Tag: MMO

Guild Wars 2: Visions of Eternity is the MMO’s best annual expansion yet, but the real test is going to be whether it can keep up the momentum

Guild Wars 2: Visions…

In 2023, ArenaNet switched to an annual expansion plan for Guild Wars 2—smaller, but more frequent expansions that rolled…
WoW’s experimental ban on ‘GDKP’ raids in Season of Discovery has set the community on fire—here’s why

WoW’s experimental ban on…

As announced by Blizzard in its Season of Discovery Phase 2 post, gold dragon kill points (GDKP) raids in…
Destiny 2 game director Joe Blackburn is stepping down

Destiny 2 game director…

Destiny 2 game director Joe Blackburn, who's led the shared world sci-fi shooter since 2020, is leaving Bungie. In…
Destiny’s story structure ‘may have become predictable,’ admits Bungie as it pivots to Episodes to ‘pleasantly surprise’ players more often

Destiny’s story structure ‘may…

Bungie is still playing it close to the vest with its planned shift from a seasonal model to an…
Blizzard employee snags a decade of WoW game time just before being laid off, will not have to pay a cent until 2033

Blizzard employee snags a…

The recent deluge of layoffs at Blizzard (and Microsoft's wider gaming division) has been utterly brutal—especially since several employees…
Where Winds Meet has the most buckwild ‘mounts’ I’ve ever seen: Getting chased by jaguars, standing on a goose, or just cranking a normal run animation to turbo-speed

Where Winds Meet has…

MMOs have lost their way. Time was, everyone and their grandma had a WoW sub, and they all spent…
11 years in, Old School RuneScape’s toaster graphics are about to look better than ever

11 years in, Old…

The Old School RuneScape look is iconic: Just a clatter of vaguely humanoid models running around a landscape of…
Final Fantasy 14 live-action TV series officially “dead”

Final Fantasy 14 live-action…

A Final Fantasy 14 live-action TV series is now confirmed to be “dead” due to the “size and scale…
‘Keep dying to goose pls help’: Where Winds Meet players are being chased around by demonic geese

‘Keep dying to goose…

There are a lot of tough bosses in the recently released wuxia MMO Where Winds Meet, but none of…
The state of FF14 going into 2024: Endwalker’s post-launch experiments proved a failure—still, there’s never been a better time to get started

The state of FF14…

Final Fantasy 14 is a game that's tumbling through the air, and it really needs to stick the next…