Destiny might be the de facto blueprint for how to make a first-person, MMO, live service game, but it lacks one crucial element that could make it better: raid matchmaking. While BioWare had previously confirmed raid matchmaking would be p...

Having known a few people who had wedding (eternal bonding) ceremonies in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, I for sure bet that several of them would have taken up Square Enix on this real-life extra package. Yep, as an extension of the in...

Naoki Yoshida, also known as "Yoshi P" is probably one of the most passionate producers on the scene right now. I've talked endlessly about how effective he's been at saving Final Fantasy XIV in particular, but he's also a beacon of hope fo...

A hub really helps make or break a World of Warcraft expansion for me. Going back to Dalaran was a highlight in Legion, and I'll never forget the war-torn feel of Shattrath. This poster has me pining to return to the former yet ag...

Artist Justin Hall recently picked up World of Warcraft and gave it a spin with an Undead Mage, putting a new twist on the leveling process: drawing his character as it grows. The idea is that Hall spends 10 minutes on a level 10 sketc...

It has been a real rough start for Bethesda's open-world MMO Fallout 76. I'm not sure if anyone needs me to dial back through the various issues, major and minor, that have hit the post-apocalyptic title since its November launch, but let's...

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn never fails to astound me. While my group and I may take breaks here and there, we're always game for a major patch. Square Enix just stuffs so much in every big update, including an expanded storyline, new...

CCP has completely changed its game plan in the past year. After announcing that VR initiatives were kaput, they bolstered EVE Online and shifted some personnel around. Oh, and they decided to forgo the big "EVE Fanfest" meetup in Icel...

Giveaways are way better than contests: Redeem your key for a MapleStory Pet Training Master Pet Pack! The folks over at MapleStory really seem to have taken a liking to us. They hooked us up with some sweet packs for early access for MS2, ...

Battle Royale is still a massive craze, so it only makes sense that the largest shooter around would jump in. Daybreak Games has announced that PlanetSide Arena will take the popular MMOFPS into the battle royale sub-genre next month. While...

Patch 8.1, dubbed Tides of Vengeance, is Battle for Azeroth’s first major content patch that hits live servers this week. New content, class changes, a new War Campaign chapter, and system-wide improvements to existing featu...

Prospective pirates have to keep their anchors down for an extra six days. This voyage isn't starting in a timely fashion. Studio Wildcard has announced that its new pirate MMO Atlas is delayed until December 19. Atlas was origin...

World of Warcraft's Battle for Azeroth update is coming on December 11. It's called "Tides of Vengeance," and will continue the Horde vs. Alliance theme that kicked off at the tail-end of Legion. The War Campaign will continue with a D...

We've got contest deja vu! Come win another Founder's Pack Explorer Package for MapleStory 2! Hey, remember all those other times we gave away some MapleStory 2 content? Well, as it turns out, people like MapleStory 2. As a result, we're go...

Studio Wildcard, the developer behind dino survival game ARK: Survival Evolved, is at it again. Except it's drastically upping the stakes this time. At The Game Awards 2018, Studio Wildcard revealed Atlas. It's another survival MMO -- but ...

After the insane snafu with Fallout 76's collector's edition not having the correct bag, Bethesda was finally set to make everything right to its customers. To get a replacement bag, one just needed to head to the Bethesda support website a...

Blizzard just launched its latest patch for Heroes of the Storm this week, and among many alterations and balance changes comes one major update: Janitor Leoric. I know what you're thinking: what's the big deal with a skin? Well, it origina...

EA and BioWare have announced that the first closed alpha test for its third-person co-op game Anthem will be held next weekend. On December 8 and 9, select players will be able to log on during specific time slots to try out BioWare's next...

I had the good fortune of playing an early build at Wildstar at PAX many, many years ago and saw a lot of great things, but was immensely worried. The aim was to replicate the MMO experience of old, right as the market was shifting to ...

Square Enix has announced that a brand new expansion is heading to Final Fantasy XIV. Titled Shadowbringers, the teaser trailer points to players becoming a Warrior of Darkness. It could also be hinting at some grander story, but I'm not re...

Blizzard just added an amazing item for the 14th anniversary of World of Warcraft: the Overtuned Corgi Goggles. The description doesn't mess around, as they literally allow you to view the world as if it were inhabited by corgis. Here'...

10 years ago this very week, World of Warcraft's Wrath of the Lich King expansion (its second) changed the entire MMO landscape. While Blizzard had already helped bolster the genre with World of Warcraft proper and the fantastic Burning Cru...

MMOs are a tough business. Not only do you have to keep casual players entertained, you also have to feed the needs of a famished veteran player base who are constantly looking for new challenges. Square Enix's Final Fantasy XIV team manage...

Final Fantasy XIV has been trucking along since 2013 (technically 2010 but we don't speak of that original version) and Square Enix seems to be pretty happy with it. Producer Naoki Yoshida (Yoshi-P) and his team have been dropping major pat...

Well as it turns out: burning a World Tree in cold blood does pay off. Although the player base was on fire going into the launch of World of Warcraft's Battle for Azeroth expansion, Activision saw the green in the end. Speaking on an ...