impressions
Jukebox Heroes: Eldevin’s soundtrack
I can't say that Eldevin has ever risen very high on my MMO radar, but over the past year or so I've noticed that...
Having Anthem trouble on your PS4? Sony might be granting refunds
Multiple sites are now reporting that Sony is granting at least some refunds to Anthem players suffering from frequent crashes on PlayStation 4. Players...
Global Chat: Off-the-cuff impressions of Anthem
If you like BioWare, high tech eye candy, blowing crap up, or riding the current wave of Hot New Game Releases, chances are that...
WoW Factor: Why people are mad at Battle for Azeroth, part two: The Heart of Azeroth
We're continuing on in our tour of why people are upset about the current World of Warcraft expansion, and I think it's important to note...
First impressions of BioWare’s Anthem, a flawed piece of work with good bones
I'm not quite sure whether Anthem is a mediocre game that I want to be better than it is, a bad game that I enjoy,...
Perfect Ten: Ten steps for understanding MMO systems
As I write this, I'm in the middle of putting together my first impressions for Anthem. This takes some doing and would probably be easier...
Anthem is finally officially launched, to the tune of lukewarm reviews (plus the launch roadmap)
Anthem has finally, finally wound its way through all its early tests and early accesses and headstarts and other folderol to make it to...
The Survivalist: Astroneer adds whimsy to the enjoyable terrors of space survival
Ever feel like you can't keep up with all the survival sandboxes coming out? With so many, it can be hard to keep them...
Introducing AxE: Alliance vs Empire, Nexon’s next mobile MMO coming west
It used to be that the idea of playing an MMO on a phone was a pretty farfetched idea. Not so much anymore: Mobile...
Global Chat: Anthem makes first contact with gamers
The game on everyone's mind this month definitely has to be BioWare's Anthem. The studio's first new IP in a long time is a...
Hands-on with Amazon’s New World sandbox – and its distinctively MMO mechanics
Can a survival sandbox game be an MMORPG? Until recently, the answer has been pretty much a big nope. Mostly that's because the game...
Global Chat: When MMOs fail to communicate
Roger over at Contains Moderate Peril addresses a point that I've been saying for years now: Many MMOs skew to information overload when it...
Global Chat: The big question mark of Anthem
What's the biggest gaming unknown for you going into 2019? For MMO blogger Cary at Virtual Bastion, it's whether or not BioWare is going to...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 4.5 in review
Ah, that's the good stuff. I'm not going to lie, I was honestly a bit concerned about this patch for Final Fantasy XIV. Not just because...
Flameseeker Chronicles: First impressions of Guild Wars 2’s All or Nothing
One amazing trailer and a day of hype later, Guild Wars 2’s All or Nothing will be live this afternoon for us to play....
Global Chat: Little things that add up to a great MMO
Ever find yourself running down a list of "little things" that impress you and keep you busy in an MMO when you're trying to...
Global Chat: How do we fight early access disasters?
With the year in MMOs ending on a sour note due to the botched rollouts of both Fallout 76 and Atlas, blogger Endgame Variable...
Ashes of Creation plans Apocalypse launch in February, delays castle siege testing
A few days ago, Intrepid Studios bummed some fans out by announcing that Ashes of Creation's Apocalypse mode was going offline until mid-January, when...
Hands-on: Dipping into Ashes of Creation’s Apocalypse battle royale
The first question we need to ask is: What am I, the sheepiest of all PvE sheep, doing in a PvP battle royale game?...
Final Fantasy XIV’s second Encyclopedia Eorzea is even better than the first
The second volume of Final Fantasy XIV's Encyclopedia Eorzea was the only item I wanted to get on the floor of the fan festival a...
