fantasy
Forsaken World is getting a mobile edition
Could we be on the verge of an MMO mobile gaming revolution? Several mobile versions of Asian MMOs are in the making, including Aion...
Crowfall expounds on the service of Thralls
Have you ever wanted to be a grim reaper? In Crowfall, you can. And for once it is a mutually beneficial proposition! A new...
Black Desert adjusts for ‘casual lite’ Korean market
Every game changes during testing, but Black Desert seems to have changed even more significantly compared to its original vision from the fan standpoint. One...
El Somni Quas draws upon classic Ultima Online for an old-school MMO experience
It's interesting to see how players who have grown up under the influence of certain MMOs are now making their own games drawing from...
Guild Wars 2’s Stronghold public beta is today; here’s a guide
You can play Guild Wars 2's upcoming expansion PvP mode right now! The Stronghold public beta is today! And then it closes up shop...
World of Warcraft 6.2 adds new dungeon difficulty, zone
If you thought the first major patch of Warlords of Draenor seemed a bit thin on content, you'll be happier with World of Warcraft's...
BlizzCon tickets go on sale this week
For many gamers, the hardest ticket to get this year is to November's BlizzCon 2015, as you have to be fast and a little...
Take part in a flying raid with Icarus Online
Even if they share common lineage, MMOs must have a distinctive angle or face death by mediocrity. For the upcoming Icarus Online, that hook...
Sword and Bored: Encumbrance
Mo discovers that cognitive dissonance is required to make sense of MMO encumbrance systems.
How to get into Path of Exile’s Awakening beta
So you want to test the next big update for Path of Exile? That's understandable; it's a big update that promises a whole lot...
Wisdom of Nym: What we now know about Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward
I honestly hadn't expected to learn quite this much about Heavensward this soon. I don't know why I hadn't expected this, to be fair;...
Black Desert demos its new Valkyrie class
Eager to take a look at the newest class being added to Black Desert? The fine folks at Steparu have posted a trailer demonstrating...
Warhammer 40k: Eternal Crusade shows off its ork leader
Warhammer 40k: Eternal Crusade has revealed the leader of the game's Orks, to the extent that the Orks can really have a leader, and...
The Daily Grind: Would you play a Game of Thrones MMO?
Did you watch Game of Thrones last night? I didn't. I'll get around to it eventually, though, I'm sure. How about a Game of...
Lord of the Rings Online announces 8th anniversary awards
Lord of the Rings Online turns -- wow -- eight years old this month, which means that the game is not only throwing an...
RIFT’s Echoes of Madness update arrives on April 15
RIFT players salivating for Update 3.2 won't have much longer to go: Trion Worlds announced that Echoes of Madness will be launching on Wednesday,...
EverQuest II’s latest forum and Reddit drama
EverQuest II players concerned about alleged excessive forum moderation after a suspension of one of the community's more prominent supporters and the studio focus...
MMO Mechanics: How strong communities are barriers-to-exit
MMOs occupy a unique position in our game libraries because they include a wide range of clever mechanics that keep us logging in day...
Final Fantasy XIV Heavensward’s spoiler-filled trailer
We're going to tell you this right up front: if you haven't yet done the patch 2.55 story quests and don't want to be...
The Stream Team: Giving away more Guild Wars 2
What? Massively OP's MJ has another copy of Guild Wars 2 to give away, you say? And this is a deluxe edition? Well hot...