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Guild Chat: Enacting change in an MMORPG guild
Welcome along to Guild Chat, the online spot for all things guild-related where we band together to tackle a submission sent in by a...
The Game Archaeologist: Furcadia
Let's face it: There isn't really a huge pool of MMORPGs from the 1990s to explore in this column. By now I have done...
Choose My Adventure: Finding the fun in Shroud of the Avatar
One of the things that I believe is utterly vital to writing about games in general and MMOs in particular is finding the fun....
Hyperspace Beacon: Impressions of SWTOR’s Crisis on Umbara update
I questioned BioWare's delay of the latest update for Star Wars: The Old Republic. According to a post on the official forums, the team...
Chaos Theory: Funcom can still fix Secret World Legends’ Aurum fiasco
Mere days after the exciting news about Secret World Legends being made into a television show, we finally hear about the game's long-awaited Aurum...
Perfect Ten: MMO experiments in transmedia synergy
We're not going to argue that MMORPGs are the dominant form of media entertainment these days, but they do have endurance and a devoted...
Touring Trove’s new Eclipse expansion with the Trion team
The big solar eclipse may have been yesterday, but today marks the beginning of Trove's Eclipse! And luckily, this one will last much more...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2 Elite Specialization preview weekend impressions
Over the weekend Guild Wars 2 players had the chance to get to grips with the new Path of Fire elite specializations in a PvP setting,...
Wisdom of Nym: The jobs in the middle of the road in Final Fantasy XIV
The first time, it was all about the jobs everyone thinks are garbage now. The second time, it was all about the jobs everyone...
EVE Evolved: The strategy and narrative of EVE’s revenge war
At the start of this month, we reported on a massive new war that was kicking off in the north of EVE Online. The...
LOTRO Legendarium: A trip back through LOTRO’s expansions
Now that we're in the thick of Lord of the Rings Online: Mordor (which I'm still enjoying very much), my mind has taken a...
Chaos Theory: What we want out of the Secret World Legends TV show
Wow. So I had no intention of crafting another Chaos Theory this week. I had plans. Other plans. But then the Secret World Legends...
Deep-diving Gloria Victis’ swordplay and siege warfare
We’re in the midst of a sort of sandbox renaissance, with numerous sandbox titles under development and more seeming to scuttle out of the...
Choose My Adventure: Finding my way in Shroud of the Avatar
Heading into Shroud of the Avatar for the first time was a bit of a strange experience for me, right from the start. Usually,...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Impressions of Guild Wars 2’s Path of Fire preview weekend experience
I'm delighted to have found a moment to bring you an extra edition of Flameseeker Chronicles that outlines my thoughts on the first Guild Wars...
Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR’s Umbara is shrouded in darkness
Have you heard of the planet Umbara before? The Star Wars fan who has seen only the movies will likely say no, and even...
Perfect Ten: MMOs obsessed with the floating islands trope
One of the fun things about this hobby is that certain tropes repeat themselves constantly. And they're usually weirdly specific tropes, too. Poop quests,...
Interview: Daybreak’s Just Survive drops H1Z1 branding for massive revamp and relaunch today
Remember the survival version of H1Z1? If not, we can't say that we blame you: Since Daybreak split the game in two, the bulk...
EVE Online revenge war update: The war machine stalls
Last week we brought you the news of a massive new war brewing in the north of EVE Online, and The Imperium's threat of revenge...
Wisdom of Nym: The winning jobs in Final Fantasy XIV right now
Last time around, we looked at the jobs everyone thinks is deep in the loser category in Final Fantasy XIV. Some of them are...