This changes everything. The 'Toy Box' is one of my favorite new features in World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor, and once it's implemented, it'll free up so much bag space. Similarly to mounts, it'll be a collection tab for all the non-combat vanity items, and we'll no longer have to keep them in our inventory. » 7/18/14 8:30am Friday 8:30am

It's pretty impressive to survive 30 or 40 waves of enemies in the Proving Grounds, a World of Warcraft scenario where you can test your raiding abilities by facing enemies that get stronger with each wave. So the fact that frost mage Akuyama reached wave 138 and set a new world record is incredible. » 7/14/14 9:20am 7/14/14 9:20am

It's an established tradition that whenever a new World of Warcraft expansion comes out, some classic dungeons get a redesign. After Scholomance and The Scarlet Monastery it's time for a new Upper Blackrock Spire (UBRS), an awesome old dungeon that—among other things—became famous for Leeeeeeeroy Jenkins. » 7/09/14 9:20am 7/09/14 9:20am

The first wave of beta invites for Warlords of Draenor, World of Warcraft's next expansion are going out today and according to an official e-mail from Blizzard, the closed beta begins today as well, at 2PM PDT. Time to go back to the orcs' homeworld and establish those garrisons! » 6/27/14 7:00am 6/27/14 7:00am

Not everyone sells epic mounts and top-tier PvP gear in Azeroth. Some NPCs just stand in the middle of busy cities, and besides getting one or two pointless items from them, their presence is absolutely pointless. Wowcrendor collected ten of the most useless ones in his latest video. » 6/02/14 7:40am 6/02/14 7:40am

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn is a lovely game, but few would call it "innovative." » 4/29/14 6:30pm 4/29/14 6:30pm

Digital cities can be abandoned and deserted, just like real-world ones—and World of Warcraft is a prime example of this phenomenon, thanks to its many expansions. » 4/25/14 7:30pm 4/25/14 7:30pm

Browncoats rejoice! Joss Whedon's space Western Firefly may never return to television, but the 'verse goes on. And soon, you'll be able to have a ship and crew of your own, when Firefly Online launches for the PC and Mac. We've got an exclusive first look at the ships, the guns, the characters and more. » 12/12/13 2:18pm 12/12/13 2:18pm

It's no secret that female armor in games can sometimes be ridiculous and unrealistic. The Repair Her Armor Tumblr recently put together a list of thirteen types of ridiculous female armor you come to expect in MMORPGs—the commentary being less serious than it is for fun. » 5/16/13 1:00pm 5/16/13 1:00pm

Oh, you like that Exotic weapon you've got? Yeah, but is it Ascended? That's the name of the newest sort of gear in Guild Wars 2, another addition to extend the MMO's endgame and give hardcore players more to do in the already gigantic game. » 11/14/12 9:00pm 11/14/12 9:00pm

Hell, it has famously been said, is other people. Play enough games online and you'll come to understand where Sartre was coming from. Many online games can feel a lot like No Exit—a world populated only by the meddling, the griefing, and the incompetent, where even death isn't an escape. » 9/21/12 4:00pm 9/21/12 4:00pm

Characters in Guild Wars 2 are good at lots of things: Fighting, spellcasting, animal-summoning. But they're also really good at standing still. No, seriously! » 8/27/12 7:30pm 8/27/12 7:30pm

According to a report at MMO Culture, a French gamer named Surfeuze has already hit the Guild Wars 2 level cap of 80. (See the lower-left of the screenshot above.) Yep: Someone has maxed out a character before the game has even been officially released. » 8/27/12 1:05pm 8/27/12 1:05pm

Gamasutra has a great write-up of a Game Developers Conference Austin panel wherein Tracy Seamster of ZeniMax Online and Steve Danuser of 38 Studios talk massively multiplayer online game writing. » 9/16/09 8:40pm 9/16/09 8:40pm

Gene Hoffman, CEO of Vindicia (a billing and fraud protection company), has some words of wisdom regarding the headache that is billing and payment for MMOs — be they the more 'traditional' subscription model or the free to play model. Obviously, there are benefits and downsides that come with each model, and… » 11/08/08 4:30pm 11/08/08 4:30pm