first impressions
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s second season of crafting PvP
Let's call this side of Ishgard Restoration what it is, yes? This is Final Fantasy XIV giving people another form of PvP in competitive...
Hands-on with the brand-new Razer Naga Pro: As good as it’s ever been
I have been an advocate for the Razer Naga basically ever since it was a product that you could purchase. Why? Because it turned...
First impressions: New World has the foundation of what could be a great game
Like a lot of people, I've been hotly anticipating Amazon's New World, one of the first truly big name new MMOs we've seen in...
Into the Super-verse: Marvel’s Avengers feels like Marvel Heroes by way of Destiny
This past weekend, I finally had a chance to actually try out Marvel's Avengers because the game was running its open beta. Certainly I'd already...
Hands-on with New World’s war mode: All the fun you can have blowing up a fortress of lumber
It's really hard to look at the general progress of New World and not get the sense of a game that's struggling to sort...
The Soapbox: Stubborn MMO players are sleeping on autoplay mechanics
Autoplay, huh. What is it good for? Absolutely something! I'll say it again: There is value in autoplay. It's got such a bad reputation...
First impressions and hands-on with Razer’s left-handed Naga MMO mouse
A little-known fact: I am one of the less than 10% of the world’s population who are left-handed. It’s not always convenient (those chairs...
Valiance Online has extended its open beta event another two weeks
PlayNYC, the newly digital games con in New York, ended yesterday, which means Valiance Online's brief open beta whereby anyone could play should have...
Into the Super-verse: Early impressions of Valiance Online
When I heard that Valiance Online was going to be running an open beta this week to coincide with the PlayNYC convention, I knew...
Not So Massively: First impressions of StarCraft II’s co-op prestige system
Last week, StarCraft II celebrated its tenth anniversary by launching the major 5.0 patch. With it came the new "prestige" system for co-op mode,...
First impressions of Dauntless’ new sword and revamped Ramsgate, live today
The old Ramsgate is dead and gone. Destroyed by some sort of cataclysmic event, and with only the mysterious orb from the Umbral Deeps...
First impressions: Fall Guys Ultimate Knockout is a battle royale game for people who hate battle royale games
Is anyone here familiar with Wipeout? It was an obstacle course game show where contestants had to avoid some pretty plush yet hard-hitting goofy...
Flameseeker Chronicles: First Impressions of Guild Wars 2’s Jormag Rising, live today
Just two short months ago, Guild Wars 2 introduced us to the Drizzlewood Coast, flashpoint of the civil war between the Charr United Legions...
Flameseeker Chronicles: How Guild Wars 2 keeps meta maps relevant
Lately I’ve been spending a lot of my time in Guild Wars 2 running through the Drizzlewood Coast meta event (be sure to check...
Not So Massively: Gatewalkers has huge potential but isn’t there yet
After years of hilariously wrong recommendations, something seems to have clicked with Facebook's algorithms lately to make it finally start showing me relevant ads....
First impressions of Star Trek Online’s new Klingon tutorial and House Divided arc
One of the things I have always admired about Star Trek Online is the fact that its writers know how to take a premise...
Neverwinter’s Avernus, Star Trek Online’s House Divided launch as Cryptic offers 20th anny rewards
It's a big day for Cryptic Studios as the company is celebrating two decades in the industry, releasing Avernus for Neverwinter, and dropping House...
A sneak peek at Dauntless’ new umbral-charged Escalation and creepy new Behemoth
This coming Thursday, June 11th, will see a fresh update to the monster-slashing online RPG Dauntless, which is bringing improvements to the new player...
Phantasy Star Online 2 hosts PSO2 Day — if you can actually play
Hey, you know what Phantasy Star Online 2 needs to detract from the awful taste of last week's launch fiasco? A holiday! And thus,...
Phantasy Star Online 2 is a fun treasure buried under antique contrivances and inconveniences
When I first booted up Phantasy Star Online 2, the only way to get to a suite of visual options that included making the...
