why i play

I won't lie: Many, many problems with Niantic often cause me to re-evaluate why I continue to play Pokemon GO, especially in recent weeks....

In the first part of this Why I Play retrospective on Diablo III, I discussed the early issues that accompanied the game's record-setting debut....

It's hard for me to believe that Diablo III's May 15th, 2012, release was over a decade ago. And despite its reputation of being...

I’ve been playing multiplayer shooters since I discovered DOOM 2’s dialup modem DOS commands, and it’s a genre I find myself returning to every...

Have you ever watched The Good Place? If you haven't, I suggest you stop reading right now and go watch. Your life will be...

First off, I know I'm not the usual writer for Flameseeker Chronicles, and I'm not ousting Colin or Tina from their spot; in fact,...

I don't know if there's a marketing term for this phenomenon, but Diablo Immortal did an excellent job selling Diablo III. Popular streamers all caught...

Now and then I'll allude to being the weirdo who's still playing The Secret World -- not Secret World Legends, but the original. I've...

Lost Ark has hooked me pretty deeply. I’m just over 30 levels and five or so days into the game right now, which sometimes...

I have a strange history with Guild Wars 2. I fell hard for the pre-launch hype, and when it finally arrived, I loved it...

It's been over a month since Monster Hunter Rise was released to the public. I was feeling good about the game during the press...

I’ve been struggling to come up with a succinct way to describe Eco. The game was recently the subject of a Whatever Happened To...

When I started my relic grind in Final Fantasy XIV, I didn't know what I was getting myself into. But after finishing the first few...

I have a love-hate relationship with Final Fantasy XIV. I actively fought against giving the game MMO of the year for 2020, and I hold the...

Straight away, I'm going to admit that my favorable impressions of Valheim are wholly informed by the fact that I have the good fortune...

Elite: Dangerous was not on my radar when it appeared on the scene back in 2014. I had already spent my money buying a...

Gamers tend to harp on game companies for the very public mistakes they make. While most of the criticism is clearly deserved, occasionally a...

A few weeks back, the Massively OP staff discussed, among other things, whether World of Warcraft's leveling revamp coupled with its continued endless free...

So it's time for our April Fools' Day joke, which means that usually it's my time to shine. Seriously, a lot of these have...

As we approach the first anniversary of City of Heroes' revival on the rogue server circuit, I wanted to take this opportunity to share...