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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...
Black Desert’s PC roadmap dates Guardian Awakening, more Succession skills, and new continents
While players of Black Desert already had an idea of what was to come thanks to a content preview, there weren't many release dates...
Choose My Adventure: The juggling act of Black Desert Mobile’s many advancement systems
Last week’s edition of Choose My Adventure had me genuinely impressed by how much stuff I had to manage in Black Desert Mobile, so...
Global Chat: How fast should combat be in MMOs?
The speed of combat engagements in MMORPGs -- as rare as they may be -- was the topic du jour on a couple of...
Massively Overthinking: The best MMOs of the decade
A few years back, we did a cheeky Massively Overthinking about our five favorite MMORPGs of all time. It was quite a potent list...
The most popular MMORPG conversations of 2019
I feel like a broken record saying this, but the success of a blog is not just about page views or ad impressions or...
LOTRO Legendarium: How did Lord of the Rings Online do in 2019?
When we gave Lord of the Rings Online the award this year for the Most Underrated MMORPG on the market, it came with plenty...
EVE Evolved: First impressions of the EVE Echoes mobile beta
EVE Online has been a PC MMO staple now for over 16 years, carving out a niche for itself as a long-term hobby with...
Massively Overthinking: Our favorite MMO stories of 2019
Earlier this week, we granted our formal award for the biggest MMO story of the year. But biggest doesn't necessarily mean best or most...
Warframe of Mind: First impressions of Railjack (plus our guide to building your own)
When Digital Extremes first teased Codename: Railjack back at TennoCon 2018, it was exciting to say the least. Fly through space itself in Warframe?!...
Desert Oasis: A critique of Black Desert’s upcoming Tamer succession
Well, it looks like successions are finally here. This month's going to be a pretty big month for Black Desert's western audience with the...
Choose My Adventure: How Citadel Forged with Fire made me like survival sandboxes in spite of its faults
So here we are at the end of my first real deep dive into a survival sandbox. Citadel: Forged with Fire is, by all...
Fight or Kite: Archeage Unchained’s leveling PvP is a test of resolve and avoidance
Welcome back everyone! For those of us in the US, the Monday after our Thanksgiving holiday can be a brutal one. Sleeping in (getting...
Global Chat: Remembering the MMO fallen
A discussion chain has been rippling across the MMO blogosphere as of late, with writers reminiscing about online games that have lived and died...
Desert Oasis: A first look at Black Desert’s Dark Knight’s Succession skills
The Dark Knight holds a special place in my heart when it comes to Black Desert. She was the main reason I decided to give...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Deep-diving Guild Wars 2’s Whisper in the Dark storyline
The first episode of Guild Wars 2’s new Icebrood Saga, Whisper in the Dark, has been out for a week now. MOP's Tina has...
