state of the game

World of Warcraft game director Ion Hazzikostas has a lot to say regarding the changes that the game's development staff is making moving forward...

It's official: Trion/Gamigo's voxel sandbox MMORPG Trove is turning nine years old today and is celebrating with its annual Sunfest events. "It's time to have...

In all virtual worlds, there are buffs and there are nerfs. Both are inevitable, but you generally like to see the former and dread...

If you're going to be stuck in status limbo, it helps to at least show signs that you're still alive and kicking. So good...

Embers Adrift is riding high on the achievements of its late May content update, which added the mail system, five more quests, two dungeons,...

Destiny 2 players are racing this weekend to see who will net the world's first takedown of The Final Shape's new raid, Salvation's Edge:...

So last week, I spent a whole lot of words talking about what "the meta" actually means when it comes to MMOs. Put very...

This week, MOP's Chris ran afoul of the MMO meta when he was going through New World. Only he... didn't, not really. He ran...

The always cantankerous New World community is in even more of an uproar than usual lately. Go to any of its social media, and...

We'll start by pointing out that, no, Bossa Studios' developing PvE survivalbox Lost Skies still has no timeline for testing or release. What it...

I was playing Lord of the Rings Online last weekend when my server naturally veered off into one of its favorite discussions: whether Moria...

Guild Wars 2 is continuing to quietly push out low-key weekly events this month with barely an acknowledgement except on social media, to the...

Every year, GDC conducts an industry-wide survey of game developers and compiles the results in its State of the Game Industry, the 2024 edition...

PlanetSide 2 has had a bit of a rocky year, swinging from the heights of a 20th anniversary of the franchise to the lows...

Usually retrospectives tend to look back at the entire year, but it looks as if Embers Adrift is mostly proud of November, as the...

When fishing in real life, you can't see what you're doing or where the fish are at all times, meaning you have to cast...

Sunday, October 15th, will mark the first full year of operation for Embers Adrift, which means that Stormhaven Studios is readying to celebrate the...

Wayfinder has come a long way in its quest to shore up its paid early access: Airship Syndicate dropped an avalanche of info and...

So before I start this column, I want to make something very clear: I do not for one moment, in my heart of hearts,...

The PvPers of Destiny 2 were not happy whatsoever with the latest state of the game letter from director Joe Blackburn, who says that...