we move into the fourth of five installments in the history, development, and downfall of City of Heroes, you may be wondering...

I swear to you, the other night I had a dream in which I was sorting out which MMOs I was going to return...

When Champions Online first announced its anniversary plans, it was with the promise of several weeks of content for players. Now the...

Stuff in MMOs has names. That's... like, a defining feature. We all know that. These games have titles, and they have expansions, and they...

The Ambassador-class ship in Star Trek Online is an odd ship, a clear forerunner to the Galaxy-class popularized in The Next Generation that...

Stop it, Final Fantasy XIV. Just... stop it already. Stop being so ridiculously pretty! I don't need readers constantly shoving this game's drool-worthy art...

It's a tale as old as time: Whenever an MMO starts getting up there in years and starting to show signs of age, you...

If you had told me five years ago that Perfect World Entertainment would not only own but make many of the games that...

The realities of scale in Star Trek Online mean that you don't frequently get to fly a starship through another starship. You kind...

Traditionally, massively multiplayer games do not have a large presence on the expo floor for PAX, but many studios had large booths with loud...

If you're like me -- screenshot-mad and playing Battle for Azeroth -- then you've been filling up your World of Warcraft image...

At one year shy of a full decade, Champions Online has defied all odds to become the longest-running superhero MMORPG on the planet....

Perfect World isn't just using PAX West this year to announce a new module for Neverwinter: Penny Arcade itself will soon be woven...

When you sit down to make a list of the greatest heroes that humanity has ever known, obviously the Battle Bards will top that...

One of my favorite reviewers of tabletop RPGs at one point opined that percentile systems were one of the best tabletop mechanics possible, simply...

Some people would argue that late August is a little too early to start celebrating Halloween, but Neverwinter isn't about to let that...

It's always easy to look back at the making of City of Heroes and its first year with a memory tinted...

It's feeling like superhero week here - Champions Online turning nine, Valiance Online revving up, and now we've got a sneak peek...