PAX Prime 2015: Hands-on with Devilian . What makes a company take on another Asian MMO? What is it about this particular game that is attractive. I spoke with Devilian producer Andrew Sipotz and Director of Program Management for Trion and there answers respectively were,
“it’s just a lot of fun. There are systems in g
eSports in Japan - Part 1: What is and isn't an eSport . So, if two whole articles on the subject didn’t make it clear enough, let me just say it: online gaming in Japan isn’t popular on PC. It’s not just a language issue, but a cultural one, both in terms of overall Japanese culture and specific gaming culture. While trade and g
Attack of the Swag Giveaway .
Welcome to our month long giveaway of swag, in game items, and even complete games! Every day we’ll be giving away two items which you’ll be able to see below. If you want to win one of them leave a comment saying which one you want. Every morning (London time) we will announce
Eorzean Evening Post: Hanging Out at the Moonfire Faire . Final Fantasy XIV is celebrating summer time by kicking off the annual Moonfire Faire. This in-game event has some personal good vibes for me as it takes me back to my first days playing FFXIV in 2013.
A Realm Reborn launched in August that year, and still FFXIV put on the Moonfire Faire eve
WoW Wednesday: Starting Over Again in World of Warcraft . One girl and her bear, Paddington
So this week, I dispensed with my EU Account and started anew on the US Servers.
Whilst I was away on holiday, I thought long and hard about what I really enjoy in Warcraft, and how end game (as it stands) is currently lacking the elements I crave. I also re
Dispatches From the Tower: Why You Should Give Destiny Another Chance . After weeks of Gjallahorn fun and Iron Banner misery, let’s take a look to the future. This week we will delve into an important question on the minds of more than just a few in these few weeks before the launch of The Taken King on September the 15th. Should I give Destiny a second ch
5 Reasons it's Time to Give Star Wars: The Old Republic Another Chance . MMORPGs are, sadly, kind of like plants. When I was a kid, I remember getting a handful of seeds as part of a school project that I had to plant and grow. I remember rushing to school, eager to see how my seeds had magically transformed in an ancient oak. When I arrived, I was entirely disap
MMO Catalog Tour - Funcom: Nostalgia in Anarchy Online . We’re setting out on a journey together, exploring online games one studio at a time. Our journey begins in the early days of MMOs, all the way back to Funcom’s Anarchy Online. For the next two months we’ll be exploring Funcom’s games from Anarchy Online to Lego Minif
MMOGames' Best of PAX Prime 2015 Awards . PAX Prime 2015 has already come to a close and now it’s time to take a look back at the amazing showcase of games. While it’s nearly impossible to see everything that PAX has to offer, we did our best to get a decent sampling from a variety of MMO genres. Some awards were significantly easie
Blogger Bonanza: Blaugust Ends But the News Keeps On . This month, the Blogger Bonanza has almost entirely been dedicated to covering Blaugust, as that’s what every game and MMO blogger was writing about. Now that it is over, there’s still a little left to cover from the event, but a whole lot of big news to read about as well from s
Beta Data: September 4, 2015 . Atlas Reactor
We’ve had a huge Beta Data tidy up this week! We felt that Early Access is more of a category on its own these days so we opted to split Early Access games from those in a Pre-Alpha and Alpha state, and of course just generally check that games are still actively in development
Attack of the Swag Giveaway: Week Two .
Welcome to week two of our month long giveaway of swag, in game items, and even complete games! Every day we’ll be giving away two items which you’ll be able to see below. If you want to win one of them leave a comment on this post saying which one you want. Every morning (Londo
Permadeath, Indirect PvP, and Pet Bunnies: Interview with Eco's John Krajewski . As I hinted at in my previous article, I submitted more than a few questions to Strange Loop studio head and Eco lead designer John Krajewski. He’s been a busy man, promoting the game on the Kickstarter comments section, news sites, and even interacting with a few fansites, not to ment
Eorzean Evening Post: A Love Letter from the Developers . Final Fantasy XIV just celebrated its second anniversary, and it did so in an interesting way. I didn’t want to write about it until it was over with, just to prevent spoiling the in-game event, The Rising, which is the first of its kind I’ve ever seen in an MMO.
The event started out as one
PAX Prime: Mobile Madness . During most events the mobile games are pushed off to the side or hidden in the back somewhere in the depths of the convention halls. During PAX Prime 2015, however, there was a major showing in regards to mobile MMOs, which demonstrates how influential the mobile market is really starting t
WoW Wednesday: Legion Reveals from DragonCon . What, there’s MORE NEWS?
Last Saturday, a senior Blizzard Game Designer gave a panel at Dragon Con in Atlanta, which has been met with a range of emotions from interest all the way to unbridled glee. If it wasn’t for the immediacy of Social Media we’d have not known about t
5 Features Every MMORPG Should Have . More than most genres, MMORPGs all tend to speak a common language. Sure, in a shooter you know to point the hollow end of the gun at something and press buttons to make them go away, but MMORPGs elevate that common language even higher. For the most part, most of these games exist on a foun
PAX Prime: Final Fantasy XIV: Masayoshi Soken Interview . Last week at PAX I had the opportunity to sit down with Masayoshi Soken, best known for his Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn compositions, and discuss the importance of his music in video games and go over a few things involving Primal battles. Most of the interview was conducted through a
Blogger Bonanza: Survey Says . Survey Says
Earlier in the week, I put out a survey through various social media channels. In it, I wanted some basic information about various bloggers who have or haven’t been featured on this column. The idea was simple: get official names, titles, pronouns, and see who knew they ha
Beta Data: September 11, 2015 . Otherland
This week saw the release of Otherland’s Early Access, meaning that the MMORPG based on Tad Williams’ bestselling book series is now playable by everybody for a small fee through Steam. At present, there’s a small sale on so now is the time to buy your copy of the game!
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