Although "darkened neon purple and blue" is a highly popular aesthetic in World of Warcraft, I can't get enough of it. Zangarmarsh, Azsuna, Netherstorm: take your pick. Now, Ardenweald will join that list when the upcoming Shadowlands&...

The story of World of Warcraft marches ever on, into its inevitable....conclusion? When will World of Warcraft "end" anyway? And will Activision give it the chance to bow out gracefully after all these years if the subscriber base starts to...

Although the inevitable news came recently that BlizzCon 2020 was canceled, Blizzard, like many other publishers, is planning on going with the online event route. That "tour" starts as early as next month. Announced by way of their officia...

I can map out most of World of Warcraft, from the Vanilla era to the present, in my head. Some zones are more memorable than others, but I've spent so much time in that world that it's like a second home to me. That's partially why the...

For years I've been sharing the joy of Final Fantasy XIV, one of the best current MMOs on the market, but now you can finally join in without paying anything: for 30 days. As of today, Square Enix and Sony have joined up for a deal that all...

One of the most enduring aspects of EVE Online is just how impactful the playerbase is on the day-to-day goings-on of the game. Although developer CCP Games guides players along it's ultimately up to them to shape the future of the wor...

Today, May 16, marks 18 years since Final Fantasy XI released in Japan for the PlayStation 2. Despite the closure of its PS2 and Xbox 360 servers back in 2016, its developers still nourish a healthy PC community with consistent updates...

Pokemon Sword and Shield still has some life in it yet with the upcoming expansion, but World of Warcraft is also getting in on the pet battling fun. As part of the "Bonus Event" system to keep people interested until the Sha...

Gerald needs some backup and he's willing to pay for it. Anyone who fires up GTA Online this week will find a set of six new contract missions that reward handsomely. The weekly update to GTA Online spotlights the new story "Geral...

With everyone packed-in due to the pandemic with nothing to do and plenty of competing products to choose from, Blizzard has been rolling out promotions with various titles to try to keep people interested. Heroes of the Storm had a ti...

World of Warcraft: Shadowlands is bringing some huge changes to WoW as a whole, and Blizzard is starting to finally give us more info following its BlizzCon data dump last November. Amid the rollout of the alpha for select players, the WoW&...

The jacks of all trades have their day in the sun this week in Red Dead Online. Usually, Rockstar gears weekly bonuses toward specific activities -- role XP boosts, premiums on showdown matches, that sort of stuff. This time, it's a massive...

Final Fantasy XIV's patch cycle is always unpredictable. Square Enix never gives a firm release date for patches as the system is constantly in flux, instead preferring to provide windows that are more like (pirate voice)...guidelines. "Ear...

Final Fantasy XIV is arguably the strongest its ever been right now. That's not just referring to the current state of the game during its Shadowbringers expansion, but the entire foundation in general. Square Enix has added countless ...

Publisher Microsoft and developer Rare have just announced the PC edition of Sea of Thieves will be weighing anchor on the Steam platform soon, having previously been available exclusively on the Microsoft Store.While no details have been r...

Final Fantasy XIV could go down in history as one of the most beautiful games ever made. Scratch that: most beautiful pieces of art ever made. Scratch that: I'm making the push for that to happen right now, not "at some point in history." N...

It's kind of incredible that Guild Wars 2 has lasted this long. It turns eight years old this August, and ArenaNet, for the most part, has been a pretty good steward of the game.  In all that time it's only hosted two expansions (Heart...

In today's contest, we're giving away copies of Viking survival RPG Valnir Rok! Lots of us are stuck at home. If you're lucky, you're able to still work and earn an income. If you're not, then it's going to be a long couple of [hopefully on...

I've probably spent as much time in Arathi Basin, digitally, as I have in some real-life locales. I'll probably add to that running count a bit now that the battleground just hit WoW: Classic. Just in case you haven't played WoW, Arathi Bas...

A lot of people have been waiting nearly a decade to finally play Phantasy Star Online 2. In those first minutes with the game, why not make things weird and dress up like a low-rent Sonic the Hedgehog cosplayer? Sega's immediately monetiz...

Every so often the Final Fantasy XIV team shares a bit of their inside development process, and it rules. The team is clearly very proud of what Final Fantasy XIV has become: escaping the legacy of the original failed XIV and forging its ow...

GTA Online is a lawless mayhem simulator where being a bad person is promoted, encouraged, and rewarded. That's why the newest addition to this money-printing MMO seems, I don't know, just a little off-track. Today, Rockstar introduce...

We've got a giveaway for closed beta keys for MMORPG action brawler Shadow Arena! Who doesn't love trying out new games before everyone else does? No one, that's who. Why wouldn't you want to get in on the action earlier than the unwashed m...

It's hard to believe I've been playing Final Fantasy XIV regularly for nearly seven years. That's the Realm Reborn edition of course, which itself is a rebuild of the failed iteration from 2010. To see a project like this — on th...

We all know the Final Fantasy VII Remake is going to be a bit different. We've seen new faces, remixed faces, and Midgar as a whole is going to feel a lot bigger. While we've already seen some of those changes in the form of the summons sho...