Terraria 1.3: This Almost-MMO is a MMO Fan’s Dream
Terraria stands as one of my all-time favorite games, and its most recent patch has only improved upon what was already there. On its surface, it may not appear to be the kind of game MMO fans would...
View ArticleBlogging Bonanza: Blaugust Eve
Editor’s Note: This article was meant to be published on Friday evening however it slipped through my fingers while I was preparing for Blaugust, whoops! Today is the last day before this list...
View ArticleBlog Bonanza: Those Not Partaking in Blaugust
Blaugust has kicked into high gear and the number of blogs participating has grown exponentially. I have done my very best to read nearly every single post, but it is a monumental task to say the...
View ArticleBlogger Bonanza: Blaugust Week 2
Keeping up with the immense number of talented people participating in Blaugust this year continues to be fun. Though it may seem like a chore for many, I absolutely love the feeling of opening a brand...
View ArticleBlogger Bonanza: Another Week of Blaugust
Blaugust isn’t over yet, but with only a week in some change left, everyone is over the hump. This week’s set of links involves a huge number of bloggers across a wide-variety of games. Not only is...
View ArticleWhy is Rocket League so special?
Rocket League is a simple game, and I am going to dedicate more words to it than are necessary just so I can describe why it is so good. The sum of the games parts – its excellent controls, its...
View ArticleBlogger Bonanza: Only Three Days Left in Blaugust
Well, we’ve done it everyone. Whether you are still writing or not, each and every participant has collectively made it to this point. There are effectively zero weeks left in the month of Blaugust and...
View ArticleBlogger 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...
View ArticleBlogger 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...
View ArticleBlogger Bonanza: What does a MMO owe the player?
Murf’s Blaugust Challenge As part of my own Blaugust challenge on Murf Versus, I made a plea to other participants to write a post highlighting some of their favorite posts on their own blogs. The idea...
View ArticleHeroes of the Storm: How long will this weather last?
I am no expert on MOBAs or Free-to-Play business models. I dabbled with League of Legends for years, but I never invested in the community, the competition, or the theorycrafting surrounding it. I am...
View ArticleWelcome to TORN City
In my first hour playing TORN, I enrolled in classes at law school, beat someone to death with a hammer, and got a job at a casino. Later, I crawled around in a junkyard, shoplifted a candy bar which I...
View ArticleThoughts on DC Universe Online
When DC Universe Online first launched in 2011, I was obsessed. I wanted it to be a successor to City of Heroes, a MMO I loved, especially since Champions Online had not succeeded in filling the...
View ArticleWhy DOOM Should Not Be An eSport
A new DOOM launches this May. The shooter will launch on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One with a full single-player mode. Lately though, id Software’s marketing push for the game has focused primarily...
View ArticleWorld of Warcraft: Traveling to 2004 in 2016
Do you remember when World of Warcraft was good? This question presumes a lot. On its face, it asks you to accept that a) World of Warcraft is no longer good, and b) World of Warcraft was once better....
View ArticleHands-On With the Erectus Closed Beta
Few games are as timeless or as time-obsessed as the city builder. Erectus, an upcoming MMO strategy game currently in closed beta, is no exception. Being developed by Maata Games, Erectus the Game...
View ArticleParagon: First Impressions on a New MOBA Experience
I am not sure what I expected. After putting my hands on the new MOBA Paragon for the first, I am still confused. I knew Paragon is one of the newest in a recent flood of MOBAs. I knew, like other...
View ArticleThe Best Villains in Fantasy MMOs
Fantasy MMORPGs are built around heroics. Players are taught at level one that they are destined to do great things. Heroes by the hundreds, if not thousands, travel the land, completing quests and...
View ArticleBacker Survey: Camelot Unchained
Camelot Unchained, the upcoming spiritual successor to Dark Age of Camelot, finished its Kickstarter campaign back in May 2013. City State Entertainment raised more than 2.2 million dollars from almost...
View ArticleBacker Survey: Shroud of the Avatar
Richard Garriott’s Ultima series, including one the most important MMORPGs ever released (Ultima Online), is legendary in gaming history. Few questioned whether or not a Kickstarter to get a spiritual...
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