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Warframe of Mind: Where to look to find the lore in Warframe
When I mention the lore in Warframe, the response I usually get is "There's lore in Warframe?!?" I've even gotten this from some who...
The Daily Grind: Should MMOs have end dates?
One of the best things that Final Fantasy XI did was end. Not end updates, obviously, the game has a monthly release cadence that...
Final Fantasy XIV releases the long-awaited Viera and Hrothgar name conventions
Here's something fun for the Final Fantasy XIV players wondering about a lore-appropriate name for a Viera: If you changed the character but haven't...
The Stream Team: Wrapping up Warframe’s The War Within
Warframe's story has had some twists and turns, and Massively OP's MJ is winding her way through it all. Tonight she will wrap up...
PUBG Corp has a new studio working on a game creating a new narrative in the PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds universe
So, how much do you know about the universe of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds? It's perfectly valid if your reaction to that question is incredulity that...
Warframe of Mind: The story of Space Mom and The Second Dream
When I first started playing Warframe, I definitely wasn't in it for the story. Was there story? Initially, no. There were only crumbs of...
‘Throne war’ MMO Crowfall explains the art of its visual storytelling
Most of the active storytelling you're going to get in Crowfall is going to be done and explained by the premise of the game itself;...
Saturday Night Live takes a jab at The Division 2’s love of talking at you
Sometimes you just can't get an NPC to shut up in a video game. Sometimes you can't get multiple NPCs to shut up. And...
Final Fantasy XIV updates its official preview site for the release of patch 4.56
The hour fast approaches to conclude the Stormblood story and lead into Shadowbringers in Final Fantasy XIV. Unfortunately for fans eagerly awaiting this conclusion, that hour does...
Star Wars: The Old Republic’s creative director talks about the characters of Jedi Under Siege
The latest update for Star Wars: The Old Republic brought a lot of characters around. It brought major characters back, it brought new characters into...
Guild Wars 2 developers discuss the big dramatic ending of the latest Living World episode
Who likes big surprises in video game stories? All right, now who likes having those big dramatic moments spoiled ahead of time? If the...
Blizzard talks up ‘meaningful choices’ in World of Warcraft’s story
Did you still have any hopes about the story of World of Warcraft in this expansion? Did you think the writers would somehow pull...
Wisdom of Nym: How we missed storyline overload in Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood
One of the things that I mentioned back when I was reviewing Heavensward in its totality was that for all the praise I give...
Final Fantasy XIV previews the second volume of its lore guide
There's a lot of lore going on behind the scenes of Final Fantasy XIV. A lot of it is up-front with quests and dungeons,...
Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR, a roleplay community divided
Much praise and hatred have been tossed at Star Wars: The Old Republic for its decision to focus more heavily on the single-player aspects...
WoW Factor: There’s no fixing this Battle for Azeroth story
Let's be totally clear about something: There is no twist waiting for this World of Warcraft story. It doesn't exist. There's no way that...
World of Warcraft fans are not happy with the latest story developments, some try to cope through harassment
So yesterday's latest bit of story in World of Warcraft did not, in fact, delight and amaze fans. Quite the opposite. Reactions on the...
Wisdom of Nym: Some story breakdown from Final Fantasy XIV’s latest patch
I had said before patch 4.3 came out that we were going to learn a fair bit about the future direction of Final Fantasy...
Warframe teases new story content by way of a recommended quest guide
The story of Warframe is always there, but it has lain fallow for some time now. The developers have had other things to focus...
Saga of Lucimia argues GM events should be mandatory in MMOs, not an ‘optional service’
A few months ago, we ran a Leaderboard poll asking players what kind of live studio-led events they want out of MMORPGs. By way...