If you’ve been following the gaming scene for the past few years, you may be familiar with a little software company based out ...

“Cutscenes are obsolete.” This would be my coworker Jordan Deam speaking on the ride home from a concert. When asked why, he elaborated: ...

While China continues to be a growing market for most US-based industries – including games – the very nature of the Chinese regulatory ...

If I had a double bacon cheeseburger for every forum post titled “Why do people [still] play World of Warcraft?” then I would ...

Of the three standard MMO classes, Healing is the only one that gives me little cause for comment. This is for several reasons. ...

If the articles and comments this week are any indication, there are N definitions of the word “griefer,” where N is the number ...

Denial. Anger. Bargaining. Depression. Acceptance. The five stages of grief. Those who play enough online games, however, might consider starting the list with ...

Griefers survive through protective anonymity. Griefers in massively multiplayer online games can indulge their sociopathy because victims can’t identify them or impose punishment. ...

Every generation has its folk heroes. Inspirational rebels, they often become vessels for people’s frustrations with authority. Robin Hood, Bonnie and Clyde and ...

You have died. Release to the nearest graveyard? I sigh and click the button, my lifeless corpse turning into the glowing wisp I’ve ...

This week I’m starting a three part (or perhaps more) series on the archetypal classes of the MMO: DPS, Tank, and Healer. The ...

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