first impressions
SWTOR subscriptions rose by a third after KOTFE’s reveal
EA's financials are looking "great," the company boasted in its latest quarterly report, thanks in part to its sports franchises, Star Wars Battlefront, and...
The Park is not single-player The Secret World, but it might be even better
Let's just put our cards on the table: The Park is not the single-player offering that The Secret World fans have been clamoring for...
First impressions: SWTOR’s Knights of the Fallen Empire delivers
For the last few days, I have been playing the Star Wars: The Old Republic expansion Knights of the Fallen Empire. My expectations going...
Massively OP’s first impressions of Devilian
Call my stance on Trion World's upcoming Devilian "oh-so-cautiously interested."
Personally, I think Trion invited more grief than it wanted with the importation of ArcheAge to...
Global Chat: The death of hope for Pathfinder Online
Pathfinder Online might not be completely dead, but hope for it has certainly gone down the drain following the announcement of the studio's mass...
Otherland opens its early access doors today
Does Otherland hold potential to be an immersive MMO? Fans today will get to find out as the title opens up its early access testing...
Blade and Soul beta begins October 30th, still launching Q1 2016
You can stop holding your breath now: The beautifully rendered action MMORPG Blade and Soul arrives on western shores very soon. NCSoft officially announced today that...
A wicked hive of synth and vibrancy: First impressions of Otherland
I first covered Otherland, the Gamigo-turned-Drago MMORPG based on Tad Williams' sci-fi book series by the same name, at E3 2012. The idea of having...
PAX Prime 2015: Sword Coast Legends makes a great first impression
I like to think that it's not the hype getting to me when I talk about Sword Coast Legends. When I first saw the...
Chaos Theory: Touring The Secret World’s Issue 12
Do you think a little thing like being in another country and having dismal internet could keep me from touring The Secret World's Issue...
Gamescom 2015: First hands-on look at Hi-Rez Studios’ Paladins
Hi-Rez Studios pulled quite the ace out of its sleeve during Gamescom with its freshly announced new addition to the shooter market, Paladins. The...
Global Chat: Guild Wars 2 needs to get its act together
Hunter's Insight is a long-time fan and player of Guild Wars 2, but recently he had some pretty harsh words to say regarding the...
EverQuesting: First impressions of EQII’s progression server
When it comes to a launch, rough winds are pretty much expected. But surprisingly, EverQuest II's progression server launch on Tuesday was pretty much...
Behind the scenes: The sights and sounds of World of Warships’ vessels
Immersion. That's not a word you often hear associated with lobby-based PvP games. But in the case of World of Warships, the third title...
Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward is (almost) a perfect expansion
There are certain phrases you really want to be able to use but don't expect to in a first impressions piece. That headline is...
Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward formally launches today
After months of anticipation for the community, Final Fantasy XIV's first expansion launches today. Heavensward is available now for players who didn't preorder or...
Wisdom of Nym: The highs and lows of Final Fantasy XIV’s early access
Thursday was a long day. So was Friday, but in very different ways.
Playing Final Fantasy XIV over the past few days has been a...
Punching dinosaurs in ARK: Survival Evolved
Five minutes after I logged into ARK: Survival Evolved, I punched a fish. A few moments later, I punched a tree. Shortly thereafter, I...
MMO Burnout: Sailing the seas of Windward
Windward is an oddly endearing little duck that escaped my wandering game eye prior to the moment developer Tasharen Entertainment dangled an early access key...
Take a look at God Slayer Online’s first beta test
Are you doing most of your god slaying offline at this point? You might be able to benefit from God Slayer Online, then, because...
