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Star Wars: The Old Republic is not canon. It was one of the many things caught in the Star Wars Expanded Universe purge, which...

The River District of Neverwinter (the city) is not a pleasant place, or at least it won't be soon. For one thing, it's impossible...

Of the spiritual successors to City of Heroes, Ship of Heroes is the Johnny-come-lately that also puts all of the action inside of a...

Welcome to the next six months of Final Fantasy XIV, folks. Yes, there are going to be more changes over time, adjustments and upgrades...

So it turns out that the world of TERA has got several prisons containing gods. Really, gods. They're imprisoned because of crimes against mortals...

As cool as the troops of the Tzenkethi look, the race would not be a plausible threat in Star Trek Online without starships. It'd...

A new game mode has been added to Overwatch, and it's called Sinking Ships. The first round was when Blizzard established Tracer's relationship status...

It occurred to me as I penned last week's column that I hadn't actually been talking about Final Fantasy XIV's next patch very much...

The Tzenkethi are coming to Star Trek Online, which should make any franchise lore nerd at least moderately happy. No television series has ever...

The end of the Heavensward patch cycle for Final Fantasy XIV is just around the corner, and it's bringing along plenty of stuff for...

They're mysterious. They're ancient. They're elegant. They are also, presumably, hiding in the bushes to steal your chickens. They're the Foxes of Revelation Online,...

As the Horde pushed north following the destruction of Stormwind, the Alliance dogged their forces and conspired to push them back. But the Horde...

Holiday events in MMORPGs are nothing new, but World of Warcraft's upcoming micro-holidays are a little bit different. These aren't extended holidays meant to...

Everyone knows the pain of struggling desperately to get that one last gift for someone you care about. Even if you're Overwatch's super-speedster Tracer,...

Players of Black Desert Online's Korean version will get to start enjoying the Dark Knight on December 15th, but those of us over here...

I do not care about Hearthstone. Odds are I'm never going to; I got over my CCG phase ages ago with actual cards, and...

Since ancient times, the Keepers of Albion have prowled the wilds of Albion Online, rejecting civilization and venerating the wild. The latest lore video...

Before patch 1.4, The Division featured a crying woman in the Grindhouse. Why was she crying? Nobody knows, but considering that the game is...

Look, we don't want to spoil the ending of Star Wars: The Old Republic's last expansion story arc for you if you're still working...

Technically, one could argue that you don't need lore to make an MMORPG work; it just helps players have an idea of who they're...