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WoW (Classic) Factor: The journal of Nieve Vinther – second entry
It has now been the better part of a week since my unexpected sojourn into the path, and for most of that week my...
Casey Hudson says BioWare still has a ‘big team working on Anthem’
It's time for a Very Serious Message from BioWare's Casey Hudson.
OK, it's not that serious; it's more like a pep rally for Anthem. Cataclysm...
Leaderboard: Does Guild Wars 2 need another expansion?
If you've followed NCsoft's quarterly investor reports for the last many years, you've probably seen dozens graphs of Guild Wars 2's revenues and the...
Vague Patch Notes: How MMO studio communication and player confidence really work
Here's the funny thing about communication from MMO studios: It's vital to the continued feeling of a healthy game, and yet at the same...
Lord of the Rings Online’s Legendary servers roll out 2011’s Rise of Isengard expansion
For the last week or two, Justin has been nervously playing Lord of the Rings Online's progression server, convinced that Standing Stone was about...
Guild Wars 2’s Living World magazine teases Bound with Blood, hardmode episode encounters
If you're old enough, you remember back when there were multiple competing video game magazines, and most of them would gladly run multi-page spreads...
Perfect Ten: MMORPGs made by tiny teams
I don't really have to tell you this, but creating an MMORPG is a huge undertaking. These are some of the most complex games...
Guild Wars 2 studio says it ‘knows that there’s a demand for an expansion’
One of the tidbits of info we confirmed back when ArenaNet lost a third of its studio staff back in February was that Guild...
The Daily Grind: When’s the last time you got absolutely sucked into an MMO?
I both love and hate those periods of time when I get sucked into an MMORPG. Usually this comes when a game first launches,...
Final Fantasy XIV’s second anniversary story follows the path of Estinien’s travels
The anniversary fiction for Final Fantasy XIV is as much of a tradition as the actual in-game event for the rising, and this year is...
Global Chat: WoW Classic impressions mega-compilation
When World of Warcraft launches, the world stops to pay attention.
The recent release of WoW Classic didn't just pull in hundreds of thousands of...
Flameseeker Chronicles: What we saw (and what we didn’t) in Guild Wars 2’s Icebrood Saga announcement event
This past weekend’s announcement of Guild Wars 2’s continuation of the Living World story, entitled The Icebrood Saga, was met with all of the...
Skyforge’s Ignition update is live on PC with the brand-new Firestarter class
Bring your matches and your pyromania, folks: Skyforge's Ignition expansion is live today on PC, with PS4 following tomorrow and Xbox One hitting Thursday....
Guild Wars 1 fan remake posts trailer with Gwen’s flute, Prince Rurik, and plenty of river scale
Fans of the original Guild Wars might remember that this past spring we reported on an amateur game designer named Jomo who was looking...
Guild Wars 2 community clashes over Icebrood Saga announcement disappointment
It's been a tumultuous couple of days in the Guild Wars 2 community following the announcement of the Icebrood Saga - saga, not season,...
Global Chat: MMO roleplaying explained for the rest of us
Game designer Brian Green has been on a writing streak as of late with a whole series of blog posts about roleplaying in MMORPGs....
One Shots: All the awesome you can handle
One day when I grow up, I hope to be half as amazing and down-to-earth cool as most of our One Shots community here....
Heading back to Guild Wars 2? Check out this fan summary of everything that’s changed
Guild Wars 2 is seven years old, so it stands to reason that the milestone has put the game back on the radar of...
First impressions: WoW Classic is fun but anachronistic
I'm not really one to follow trends or scamper along the zergeist (a combination of zerg and zeitgiest that I've decided perfectly encapsulates the...
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands rumor gains steam with new ghost ships leak
Remember that alleged World of Warcraft: Shadowlands expansion leak back in July? This one is picking up steam, as MMO Champion posted a screenshot...
