game mechanics
World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth gets its first preview of Azerite spells
The Heart of Azeroth is the big new expansion improvement players will be contending with in World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth. We know...
Dauntless would like to ‘axe’ you about your weapon choice
If you're carrying around an axe in Dauntless, you want to be the kind of fighter who waits for the perfect moment before hacking...
Wisdom of Nym: How Final Fantasy XIV’s latest housing war was won and where it got us
With the removal of the perpetual server restrictions and the opening of personal housing again, Final Fantasy XIV seems to have decided that its...
Path of Exile gets big numbers for Bestiary league as it tweaks capturing beasts
What does Path of Exile need to do in order to attract players? It seems like adding in a monster-capturing gameplay league did wonders,...
The Daily Grind: How faithful a recreation should classic MMO servers be?
There was a great thread on the official World of Warcraft forums the other day about the game's upcoming Classic servers talking about the...
Fortnite patches in a new point of interest and more quests
The latest patch for Fortnite is out, and it has some new weaponry for you in both its Battle Royale and Save The World...
RIFT implements wardrobe changes to allow for more reasonable appearance unlocks
Another patch is soon to arrive in RIFT to bring some improvements to the game's Wardrobe system. Moving forward, any items which are bound...
New followers are mined out for World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth
If you'd hoped that the idea of follower missions would go away in World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth, we're sorry to inform you...
Star Wars: The Old Republic overhauls the Conquest system with patch 5.8
The Conquest system is getting some pretty big changes with the next patch for Star Wars: The Old Republic, and it all came about...
Destiny 2 adds in Nightfall strike scoring and text chat for PC
After reading through the most recent Destiny 2 patch notes, you can join us in a sigh of relief at the fact that the...
Final Fantasy XIV previews the contents of the upcoming patch 4.25
If you've already done all there is to do in the most recent Final Fantasy XIV patch, you won't be able to say that...
Overwatch’s Jeff Kaplan explains Brigitte’s design, while Hi-Rez implies she’s a Paladins ripoff
If you're the analytical type, you probably started formulating a playstyle for Overwatch's upcoming hero Brigitte as soon as you read about her abilities...
PlanetSide 2 solicits player input regarding the construction system
Do you play PlanetSide 2? Do you have opinions about the game's construction system? Then you'll probably want to let your opinions be known...
The Daily Grind: Are MMO developers obligated to give new stuff to all factions at the same rate?
So World of Warcraft is bringing us another allied race in the form of the Mag'har (uncorrupted Orcs, don't you know). We haven't had...
Revelation Online shows off its 20v20 Iron Precipice Blitz map
The newest battlefield in Revelation Online is going to pit you against 20 other people! You'll have 19 allies yourself, of course, but with...
Defiance 2050 further explains cross-platform play, character carryover, and game mechanics
Still scratching your head a bit about the Defiance 2050 surprise announcement yesterday? We all are. Fortunately, we do have a bit more information...
Demon’s Souls servers turn off tomorrow
There's been a trend over the past several years of games that are not MMOs but still have a pretty robust suite of online...
Secret World Legends has made the Agents available for missions
Managing other people in Secret World Legends: A life's goal for members of the Illuminati and probably a living hell for the Dragons. (Templars...
World of Warcraft has a new PvP talent UI and (possibly) no Zandalari paladins in Battle for Azeroth
It's important to note at this point that World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth has not yet revealed the classes for Zandalari or Dark...
Dark and Light is unveiling a new update timeline in March
Last week's patch for Dark and Light was delayed, following the patch from the week before also being delayed. What's going on? According to...
