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Heroes of the Storm goes full StarCraft with Machines of War
These days, it might feel as if Blizzard is all about one very specific game that involves worlds, wars, and angry things on fire....
Final Fantasy XIV previews the end of Alexander and the second Warring Triad battle
The story of the journey through Alexander in Final Fantasy XIV has involved a fair amount of mucking about with time, but it's time...
Star Trek Online lays out its entire timeline
Are all of those dates and events in Star Trek Online competing for space in your head with the signing of the Magna Carta and...
Final Fantasy XIV drops a trailer for patch 3.4
Ready to see what awaits Eorzea with the end of the Dragonsong War? Final Fantasy XIV's next major patch drops on September 27th, and...
The Daily Grind: What MMO has the best dragons?
Dragons are almost criminally overused in fantasy. It's sort of understandable, since a big old dragon is sort of the iconic fantasy monster, but...
WoW Factor: Assessing the zones of WoW Legion’s Broken Isles
I've now made my way through all of the zones in World of Warcraft: Legion twice. There's something to be written about that, which...
Crowfall shows off the lore of the Bog Bear
It's important to remember that Crowfall takes place in a fantasy world with fantastical creatures. Sure, there are sieges and politics to consider, but...
Revelation Online shows off the Occultist
The Occultist in Revelation Online is a complicated sort. Sure, a given Occultist is capable of delivering devastating ranged attacks, because what's life without...
Check out a new chapter of travel in Guild Wars 2
The story of Guild Wars 2 is not always about elder dragons, wars, betrayal, and grinding Masteries. Sometimes, it's just the story of an...
Riders of Icarus shows off the Lair of Ienos, live in today’s patch
Deep within his lair off of Parna's Coast, the demon Ienos is chilling and lamenting how few people come over to his home. He...
Community manager: Turbine plans to bring Ravenloft to Dungeons & Dragons Online
There are a whole lot of different settings that have been explored over time in the tabletop version of Dungeons & Dragons, but Dungeons...
First impressions of World of Warcraft: Legion, part three
One of the things that bothered me about Warlords of Draenor was how bad it felt to play. It was unexpected. I don't inherently...
World of Warcraft previews the max-level zone of Suramar
Four out of the five big new zones in Legion can be entered at any level and will scale up or down appropriately. But...
Guild Wars 2 lore introduces new Asuran protagonist and her pink moa
ArenaNet has a Guild Wars 2Â lore piece out today that was crowdsourced, in a way, by gamers like you. Narrative Director Leah Hoyer and...
First impressions of World of Warcraft: Legion, part two
When last we left off, the world was screwed. World of Warcraft: Legion doesn't tell you that you're facing a huge threat, it just...
Revelation Online introduces the Ursids
The Ursids in Revelation Online are ursines of the times. They're well-known in the game world for being honest, adaptive, fond of honey, and...
WoW Factor: The storm upon the Broken Shore
I sometimes get asked why I don't do more stuff within betas when I have access to them. To answer that, all I can...
Star Wars: The Old Republic producer’s stream promises more group content and more on the next expansion
Have you already played the final chapter of Star Wars: The Old Republic's Knights of the Fallen Empire? Did you feel that it sort...
The other faction’s Broken Shore cinematic in World of Warcraft can offer some lore revelations
If you've only done the Broken Shore scenario on one faction in World of Warcraft, you're missing out. Sure, you know what's going on...
One Night in Karazhan comes out today for Hearthstone players
Players have clamored for more to do within Karazhan for years, and the good news is that it's finally happening today. The slightly less...