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One Shots: Funcom never could get children right
If you ever played The Secret World, then nod with me as I say that Funcom had absolutely no idea how to portray, voice,...
One Shots: Only serious business allowed here
When the moon is crashing down onto the surface of your planet, do the following. First, blame Roland Emmerich. Second, don't panic. Third, summon...
One Shots: Retrofuturism for rent
Here's your two-step process to make anything old look all futurey like something out of the Jetstons. Step one: Take a normal thing. Step...
One Shots: Hey World of Warcraft has housing after all…
This just in, World of Warcraft beat Guild Wars 2 to the punch by instituting the most robust, flexible, and creative housing system ever...
One Shots: FFXIV gets a glow-up
Substance over style should be the priority in video games -- but that doesn't mean that style doesn't deserve consideration! It's always nice when...
One Shots: Lava picnics and asbestos bikinis
Some days I feel like MMORPGs are an excuse for us to do everything our moms told us to avoid. Jump off a cliff?...
One Shots: Dawntrail, ho!
Memories of a brutal 48-hour downtime for Final Fantasy XIV are fading into distant memory as the playerbase basks on the shores of Dawntrail....
One Shots: Did someone call for a bird delivery?
Face it: There are a lot of bird delivery services in the world today. Not an hour goes by that your doorbell isn't ringing...
One Shots: When the cuteness dug too deep
In this past week's adventures, Utakata claimed to have plumbed the great depths and mysteries of Khazad-dûm... with a mouse-person. I don't remember that...
One Shots: The portents of the heavens
When you look up at the night sky and everything's going nuts, it's either the end of the world as we know it or...
One Shots: Stargazing for incoming asteroids
Now that you've got the Jurassic Park hymn playing in your head from today's headline picture, you're prepared to romp around with dinos, stick...
One Shots: Who left the lights on?
As a dad, I am perhaps consumed by a drive to make sure that all of the lights in the house are off when...
One Shots: Hell’s welcoming committee
One Shot announcement time, everybody! Gather around, shush up, listen.
I am not a mind reader. I do not have one of those NCIS computers...
One Shots: Where’s the seatbelt on this thing?
As flashy and fun as it might be to adventure in a galaxy far, far away, I don't think any of us would last...
One Shots: Resting up for the Dawntrail ahead
With a huge new storyline coming to Final Fantasy XIV, you know it's important to prepare your catdude for the journey ahead. I'm talking...
One Shots: …and that’s how I became hoarse
While you may be completely freaked out when confronting an enemy six times your size, it's important not to show fear. In fact, one...
One Shots: From sunrise to sunset
When the sun peeks over the horizon and another promising day is upon the MMORPG traveler, certain protocols are to be observed. Potions are...
One Shots: Infinity pool of Tamriel
Bree's steamy overdose of hot tubs last week drew out one commenter to share another cool-looking pool in an MMO. If you thought infinity...
Working As Intended: The top 10 hot tubs in MMORPGs
It's been a running joke for a few years that I always put hot tubs in my MMO houses whenever possible, and once that...
One Shots: Pollen attack!
There are many ways to kill a man. A dagger in the back. A sifter full of poison. A smothering pillow. A duel at...