Eliot Lefebvre
World of Warcraft’s Ion Hazzikostas discusses Mythic+ keystones, reputation, and communication
After today's surprise unpleasantness with the latest Activision-Blizzard financial report, it might be a touch surprising to see World of Warcraft's game director Ion...
Cliff Bleszinski is apparently interested in a LawBreakers revival
For three blissful years now, no one has had to give any thought to LawBreakers outside of those of us who remember this bizarre...
Final Fantasy XIV opens up its special site for patch 6.4, The Dark Throne
It's going to be late May before players can dive into the next patch of Final Fantasy XIV, The Dark Throne. But why wait...
Final Fantasy XI prepares for the Feast of Swords, Final Fantasy XIV prepares for a feast of cosplay at Fan Festival
Starting this Friday, April 28th, Final Fantasy XI is offering players all the swords they can eat. Oh, you might say that the number...
Wisdom of Nym: We don’t need another Final Fantasy XIV – we already have one
First of all, this one's for Bruno. He usually doesn't read these, but maybe he'll like this one.
So we all know at this point...
The Daily Grind: How often do you change guilds in your MMOs of choice?
Some people joined up with a guild years ago, and since then that has been The Guild I Am In. No changes. But today...
WRUP: The show must go on edition
They hurt you, and they left you afraid, and then they simply left you. And that's where you were at the moment that something...
Vague Patch Notes: If there’s any sort of metaverse, it’s already here – and it’s not what you think
We've had a lot of fun here having a good little giggle about the whole saga (if you want to call it that) of...
The Daily Grind: What’s your least favorite sort of thing to farm in an MMO?
Some MMOs, as we all know, have actual farms. Literally, just a place where you put farm goods and you farm things. But that's...
World of Warcraft previews Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible and flight in Zaralek Cavern
You there! Are you excited for Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible in World of Warcraft? Or, as you more likely remember it being called if...
Perfect Ten: 10 ways World of Warcraft feels like a dead mall
There was a time that I lived next to a very small mall that's tucked kind of out-of-the-way in a part of my state....
Final Fantasy XIV brings the Moogle Treasure Trove around again on April 24
All right, by this point you know the drill. There's a new patch on the way for Final Fantasy XIV some time in late...
Wisdom of Nym: Everything is broken – a tale of Final Fantasy XIV post-Calamity
"Marise? Are ye up there, girl?"
The answer was yes, but she didn't much feel like answering. Actually, she didn't feel much liked doing anything...
The Daily Grind: What’s the worst MMO music from an MMO where you like the music?
Music is important. Some MMOs do not have very good music, and as a result you don't actually notice when one piece is bad...
WRUP: Football season was over a couple months ago and it won’t start again for a while edition
No more games. No more good games. No more bombs. No more heroes. No more walking. No more pencils. No more books. No more...
Betawatch: Wayfinder catches the delay bug
If you felt like Wayfinder was really just cruising along and fast-tracking its way to beta, well... we have a bit of bad news...
Storyboard: When is an MMO story ‘real’?
So we've had some fun with talking about MMO stories that are player-driven and MMO stories that are pre-scripted. Both of them have advantages...
The Daily Grind: Where have you met your best MMO friends?
Sometimes your MMO friends are good companions whose homes you visit and who you give gifts. Like holiday gifts, or parcels of lands, or...
Wisdom of Nym: This is how Final Fantasy XIV wants you to play, even if it doesn’t say so
It is not a surprise that Final Fantasy XIV wants you to play the game a certain way. There are mechanics in place to...
The Daily Grind: Have you ever had an MMO that serves as your guilty pleasure?
As a rule, I don't do guilty pleasures. It's not something that I personally believe in. Not in the sense that I'm unfamiliar with...