impressions
First Impressions: Craftopia is an enjoyably laid-back but extremely unrefined bit of survival sandbox gaming
You start by blowing up the world.
Literally – a button is pressed and then the entire planet explodes. But that’s OK because you’re then...
Conan Exiles’ Isle of Siptah expansion launches today as Funcom celebrates 10M users
It's expansion day for Conan Exiles as Isle of Siptah officially launches. You might be tempted to quibble over the use of the word...
Iron Harvest 1920 plans co-op campaign and ranked multiplayer features this month
It looks like the surprising RTS title Iron Harvest 1920 is going to be doing a whole lot of growing over the course of...
Desert Oasis: Checking back in on Black Desert Mobile, almost one year later
It's been a while since I checked in on Black Desert Mobile for Desert Oasis. In fact, I haven't really played it since my initial...
First impressions: Small World of Warcraft is a fun boardgame with a touch of Azerothian flavor
One of the interesting things about this job is that I am pretty regularly presented with a new set of things to review and...
Fight or Kite: New World’s beta hasn’t made me a true believer – yet
The New World beta preview came to an end a few short nights ago. Like some of the other members of the MOP crew,...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s second season of crafting PvP
Let's call this side of Ishgard Restoration what it is, yes? This is Final Fantasy XIV giving people another form of PvP in competitive...
Hands-on with the brand-new Razer Naga Pro: As good as it’s ever been
I have been an advocate for the Razer Naga basically ever since it was a product that you could purchase. Why? Because it turned...
The Daily Grind: Is the tab-target MMO on the way to becoming extinct?
When I was reading MOP's Tyler's impressions of the recent New World play test, there was one point when I felt my body droop...
First impressions: New World has the foundation of what could be a great game
Like a lot of people, I've been hotly anticipating Amazon's New World, one of the first truly big name new MMOs we've seen in...
Into the Super-verse: Marvel’s Avengers feels like Marvel Heroes by way of Destiny
This past weekend, I finally had a chance to actually try out Marvel's Avengers because the game was running its open beta. Certainly I'd already...
New World’s open preview event has just begun
Amazon's New World has just kicked off its don't-call-it-a-beta beta preview event. The event is a follow-on to last month's density stress test (seriously,...
Hands-on with New World’s war mode: All the fun you can have blowing up a fortress of lumber
It's really hard to look at the general progress of New World and not get the sense of a game that's struggling to sort...
The Soapbox: Stubborn MMO players are sleeping on autoplay mechanics
Autoplay, huh. What is it good for? Absolutely something! I'll say it again: There is value in autoplay. It's got such a bad reputation...
Global Chat: Getting an early look at Crowfall’s beta
Now that Crowfall's beta is on the scene, plenty of curious gamers are streaming in to see what ArtCraft's ambitious PvP title has to...
Valiance Online has extended its open beta event another two weeks
PlayNYC, the newly digital games con in New York, ended yesterday, which means Valiance Online's brief open beta whereby anyone could play should have...
This is the weirdest Fortnite lawsuit you’re going to read about all week
While Epic Games busies itself taking on some of the biggest digital platforms in the world, it's being sued by a Samson of its...
Into the Super-verse: Early impressions of Valiance Online
When I heard that Valiance Online was going to be running an open beta this week to coincide with the PlayNYC convention, I knew...
Razer is launching an improved left-handed Naga MMO mouse
Did you know that today is International Left Handers Day? It is indeed, which makes it the perfect day to announce gear for lefties,...
After a brief delay yesterday, Valiance Online has kicked off its one-week open beta
Do you want a taste of the next generation of superhero MMORPGs? From now through August 16th, anyone who would like to see what...