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WoW Factor: Examining excitement, accomplishment, and elitism in Battle for Azeroth
It's been a while, and for good reason. But now that we're nearly three months into Battle for Azeroth, the World of Warcraft community...
Hyperspace Beacon: Old characters, rumors, and nostalgia in Star Wars The Old Republic
I believe a game has hit an unusual place when players get nostalgic pangs for a game within the game itself. We see that kind...
Blade & Soul’s Blade & Ghoul Halloween event is here with reward and upgrade rebalancing
Halloween is officially live in NCsoft's Blade & Soul this morning as the Blade & Ghoul (yes really) event has kicked off. As we've...
World of Warcraft streamer discusses the major problems with Battle for Azeroth
Whatever new expansion goodwill World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth had held is now gone, and YouTuber Asmongold opines that he's never seen the...
Wisdom of Nym: Rewards in Final Fantasy XIV and what they’re worth
I saw someone asking the other day what the "point" was to the Doman Reconstruction effort in Final Fantasy XIV. What's the big reward?...
Bless Online says its early access met a ‘mismatch of expectations’ between studio and playerbase
Bless Online, as we've previously written, is due to launch for realsies at the end of October, but to say that its early access...
Chaos Theory: Secret World Legend’s 2018 Samhain is music to my ears
It's the most wonderful time of the year
With radios playing
and ghost that are slaying the ones who come near
It's the most wonderful time of...
Here’s a run-down of everything coming to SWTOR in the next month and a half
There is no eloquent way to explain everything that is coming to Star Wars: The Old Republic from now until December. So let's just throw...
World of Warcraft Hazzikostas Q&A covers Azerite Armor, class balance, and Siege of Zuldazar
Yesterday, World of Warcraft Game Director Ion Hazzikostas sat down for another live Q&A session on Twitch. The list of player-submitted questions was extensive,...
Rend updates its engine and adjusts balance across the board
The biggest technical change with Rend's latest patch is upgrading its version of the Unreal Engine to 4.20. That is a technical improvement, but...
EverQuest II’s Chaos Descending expansion launches November 13 and preorders are live
It's a big day for EverQuest II: Daybreak has announced that the Chaos Descending expansion will launch on Tuesday, November 13th, with preorders live...
Lord of the Rings Online’s Update 23 Where Dragons Dwell is live today
Lord of the Rings Online's Update 23 is rolling out today - apparently, it's even taking some folks who don't frequent social media by...
Bless Online launches free-to-play on October 23, new raid and Halloween event today
If you're still watching to see how Bless Online shapes up come its official launch, you'll want to pay attention to today's announcement: Neowiz...
RIFT’s first expansion, Storm Legion, unlocks on the Prime progression server
There's a storm brewing on the RIFT Prime progression server, as Storm Legion, the game's first expansion, unlocks today. Players on the Patron-only Prime...
Dungeons & Dragons Online adds wood elves and cloaks with today’s update 40
Look out, Dungeons & Dragons Online players, there's some sort of fluttering piece of fabric chasing after you! We're just kidding, of course. It's...
Anthem will have matchmaking for raids but no loot trading
It's hard not to compare Anthem to Destiny 2 just by the nature of what both games are trying to be. More to the...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s leaks and the seduction of partial information
I'm going to start off with a statement that should be fairly uncontroversial but could be otherwise and refer back to it: At this...
The Daily Grind: What abandoned content in your favortite MMO do you want to see return?
I miss Guild Wars 2's dungeons.
I was trawling Reddit the other day when I saw someone raise a half-hearted complaint about the fact that...
The Survivalist: Will ARK Survival Evolved’s Conquest be PvP salvation or ultimately a clustercluck?
If you want to get into ARK: Survival Evolved's PvP scene, aren't willing to deal with the mega tribes and rampant cheating found on...
World of Warcraft hotfixes out AFK Warfront players and dismisses Azerite armor complaints
Don't you hate when people show up for content in World of Warcraft but then promptly pop AFK and expect everyone else to do...