I’m a huge fan of cover shooters. I played through the first three Gears of War games as they were released—multiple times, even. I played through the first Kane and Lynch game within 24 hours and loved it, even though most people did not. I’ve played quite a lot of The Division over the past year, as well, even though [...]
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One necromancer to rule them all! The art of MMORPG Resurrection used to be a niche occupation. Small companies like Suba Games and Red Fox Games dominated the unholy arts. That all changed when Steam loosened its listing standards a few years ago. A flood of MMORPGs, old and new, came crashing onto the shores of the Steam Store. For [...]
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The Unreal Engine 4 powered MMORPG Ashes of Creation launched its Kickstarter campaign yesterday (May 1st, 2017) and surpassed its initial $750,000 ask in less than 12 hours. That makes it one of fastest large-scale campaigns to hit its target in crowdfunding history. Hype and interest in the MMORPG genre is certainly alive and well! Ashes of Creation, unlike most [...]
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It’s been about two weeks now since I finished The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and one thing that I can’t seem to get out of my head is the notion that MMOs could stand to learn a thing or two from the latest in Nintendo’s long-running series. There were a few aspects of the game I was [...]
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You’ve probably heard the phrase “the problem with MMOs is the investment” or something similar said a million times by now. Usually, it’s said by people who seem to think that others don’t want to invest in MMOs. It’s said by those who think their time is better spent elsewhere. But I’d like to posit a different hypothesis: People want [...]
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If there is ever going to be a game that smothers World of Warcraft, it will be a mobile game. That’s if the fabled legend ever comes to pass—and at this rate, it won't be any time soon. I imagine for some readers this is a rather presumptuous statement to make. Afterall PC and console are still minting money, and [...]
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It's that time again, time to recollect what we've been playing for the past week, and an opportunity to hear from you. We don't just play MMOs—we would be pretty boring if we did—and these weekly posts are our opportunity to share just how far our are horizon's stretch ( a little bit). Let us know in the comments below [...]
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Everyone has experienced it: that moment when you know you're done: donzeo, badabing, badaboom—time for the next game. It's hard to figure out exactly what that moment is, or if its even the same from game to game. Though I think you can nail down some similar experiences that nudge at you and say, "Yeah, you're going to be done [...]
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A new KickStarter game has been announced and it’s website highlights a bullet-point overview of every next-generation feature you want from an MMORPG: “a living world of consequence,” “dynamic dungeons,” “meaningful PvP.” The section labeled “key features” goes on, and on... and on. Each one that follows sends a new shiver of hype up your spine, until the final stretch [...]
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Guys. Guys! Did you hear about that new MMORPG that’s heading to Kickstarter that has all those amazing freggin features! Oh man. I. Can. Not. Wait! This one is going to be the “WoW-Killer” for sure. Let me just stuff these bullet point key features into my syringe—oh yeah, that’s the spot. OoooOooooooo. This game is going to be AMAZING [...]
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