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Massively Overthinking: Should MMOs have endings – or at least end points?
I suspect most MMO players are going to read that question and immediately balk at it. We think of MMOs as being defined in...
Warframe rolls out to the Xbox X|S with multiplatform Call of the Tempestarii, now live
If you love the railjack experience in Warframe, you're going to want to follow the Call of the Tempestarii, which is live on all...
Skyforge turns six years old this week as the Aelion Day celebrations begin
My.games' Skyforge is having a big birthday this week: It's officially six years old, which means it's time once again for Aelion Day. Players...
One Shots: Your eye is at stake!
What did you get for the holidays? If it was anything other than a weapon to fight super mutants in the post-apocalyptic wasteland, then...
Warframe jumps onto the Epic Game Store with a free weapon bundle
Warframe can't be stopped. We all know this. We've all seen the prophecies that show us how the popular shooter will spread to all...
Storyboard: Making fights matter in MMOs (and in roleplay)
You know what's fascinating about the original Guild Wars release, later redubbed as Guild Wars: Prophecies? The Prince Rurik fight works.
Yes, these are spoilers for a...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Reviewing ArenaNet’s Complete Art of Guild Wars 20th anniversary edition book
Talk long enough to Guild Wars fans about their favorite franchise, and chances are that sooner or later, they will start gushing about the...
Skyforge’s Aelion Day anniversary event asks players to fulfill prophecies for rewards
Why would players challenge themselves to fulfill a prophecy? To face a destiny ordained on paper? Is it fame? Glory? Redemption? In Skyforge, it's...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Speculating on Guild Wars 2’s Cantha expansion features
I never thought I’d be saying this with a straight face, but yes, Guild Wars 2 is finally going to Cantha! This fan-favorite locale...
The Game Archaeologist: The legacy of Guild Wars
Last week on The Game Archaeologist, we examined the exciting beginnings of Guild Wars, thanks to a trio of ex-Blizzard developers who wanted to...
The Game Archaeologist: The rise of Guild Wars
In early 2005, World of Warcraft mania was rising exponentially, month over month. But even as Blizzard's MMO juggernaut barreled toward its full strength...
Guild Wars 1 fan remake posts trailer with Gwen’s flute, Prince Rurik, and plenty of river scale
Fans of the original Guild Wars might remember that this past spring we reported on an amateur game designer named Jomo who was looking...
Massively Overthinking: Super wrong snap judgments of MMORPGs
The year was 2004, and the month was May. My guild was growing increasingly frustrated with Star Wars Galaxies' slow development pace, so we...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Stories Guild Wars 2 could tell without dragons
Thus far, Guild Wars 2’s story has revolved largely around the six elder dragons. The base game’s personal story crescendoed with the slaying of...
Digital Extremes’ retro permadeath MMO Survived By has entered closed beta
Digital Extremes has officially launched Survived By into closed beta today, accompanied by a hefty patch including a new 10-man raid, hardmode dungeons, UI...
Path of Exile: Gotta catch ’em all in the new Bestiary League and update 3.2.0, coming March 2
With a new Path of Exile challenge league every three months, you might wonder whether Grinding Gear Games can keep coming up with new themes...
Working As Intended: The best and worst of Guild Wars 2 Path of Fire (so far)
I've spent a chunk of the last week moving through the first part of Guild Wars 2's Path of Fire, finishing up the Crystal...
Perfect Ten: The 10 tiers of MMORPG lore
In which we discuss varying levels of MMO lore effort and Eliot admits he doesn't remember the names of Pac-Man's ghosties.
Unofficial Guild Wars 2 CCG gets a Prophecies-themed expansion
Back in March, Guild Wars 2 player Luke Dowding announced that he was building a free and unofficial collectible card game for the community...
Jukebox Heroes: Your favorite MMO themes, #18-13
Last week we were off to a great start as we listened to the first batch of player-voted favorite MMO themes. As I said...