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I was curious recently about what specific personality traits or personal qualities lead to my enjoyment of MMOs in general and Guild Wars 2 in particular,...

Unlike fantasy, the sci-fi genre has had a rocky relationship with MMORPGs. While studios have tried just as hard to make and promote them,...

Although Pokemon Go isn't advertised as an MMO, both experts and players have noted it does present some interesting similarities: Both have tons of players on servers...

Gaming research firm Quantic Foundry posted a new blog last week revealing the results of its surveys cross-referencing gender, age, and playstyle in video...

One of the great things about MMORPGs is that you can live out fantasies that are otherwise unobtainable for you in real life. Financial...

When you take a step back and look at the broad MMO genre, you see some common threads that run through most games. One...

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....

Superdata's digital games market report for August 2016 landed in our inbox today. Those of you who've been consistently frustrated and confused over the...

Isn't it really disturbing when you're playing one game and it completely reminds you of another title? Our brains make so many bizarre connections that...

In honor of the launch of Star Trek Online on console this month, PWE has granted Massively OP 75 PlayStation 4 faction pack codes -- 25 apiece of the Starfleet,...

It was the mid-'80s, and I was just a kid in love with his family's IBM PC. Not having a wealth of capital at...

So it turns out that people were right when they said that self-driving cars were a terrible idea. We were all in favor of...

There are always going to be differences in opinion about what should be done with an IP based upon a franchise. That's just natural....

My previous article on the culture of Japan's Pokemon Go scene was written before I'd experienced much of the American one to keep my explanations...

Superdata's July report on online gaming revenues is in, and there are some predictable bits and some surprises. On the P2P MMO front, the...

Hardcore science-fiction MMO Project Genom is getting ready to make the big step forward into early access, as the title will launch on Steam...

As some readers may know, I've spent the last few years in Japan trying to tackle the local gaming scene, online and off. While...

How would you like to play as a child of an alternate-universe USSR rebuilding the world after a disastrous science experience? The Tomorrow Children...

"Put down that video game controller before your brain turns to mush!" If you've ever heard a variation of this phrase tossed your way as...

It’s hard not to be negative about your favorite game when it appears that it’s changing its original goals. “What? You’re just now realizing...