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Phantasy Star Online 2 has now entered open beta on Xbox One, but is the 8-year old MMO worth starting up? Steven explores this in his latest editorial.

Steven takes a look at the recently soft-launched Bless Unleashed on Xbox One, providing a comparison to the now defunct Bless Online.

Ubisoft is bringing agents back to the Big Apple with the latest expansion of The Division 2. Steven breaks down his thoughts in his review of Warlords of New York.

If you were surprised by the revelation that Guild Wars 2’s new content, Visions of the Past: Steel and Fire, plans to drop as early as March 17th, you are not alone. In a move that had many scratching their heads, ArenaNet has decided to take players back to season one, with new perspectives, and some old content, spit-shined and brought to the forefront to be played again. Could this be a signal of what we may expect in future updates, and if so, is this really what players want?

Money talks. Throughout the history of the modern MMORPG, we have seen massive transitions, from how and where MMORPGs are being played, to how MMORPGs are being funded. Two decades ago, as we sat on the cusp of the MMO revolution, had we foreseen where MMOs would end up today, could we have stopped it? Would we have wanted to? The MMO scene is more popular and more diverse than it has ever been, if you know where to look, and yet, so many gamers sit idly by, arms crossed, brows furrowed, waitin

Steven had the chance to go hands on at Ubisoft's The Division 2: Warlords of New York expansion recently. Here are his thoughts on the expansion as it's shaping up right now.

Last month, Steven had the chance to check out the upcoming update to The Division 2: Warlords of New York. He had the chance to speak with Nick Scurr about the upcoming update.

Last weekend an 8 year wait in the West got closer to coming to an end, as the Phantasy Star Online 2 Closed Beta Test took place on Xbox One. For fans who have been waiting for a Western release of the venerable Japanese MMORPG, the Beta is a signal that the wait is closer than ever to being over. However, how did the Beta fare? Steven dives into his experience over the weekend.

The Game? Unreleased. The Developer? Defensive. The Funding? Paid in full. The Side Project? On the way. The preceding description could be used to characterize any number of crowdfunded games in development. Another controversy rears its head, so this time I have to ask myself, “Why am I not surprised?”

This week Echtra Games announced that Torchlight Frontiers is no more, but declared, long live Torchlight 3. Max Schaefer stated plainly in the announcement video that, throughout the alpha and development cycle Torchlight Frontiers “told” them that it preferred to be the spiritual successor to Torchlight 1 and 2. The reveal of changing everything from how you pay to how you play says something very different to me, and it isn’t very good.

Guild Wars 2 players are currently knee deep in the icy depths of the Icebrood Saga. Today launches the next episode of the narrative, and will pit players against a known enemy that has become more dangerous than anyone could have imagined. A battle with Drakkar is on the horizon, do you have what it takes to join the hunt and defeat him? Our hands-on playtest will help you answer that question.

Join Steven as he breaks down the state of Guild Wars 2's cash shop in 2020. Guild Wars 2 has come a long way from its humble Buy to Play days. ArenaNet has always touted a fair cash shop, but after 8 years, and providing the entire legacy game free of charge with restrictions, has ArenaNet delivered their promise of keeping the cash shop to cosmetic and account specific items? The answer is actually kind of surprising.

MMORPG Gamers generally love the worlds they inhabit. Over the years we have seen some beloved games, with worlds that many players called home, vanish, and all that is left are the memories. We’ve compiled a short list of games that we wish were still around (in an official capacity) along with a few games that may have overstayed their welcome just a bit.

The last decade has added both some wonderful and terrible things to the MMO genre. Now that 2020 is upon us, it is time to take a look back at the last 10 years, and see where the industry went right, and where MMOs went horribly, horribly wrong.

The end is nigh! The end of 2019 that is, but don’t fret too much, the new year has a ton of great games to look forward to. If you haven’t been following the hype meters, worry not, we’ve compiled a list with some of the most anticipated games of 2020. Here is our top 10 games to look forward to in 2020!