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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June 2025
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Coming off the heels of its wildly popular 1999 update, Warframe is gearing up for its follow-up, Techrot Encore, coming March 19th. The new update brings new endgame content, new Protoframes, and the MMO-Lite's 60th Warframe, Temple.
Blade & Soul Neo laucnhed here in the West yesterday, and the team at NC Soft has teamed up with computer builder iBUYPOWER to give away a custom themed PC to celebrate.
During MagicCon Chicago, Wizards of the Coast pulled the veil back on its upcoming return to Tarkir with Tarkir: Dragonstorm, showcasing some of the new cards with the standard set. Additionally, we got a glimpse at Edge of Eternities, and we finally know what the final Universes Beyond set will be: Avatar: The Last Airbender.
The Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti is a card that, in many ways, feels like it punches above its weight class. Here is our review.
It seems success doesn't guarantee anything in the games industry, as NetEase has reportedly laid off the US dev team for its wildly popular hero shooter, Marvel Rivals.
Magic: The Gathering's first major Universes Beyond set of 2025 got its first look in a couple of reveals this week, with a few familiar faces from the award-winning MMORPG taking center stage.
Bradford went hands on with Elden Ring Nightreign, the upcoming stand alone multiplayer title built on the bones of Elden Ring, last week. As the dust settled, it might just have become his most anticipated game of 2025.
Blade and Soul Neo is gearing up for its February 25th launch, bringing the remastered version of NCSOFT's 2012 MMORPG, Blade and Soul to the West. However, skipping Steam at launch as Bradford concerned about whether the MMO can thrive out of the gate.
Capcom's next major title, Monster Hunter Wilds, is slated to launch on February 28th, and players can get a taste early as its Open Beta has kicked off today across all platforms.
World of Warcraft's Cataclysm Classic is gearing up for its next major raid, Hour of Twilight, launching later this month. The new raid brings new loot, story, and more to Classic as it moves through the Cataclysm era heading into Mists of Pandaria Classic sometime this summer.
Warhorse Studios' ambitious open-world RPG, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, has hit a huge milestone within just a day of its release.
Blizzard broke down its vision for the upcoming player housing feature slated to launch with World of Warcraft's next expansion, Midnight. This vision includes making housing social, meaningful, and if your sub lapses, you don't lose your house.
There is something inherently nostalgic about playing a retro handheld. Bradford revisited his childhood with the new ModRetro Chromatic, a faithful recreation of the Game Boy Color, in our latest Just Fun Tech hardware review.
Blizzard detailed the various cartels operating in Undermine, coming in the next major update, in a new blog post.
Multiversus announced it would be ceasing operations later this Spring following a disappointing launch, which has seen players express their anger and displeasure at the move. Now the game's director is hitting back at fans who took that feedback too far.
