MMORPG.com Star Wars Galaxies Correspondent Jef Reahard writes this editorial piece reflecting on the days of a roleplayer's paradise in Star Wars Galaxies.Posted Sep 19, 2008 by Jef Reahard
New MMORPG.com writer Mathew Reuther pens this look back at the Age of Conan launch from his own perspective. Posted Jun 11, 2008 by Mathew Reuther
New MMORPG.com writer Mathew Reuther pens this look back at the Age of Conan launch from his perspective.Posted Jun 10, 2008 by Mathew Reuther
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MMORPG.com newcomer Jason Creech pens this editorial about the Firefly MMO and what Multiverse might have to do in order to make it successful.
Posted Apr 8, 2008
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On March 4th, we were saddened to learn of the passing of Gary Gygax, the co-creator of Dungeons and Dragons. After the outpouring of responses in our report, we present you with and ask you to participate in this small tribute to a man who touched a number of our lives.
Posted Mar 7, 2008 by Jon Wood
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At the Game Developer's Conference, we talk to all kinds of companies, form game developers to AI engineering companies. Today, Larua Genender files her editoial report on Javien, a payment company.
Posted Mar 4, 2008 by Laura Genender
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MMOWTF columnist Dan Fortier brings his own brand of cynicism and sarcasm to a look at what MMORPG fans can expect from the industry in the coming year.
Posted Jan 4, 2008 by Dan Fortier
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Community Manager Laura Genender takes a look at the concept of online friends and looks at a forum post that brings to question the concept of friendships in MMOs, and what communities best foster these long-lasting relationships.
Posted Jan 3, 2008 by Laura Genender
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MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood took some time in this editorial to talk about some of the most memorable news days of 2007.
Posted Jan 2, 2008 by Jon Wood
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In his MMOWTF column this week, Dan Fortier takes a look back at the year 2007 and some of the news stories that dominated MMO headlines.
Posted Dec 28, 2007 by Dan Fortier
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Community Manager Laura Genender uses her Community Spotlight this week to talk about the different ways in which people can enjoy MMORPGs, and the ways in which some games are better suited to some play styles than others.
Posted Dec 27, 2007 by Laura Genender
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In this Christmas Eve edition of Beyond the MMORPG, Managing Editor Jon Wood uses Smackdown vs. Raw 2008 to discuss storytelling in MMORPGs.
Posted Dec 24, 2007 by Jon Wood
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Last week, Dan Foriter opened up voting on the worst games of 2007. Today, he posts the results along with his own picks.
Posted Dec 21, 2007 by Dan Fortier
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In this Beyond the MMORPG column, Managing Editor Jon Wood takes a look at a small aspect of the recently released Conan game for the XBox 360 and expresses concerns about "franchise" or IP MMORPGs.
Posted Dec 18, 2007 by Jon Wood
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Over-powered skills and abilities in games are often referred to as "crutches". Today, Laura Genender takes a look at an MMORPG.com blog that brings the idea of "the crutch" into question.
Posted Dec 17, 2007 by Laura Genender
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Dan Fortier, being the rabble-rouser that he is, has opened the voting on his own awards to coincide with our Reader's Choice Awards. The MMOWTF Awards celebrate and glorify all that you, the MMOWTF readers, hated about 2007.
Posted Dec 14, 2007 by Dan Fortier
With today's announcement that Auran Developments, the company behind the PvP MMORPG Fury, would be closing their doors, the announcement didn't really take many by surprise. Managing Editor Jon Wood offers some thoughts on why Fury wasn't the kind of success that the company had hoped.
Posted Dec 13, 2007 by Jon Wood
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Not to be confused with the viral influenzsa, affluena is actually "a state of extreme materialism which is the impetus for accumulating wealth and for overconsumption of goods; also, feelings of guilt and isolation from the dysfunctional pursuit of wealth and goods." In her Forum Spotlight, Laura Genender looks at a thread that tackles this interesting concept in how it relates to MMORPGs.
Posted Dec 13, 2007 by Laura Genender
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In Joe Iuliani's World of Warcraft column this week, he discusses the feeling of futility that he is feeling in waiting for the new WoW expansion, and offers some suggestions to players of things to do in the meantime.
Posted Dec 12, 2007 by Joe Iuliani
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This week in her MMORPG.com Community Forum Spotlight column, Community Manager Laura Genender discusses a user blog involving PvP and what kinds of experiences players are looking for.
Posted Dec 10, 2007 by Laura Genender