Tag: MMO

World of Warcraft: The War Within beta testing sign-ups are now open

World of Warcraft: The…

If you’ve been itching to dive into World of Warcraft’s new subterranean expansion The War Within, there’s an opportunity…
‘Just the right kind of weird:’ How the secret weapon of a /pizza command let EverQuest 2 slice into WoW and accidentally end up topping Pizza Hut on Google

‘Just the right kind…

The year is 2005, and Jay Leno has just made a crack about the fast food habits of EverQuest…
World of Warcraft’s Plunderstorm event proves we’ll put up with anything for cool transmogs

World of Warcraft’s Plunderstorm…

My name is Fraser Brown and I will ruin my life for a cool in-game cosmetic item. There, I've…
Final Fantasy 14’s blacklisting functionality is getting an overdue overhaul: ‘it is time we implement features to protect everyone’s experience’

Final Fantasy 14’s blacklisting…

With expansion Dawntrail around the corner, there are some big changes coming to Final Fantasy 14. Some of these…
Final Fantasy 14 players react positively to Dawntrail benchmark

Final Fantasy 14 players…

The Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail benchmark tool is now live, allowing players to check out the graphical upgrade on…
Explore Azeroth in first-person with this new World Of Warcraft VR Mod

Explore Azeroth in first-person…

Before you watch this week’s episode of VR Corner, please bear in mind that I’ve never really played World…
MMOs still have so much room to grow

MMOs still have so…

At their inception, MMOs were weird. The progenitors of the genre—MUDs, Ultima Online, EverQuest, and RuneScape—were strange sandbox RPGs…
Former WoW designer says Blizzard had no way to measure maximum player DPS while building early raids—so the studio enlisted its strongest sickos to grind target dummies

Former WoW designer says…

In its 22 years since launch, WoW has gradually accumulated an elaborate ecosystem of metrics and simulation tools allowing…
What we’ve been playing – action heroes, dice, and old hunting grounds

What we’ve been playing…

Hello! Welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little bit about some of the games we’ve…
Star Wars, Metal Gear, and Halo composer Kazuma Jinnouchi confirmed as lead composer for Guild Wars 3

Star Wars, Metal Gear,…

ArenaNet has revealed the lead composer for its upcoming MMORPG Guild Wars 3. Kazuma Jinnouchi, known for his work…