MOBA Monday: Is there room for new MOBAs? A couple weeks ago (before my brief hiatus due to sickness), my editor asked me to discuss whether the seemingly stale internet marketplace has room for new MOBAs. Her question came in the wake of Chaos Heroes Online’s sudden, somewhat unpredictable closing in February. And, true, a handful
PAX East: Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns Preview . Away from the beaten path of the PAX show floor I was able to meet with Colin Johanson, Game Director of Guild Wars 2 and Isaiah Cartwright, Lead Designer to talk about their upcoming expansion, Heart of Thorns. It’s not your traditional expansion where you often see a raise in the level cap
Eorzean Evening Post: FFXIV goes PAX . Little Ladies’ Day is in full swing, at least for a few more days, in Eorzea. It’s an odd celebration, following treasure maps to dig up dolls. Yes, dolls. I like how the event itself is designed, it finally made me get off my lazy behind and learn how to use treasure maps in FFXIV (yeah, I
WoW Wednesday: Twilight of the Subscription Model . A week ago, it was revealed by Blizzard that the WoW Tokens are coming into fruition, ending the spectacle and whimsy players have had since the rumors concerning them. For those of you who don’t follow, WoW Tokens will be available for purchase through the in-game shop for real money
MMOGames PAX East 2015 Awards . So many cool upcoming games at this PAX in Boston, it was impossible to see everything and very difficult to sort out what was best, but after much deliberation MMOGames would humbly like to present our choices for the 2015 PAX East awards:
Most Anticipated: Star Citizen
Many of us a
PAX East: Wargaming - Xbox, Card Game, and Warships . When World of Tanks launched in 2010 and 2011 it practically made Wargaming a household name. The game was a roaring success across multiple counties and allowed the studio to really reach out and expand. Since then they have released a multitude of games including World of Warplanes, World
Bel's Blog Bonanza - March 13, 2015 . Hey folks and welcome to Bel’s Blog Bonanza, a bi-weekly feature here on MMOGames where I attempt to highlight some of the more interesting topics currently cycling through the gaming blogosphere. One of my favorite aspects of writing about games, is the interactions I have with other blogge
Beta Data: March 13, 2015 . Beta Data fell foul of Friday 13th this week as my document looked as though it hadn’t saved all of my new additions and changes, then I couldn’t get it to load for a while, and when I finally did a bunch of the dates had muddled themselves up. Thankfully, I managed to retrieve it but I almo
PAX East: Smite Expands to the Xbox One . If you attended PAX East or at least tuned in to watch on Twitch you noticed this was the year of the MOBA and the online shooter. While many of those games are a work-in-progress or are currently in beta, Smite has been available for about a year. The game has established itself as somethin
MOBA Monday: League of Legends vs Heroes of the Storm (Pt. 2) . Last week, staff writer Nick Shively wrote a Versus piece pitting League of Legends against genre newcomer Heroes of the Storm. It was a well-written piece; Nick made a lot of valid points—but I feel the debate could have gone either way. So this week, I’m re-opening the discussi
Eorzean Evening Post: Come Fly Away in Heavensward . Let’s get the news out of the way first. Pre-orders for Heavensward are live! If you want the big retail box with the dragon statue and art-book it will set you back $129.99, while the digital collectors is simply $59.99. That price will also get you the Heavensward/A Realm Reborn bundle, if
WoW Wednesday: Why Do We Keep Coming Back? . Every MMO inevitably lead to that one day where we feel the most powerful repulsion of disdain and regret. We get sick of it. When that happens, we go through the motions like playing another game, continue arbitrarily playing, or, heaven forbid, go outside and do something not involved wit
PAX East: Echo of Soul Hands-on . On a cold late night during PAX East I was able to attend a media event for Echo of Soul, a MMO being brought to North America and Europe by Aeria Games and developed by Nvius located in South Korea. Initially I was fairly skeptical of the game thinking it was just another MMO being brought
Versus: Magic: The Gathering Online vs Hearthstone . There are nearly countless varieties of online trading and collectable card games, but none have really caught as much attention as Magic: The Gathering Online and Hearthstone. Magic: The Gathering is one of the original, and longest lasting, collectable trading card games so there’s no doub
Beta Data: March 20, 2015 . Crowfall comes into its last few days on Kickstarter with a barrage of reveals on crafting, character progression, and even a few sneak peeks behind the scenes at the development process. Sandbox MMO, Origins of Malu, starts its PvP-only Early Access period today with purchase options availa
Online Games in Japan Part 1: No MMO-Man's Land . When I was a kid, I spend an enormous amount of time looking for Japanese media and translations of upcoming games. Famitsu scans of Super Mario RPG no one translated made the wait for my Nintendo Power magazine unbearable. The realization that Secret of Mana 2 (Seiken Densetsu 3) wouldnR
MOBA Monday: Vainglory . A few weeks ago (before my unexpected two week departure) I wrote a piece highlighting mobile MOBAs. In it, I discussed a few noteworthy mobile battle arenas and delivered brief overviews of each.
Although I mentioned it, I suspended my judgment on Vainglory. Since I had not yet played it, I
Crowfall Developer Interview with J Todd Coleman on Kickstarter and Beyond . As the Kickstarter campaign for Crowfall is in the final hours we sat down with the Creative Director J. Todd Coleman to find out more about the future of the game and learn a little bit more about some of the features that have been revealed so far. As of writing this the campaign just pass
WoW Wednesday: Finding Love in an Unlikely Place . A note from the Editor:
This week our News Editor Hannah Richardson became Hannah Richardson-Lewis. She married her WoW sweetheart Dan, who you can hear on the weekly gaming podcast, the VGR Show. For these two World of Warcraft is more than just a game, it has changed their lives in ways th
Online Games in Japan Part 2: Of English Titans and Japanese Indies . This is the second part of an ongoing look into the state of online gaming in Japan. If you’d like to read more on the subject head over to part one.
Last time, we discussed the issues facing the Japanese online gamer. Of note, Japanese online gaming is so niche that the term MMORPG h
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Eve Online Beginner's Guide - Episode 4: The Miner .
The Ultimate DayZ Beginner's Guide .
