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Let's be real, folks, Final Fantasy XIV's third expansion is not right around the corner. You have two months until that thing is even in early access,...

Ever find yourself complaining that all of the PvE content in your MMO is nothing but shooting something in the face or chopping down...

One of the things that I tell people going back to Final Fantasy XI now is that the game is, well, a different animal...

Does it ever slightly bother you that in these alternate fantasy and science fiction worlds that we explore there just so happens to have...

A few weeks back, fellow writer Justin talked about cartoons from the '80s that would make for good MMOs. In some cases I agree;...

As with the larger video game market, sequels aren't unknown in the MMO space. We've seen studios take a stab at following up successful...

So, hey, Captain Marvel is out now! And I'm writing this before having actually seen it, so I can't say word one about whether...

In another reality where our passion for MMORPGs is matched only by the power of nostalgia for the greatest era of cartoons, we would...

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...

I am not nor ever have been that much of a fan of gore and blood in video games. Oh, I thought Doom was...

It's still early enough in 2019 to do articles about the upcoming year, right? Well, I'm doing this one anyway, so if it's too...

For my money, there are few more tantalizing and agonizing thoughts than the great "What Ifs?" of the MMO genre. What if one title...

You know what I hate? No, not just botting. No, not people with more cash to spend on game development than sense about whether...

A great MMO expansion brings so much to the table: fresh excitement for a game, new classes, innovative features, expanded vistas, additional races, and...

Working in this field has given me something of a sense of how a lot of the industry is going to play out. Take...

Love it or hate it, MMOs are going mobile in ever-increasing numbers. Last year saw a crop of acclaimed titles making their way to...

A not-inconsequential part of me misses the days when every MMO would pump out boxed expansions. I like buying boxes of stuff I like...

Everyone loves surprises, right? Not always. Even good surprises can be a disruption of our comfortable routines, and bad ones can downright ruin a...

Here we go, here we go, here we go again. This one is always an interesting column to write because there's a certain amount...

The MMO genre is in a strange and uncertain place right now -- but also one that is quietly thrilling. We've long passed the...