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The Daily Grind: Are you going back to EVE Online today?
EVE Online's Ascension expansion launches today, dropping the subscription paywall that's barricaded the game for well over a decade and further reducing the small...
The Daily Grind: How much do ‘day one’ sales numbers matter to MMORPGs?
GamesIndustry.biz has an intriguing piece out this week on the industry's obsession with "day one" and "week one" -- that period AAA game studios...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMORPG PUG you’ve ever been in?
I'm not known as a big fan of classic EverQuest, in spite of my having played it for many years. But the truth is...
The Daily Grind: Are real screenshots critical to your MMO purchases?
Last week, Steam told developers that it will be cracking down on "bullshots" -- images that don't actually depict the game they're supposed to...
The Daily Grind: Can WoW really keep up a rapid content cadence?
At this weekend's BlizzCon, Blizzard reps reiterated to fans and journalists alike that while the company is already working on the next World of...
The Daily Grind: What’s your one wish/prediction for BlizzCon 2016?
BlizzCon 2016 kicks off today;Â in fact, our first liveblog covering the opening ceremonies begins this afternoon at 2 p.m. EDT. And we've already pretty...
The Daily Grind: Are you a ‘leaver’ in MMORPGs?
If there's one you never wanted to be labeled in classic Guild Wars, it was "leaver" -- the kind of person who'd leave a group...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite voice acting in an MMORPG?
The SAG-AFTRA's voice actor strike last week has created a lot of discussion in our comments and elsewhere about the value of voice acting...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO doesn’t have mounts — and needs them?
Let's talk mounts and MMOs.
When Star Wars Galaxies launched, it did not have vehicles. It had neither speederbikes nor or ridable tauntauns. For almost six...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG deserves an HD remake or remaster?
Skyrim's impending remaster, coupled with the news of the fan effort to petition ArenaNet and NCsoft for an HD remake of classic Guild Wars, made me...
The Daily Grind: Is the lack of an official server for an MMO a dealbreaker?
In this midst of a newsroom discussion about Hero's Song last week, Justin, Eliot and I found an unusual chunk of common ground: All...
The Daily Grind: Have you ever been propositioned in an MMO for loot?
Get your grimaces and side-eyes on: Kotaku put a piece out last week about "sugar daddies" in MMOs, proving once again that this genre is...
The Daily Grind: Have you ever memorialized one of your MMORPG characters?
I got misty-eyed in my Ultima Online video last week when during the tour of a true elder game, I visited a memorial to...
The Daily Grind: What made you try out your first MMORPG?
For today's Daily Grind, I'm not asking which MMOÂ you played first, and I'm not asking about your formative experiences. I'm asking why you came...
The Daily Grind: Will Blizzard announce vanilla WoW servers at BlizzCon 2016?
BlizzCon kicks off in just a few short weeks, and already expectations are high. Unsubstantiated Diablo 4 rumors have begun circulating, and the Nostalrius...
The Daily Grind: What business model do you want to see for Amazon’s New World?
Following the announcement that Amazon Game Studios is working on multiple online games, one of them a massively multiplayer sandbox called New World, players...
The Daily Grind: Whom do you think Kickstarter is really *for*?
In developing Eliot's Perfect 10 on MMO Kickstarters last week, he and I had a discussion revolving around #4 -- specifically, we felt we...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPGs do you play to reduce stress?
If you follow gaming research at all, you've probably heard of Dr Jane McGonigal, a professor, gamer designer, author, and pro-gaming think tank researcher....
The Daily Grind: Are you tempted by Amazon’s new Twitch Prime service?
Last night at TwitchCon, Amazon and Twitch announced a new service they're calling Twitch Prime. Basically it's an added perk of an Amazon Prime...
The Daily Grind: How long should the MMORPG genre’s hardest raids take to beat?
This week, after World of Warcraft: Legion's mythic Emerald Nightmare raid launched, a Russian hardcore guild called Exorsus had the raid cleared within 18...
