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Flameseeker Chronicles: First impressions of Guild Wars 2’s Visions of the Past Steel and Fire
Just three short months ago, ArenaNet teased us in its 2020 content preview for Guild Wars 2 with a new type of story content...
Wisdom of Nym: Impressions of the second set of Ishgard Restoration in Final Fantasy XIV
All right! So this is not actually the column topic that I announced last week, but in my defense, I legitimately did not know...
Not So Massively: Delving into builds and endgame in Wolcen Lords of Mayhem
A few weeks ago in the Not So Massively column, I gave my initial impressions of Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem. I found it a...
Desert Arena: First impressions of Shadow Arena, the Diet Black Desert of battle royales
Did someone just cast Arcane Echo? Because this'll be our second piece on Shadow Arena this week, following its deep-dive by our PvP columnist...
Dark Heart of Skyrim arrives to Elder Scrolls Online’s console version with the launch of Harrowstorm
Console fans, your wait is over, as The Elder Scrolls Online's Harrowstorm DLC and Update 25 are now making their way to you. Assuming...
This Magic Legends video puts a cap on PAX East
PAX East is gone; long live PAX East! If you missed out on the recent convention, then you can enjoy just a taste of...
Wandering Wraeclast: Musings on Path of Exile’s Metamorph
At the close of Path of Exile's Metamorph league, I've been sitting back and musing on the league that brought about more changes for...
Global Chat: Neverwinter is ‘damn good fun’
You know what's an interesting trend among MMO bloggers lately? It seems that many of them are heading back to Neverwinter -- and enjoying...
Magic Legends offers a look at the Beastcaller class in new gameplay video
Magic Legends is already a game where most of the classes call forth creatures to take out their enemies, but some prefer to use...
PAX East 2020: Hands-on with MMO survival sandbox Population Zero
At this weekend's PAX East, I got to sit down with Dmitry Muratov of Enplex Games to try out the studio's upcoming game, Population...
Hands-on with Dragon Raja: First impressions of Tecent’s new mobile MMORPG
I enjoy mobile MMOs. It's a hit-or-miss kind of genre: Some are great, others are terrible. I personally love the adventure of finding those good...
PAX East 2020: Hands-on with Cryptic’s Magic Legends
I’ll be honest, Magic: The Gathering is one realm of geekdom that I’ve never really gotten into. I know a bit about it, but...
The Elder Scrolls Online kicks off the Dark Heart of Skyrim with the Harrowstorm DLC launch on PC
Today begins the new year of adventure and yet another nod to Skyrim in The Elder Scrolls Online as the Harrowstorm DLC and Update...
First impressions of Elder Scrolls Online’s Harrowstorm and Unhallowed Grave
As longtime Elder Scrolls Online players well know, ZeniMax is launching the first chunk of content for the Dark Heart of Skyrim today for...
Wisdom of Nym: That’s a very large fan festival you got there, Final Fantasy XIV
Odd as it might be to say, I don't really have a lot more to say just yet about tomorrow's patch for Final Fantasy...
Global Chat: How fares WoW Classic at the six-month mark?
The phases (i.e., patches) for World of Warcraft Classic continue to roll out, and as the endgame takes form and Darkmoon Faire arrives, it's...
Guild Wars 2’s massive balance patch eyes major nerfs
There's a big, big update coming for Guild Wars 2 players -- and no, it's not another Living World Saga thingy. This one is...
First impressions: Warcraft III Reforged is someone’s monkey’s paw wish
Let me start with something that is, I feel, pretty indisputable:Â Warcraft III is a pretty great video game. Even taking away its impact on...
Black Desert’s new axe-wielding Guardian is now live along with her launch events
The Guardian has officially joined Black Desert on PC here in the west as of today, wielding her trademark axe and shield to kick...
City of Titans makes a small but significant change to the Avatar Builder UI
What difference can a slider bar possibly make? A pretty good one in the case of City of Titans, which showed off a tweak...