game mechanics
BioWare explains more about Anthem’s split between MMO and single-player portions
Is Anthem a single-player game or an open-world MMO? The short answer is that it's both, but the split is a bit different from...
Bless Online shares more about the Assassin class and holding dominion
Very soon, players of Bless Online will get to try their hands at playing an Assassin, but why wait until the patch arrives? The...
There are no more PvP servers in World of Warcraft
It finally happened. After years of people claiming that it was happening whenever any change was made to PvP servers that the complainer didn't...
The Daily Grind: What would you do if you could reboot any live MMO?
It's kind of crazy to me that Final Fantasy XIV is not only still running but is successful, has a thriving population and a...
The Elder Scrolls Online encourages players to visit Orsinium with its August event
It's currently Midyear Mayhem in The Elder Scrolls Online, an event running until August 6th encouraging you to go hog wild on PvP. But...
Bless Online shares details about the upcoming Assassin approaching from behind
People don't tend to trust assassins all that much, and the Assassins of Bless Online are not likely to change that fact. They do...
Star Wars: The Old Republic bumps its next patch to August 7
Public test servers exist for a reason. Not just because unleashing your players on the game gives you access to a free and experienced...
World of Warcraft’s Communities feature is already running into some serious issues with trolling and harassment
The pre-patch for World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth has had some notable problems, and it looks like they extend all the way down...
Worlds Adrift will be launching its test server soon
Test servers! They're a great way to get a peek at new content or to actually hammer through any major game-breaking bugs that might...
Monster Hunter World is running a championship event this weekend
One of the core parts of Monster Hunter World (and every title in the franchise) is that it usually doesn't matter how you take...
World of Warcraft drops lots and lots of dungeon damage in a hotfix
If you're going to read through the latest set of pre-patch hotfixes for World of Warcraft, we hope you enjoy the phrase "damage has...
Final Fantasy XIV plans major revisions to role actions and housing status in 4.4
The official translation for the most recent Final Fantasy XIV live letter is here, and it contains some pretty big changes for the game...
Warframe shows off new environments and the Revenant warframe on a stream
You can rewatch the entirety of the latest Warframe developer livestream if you want to, but the nice thing is that the developers understand...
Absolver shows off its upcoming free expansion, Downfall
It's been quiet on the Absolver ranch for a while after the development team spent the early part of the year working on refining...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV gets to hunt some monsters
It hardly needs to be said at this point that the new way of doing things with Final Fantasy XIV's live letters has proven...
The Daily Grind: Are you less inclined to enjoy an MMO in beta testing?
Writing is not a matter of having no bias, it's a matter of being aware of your bias and attempting to correct for it....
Fortnite’s Playground mode struggled due to matchmaking server stress
Some limited-time modes in Fortnite are successful and some aren't, but the Playground mode was notable in that its issues had nothing to do...
Otherland plans a new character type to experience an upcoming short story by Tad Williams
Tad Williams, the author of the original Otherland quadrology, has written a new novella in that world. What does this mean for players of...
EVE Online is planning to weaken Force Auxiliaries
It's just too easy for Force Auxiliaries to heal other ships right now in EVE Online. That's the reason behind the balance proposal put...
World of Warcraft answers pressing prepatch questions in its latest video Q&A
The prepatch for World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth is out now, but the expansion is still a bit further off, so players have...
