Emilien Lecoffre

The evolution of leveling has turned a core MMORPG experience into a routine chore. Emilien talks about how the leveling experience and turned from the journey into just a speedbump on your way to endgame in his latest.

Light of Motiram has seen a lot of controversy realted to their marketing and overall development. Here's a look at what's happening and what the reaction has been so far.

Will New World: Aeternum be able to capitalize on the dynamics of the console population before it's too late?

Online games straddle a fine line between players' insatiable desire for innovation and the coziness of well-known worlds. But does the genre really need to invent itself, or at least try to, with each release? Emilien explores this in his most recent editorial.

Brighter Shores is a new MMO from Andrew Gower, one of the founders of Runescape. Emilien takes this new MMO for a spin to see if it's worth your time in its current early access state, or if you should hold off for future updates.

NCsoft's lawsuits against rivals like Kakao Games spark debate over intellectual property and innovation in gaming.

Player progression is central to the MMORPG experience, but that progression is not always the same across the genre. Emilien looks at the age-old question: horizontal or vertical progression?

As NCsoft announces five new games for 2025, the Korean giant simultaneously cuts 1,000 jobs and cancels six ongoing projects. Emilien takes a look at what this all could mean for 2025.

With its recent Alpha 2 test phase, Ashes of Creation has reignited debate on the viability of crowdfunded MMORPGs. Despite promising features, initial reactions reveal a certain tension between expectations and reality.