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The Daily Grind: Have you ever wished that supplementary lore were represented in an MMO?
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...
Albion Online shows off the Keepers of Albion
Since ancient times, the Keepers of Albion have prowled the wilds of Albion Online, rejecting civilization and venerating the wild. The latest lore video...
The Division’s crying woman is no longer crying… or present
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...
Star Wars: The Old Republic provides backstory fiction for Knights of the Eternal Throne
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...
Dual Universe puts out a first draft of its lore bible
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...
Go. Hunt. Kill Rooks: City of Titans unveils its latest enemy group
Anyone who has played the game that inspired City of Titans knows that they will play with a very straightforward objective: Go. Hunt. Kill......
Blizzard discusses the failings of the Sombra ARG for Overwatch
The ARG surrounding Sombra's reveal in Overwatch was a bit dicey, even if you overlook stuff like players hacking other player accounts out of...
Revelation Online introduces the northern wolves
Oh no! The Northern Wolves are coming in Revelation Online! Are you scared? Do you know who the Northern Wolves are? If not, you...
Guild Wars 2 shares another chapter of Tyrian Travels
The regular installments of Guild Wars 2's Tyrian Travels feature tell the story of an asura named Vikki and her moa named Momo, and...
WoW Factor: Sargeras, the Legion, and World of Warcraft lore on the cosmic scale
Patch 7.1 is just around the corner for World of Warcraft, and it makes me just a little bit anxious. Why? Because the expansion...
Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival: Reactions to Stormblood
Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood ought to have be the least interesting announcement possible. It was heavily teased before it actually happened, and we knew that...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV patch 3.4 in review, continued
There's never really a good splitting point when discussing Final Fantasy XIV patches. They always cover so much ground with features and additions that...
Riders of Icarus previews the Rift of the Damned and steps back on Alliance changes
Don't be nervous about entering Riders of Icarus' Rift of the Damned; as a recent development diary shows, it's just a name. The eponymous...
Heroes of the Storm goes full StarCraft with Machines of War
These days, it might feel as if Blizzard is all about one very specific game that involves worlds, wars, and angry things on fire....
Crowfall shows off the lore of the Bog Bear
It's important to remember that Crowfall takes place in a fantasy world with fantastical creatures. Sure, there are sieges and politics to consider, but...
Check out a new chapter of travel in Guild Wars 2
The story of Guild Wars 2 is not always about elder dragons, wars, betrayal, and grinding Masteries. Sometimes, it's just the story of an...
Community manager: Turbine plans to bring Ravenloft to Dungeons & Dragons Online
There are a whole lot of different settings that have been explored over time in the tabletop version of Dungeons & Dragons, but Dungeons...
World of Warcraft previews the max-level zone of Suramar
Four out of the five big new zones in Legion can be entered at any level and will scale up or down appropriately. But...
First impressions of World of Warcraft: Legion, part two
When last we left off, the world was screwed. World of Warcraft: Legion doesn't tell you that you're facing a huge threat, it just...
WoW Factor: The storm upon the Broken Shore
I sometimes get asked why I don't do more stuff within betas when I have access to them. To answer that, all I can...
