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World of Warcraft is introducing a silence penalty with the Legion prepatch
Hello, trade chat, my old friend; I'm turning you back on again. Because the team on World of Warcraft has addressed your issues at...
Pokemon Go quickly hits the top of the mobile charts
If you're one of the few people left who have missed out on Pokémon Go thus far, you've missed out on the fastest game...
Asta’s next update includes a new battleground, more difficult raids, and a new world boss
The next big update for Asta isn't here yet; you'll need to wait until July 19th to take on the new content. That's the...
The Daily Grind: What inspires you to ignore another player in an MMO?
For a variety of reasons, I do not have the ability to remove people from the universe at a whim. I cannot simply make...
Chronicles of Elyria teases its new store in wake of its new website
Man, the Chronicles of Elyria website is looking good lately. Did it lose weight? Yes, apparently, although almost all of that was in the...
No Man’s Sky goes gold
The bad news for No Man's Sky fans is that the game took longer than expected to be finished and launch was delayed slightly....
Here are the stats on Star Trek Online’s Kelvin timeline ships
The Kelvin lockbox coming to Star Trek Online will allow players to bring over the ships of an alternate timeline into present conflicts. But...
Atlas Reactor opens up its closed beta for everyone until July 17
Starting on July 8th, you can jump into Atlas Reactor's closed beta, even if you're not normally one of the people in the closed...
Wisdom of Nym: The fullness of Final Fantasy XIV until October
We know now that patch 3.35 and the Deep Dungeon will be landing on July 19th. That's a little bit later than I had...
The Daily Grind: What do you collect in MMOs?
At its heart, every single MMO is a game about collecting things. Most games have a number of very obvious things to collect; collect...
The Daily Grind: How well do you think you represent your main MMO’s average player?
One of the things that I remind myself of on a regular basis is that I am not the average player in an MMO....
Riders of Icarus kicks off head start, has loads of content in the works for open beta and beyond
Today marks the start of Riders of Icarus' head start, provided that you were one of the players who bought into it. For the rest...
Black Desert Online guilds lead a celebrity (picture) invasion in the game
Do you play MMOs to get away from the endless parade of celebrities in the media? Is one of your greatest joys in life...
Crash Course Gaming offers a quick primer on MMORPGs
What is an MMORPG? If you're reading this site, you probably have an answer ready to go, but you probably know more than a...
The Daily Grind: Is launching a modern MMO without a group finder a bad idea?
The developers of Saga of Lucimia have declared that they do not want a group finder in their game, because shouting and manually forming...
Jukebox Heroes: MMO victory fanfares
Interestingly enough, there are a few types of video game music that don't often pop up in MMORPGs for various reasons. One of these...
Skyforge kicks off a swimsuit design competition for players
The Dipping Double. The Under-track. The Gasper. The Happy Fling in Late Winter. The Federal Sauce. These names and more can be used to...
Final Fantasy XIV’s Fan Festival tickets sell out within hours
A year and a half ago, Final Fantasy XIV hosted a fan festival in Las Vegas, and the process for buying tickets was... not...
Korean Overwatch player is cleared of cheating allegations
Have you ever met someone in a random Overwatch match and been absolutely certain that they must be cheating, that no one is that...
Star Trek Online will memorialize Anton Yelchin in-game
For those of you who missed the news, actor Anton Yelchin (best known to fans of Star Trek as Chekov in the reboot films)...
