editorial
The Soapbox: NCsoft’s bizarre silence on Aion’s server merges says everything you need to know
NCsoft done messed up. Again. Yes, I know the studio has already had a few black eyes for other things throughout the years, but...
Perfect Ten: Why Star Trek Online is an underrated MMORPG
I'm the type of player who has a stable of games that I return to from time to time, particularly when I'm looking for...
Working As Intended: The best and worst of Guild Wars 2 Path of Fire (so far)
I've spent a chunk of the last week moving through the first part of Guild Wars 2's Path of Fire, finishing up the Crystal...
Scientists say Pokemon Go helps relieve stress in Japanese workers
A new Japanese study in the acclaimed science journal Nature suggests that Pokemon Go players experienced a drop in "psychological distress" because of the game. The paper gives...
Why you should care that Nintendo’s social network Miiverse sunsets in November
We've known for a while that social network Miiverse would eventually be closing, but Nintendo confirmed the news and the official death date yesterday...
Elite Dangerous: A ground-pounding newbie’s perspective
Earlier this summer I wrote that Elite Dangerous' community events were something the MMO community should watch. Watch. I never said play, and I never ended...
First Impressions: Splatoon 2 is a lobby shooter for socializers
After my hands-on at E3 and experience with the first Splatfest demo, I was a little concerned about Splatoon 2. I loved Splatoon 1, but something about...
The Soapbox: Getting to the heart of toxicity in MMOs
So we've gotten another post from a developer saying that they're going to really 100% be better about rooting out toxic players from their...
The Soapbox: The disastrous Pokemon Go Fest was just Niantic being Niantic, and that has to stop
I know I complain a lot about Pokemon Go in my articles here, but there's a reason for this. I'm a huge fan not just of the...
MMO Burnout: Nintendo’s ARMS and the Switch in public and private
It won't surprise anyone who reads our WRUPs that a lot of my free time gaming has been mobile-based as of late, especially if...
How I got married through World of Warcraft
I've mentioned a lot of times, in passing, how my wife and I connected in part through World of Warcraft. But I've never actually...
Pokemon Go’s first anniversary report card
July 6th, 2017, marks Pokemon Go's first year anniversary. Love it or hate it, it's a game that quickly made a global impact. It's been released...
E3 2017: Pokemon Go’s raiding, gym revamp, badges, and an interview with Niantic
Surprise! Niantic brought Pokemon Go to E3 2017 and invited members of the gaming press outside the sacred halls of the Los Angeles Convention Center...
The Soapbox: Your favorite MMO is going to die
Your favorite MMO is going to die. Don't take it personally, though; every other MMO is going to shut down, too. That includes my...
Working As Intended: Why classic Guild Wars matters, 12 years in
The spring season always sees a deluge of MMORPG birthday celebrations: Lord of the Rings Online, City of Heroes, Allods Online, Free Realms last...
The Soapbox: Lessons Secret World Legends failed to learn from Final Fantasy XIV
I've mentioned many a time that I like Funcom quite a bit. I want to like Funcom quite a bit. Heck, I want to...
The Soapbox: Why is Pokemon GO still a tech demo?
I've been a bit frustrated with Niantic lately. I love some of its ideas, but I watched someone else play Ingress prior to Pokemon GO's...
Here’s why everyone’s pissed off about City of Heroes NPCs in NCsoft’s MOBA
Yesterday, NCsoft took the lid off a secret it's clearly been working on for a while: The company means to introduce a notorious and...
The Soapbox: What the Mass Effect Andromeda kerfuffle ought to teach us about games criticism
Today is the official release of Mass Effect: Andromeda, which was preceded by the frankly baffling decision to allow people access to an early...
The Soapbox: Everyone’s being dumb about Star Wars: The Old Republic’s lightsaber
A couple of years ago, The Force Awakens introduced us to (among other things) a lightsaber that looks poorly made, like a little kid...
