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Good news, everyone! No wait, it’s bad news: Blue Protocol’s global release was delayed a while back. It's a real bummer because I’m a...

Today's Choose My Adventure column is about the groove. I think some folks know what I mean in relation to MMOs (or even gaming in...

A few weeks ago, MOP's Andy pinged me and asked for recommendations for Lord of the Rings Online, knowing how persnickety I am about...

Just to make a point, I am going to start off this column by answering the question factually, and the answer is "no." Final...

I know I've spent a nice stack of cash on Lord of the Rings Online in the last couple of years. Two of my...

There are a lot of factors that made World of Warcraft so popular, but I don't think you can discount the fact that the...

During last year's April Fools' Day, I wrote about the important topic of MMO NPCs as muffins. At the time, I felt my work...

When I divide up the activities of my life, I find that they generally fall into three categories: the ones that I do to...

This article has been rolling around in my head since ChatGPT rocketed into the public awareness a few months ago, and just in the...

Last week, I wrote about the addition of the WoW Token to the classic version of World of Warcraft, and I noted at the...

I know, this is a hard question for someone who loves alts - including me. But it's relevant because of Embers Adrift's inbound hybrid...

It was only this past spring that I took my level 100 Minstrel through the lands of Gondor in Lord of the Rings Online....

So let's take a tour back to the dewy slopes of 2010, when I bought the collector's edition of Final Fantasy XIV. That would...

Let me start by making something clear: I would always prefer that a game go into maintenance mode rather than shutting down. While it...

There's nothing worse as a fan of games to buy into all of the hype and previews of a promising-looking project only to see...

Blue Protocol. Throne and Liberty. Wayfinder. Ashes of Creation. Pantheon. Star Citizen. Palia. Ship of Heroes. Corepunk. Soulframe. Dune Awakening. Nightingale. Tarisland. I could keep...

For an MMORPG that has been out for as long as it has, Age of Conan sure feels like an early access title. And...

I haven't been shy about my opinion on the meaning of MMO and MMORPG, which is that because the genre and the terms have...

We've had one, yes, but what about second attempt by Amazon to deliver a Lord of the Rings MMO? During the last run at...

So there are, in fact, a number of stories going on in Final Fantasy XIV's The Dark Throne patch, but there are only two...