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What goes on with NPCs when you're not looking? Egocentric adventurers think that they're sitting around, sharpening blades, and preparing their spellbooks for encounters,...

While plenty of online games with lockboxes already have transparent lockboxes and far more are due to get them over the next year thanks...

All right, so this one is going to take some explanation. The latest update to Star Trek Online has arrived along with the patch...

Justin and Bree discuss WoW, LOTRO, DDO, Guild Wars 2, Star Trek Online, Skyforge, City of Heroes, SWG Legends, and Marvel Heroes.

Yes, your Star Trek Online character is going to face some combat trials in a deadly arena somewhere in space, but it's a kinder,...

Look, if no one else will say it, we will: It feels a little weird to have a fantasy game like Neverwinter sporting an...

With Star Trek Las Vegas just in our rearview mirror, it would stand to reason that Star Trek Online would have a number of...

When an MMORPG recedes into the rearview mirror of life, all you are left with are memories, music... and screenshots. It's amazing how a...

Perfect World has now discussed multiple facets of Neverwinter's upcoming Uprising module: the appearance system, the new raid, the loot, the Gith, the lore,...

Summer may mean sandy beaches (and Risa!) for many, but in Star Trek Online it also means a new ship! The celebrations this season...

If you're a raider, Neverwinter's upcoming Tower of the Mad Mage is going to be your jam. It's the 10-man trial launching with Uprising...

Star Trek Online fans are having a good week, it seems: PWE and Cryptic just announced Awakening, launching for PC on September 10th. As...

The identity of your Star Trek Online spaceship is pretty important; it determines the kind of abilities you have access to during space combat,...

Wardrobe, costumes, outfits, A-tab, cosmetics, transmog: Whatever you call it, most serious MMOs have some kind of system that separates a character's visual appearance...

If you were expecting some kind of stock fantasy setting from Neverwinter's upcoming Uprising module, well, first of all, you clearly missed the most...

Players in Champions Online must now content with a fallen hero with the game's newest event as Nighthawk returns once more. A former Champion...

What is next for Star Trek Online? That's the million credit question this summer, as player captains have been speculating on comments that Lead...

People who have read my work for a while know that I really like tabletop roleplaying, and I have copies of two of my...

The other day a friend was telling me that he used to play EverQuest Online Adventures very regularly back in the day, but fell...

Justin and Bree are joined by Legends of Aria's Derek Brinkmann for a deep-dive into the launch patch, plus we discuss Villagers & Heroes, SWTOR, Neverwinter, DCUO, and WoW, with a mailbag topic about City of Heroes' spiritual successors.