In an MMOG, “concurrency” refers to how many players are online at the same time. For games with multiple servers/shards/realms, this number is ...

I never thought I’d play a fantasy-adventure game in which I’m both an epic hero and a landlord, but thanks to Peter Molyneux ...

I’m a sucker for collecting crap in videogames. The universe could be perishing in fire and blood but if I haven’t found all ...

I would like to begin this month’s column by assuring you I do not get paid by the page view. This month’s topic ...

The Xbox 360 controller, as an example, has thirteen different user inputs. That’s not including the Start, Back, or Xbox buttons, and that’s ...

Cryptic Studios is taking a stab at evolving the superhero MMO with Champions Online this month, which means it’s a good time for ...

It’s one of the dirty little secrets of the gaming hobby: a substantial percentage of players who buy our games don’t actually finish ...

It all went downhill when we started saving our progress in games. Whose brilliant idea was that, anyway? Once we introduced the virtual ...

Most videogames follow Elvis’s dictum to the extreme: “A little less conversation, a little more action.” With the notable exception of Bioware’s games ...

Welcome to The Hard Problem, a new column where I’ll tackle a hard problem in game design and then solve it before your ...