lore
Albion is getting a tie-in novel and a lore revamp
Sandbox Interactive posted a lore blurb about Albion this week. The piece highlights an NPC faction called the Royal Expeditionary Forces, which the devs...
Final Fantasy XIV previews the main scenario and the Void Ark of patch 3.1
Final Fantasy XIV's first post-expansion patch is hitting the servers in about a month, so it's high time for players to start getting some...
EverQuest II previews the Thalumbra region
The next expansion for EverQuest II is leading players into a tourist trap. Not in the sense that it's filled with overpriced stores and...
Neverwinter explains what the deal is with the Underdark
The next Neverwinter expansion is sending players to the Underdark. All the way to the Underdark! Which is great if you know what the...
WildStar’s lead writer answers pressing lore questions
Carbine Lead Writer Cory Herndon fielded dozens of WildStar questions this past weekend, most of which had to do with the lore of the game.
The...
Crowfall details Zaleena, Daughter of Snakes
Serpent deities are always bad news when they show up. Actual snakes aren't malicious at all, but snake deities? They're mean. Crowfall's Zaleena, Daughter...
Neverwinter shows off the iconic Forgotten Realms characters added to the game with the Underdark
Are you looking forward to meeting some of the iconic cast members of Neverwinter's lore with the game's upcoming Underdark expansion? Do you have...
World of Warcraft prepares for its annual Halloween event
It's the most wonderful time of the year, everyone. No, not December; it's October and a month full of Halloween-related festivities. World of Warcraft...
Wakfu launches its Island Moon update
Wakfu is flying players to the moon with its latest update. However, it's important to note that the patch is not lining up with...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Understanding Guild Wars 2’s Mordrem Guard
If you pay attention to the images I use throughout my Flameseeker Chronicles articles, you'll notice that one of my favourite characters to include...
Skyforge gets invaded by robots, expands the Ascension Atlas, and holds a race
The world of Aelion in Skyforge can't stop being invaded for two minutes, it seems. Mechanoids are invading, and you know that means smashing...
WildStar previews a new single-player instance, Alpha Sanctum
The Eldan of WildStar weren't content to rest upon their collective laurels; they wanted to do more. The story of what happened after they...
DUST 514 kicks off a new event in celebration of the Amarr
A big lore shake-up occurred in the EVE Online universe when Empress Jamyl Sarum was killed while traveling. That has an impact on one...
Champions Online offers a guide to playing as Grond
Some people are just set up to be superhumans. Take Champions Online's Grond - the guy was injected with an experimental serum, got more...
Star Trek Online releases the finale of the Iconian war
It's all over now. After years of building up the Iconian threat in Star Trek Online, the story arc is concluding in this final...
Guild Wars 2 shows off the Mordrem Guard
The Sylvari of Guild Wars 2 were created by the elder dragon Mordremoth to serve him. That was a foreshadowed but still unpleasant development...
The Daily Grind: Do you prefer MMO factions to be good vs. evil or multifaceted?
I don't have ready access to it any longer - it was a while ago - but I recall reading something to the general...
Skyforge dares you to enter its hostile territories
Group content in MMOs doesn't always have to mean "dungeon crawls" and "raids." For example, Skyforge has its hostile territories, challenging world zones that require...
Guild Wars 2 teases the Revenant elite specialization without much subtlety
The upcoming Revenant will have an elite specialization in Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns just like the other professions in the game. What...
Star Trek Online announces Season 11: New Dawn
The war against the Iconians has been going on since Star Trek Online first launched, even though it hasn't always been immediately obvious. Season...
