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Jukebox Heroes: The best of Neo Steam’s soundtrack
While there always seems to be much love for steampunk among geeks and gamers, the setting never seems to be the catalyst to instant...
Massively Overthinking: The more things change in MMOs, the more they stay the same
A while back, in the wake of our Desert Oasis column on Black Desert's guild system, Carlo and I were discussing guild wars -...
Black Desert just patched in a full-fledged music composition system for the Shai
Remember when the Shai launched in Black Desert's PC version last year, and everyone was enthralled with her instrument-wielding bard-like skills? Well, this week...
The MOP Up: Bossa Studios releases World War AI
Bossa Studios, the team behind the late Worlds Adrift, just rolled out a new prototype game for you to check out for free: World...
Global Chat: Just say ‘no’ to coin weight!
When Pantheon recently announced that it would be adding coin weight to its inventory management system, little did the devs know that they were...
Star Citizen Live highlights the creation of the music of New Babbage
If you're among the Star Citizen players who appreciate some of the ambient music made for the game, then you'll likely enjoy the latest...
Not So Massively: Kind Words is one of the most intense games I’ve ever played
In these trying times, I think we're all dealing with a certain degree of anxiety and loneliness. For some of us, feeling worried and...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite empty, neglected zone in an MMORPG?
Since dipping my toe back into classic Guild Wars last month for the anniversary fun, I took myself on a wee tour of some...
The MOP Up: War Thunder helps the US Army train in quarantine
How is the US Army training during this era of COVID-19? By playing video games, of course!
War Thunder said in a press release, "We...
Jukebox Heroes: Lime Odyssey, Yasunori Mitsuda’s hidden gem
Even the most casual of video game soundtrack fans must know the name Yasunori Mitsuda. The legendary composer is perhaps best known for his...
The Game Archaeologist: The rise and fall of Landmark and EverQuest Next
The year was 2013. Sony Online Entertainment was still a functioning and seemingly robust MMORPG studio, and its yearly SOE Live convention was a...
Battle Bards Episode 168: Big bad boss battles of FFXIV
Final Fantasy XIV fans know full well how Square Enix loves to dote on its huge and often bizarre boss battles — and includes...
Mad World previews ongoing alpha development in new gameplay video
It's been a while since we heard much from upcoming MMO Mad World, hasn't it? That's the isometric, grimdark MMO from Jandisoft that was...
MusicBattle is a text-based MMORPG about making music and doing crimes
When people say that the music industry is pretty cutthroat, we assume that actual throats aren't getting cut. In the text-based MMORPG world of...
Perfect Ten: The top 10 things we loved about WildStar
WildStar was a really neat game that was run by people who had no idea what was good about it. I'd apologize for that...
Balmung is the first NA Final Fantasy XIV server to fully rebuild the New Nest
It took a while, but it's done now. The first North American server to complete the restoration of Ishgard in Final Fantasy XIV patch...
Fortnite adds a non-combat in-game social space known as Party Royale
Sure, Fortnite is a battle royale shooter, but once in a while it's also been a point for some impressive social gatherings. It's this...
Animal Crossing player recreates Disney’s Haunted Mansion
Anyone who knows me well knows that I am a total nut for Disney's Haunted Mansion. It's pretty much my favorite theme park ride...
LOTRO Legendarium: Wells of Langflood, River-hobbits, and free questing
With major content updates only coming to Lord of the Rings Online two or three times a year now, it's a big deal when...
Perfect Ten: Underappreciated Guild Wars 2 features
Guild Wars 2 is not a perfect game, but then again, no MMORPG is. I've had a pull-and-push relationship with the game since its...
