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WoW Factor: What the flight changes portend for WoW’s future
Did anyone else get flashbacks to the Xbox One launch with World of Warcraft's flying announcement? I pictured a lot of arm-folding and sulking...
Elder Scrolls Online console newbie? Bethsoft’s got a guide for you
So, how do you transition from playing Skyrim to The Elder Scrolls Online? Well, first you log on, which can be a bit of...
TERA is getting region-locked on Steam
If you want to play TERA in Russia, you certainly can, as the game has a Russian publisher. The game is also available on...
Reddit’s Button is over
On April 1st, Reddit's big gag for the year was "The Button." It was a button that started a 60 second countdown, and when...
Hearthstone teases a new mode via Twitter
When you first fire up Hearthstone, the little title screen offers you three options. That hasn't changed and no one has really expected otherwise;...
Login issues plague The Elder Scrolls Online’s console launch
Console players had a long wait time before they could get their hands on copies of The Elder Scrolls Online, but the game has...
Shroud of the Avatar on mines and minigames
Having the ability to move things in a game world usually leads to player inventiveness. It's how Shroud of the Avatar community member Bambino...
Infinite Crisis fan organizes last hurrah
When faced with the end of a game that you love, how do you use those final days? While some might grieve over Infinite...
Defiance devs on the next season and the future of the game
The third season of the show Defiance starts up on June 12th, which is likely of particular interest to fans of Defiance the game....
What World of Warcraft would look like in Unreal Engine
Many words have been spilled about World of Warcraft's relative immunity to aging due to its stylized graphics. And while that art style is...
Bungie promises to ban cheaters in Destiny
It's not exactly a drastic reach to say that people shouldn't cheat when playing an online game. People should definitely not be cheating during...
LEGO Universe died on the sword of dong-detecting software
Give another human being a creative tool with the instruction to make anything, and odds are that first creation is going to be some...
Is World of Warcraft’s decline tied to the rise of mobile gaming?
So what knocked World of Warcraft's subscribers down so quickly between the launch of Warlords of Draenor and now? Most people playing the game...
Star Trek Online flame wars erupt over gay backdrop NPCs
The most recent featured episode for Star Trek Online stirred up some controversy because it's all about gay Klingons. By which we of course...
MechWarrior Online bans and shames 64 players
No one would debate whether or not it's appropriate to ban players for cheating, but there is space to debate whether or not it's...
TERA is releasing inactive character names
Names in MMOs are important. You want people to know who you are at a glance, after all. TERA has a lot of character...
EverQuest is booting up another progression server
Remember when EverQuest launched a progression server and everyone rushed to it? Maybe not everyone, but the Ragefire server did launch to completely unexpected...
Jukebox Heroes: Infinite Crisis’ score will get you pumped up for the good fight
I love a really good superhero score. Some of my favorite pieces include John Williams' Superman theme, Danny Elfman's Batman introduction, Brian Tyler's Iron...
League of Legends tests automated punishments for bad player behavior
Getting on top of bad player behavior in League of Legends may be an impossible job -- for mere people, that is. But what...
Nexon Korea apparently yoinked some Blizzard artwork
There are certain phrases you never really expect to come up over the course of a work day, and boy, "Nexon steals artwork from...
