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Hands-on with Conan Exiles’ launch build: Farming, frolicking in the swamp, and other feature fun
The early access days of Conan Exiles are coming to a close. In less than a month, the survival sandbox will launch. At that time...
Choose My Adventure: Warframe in review
It's funny how presentation problems can have such a huge impact on the same product.
Warframe, as a game, is almost crippled by its lack...
Project Gorgon player analyzes the current issue with the game’s skinning economy
The residents of Project Gorgon currently have something of a panther problem. Before you get ready for a panther-themed event complete with all sorts...
Dead Man’s Country throws you into the teeth of the American west
Have a pioneering spirit and wouldn't mind stepping back in time to see how you'd do on the frontier in the late 1800s? Then...
Choose My Adventure: Frenzied slashing in Warframe
So, for this week's antics in Warframe, I bought a frame.
"Shenanigans!" you cry. "The poll went against your buying a frame!" And it's true,...
GDC 2018: Funcom’s Tor Egil Andersen on Conan Exiles’ early access, launch, and beyond
My initial impressions of Conan Exiles, written just about a year ago, weren't exactly glowing. While I know not every game I play needs to appeal...
Fortnite talks game modifications while players design forts and resell skins, all while crushing PUBG
There's a lot of stuff swirling around the Fortnite community of late, starting with adjustments to the game's Blitz mode to reduce how many...
Wisdom of Nym: A week after Final Fantasy XIV’s Eureka
It's been a little under a week since the Eureka launch in Final Fantasy XIV, and opinions about the content are pretty universally strong....
ECO shows off its upcoming vehicles
At long last, players of ECO will no longer be stuck having to walk from place to place like an animal, but will be...
The Daily Grind: When was the last time you binged on an MMO, and what was it?
Over the weekend, thanks to a perfect combination of nothing pressing on my calendar for a change, an injured ankle, and crappy weather, I...
Path of Exile previews Bestiary League rewards, balance changes, and ascendancy classes
Are you pumped for the release of Path of Exile 3.2.0 and the Bestiary League Friday? Grinding Gear has been trucking out info to...
Taking a tour of the global Monster Hunter World community on PS4
While I'm not nearly the hardcore veteran our illustrious hunter Matt Daniel is, I can at least admit to physically living among the Japanese hunting...
World of Warcraft previews its upcoming Legacy loot mechanics
For all the good that World of Warcraft's level scaling has brought to the game, it has made farming for old appearances slightly more...
Leaderboard: What kinds of MMORPG purchases do you consider pay-to-win?
I know I'm not alone in noticing that MMO gamers of late seem to have become sharply divided on how to define the term...
EVE Evolved: Solving EVE Online’s botting problem
Practically every MMO on the market today has had to contend with botting and the range of issues that come with it, and EVE Online...
Pantropy works to simplify crafting and protect players from offline raids
With $24k out of $94k raised so far, the German mech shooter Pantropy has a long road ahead of it in its Kickstarter campaign.
The...
Conan Exiles is delaying mounts, pets, settlements, and sorcery to make its May 8 launch
Funcom is forging ahead with its plans to launch Conan Exiles for real and for true on all the things come May 8th. And,...
Stardew Valley multiplayer beta is due out for the spring
If you've long looked forward to farming with and marrying your friends in Stardew Valley, the day is inching ever closer. While the game's...
Massively Overthinking: Could bots save dying MMORPGs?
Last week, a reader named Chris, who is writing a paper on the MMO industry and revivifying sunsetted games, dropped an intriguing question into...
Staxel is a cozy multiplayer sandbox now in Steam early access
You know what I like? Hearing about a new game for the first time that I can actually buy right now. Of course, this...
