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The Daily Grind: Is an MMO’s shutdown announcement better or worse than shutdown suspicions?
This is a post about Marvel Heroes. It's also a post about Firefall. In fact, it's a post about all of the games where...
Path of Exile digs to the bottom of the upcoming Abyss League
There's something nasty under the ground in Path of Exile. No, worse than those gross pillbugs you would find under big rocks when you...
The Soapbox: The long tail of game development isn’t an excuse for gouging
Don't be too mad at Star Wars: Battlefront II. It's a symptom of a problem, not the cause. I mean, be mad at people...
Crowfall takes players on a journey… to squash bugs
The latest Crowfall Q&A video changes tack about halfway through. For the first half, lead designer Thomas Blair and executive producer Gordon Walton helpfully...
Perfect World Entertainment gives Blacklight: Retribution back to its developer
Usually, when we talk about a company giving up a game that it is publishing, it includes phrases like "shutdown." But that's not what's...
Steam continues reviews system tinkering to thwart spam
Steam has been doubling down on addressing review problems lately, starting with its attempt to counter review bombing. This has been a good thing,...
Lord of the Rings Online makes Mordor and High Elves available for points
Some people would rather spend points on expansions and races in Lord of the Rings Online rather than parting with real money. Good news...
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is coming to China with Tencent adjustments
Chinese players will soon also be allowed to play a video game about locking yourself in a box where you can scavenge for weapons...
ArcheAge kicks off a festival of cooking
The Festival has arrived in ArcheAge. What's it a festival about? Good question. Most festivals have a title of some sort, like "the harvest...
Jukebox Heroes: Guild Wars 2 Path of Fire’s soundtrack
I feel comfortable in saying that I hold the Guild Wars franchise's soundtrack in high regard. There's excellent music across the board from a...
World of Warcraft kicks off Pilgrim’s Bounty while time-locking its anniversary transmog
Here's the good news: World of Warcraft has turned on Pilgrim's Bounty once again, which means that you can jump through some holiday achievement...
Phantasy Star Online 2 website quietly shutters
Players hoping for Phantasy Star Online 2 in the west have been holding onto a thin sliver of hope for five years now. Back...
PlayerUnknown thinks PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds doesn’t deserve game of the year
Did you know that PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is up for a Game of the Year award? Probably not, because... like, there are a lot of...
The Daily Grind: Have you ever lost your MMO account information?
The answer for me is yes. I absolutely have. In one particular case, it was heartbreaking but finally proved recoverable; my original Final Fantasy...
Pathfinder Online drops a small patch to protect mules and fix other errors
At long last, the vicious mule exploits of Pathfinder Online have been addressed. No longer will players group up with their friends and attack...
Dauntless steps back from constant stability upgrades for a major patch
If you've been playing Dauntless since it first released to test audiences, you have probably gotten accustomed to having a large number of patches...
EVE Online layoffs lead to the end of a fan tournament
While studio layoffs have an immediate effect on the people that are let go, the ramifications of such decisions can end up impacting players...
Cyberpunk 2077 will include online elements of some sort according to a video interview
When science fiction writers pictured the world of tomorrow back in the mid-'80s, they pictured some things that definitely have not caught on in...
Dark and Light shows off the environments of the Scalding Abyss
In the Flames of Bel'Xahl patch for Dark and Light that releases today, players will take on the greatest enemy of humanity since time...
Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris brings an infinite forest, Mercury, and new raid lairs
Are you tired of MMOs providing you with bland and predictable finite forests? Thank goodness that Destiny 2 is here to show other MMOs...