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The Daily Grind: What one character option would you remove from your favorite MMO?
Good news, MMO fans! You're getting to redesign your favorite MMO's entire combat system. The bad news is that you're doing so by removing...
Jukebox Heroes: Elder Scrolls Online’s Morrowind soundtrack
Lately I've felt the need to get into gear and cover a lot of the more recent MMO soundtracks that have released alongside their...
World of Warcraft (briefly) shows off the 8.0 expansion in testing
Can we officially declare the next World of Warcraft expansion announced yet? Technically, no. But the game's beta version testing very briefly turned to...
The Daily Grind: Have you done socially unacceptable things in MMOs?
There are two sorts of cheating in MMOs. One of them, which is outright hacking the game, is capital-b Bad. Back in the days...
Bluehole’s Project W to be revealed at G-Star 2017
We first asked what Project W was about a year ago, and we still don't know the answer. We know that it's being made...
Kritika Online drops a nice update for Halloween with a Haunted Room
You are not going to be scared when Kritika Online goes down for maintenance at 11:00 a.m. EDT, nor will you be scared when...
ArcheAge brings in a variety of haunting events for Hallowtide
Starting on Tuesday, October 24th, ArcheAge is getting into the spirit of Halloween. As we all know, the real meaning of Halloween is dressing...
OrbusVR prepares for its wild zones and endgame dungeons for beta 3
It might seem a little early in OrbusVR's life cycle to be super invested in the endgame, but the release of the game's third...
Final Fantasy XI prepares for a spooky harvest festival
You honestly can't scare Final Fantasy XI players with anything short of a shutdown notice at this point, so if you were hoping for...
No, Squadron 42 isn’t going to release this year
All right, let's be honest, you probably didn't actually think that Star Citizen's much-delayed single-player Squadron 42 was coming out this year. Around this...
Final Fantasy XIV brings around its annual Halloween event on October 19
Another All Saints' Wake is approaching once more in Final Fantasy XIV, and that means players will need to deal with the usual antics...
The Daily Grind: Are you a completionist in MMOs?
As I level up my many jobs on my main in Final Fantasy XIV, I feel compelled to take on all of the sidequests...
LawBreakers reportedly drops to ten concurrent players on PC
Good news, LawBreakers fans! The game has set a new record for concurrency by reaching its unprecedented nadir of 10 players online! That's according...
City of Titans outlines power set design for the game
As a spiritual successor to City of Heroes, there's an obvious line through City of Titans when it comes to powers. That does not,...
City of Heroes’ Paragon Chat is getting its own player-run Halloween contests, missions, and music
Just because City of Heroes is gone doesn't mean that you can't have Halloween events for the game. It sort of does remove most...
World of Warcraft Demon Hunter solos normal Gul’dan
A Demon Hunter should be able to kill demons. That's their one job description, and so it should be no surprise that World of...
Naoki Yoshida apologizes for Final Fantasy XIV housing mess, outlines future plans
If you missed this particular bit of drama, here's the TL;DR recap. Final Fantasy XIV releases patch 4.1, which includes the new housing wards....
The Orochi Tower has arrived in Secret World Legends
The release of the Orochi Tower in Secret World Legends is a big deal for several reasons. For one thing, it wraps up the...
The Daily Grind: Do you grade MMO studios on a curve?
Here's a non-surprise that came out of a discussion between Bree and me: We totally grade MMO studios on a curve. That curve is...
Jukebox Heroes: Destiny 2’s soundtrack
I feel like making a bold statement today, so here it goes: Destiny 2's soundtrack is far and away better than its predecessor --...