impressions
First impressions: Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers is beautiful, horrifying, and a crowning achievement
It was clear to me how special Shadowbringers was going to be when I saw one of the most effectively horrifying scenes I've witnessed...
Astellia invites you to enter the Colosseum in its latest trailer and heads for its next closed beta
Often in action combat MMOs, the story or world built around it is secondary -- arguably tertiary -- to the feeling of getting in...
Final Fantasy XIV’s Shadowbringers has officially been brought
One of the summer's major releases for MMO players officially arrives today as Final Fantasy XIV's Shadowbringers formally launches out of headstart and into the...
First impressions: Astellia is acceptable – not astonishing, but certainly not atrocious
There was a certain something that remotely intrigued me about Astellia Online before we reached the closed beta phase, so like any sensible human...
Massively on the Go: First Impressions of Harry Potter Wizards Unite
I know I've given Niantic hell when it comes on iterating on its Ingress formula, especially in terms of Pokemon Go, but Harry Potter: Wizards Unite...
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite has generated about 15% of what Pokemon Go made on launch
How big were you betting on Harry Potter: Wizards Unite? If you look at it in terms of developer history, the obvious point of...
Desert Oasis: First impressions of Black Desert’s new Shai class and her skills
The announcement of Black Desert's Shai class earlier this month really caught me off guard. Sure, I thought a snow globe sprawled on advertisements...
Black Desert’s new Shai class launches June 26 – but you can roll one today
If you're already hoping to roll up an adorable Shai character in Black Desert this summer, there are two things you need to know....
Choose My Adventure: Did the Gunner class make TERA too easy?
A new month means a new game here at Choose My Adventure world, and this time around we're taking a trip through what I...
Wandering Wraeclast: First impressions of Path of Exile’s Legion
I did the unthinkable. In honor of Path of Exile's Legion League launch, I made a melee character. Yeah, MJ playing melee: No one...
Path of Exile’s Korean launch and Legion rollout topped 224K concurrency as GGG addresses the minimap
Path of Exile's Legion launch on Friday coincided with the launch of the game in South Korea, so you had to know we were...
Fight or Kite: First impressions of Nexon’s new multiplayer shooter Rocket Arena
Nexon's new crossplatform multiplayer shooter Rocket Arena came out of nowhere last month and surprised everyone with a closed beta this past week. It's...
Tamriel Infinium: Keep playing Elder Scrolls Online’s Elsweyr – the story gets better
Like many of you, I have been participating in the early access for Elsweyr for this last week. In fact, I played some of...
The Stream Team: A first look at Conan Unconquered
You've read first impressions of Conan Unconquered from Massively OP's Tyler, now come and see MJ's! She's diving into the game for the first...
Not So Massively: First impressions of Conan Unconquered
I don't have any particular attachment to Conan the Barbarian as a franchise. I'm barely even familiar with it, in fact. But I do...
Global Chat: Catching the WoW Classic fever
You've got the fever, she's got the fever, everyone's got the fever for WoW Classic these days! The launch announcement and beta testing has...
WoW Classic schedules a two-hour make-up stress test next Wednesday
It's the hottest ticket in town, and it's straight from 2004. The World of Warcraft Classic beta test is drawing all sorts of attention...
Hyperspace Beacon: Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes satisfies that Star Wars fix, but there’s a catch
For the last few weeks, my other job has either taken away my game time or just sucked the energy out of me so...
First impressions: World of Warcraft Classic is exactly what it says on the tin
The simplest analogy I can think of for World of Warcraft: Classic is being served a breakfast of toasted plain white bread with a...
Elder Scrolls Online previews Elsweyr’s legendary fire-speaking dragons
Today is a day for dragons across multiple franchises and MMOs, The Elder Scrolls Online included, as ZeniMax posted up a big preview of...
