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Character name reclamation is coming to World of Warcraft
With a decade of popularity and lots of people playing, World of Warcraft does not have a surfeit of names available for players. As...
Gloria Victis inviteth thee to dump burning oil on the heads of thine enemies
I can't imagine anything more disheartening than going over to a friend's house, knocking on his door, and being coated by burning pitch as...
Guild Wars 2 unloads a dump truck of expansion dev blogs
Beep... beep... beep. That's the sound of a gargantuan Guild Wars 2 info truck that's preparing to unload its sizable cargo into your cortex....
One Shots: Primitive GPS
There's no shame in being lost, especially if your MMO doesn't include an on-screen map. Anyone remember the olden days of using graph paper...
Shroud of the Avatar’s update talks taming, player towns, and more
Shroud of the Avatar released Update of the Avatar #130 yesterday, and there's quite a lot to cover as it's a typically lengthy look...
DDO’s Update 26 introduces the Warlock class
Are you still playing Dungeons and Dragons Online? If so, you might want to know about the Update 26 release notes that were published...
The Game Archaeologist: Seven MMOs operating on borrowed time
Most everyone who knows me well will acknowledge that I'm not generally a cynical, dark person. I'm not rooting for games to fail, for...
The Daily Grind: Are MOBAs destined for a Great Crash?
Make no mistake, even with the recent launch of Heroes of the Storm, MOBAs are crashing and burning all over the place these days....
Landmark devs: Respawning is working as designed
Addressing complaints that respawning mobs and resources are broken in Landmark, Daybreak came out today to say that, on the contrary, everything is working...
Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward starts early access, welcomes back players
Just a heads-up: If you have friends who play Final Fantasy XIV, you may not be seeing them at all today. That's because early...
Massively Overthinking: The value of MMO voice chat
This week's Massively Overthinking question was shot over to us from Kickstarter donor Celestial, and it's all about voice chat in MMOs.
Do you use a...
Take a walk to the past with World of Warcraft’s Mana-Tombs
Set your alarm for June 23rd and remember to charge up your flux capacitor, because World of Warcraft is about to take you back...
RuneScape’s RuneFest community event scheduled for October 3
Jagex has announced that RuneFest will return for a fifth incarnation of the annual community event devoted to RuneScape. It happens at London's Tobacco...
Why Guild Wars 2’s prepurchase deal has the internet raging
On the surface, ArenaNet killed it at E3, kicking ass with a much-wanted and huge expansion for Guild Wars 2, one of the biggest MMORPGs in...
Crowfall won’t make use of ‘phake’ physics
Crowfall's latest dev blog talks combat physics, and in particular ArtCraft's goal "to use realistic physics in as many gameplay aspects as possible." The...
World of Warcraft details the end of the legendary ring questline
The launch of World of Warcraft's next major patch brings with it the end of the quest to earn a legendary ring for your...
Perfect Ten: MMO terms that have overstayed their welcome
My original plan for this week - during the few moments that I was capable of coherent speech rather than just babbling about the...
Protector’s Jubilee begins in all versions of Neverwinter
Protector's Jubilee starts anew in Neverwinter today to celebrate the game's two-year anniversary. The returning festival gives players new quests and skirmishes to conquer...
RIFT teases the Nightmare Saga coming with next month’s patch
Lord Arak is not a nice guy, presumably. Sure, maybe he does nice things for his friends, has a soft spot for animals, all...
Check out this handy Guild Wars 2 build calculator
Here's your Guild Wars 2 public service announcement of the day: Don't get so caught up in the expansion fever and the price wars that...
