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Skyforge takes a first look at regional invasion
There are regions in Skyforge that are largely irrelevant to higher-level players. There are a lot of invasions in Skyforge. The two things have...
Valiance Online works with the community to develop and show off powersets
Do you like pets, powersets, and behind-the-scenes development glances? Then you'll enjoy the nearly four hours of Valiance Online stream footage now available just...
Check out the character creation options for Black Desert’s upcoming Mystic class
As it has always gone with Black Desert, there's another new class coming to the game dubbed the Mystic, meant to function as the...
Check out previews of two areas coming in World of Warcraft patch 7.3
If you've missed the memo, World of Warcraft is taking players to Argus in patch 7.3. That's the former home of the Draenei, a...
Get all of the World of Warcraft lore you need in a format for those unwilling to read
There's a lot of lore behind World of Warcraft. Part of that is because the game has had plenty of time to develop it,...
Secret World Legends update continues the main story
Boy, the Secret World Legends story is just clocking right along, isn't it? The game's latest update continues past the end of the "Mortal...
The Elder Scrolls Online details the lore behind Horns of the Reach
So what's going on in the next big chunk of The Elder Scrolls Online DLC? The short version is "nothing good," as detailed in...
Wisdom of Nym: Diving into Omega in Final Fantasy XIV
It's kind of ironic that Omega may be the first time in Final Fantasy XIV where the eponymous foe is our actual antagonist. The...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV Stormblood’s story and the lack of MacGuffins
I think I was about halfway through the Stormblood story when I noticed that it was avoiding more or less every single bit of...
Star Trek Online rolls out Season 13.5 on July 18
Things are getting escalated again in Star Trek Online with the release of season 13.5 on July 18th. Players will be tasked with breaking...
Diablo III previews the lore of the Necromancer and new patch 2.6 areas
You may well not need the lore behind Diablo III's Necromancer to enjoy the class. All you need to know is that it's a...
Neverwinter deploys the Shroud of Souls update to consoles today
It's time for console players to head to the River District in Neverwinter. The game's latest patch for the console editions of the game...
Path of Exile previews a familiar boss in the next Fall of Oriath beta patch
It's always good to see a familiar face. Unless that face belongs to a boss, of course; then it's a mixed emotion. When Path...
Revelation Online takes a tour of Ersich Forest
We promise the population of Revelation Online that Ersich Forest is, in fact, a lovely and benevolent area. Sure, it seems nice on the...
Revelation Online explores the motivation of the Pirate Crew faction
Pirates! It's pretty easy to understand the motivation of pirates most of the time; pirates want to get stuff by taking it from other...
Cryptic’s Magic the Gathering RPG: Speculating on the lore and game systems
An RPG based on Magic: the Gathering is one of those things I have both long wanted and long assumed was just never going...
Buy a whole book’s worth of technical breakdowns of the EVE Online frigates
Do you enjoy owning books based on MMOs? Are you the sort of person who enjoys in-depth technical diagrams and discussion about fictional craft?...
Revelation Online offers a quick tour of Sidus Ur
Most of the world of Revelation Online is not safe to explore. It's a dangerous place, and there's battle at every turn. But Sidus...
Star Trek Online debuts new lockbox items, deploys Escalation console patch
Over the years, Star Trek Online has featured a number of ships and enemy factions from one-off episodes, including an entire group of enemies...
World of Warcraft previews the upcoming Tomb of Sargeras opening
The entirety of World of Warcraft: Legion has been building up to a fight inside of the Tomb of Sargeras. It's the nexus of...