first impressions
Massively Overthinking: Are MMO developers stuck in the past?
Earlier this month - so what feels like at least a few years ago - the MMO community amused itself jousting over comments from...
First Impressions: Phantasy Star Online 2’s technical clownshow mangled its PC launch
Phantasy Star Online 2 is, bar none, the absolute worst experience I have ever had with trying to get a game working on my...
Wandering Wraeclast: Final impressions of Path of Exile’s Delirium
Let's talk Delirium! We're in the third month of Path of Exile's latest league, and with the next league expected in June, we're running out...
Flameseeker Chronicles: First impressions of Guild Wars 2’s No Quarter
After March’s relatively lightweight release, Steel and Fire, a lot of Guild Wars 2 players were expecting something big from this month’s release, entitled...
Fractured will have another open playtest starting on May 26
If you missed your previous chance to check out the world of Fractured, you've got yourself another shot. The devs are once more having...
EVE Online’s mobile app launches the Jita PLEX Market while EVE Echoes promises a launch date announcement
CCP Games has some updates on the horizon, but they're not really directly central to EVE Online so much as EVE tangential. EVE-related. In...
First impressions of Fallout 76 Wastelanders from a true newbie to the game
So I did something completely unexpected: I bought Fallout 76. It wasn't my idea. A few people in my guild had been talking about...
MMO Cartographer: Exploring Revelation Online’s Skyward World update
Revelation Online, originally developed by NetEase and published in the west by My.games, recently launched its Skyward World update. It contained updates for players...
From the Depths: Hands-on with World of Warships’ epic submarine patch
Few things in World of Warships are as polarizing as submarines. For every player excited at the possibility of playing the stealthy assassins, there...
First impressions of Fallout 76’s Wastelanders expansion
Everyone thought it was impossible, but somehow, Fallout 76 actually got good. And all it took was for Bethesda to not be Bethesda. That's a...
Fallout 76’s Wastelanders wins over Steam players, looks ahead to May
With Fallout 76 reviews trending "mostly positive" on Steam following the release of this past week's Wastelanders content update, it looks as if Bethesda...
First Impressions: Fractured’s alpha playtest begins to put the pieces together
As we reported at the end of last week, MMORPG sandbox Fractured opened up its alpha test to all backers. With this test phase,...
WoW Factor: A quick first impression of Shadowlands class changes
Every so often, we wind up in a lull of information or exhaustion with World of Warcraft that leads readers to speculating in the...
First impressions of the elusive Phantasy Star Online 2
We certainly live in interesting times. Last year, the idea of playing Phantasy Star Online 2 while I'm explicitly told to not leave the house...
Flameseeker Chronicles: First impressions of Guild Wars 2’s Visions of the Past Steel and Fire
Just three short months ago, ArenaNet teased us in its 2020 content preview for Guild Wars 2 with a new type of story content...
Desert Arena: First impressions of Shadow Arena, the Diet Black Desert of battle royales
Did someone just cast Arcane Echo? Because this'll be our second piece on Shadow Arena this week, following its deep-dive by our PvP columnist...
Dark Heart of Skyrim arrives to Elder Scrolls Online’s console version with the launch of Harrowstorm
Console fans, your wait is over, as The Elder Scrolls Online's Harrowstorm DLC and Update 25 are now making their way to you. Assuming...
Wandering Wraeclast: Musings on Path of Exile’s Metamorph
At the close of Path of Exile's Metamorph league, I've been sitting back and musing on the league that brought about more changes for...
Not So Massively: First impressions of Wolcen, a familiar but fun ARPG
Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem isn't a game whose development I followed super closely, but I'd seen it on Steam aways back and thought it...
Global Chat: Neverwinter is ‘damn good fun’
You know what's an interesting trend among MMO bloggers lately? It seems that many of them are heading back to Neverwinter -- and enjoying...
