Storyboard: What makes MMO gamers connect with some NPCs but not others?
To start this column, I am going to say three names. These three names cover NPCs from three different MMORPGs. All three of these NPCs...
Hundreds of current and former devs at Microsoft-owned studios march in Save Our Devs rallies
If Microsoft and the game studios under its Xbox banner were hoping to ignore a giant inflatable rat, then they also were likely hoping to ignore...
Casually Classic: What else could WoW Classic do with its hardcore mode?
There are a lot of questions begging to be answered and hype that’s hoping to be met concerning WoW Classic when BlizzCon convenes next month....
Guardians of the Wild Sky reveals publisher Paradox and 2027 Steam early access release window
Way back in February, we first learned about Guardians of the Wild Sky, a new co-op sandbox from Blue Isle Studios, a company you might...
Rumor: WoW Classic Plus files have been loaded onto the Chinese version of the MMORPG
With the expectation of WoW Classic Plus being announced during this year’s BlizzCon reaching a fever (and maybe worrying) pitch, it seems as if fans of...
‘We aren’t where we want to be yet in terms of server stability,’ says Stars Reach boss
Well, it’s not really coming as a surprise here since our writers, podcasters, and readers have been saying for months that Stars Reach was not...
Riot’s fighting game 2XKO will trade active development for maintenance mode in December
After the layoffs earlier this year, fans of Riot’s fighting game 2XKO probably did not believe the future was bright even with the developers assuring...
The Daily Grind: Do you play the most popular class or spec in your MMO?
Back in June, a Guild Wars 2 fan put together a neat chart showing how many people are playing which specs in open world PvE,...
Podcast #881 – Intel CPU Leak, Arc Linux VRAM Zip, Twitch AI Training, MOZA Racing Sim Gear Review, Ryzen 9 Delidding + MORE!
Get the fanciest Ryzen 9 without a lid, Intel appears to be looping back on their naming CPUs and Arc squeaks out more performance (sometimes),...
Jump into Eterspire’s Original Beta Build To Mark Fifth Anniversary (and Many Changes) Since the Beta II Launch
Independent cross-platform MMORPG Eterspire is celebrating five years since the launch of the currently-running Beta II -- by letting us jump into their original Beta...