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Star Wars Galaxies book takes fans back to this late, great MMO
Unless you're willing to venture out onto the wild space of emulated servers, you won't be getting Star Wars Galaxies back. That doesn't mean...
Stay Awhile And Listen II is on Kickstarter covering the development of Diablo II
Would it be wrong to call Diablo II the most influential sequel ever? Maybe. But it undoubtedly had a huge impact on the game...
World of Warcraft shows off its War Mode benefits
It seems only fair that World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth will give players a bit more reason to go to war. So it...
The Daily Grind: What was your first ‘wow’ moment in an MMO?
Your first MMO tends to stick in your mind in a certain way. The first time you realize that you're in a game with...
EVE Online celebrates 15 years with a trailer of fan events
An MMO with a trailer for 15 years of operation is not entirely unusual. It's not common, because not many games make it to...
EVE Fanfest 2018: Andrew Groen on the sequel to his popular EVE Online history book
One of the most common comments you'll see in articles about big events in EVE Online is that it's a lot more entertaining to...
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...
EVE Evolved: EVE Online’s CCP Games is gambling with the livelihoods of employees
Last week we broke the story that EVE Online developer CCP Games is backing out of the virtual reality games market, closing its Altanta...
Check out the final product of the Final Fantasy XI community memories
This year marks the 15th anniversary of Final Fantasy XI, and you may recall that the game's fans took the time to assemble an...
The Daily Grind: How long does it take you to get attached to an MMO?
As the current author of our Choose My Adventure column, I was going to open this off by saying that a month isn't really...
The US government is considering DMCA exceptions for archived online games after all
Back in 2015, an exception was made to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to allow for archival of aging video games that were otherwise...
The Daily Grind: Do veteran gamers help or hurt MMOs?
You may recall that just yesterday, Justin was asking whether dinosaurs help or hurt MMOs. When I first saw the topic, though, my assumption...
The Daily Grind: What are acceptable barriers to experience the story in an MMO?
One of the things that strikes me with a certain degree of bemusement is how often various bits of story in Guild Wars 2...
Learn about the history of the Crystal Desert for Guild Wars 2’s future
The focal point of Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire will be Elona and the Crystal Desert. Do you not know what the Crystal...
The Daily Grind: How do you feel your first MMO influences your current playstyle?
I can tell you what my observations have been about how people act based on their first MMO, but I can only guess at...
Pantheon’s Brad McQuaid elaborates on designing for an audience
Did you know that Brad McQuaid's Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen is not meant to be for everyone? Probably, because the game sort of...
How I got married through World of Warcraft
I've mentioned a lot of times, in passing, how my wife and I connected in part through World of Warcraft. But I've never actually...
Datamining generates World of Warcraft expansion rumors
Players have datamined a bit out of World of Warcraft's most recent test realm patch that hints at the destination of the next expansion, with...
Watch a documentary on the creation and destruction of Final Fantasy XIV
The end of Final Fantasy XIV came quite some time ago, but the game is still going. That's because the launch of the game's...
Habitat is back online in a museum
If you're not familiar with Habitat, that's understandable, but you can catch up on the history of the title with our own column on...
