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Fight or Kite: Archeage Unchained’s leveling PvP is a test of resolve and avoidance
Welcome back everyone! For those of us in the US, the Monday after our Thanksgiving holiday can be a brutal one. Sleeping in (getting...
The MOP Up: Settlers of Catan goes alternate reality
If you are anything like my family and friends, then you probably have a copy or three of Settlers of Catan in play on...
One Shots: We are all bullies
Let us face the sad, sobering truth of our MMORPG experiences today. While we may like to think that we are noble heroes saving...
ExileCon 2019: Summing up Path of Exile’s epic inaugural con (plus all our photos!)
Other than the pre-con jitters of devs unsure what to expect or how things would ultimately go, you wouldn't know that ExileCon 2019 was...
Pantheon’s community plans Brad McQuaid memorial stream as Visionary Realms vows to carry on
The passing of Brad McQuaid this week sent shockwaves through the tight-knit -- and still forming -- Pantheon community. In addition to expressing condolences...
The Daily Grind: Where do you go to mourn in MMORPGs?
Our team is still in shock over last night's news that legendary MMO dev Brad McQuaid has passed away, and I can only imagine...
Veteran MMORPG developer Brad McQuaid has passed away
I'm sorry to report another MMORPG genre obituary tonight: It's just been announced that veteran MMORPG developer Brad McQuaid has died.
McQuaid was probably best...
Former EverQuest, Vanguard developer passes away; colleagues raise money for his family
Please be aware that this post contains discussions of suicide, which we realize may upset some readers. Please read with caution and comment respectfully.
We're...
Wizard101 digs up trouble and adds a spell boosting system with the Wizard City Underground update
Wizard City is a lot of things, but "dangerous" isn't normally one of them. At least, that used to be the case until one...
Wandering Wraeclast: A look at Path of Exile from its humble beginnings to now
Path of Exile first came onto my radar in April 2013 when I sat down with Producer Chris Wilson and Technical Director Jonathan Rogers at...
Stadia holds an AMA that confirms a laundry list of features that won’t be available at launch
Well, at least they were honest? Members of the Google Stadia team took to Reddit for an AMA that gleefully revealed a significant chunk...
G-Star 2019: Pearl Abyss fully reveals Crimson Desert, Plan 8, Shadow Arena, and DokeV
Late last night, Pearl Abyss took the stage at Pearl Abyss Connect ahead of G-Star to officially unveil a staggering four new online games...
Black Desert adds a fish worth 500k Silver on PC and the Mystic Awakening on Xbox One
Every fisherman dreams of landing the Big One, but not all huge hauls are created equal. Take, for example, the Yvrug in Black Desert...
Hyperspace Beacon: How SWTOR added two Onslaught stories (but wrote only one)
Star Wars: The Old Republic prides itself on being a game with choices that matter. Fundamentally, one of the biggest choices a player can...
Ship of Heroes’ character creation tool beta has officially begun
The Ship of Heroes character creator tool beta has officially begun as of noon today, so superhero fans, now you have two chara builders...
The MOP Up: The Division 2 places the Pentagon under siege
A pair of new narrative missions are coming soon to The Division 2, tasking players with liberating the Pentagon and exploring the DARPA research...
The Game Archaeologist: A brief history of Multi-User Dungeons
You know that sinking feeling when you get into something that's way, waaaay over your head and you have no choice but to swim...
The Daily Grind: What other MMOs need the ‘Archeage Unchained’ treatment?
Last year, it seemed like the trend was legacy servers for everyone. This year, the anti-pay-to-win push has been big, with ArcheAge Unchained at...
Pre-orders for EverQuest’s Torment of Velious expansion are now available
Torment of Velious, the 26th expansion for the original EverQuest, is coming soon, but pre-orders are a thing right now for those eager Norrathians...
WoW (Classic) Factor: The journal of Nieve Vinther – final entry
Let me write about the day that the Cataclysm arrived. I wasn't going home. I just happened to be in Elwynn Forest, really, visiting an old trainer and introducing him to my boyfriend at the time. We were sharing a glass of wine, he was laughing about the way that an early exercise had me toppling into the water in the freezing cold of early winter. My laughter was of the shamed sort, but still warm; it was a funny story, one told with love rather than loathing. The sky was bright.
