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Joseph Bradford

Joseph has been writing or podcasting about games in some form since about 2012. Having written for multiple major outlets such as IGN, Playboy, and more, Joseph started writing for MMORPG in 2015. When he's not writing or talking about games, you can typically find him hanging out with his 15-year old or playing Magic: The Gathering with his family. Also, don't get him started on why Balrogs *don't* have wings. You can find him on Twitter @LotrLore

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July 2014
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January 2025
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The Quinfall Enters Early Access, Struggles With Server Issues As Steam Reviews Sit At 'Mostly Negative'

The Quinfall is the latest MMORPG to launch into Early Access with servers opening up yesterday. However, like pretty much every live service game launch, the devs at Vawraek Technology Inc have struggled to keep the doors open.


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Nvidia RTX 5090 Founders Edition Review

The day has come: the RTX 50-series has arrived and we're here to share exactly what you can expect from its flagship. This is our Nvidia RTX 5090 review.


Nintendo Officially Unveils The Switch 2, Coming Sometime In 2025

After weeks of leaks, speculation, and anticipation, Nintendo finally ripped the band-aid off the collective games industry by revealing its successor to its highly popular handheld console, the Nintendo Switch. The aptly named Nintendo Switch 2, got an attractive sizzle reel with more information promised this April.


SMITE 2's Beta Is Now Free-To-Play With Five New Gods, Including Tales of Arabia's Aladdin

SMITE 2 has finally been released widely, bringing the free-to-play, bringing its roster of 45 playable Gods across PC, Xbox, and PlayStation consoles.


Interview: NC America Is Poised To Grow NCSOFT's Global Publishing Operations, Starting With Blade & Soul Neo In 2025

NC America, NCSOFT's Western publishing arm, was established two years ago though not much else was stated about what it was doing. Now, with a new CEO at the helm, the company is poised to grow the Korean MMO giant's global publishing operations, starting with the Western release of Blade & Soul Neo, coming this year.


Marvel Rivals' Season 1 Launch Sees Player Counts Skyrocket Past Half a Million Concurrent Players On Steam Alone

Marvel Rivals' first major update since its December launch has brought four of Marvel's most iconic heroes to the shooter, as well as a new season pass with plenty of cosmetic items to unlock over the course of the next few weeks.


CES 2025: Gunnar Optiks Announces New World of Warcraft Collab, New Glasses Lines for 2025

CES 2025 has kicked off, and Gunnar Optiks announced a bevy of glasses coming soon, including a spectacular-looking World of Warcraft frame collaboration with Blizzard.


Meet The New MMORPG.com Hardware Test Bench - 2025 Edition

The major hardware players are gearing up for the next generation of GPUs, so we've refreshed our test bench in order to best put those new GPUs and much more through their paces properly.


CES 2025: Nvidia Announces 50-Series Blackwell GPUs, Starting at $549

Nvidia's CES 2025 kicked off tonight, with Team Green showcasing the future of its graphics technology.


CES 2025: AMD Announces RDNA 4, Machine Learning-Powered FSR 4; More Info Coming Later This Quarter

AMD kicked off their CES 2025 presence this morning with its annual press conference, unveiling the future tech powering the company forward. While it centered heavily on CPUs, the GPU segment made an appearance with the official announcement of the RDNA 4 architecture


Marvel Rivals Teases Fantastic 4 Coming To Hero Shooter, Trailer Debuting January 6th

Marvel Rivals, the hero shooter we didn't know we needed but can't stop playing, is teasing its next group of characters to come to its immense roster: the Fantastic Four.


Interview: Talking Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen's Early Access Launch With Creative Director Chris Perkins

Earlier this month, Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen launched into Early Access. We sat down with its creative director, Chris Perkins, after that first weekend to talk about the struggles getting here, feedback, and the path forward.


Bradford's Best Of 2024: 10 Games That Made 2024 Worth It, And One Disappointment That Made 2024 Sad

It's that time of the year where we look back on the year that was. While we'll have our general End of Year awards next week, I wanted to take a look at some of the games that impacted me over 2024. 


LotRO Developer Letter Lays Out Some Of 2025 Plans, Though Leaves Many Questions In Its Wake

Standing Stone Games has released LotRO's letter to the players this week, highlighting some of 2024 while looking ahead at 2025. The roadmap shows some features such as an update to birding, a deed log refresh and more, as well as a new expansion on the horizon in 2025.


Daybreak Games Celebrates The Holidays Across Its Many MMOs With Festivals Galore

It's holiday festival time in gaming, and Daybreak is hosting a bevy of in-game celebrations across their roster of MMORPGs.