lore
SWTOR ‘Fallen Empire’ teaser prompts expansion rumors
The team behind Star Wars: The Old Republic posted a single image with a simple hashtag: #FallenEmpire. No further explanation or extrapolation was offered....
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s big finale
Let me warn you upfront: If you have not yet finished the last major story patch of Final Fantasy XIV and you want to make...
Crowfall delivers minotaur lore, Confessor sculpture
Crowfall is delivering a two-for-one dev update today, starting with lore behind the Myrmidon. The Myrmidon is a minotaur that made it into the...
Final Fantasy XIV Heavensward update: Job and racial lore
The official teaser site for Final Fantasy XIV's first expansion, Heavensward, has gotten a big update today. If you've been sitting on the edge...
WildStar deep-dives in the Bay of Betrayal
The Bay of Betrayal is another piece of content being added in WildStar's next patch, and it adds in a few more new ideas...
Warhammer 40k: Eternal Crusade shows off its ork leader
Warhammer 40k: Eternal Crusade has revealed the leader of the game's Orks, to the extent that the Orks can really have a leader, and...
Final Fantasy XIV Heavensward’s spoiler-filled trailer
We're going to tell you this right up front: if you haven't yet done the patch 2.55 story quests and don't want to be...
EverQuest Next offers a new piece of fiction for fans
While news has been a bit quiet on the development front for EverQuest Next, the game is still producing lore for its fans if...
Interview: Star Trek Online’s Al Rivera on the looming Iconians
The Iconians are coming to Star Trek Online, and if you've been playing the game during the past five years, you know that's a...
Skyforge’s beta is surprisingly satisfying
I can safely say that what I got when I first fired up Skyforge was not, in fact, what I had been hoping I...
Guild Wars 2 hopes to reinspire interest in story
It's hard to be a Sylvari in Guild Wars 2 at the moment. After all, the plant people have an undeniable tie to the...
Wakfu releases the second part of the island of Kelba
The island of Kelba is not a relaxing island vacation for Wakfu players. Instead, it's a place for players to meet and take on...
Skyforge open beta due out this summer
Ready to rock with the gods in Skyforge but not ready to pay for a founder's pack? You won't have to wait much longer....
Final Fantasy XIV launches Before the Fall patch
After more than a year of continuations, Final Fantasy XIV is wrapping up all of its stories today. Patch 2.55 has just gone live,...
Wisdom of Nym: The fall in Final Fantasy XIV
There is a crack in the foundation of Eorzea's defenders, and it's been there for a while. For all of Final Fantasy XIV's operation, we've...
WoW Factor: In praise of Warlords of Draenor
I've made no secret of the fact that I consider Warlords of Draenor to be a sub-par expansion. My opinion on that has not...
Dungeons & Dragons Online previews the Temple of Elemental Evil
The team behind Dungeons & Dragons Online loves to make references back to the classic tabletop game in both dungeon design and gameplay. The...
EVE Online’s Sleepers are stealing corpses to rebuild their bodies
When unstable wormholes began opening all across EVE Online back in 2009, players cautiously ventured forth into the unknown and discovered the ruins of...
Final Fantasy XIV previews ‘Before the Fall’ update
Things are not going well in Final Fantasy XIV. In the game world, that is, not the real world. The first part of the...
This LotRO lore video made me reinstall the game
You know, I need another fantasy MMORPG in my life like I need another hole in my head. But thanks to a nifty lore-centric...