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Back in 2013, I took a walk through the annals of the EverQuest franchise's history. What started as one title not only blossomed into...

One of the elements of Final Fantasy XIV that has remained remarkably uniform throughout the game's history is how Allagan Tomestones work. Aside from...

Part four covers expansion odds and ends plus the conclusion to our series: the problem with Azerite, progression, and why the expansion isn't bad, just weakly executed.

EVE Online's recent Into the Abyss expansion has been live now for several months, adding the first ever solo instanced PvE game mode in...

Let me tell you a bit about me and how I play MMORPGs. Between two jobs and a family, my gaming time is relegated...

Part three covers expansion story: narrative design, the text, the intended emotional reaction, good vs. evil, comparisons to Wrathgate, and how the game's cinematic presentation is let down by its plot.

Hopefully, everyone saw the Elder Scrolls Online presentation at Quakecon. If not, I'll have that whole video just past the break. Game Director Matt...

Part two covers expansion content: the storyline, the new zones, the War Campaign, questing, rewards, Inscription, professions, dungeons, and environments.

Part one covers chiefly the expansion's mechanics: the basics of leveling, the Heart of Azeroth, level scaling, Azerite powers, combat, spec changes, War Mode, and the campaign.

Pokemon Go has come a long way since its early days of just catching and gym battling. Those are still core gameplay elements, but there's...

Patch 4.36 sure seems as if it's has been dragged out. Realistically, that's not what has happened at all; the time between patches has remained...

I finally broke down and watched ARK: Survival Evolved's Extinction trailer. It's not that I didn't want to! On the contrary, I was very...

In our first part of this series looking back at the stupendous history of City of Heroes, we saw how the idea for this...

Here's something a little different: Usually, before I write a World of Warcraft column (or any column), my assumptions and data are pretty firm...

So, you're in Pokemon Go, and you just saw a Pokemon. You clicked the little beast and now are in the catch screen. Just straight flick those...

I experienced a couple firsts recently that you may not have expected from me, and they can both be summed up in two words:...

You know what gets me excited about upcoming MMOs? It's certainly not the list of expected systems and features that have since become standard...

So you've probably heard some news about the Monster Hunter World port. PC performance issues, keyboard and mouse issues, random crashing. I wish I could...

I've noticed a bit of a renewal for Pokemon Go thanks to large improvements by Niantic starting with Generation 3. With raids, quests, real-world weather affecting...

Tucked away in the latest live letter was a bit of information that seems like it's more relevant than its rather humble placement would...