Our latest coverage of Columns.
The recent drama surrounding NeoGAF over the weekend, and the firing of all-but-one paid staff members at The Escapist has spurred me to reflect on the changing nature of Internet communities. While internet forums are not yet dead, its clear that social networks and aggregators like reddit have put the whole standalone forum format into terminal decline. The ascent of [...]
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There’s a lot of content to experience in Final Fantasy XIV. Having re-launched in mid-2013 under the tagline A Realm Reborn, FFXIV saw an almost phoenix-like rebirth from the ashes. What was once a disaster of a game turned into a critically acclaimed MMORPG, with a cohesive story, a fluid combat system, and a world that felt alive. Having recently [...]
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Neowiz Games revealed today that the open world MMORPG Bless will be launching on Steam sometime in 2018. The game's steam store page is already up and features a new trailer for the game as well. After Aeria Games cancelled their publishing agreement with Neowiz, many fans of Bless thought that an English release would never happen. Fortunately, with a [...]
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For years now there has been a trend among games in general and MMORPGs in particular to make them more accessible by lowering the difficulty of their content. A recent game launch and a patch highlight this trend. With the release of Patch 4.1, Final Fantasy XIV unveiled a new dungeon. This new 24 man raid was not meant to [...]
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Its a feature, not a bug. No game is immune from bugs, but the effects a bug can have are magnified by the multiplayer, persistent nature of MMOs. Often bugs go unfixed for months, if not years. Whether its not developer's inability or ignorance of such bugs, they often end up being fixed features of a MMO. Something for players [...]
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Earlier, we extensively covered Final Fantasy XIV's latest Letter from the Producer LIVE, a massive 3-hour live stream from the developers of FFXIV, who gave us a plethora of new information regarding the upcoming Patch 4.1. Now, courtesy of Bayohne, the Community Rep for FFXIV, we have updates regarding the Job changes coming in Patch 4.1! Warrior Steel Cyclone will [...]
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Playerunknown's Battlegrounds has taken the PC gaming scene by storm this year and continues to make new highs every week. It recently surpassed Dota 2 as the most popular game on Steam, reaching peak concurrent player numbers exceeding 1.5 million. With that sort of success, PUBG and the Battle Royal genre it popularized was sure to draw copycats. We saw [...]
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This week marked the passing of an era in online gaming. Everyone's favorite lawless sandbox Eve Online was hit by another in-game political scandal. A major player Alliance called Circle of Two (CO2) was betrayed by a high ranking insider and subsequently fell apart. Over a trillion in ISK along with the Alliance's Keepstar Citadel capital HQ was stolen in [...]
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On September 14, 2017 Pearl Abyss, the Korean studio behind Black Desert Online, went public. Two weeks prior, the company held a news conference detailing their history and their plans for the future. As part of that conference, the company released a slew of interesting numbers pertaining to their business. These included revenue numbers, unit sales, staffing numbers, and so [...]
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MMOs.com has partnered with My.com to give away 500 Dragon Wings for Revelation Online. These wings can be attached to your character and used to fly! Soar through the skies in style with these gorgeous Dragon Wings! Obtain your Revelation Online Dragon Wings below: Revelation Online Dragon Wings Giveaway Note: These keys can only be redeemed during the month of [...]
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