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Global Chat: The frustrations and joys of Guild Wars 2’s Heart of Thorns
The player debate and analysis over the virtues and vices of Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns has -- unsurprisingly -- evoked strong opinions...
Battle Bards podcast listens to MMO character creation music
Battle Bards, the world’s first and only MMO music podcast, returns to listen to the oft-neglected character creation themes. What music do composers create for...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 36: Team Sparkles
Justin and Bree discuss the World of Darkness sale, Star Trek Online, LOTRO's Minas Tirith, and Marvel Heroes, with mailbag questions on minimum viable products and social ecosystems.
Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2’s immediate future
I imagine that the launch of Heart of Thorns was quite a bittersweet event for the ArenaNet gang: The sense of relief and celebration...
It’s Kung Fu Master week in Blade & Soul
Do you know kung fu? The Blade & Soul Kung Fu Master does, clearly, and today NCsoft decided to kick off Kung Fu Master...
Johanson previews Guild Wars 2’s road ahead
If you're wondering what's in store for Guild Wars 2 before the end of the year, Colin Johanson's latest post has the answers. Before he...
Jukebox Heroes: An MMO Halloween playlist
Halloween is upon us, that spooky and magical time of year that exists both in real life and in many of our MMOs. While...
Leaderboard: Heart of Thorns vs. Knights of the Fallen Empire
With two giant MMO expansions releasing this month, it seems only natural that we take the opportunity to pit them against one another in...
Aion is back on Steam [Updated]
Are you a fan of Aion? Are you also a fan of Steam? If so, this will be a day long remembered, because Aion...
Chaos Theory: The Secret World’s Halloween event haunts our dreams
It's finally here! This is truly the holiday I wait for all year, and The Secret World has the MMO event I anticipate all...
Perfect Ten: Ten really great races from MMOs
Here I go, here I go, here I go again. Girls, what's my weakness? Non-human races. But oh, so many MMOs let me down...
The Scream Team: Hanging out in WildStar’s Halloween dungeon
The Shade's Eve celebration is in full swing in WildStar, and part of the festivities include investigating a creepy town and its equally odd...
Choose My Adventure: Settling the homestead in WildStar
Hello everyone, and welcome to the latest (and ostensibly greatest, depending on your perspective) installment of Choose My Adventure. This week, we'll be bidding...
Guild Wars 2 Heart of Thorns launch diary: How to fix an expansion iteratively
I know I promised you an entry that focused on the changes to the in-game economy as my next installment to the Heart of Thorns...
Blade & Soul’s western closed beta kicks off tomorrow
NCsoft has announced that Blade & Soul's first western closed beta weekend kicks off tomorrow (October 29th at 1 p.m. EDT). All you've got...
ArenaNet is tweaking Guild Wars 2’s elite specialization system
ArenaNet's Colin Johanson says that the firm is updating Guild Wars 2 to reflect feedback received from players who are digging into the recent...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 35: Expansions galore
Justin and Larry deep-dive into SWTOR's Knights of the Fallen Empire expansion, with news on Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns, Halloween, EVE Vegas, ArcheAge, WildStar, and Star Trek Online.
The Daily Grind: Do you prefer soloing or grouping in MMORPGs?
As we belatedly covered yesterday, the developers of upcoming indie MMO Saga of Lucimia believe that group-centric play is the solution to a problem supposedly created by the...
Aion is coming to Steam October 29th
If your Christmas wish list includes adding Aion to your Steam library, you get an early present this year! NCsoft Associate Brand Manager Sean...
Guild Wars 2 Heart of Thorns launch diary: Gaining masteries and lessening the grind
I've had the whole weekend with Heart of Thorns now, and I'm progressing very nicely in both the story and masteries. I've still yet to...