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The Daily Grind: Do you skip periods of MMOs you play?
I've seen the argument put forth several times over the past month or so about World of Warcraft players just... skipping the current expansion....
World of Warcraft hotfixes out AFK Warfront players and dismisses Azerite armor complaints
Don't you hate when people show up for content in World of Warcraft but then promptly pop AFK and expect everyone else to do...
Skyforge opens up a demon invasion right after its last invasion
It's been mentioned before, but it bears repeating that the world of Skyforge (Aelion, if you'd forgotten) is apparently Invasion Central. There's always another...
Fortnite is the first test subject as Sony begins working on cross-platform play
Get out your jazz hands and your "it's happening" t-shirts because yes, Sony is working on cross-platform play across the board. (We'll just ignore...
World of Warships prepares submarines for a Halloween event and the game in general
It makes sense to include submarines as part of a Halloween event for World of Warships. After all, there's nothing else that so perfectly...
Check out the range of Crowfall’s environmental music
The music of a game can do a lot for the environment. Some of the music for Crowfall has been in the wild for...
Neverwinter explains its upcoming balance changes for all classes
The next major update for Neverwinter is bringing some pretty major changes, especially for Trickster Rogues and Control Wizards. Not exclusively those two, though;...
The Daily Grind: What’s a hardcore MMO to you?
Sometimes we have ads that get me thinking. Case in point, the most recent ad on our site for the upcoming Lineage 2 classic...
Crowfall’s latest Q&A is all about power and food
Powers are pretty important in Crowfall, since they're the tools you use to do damage, heal, mitigate damage, and basically do everything else in...
Check out the animations and look of Dungeons & Dragons Online’s Wood Elf
A new race added to an existing game like Dungeons & Dragons Online is a big deal, and it leaves players with lots of important...
SCUM celebrates a million sales with a golden gun
It turns out a lot of people are eager to play a survival game wherein the players are questionably moral going into the arena....
The Daily Grind: How fast do you consume patch content in MMOs?
I do the exact same stupid trick every time there's a patch for Final Fantasy XIV. I play the heck out of it in...
There’s a new class coming to Lord of the Rings Online, but what will it be?
There's a new class on its way to Lord of the Rings Online according to one of the weekly streams from Standing Stone Games....
Warframe’s latest development stream was all about shredding on your K-Drive
When Warframe players get to Fortuna and meet the Vent Kids, they're not going to be ranked by who has the best weapons. They're...
Kickstarted MMO Fractured shows off its Alpha 1 map of Myr
The first alpha test for Fractured has not yet begun, but you can get a taste of what it'll be like with a look...
The Daily Grind: Are guilds important to your MMO experience?
There was a time in MMO history when a guild was more or less a requirement to do much of what you would want...
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds puts players on a survival track for improved reward cadence
Maybe the real rewards in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds weren't the chicken dinners, but the people we shot in the maps along the way. The new...
RIFT offers a Maelforge Broodling mount and 2 million loyalty points in a new pack
The latest pack being offered for sale to RIFT players, the Fires of Maelforge Power Pack, should perhaps be more accurately dubbed the Loyalty...
Star Citizen elaborates on the Mercury, its latest concept ship’s role and abilities
So, has the latest concept ship from Star Citizen inspired you to open your heart (and perhaps more importantly, your wallet)? If not, perhaps...
Dauntless improves matchmaking across the board for its next patch
Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match in Dauntless. You'll be better at doing so once the game's next patch comes around because the next...
