first impressions
Flameseeker Chronicles: First impressions of Guild Wars 2’s Whisper in the Dark
ArenaNet has just dropped the first full installment of Guild Wars 2's the Icebrood Saga after a strong start with its prologue, and I'm...
LOTRO Legendarium: First impressions of Minas Morgul
To kick off this early look at Lord of the Rings Online: Minas Morgul, I want to start by taking a step back to...
Ship of Heroes and City of Titans share character creation test results
As you may have known, over the past month both City of Titans and Ship of Heroes have released their respective character creators to...
First impressions: Overwatch on the Switch is mostly just Overwatch Mobile
Before Blizzard's bit of October unpleasantness, I was genuinely excited for the Switch release of Overwatch, though somewhat confused since it's clearly so late...
Into the Super-verse: Ship of Heroes’ character creator is bare-bones yet still engaging
Every once in a while, Hollywood releases a pair of movies from different studios at the same time that cover, more or less, the...
Hyperspace Beacon: How SWTOR added two Onslaught stories (but wrote only one)
Star Wars: The Old Republic prides itself on being a game with choices that matter. Fundamentally, one of the biggest choices a player can...
Global Chat: Fallout Last
Bethesda's busy digging another grave for Fallout 76, this time by saddling the troubled online title with a problematic subscription service that is broken...
SWTOR has made almost a billion dollars, and EA is pleased. Most pleased.
It may not be World of Warcraft money, but Star Wars: The Old Republic has done quite well for itself since its 2011 launch....
Wisdom of Nym: Prepping up for Final Fantasy XIV patch 5.1
Here we are, people; the day before Final Fantasy XIV patch 5.1. It's happening tomorrow, so let's hope you've finished up anything you wanted...
Black Desert Mobile celebrates soft launch and answers questions
It would seem the folks at Pearl Abyss simply told some of the community managers and developers for Black Desert Mobile to sit on...
EVE Online’s NetEase-backed mobile EVE Echoes enters beta in December
EVE Online mobile MMO EVE Echoes is swooping past its summer alpha into a winter beta, according to an announcement from CCP Games and NetEase...
Hyperspace Beacon: First impressions of SWTOR’s Onslaught and Update 6.0
Like all other Star Wars: The Old Republic fans, I have been waiting for another expansion from BioWare for too long. Of course, the...
Desert Oasis: First impressions of Black Desert’s Great Expedition
One of the most difficult things I've had to deal with in my time with Black Desert is sailing and boating. I've never been...
Miniature Desert Oasis: Hands-on with the upcoming Black Desert Mobile
Five years ago, if you'd asked me about any mobile game, I wouldn't have even considered it a real game. I'd have considered it...
Fight or Kite: Impressions of Ashes of Creation Apocalypse, a solid fantasy battle royale nobody is playing
A mere fortnight ago, the team behind Ashes of Creation took its MMO combat testing ground known as Apocalypse and opened the doors on...
Second impressions: Astellia Online’s launch version is a solidly average MMO
So... here's the thing about Astellia Online. You remember my first impressions piece? I freely acknowledged that the game was fundamentally a fine title...
First impressions of Caravan Stories: More a gacha game than an MMORPG
When I was in college, my algebra professor once told me to curb my enthusiasm because inevitably, some thing or other will disappoint me....
Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2 just lost another great dev in Bill Freist
Not a week ago, we reported on the loss of two developers from Guild Wars 2 studio ArenaNet, a lead game designer and a...
First impressions of Guild Wars 2’s Icebrood Saga prelude, Bound by Blood, now live
It was just two short weeks ago that ArenaNet invited its fans to Seattle for the announcement of the continuation of Guild Wars 2's...
MMO Burnout: Greedfall is a pretty interesting swing for the fences, even when it misses
It's been said by me many times before now, but here it is again: I really appreciate a game that swings for the fences....
