Factions is a standalone expansion for Guild Wars that released on April 28, 2006. It may also refer to the combat module release of Origins of Malu.
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The Exiled puts forth its plans for dealing with feedback
The last few weeks for The Exiled (the game formerly known as Das Tal) have provided the developers with a lot of feedback. Plenty of...
Chaos Theory: Is it possible to complete The Secret World’s Doomboard challenge? Maybe
When The Secret World’s devs teased the Doomboard, I was pretty excited. I was totally on board for getting that sweet ride even though...
Otherland hits open beta today, launches free-to-play on September 8
The Tad Williams-inspired sci-fi MMO Otherland shuts down today for a week of open beta. When it returns for its planned September 8th launch, it...
Someone is already 110 in WoW Legion, plus faction roadblocks for old Druids
If you were a Druid eagerly looking forward to World of Warcraft: Legion who also had a particularly odd set of pre-expansion decisions, you...
Turn-based tactics game Duelyst arrives on Steam
If turn-based gameplay, card collecting, and board game tactics are your jam, then Duelyst is prepared to court your favor.
The title is now available...
Space Wars takes turn-based strategy into early access this December
On the podcast this week, one listener asked us if we could recommend -- or even think of -- any modern turn-based MMOs. Naturally,...
WoW Factor: The storm upon the Broken Shore
I sometimes get asked why I don't do more stuff within betas when I have access to them. To answer that, all I can...
The other faction’s Broken Shore cinematic in World of Warcraft can offer some lore revelations
If you've only done the Broken Shore scenario on one faction in World of Warcraft, you're missing out. Sure, you know what's going on...
Massively Overthinking: Our favorite MMORPG soundtracks
MOP's Justin Olivetti created the music-centered Jukebox Heroes column back on Massively-that-was and brought it along to us here, and to this day it's...
Of Kings and Men welcomes players to medieval war this month
For those who have often fantasized about riding around, living in, and fighting for a medieval country, Of Kings and Men would like to...
Five IPs that could tackle ARG gameplay features Pokemon Go lacks
Following the news that Niantic is now in fact working on a Harry Potter AR game, I realized that even as someone who enjoyed the...
Here’s everything you need to know about RIFT’s Starfall Prophecy expansion
When RIFT players cast their minds back to the last expansion, Nightmare Tide, chances are that two aspects that stick out more than the...
Guns of Icarus fires off a week of open alpha
Welcome to August, friends -- and welcome to the war as well. As of today, Guns of Icarus has opened the doors to all...
Snail Games resurrects massive sandbox Dark and Light
Boys and girls, today we are going to talk about Dark and Light. You might recall it as a mid-2000s MMO that had a...
EverChaosing: Adapting Pokemon Go for The Secret World and EverQuest II
So there's this thing right now. It's kind of a craze. Maybe you've heard of it? Pokemon Go? Yeah, I thought so. The thing...
Guns of Icarus opens Alliance PvE alpha for a week
If you like aspects of Guns of Icarus but want to play a version without the PvP, your wish will be granted for one...
Hyperspace Beacon: Wild speculation about SWTOR’s Knights of the Eternal Throne
Who else was disappointed by the Star Wars: The Old Republic presentation at Star Wars Celebration over the weekend? I had really hoped that...
EverQuesting: A guide to running EverQuest II Heritage Quests efficiently
Have you experienced EverQuest II's Heritage Quests? If not, then you haven't truly experienced EQII! While basically all MMORPGs have level grinds and dungeons,...
A sneak peek at Guild Wars 2’s Living World Season 3, Episode 1: Out of the Shadows
It's been nearly a month since the end of E3, but today, ArenaNet has finally given the go-ahead for press to talk about what we were...
EVE Evolved: What went wrong with the Shadow of the Serpent event?
Last week's EVE Online patch added the massive Shadow of the Serpent event, a game-wide storyline arc that pits players against the Serpentis and Angel...