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Days Gone PC Review - Not So MMO

t's been a little over two years since the last time I took Deacon St. John for a joyride in the freaker filled mountains of a post Zombie-apocalyptic Oregon. Originally released on the PlayStation 4 in 2019, Days Gone returns for a second ride by becoming the second first party PlayStation exclusive released for PC. How does the experience hold up?


Norrathian Stride - Dealing With Burn Out In EverQuest 2

J is having some issues with burn out. Playing through EverQuest 2 right now as he gets his way up to the current content, doing it solo has become a slog. Is this something you feel in an MMO as well, especially when the social parts of the MMO are nonexistent for large stretches?


Interview: Talking Neverwinter's Sharandar Episode 2 'The Soul Keeper' With Senior Game Designer Noah Holmes

Neverwinter is set to release Sharandar's second episode: The Soul Keeper soon, and with it comes a new Heroic Encounter named Waking Nightmares. In this new encounter, players will work together to free trapped adventurers from a swarth of undead before facing off with The Keeper of Nightmares. This time we sat down with Noah Holmes, Senior Game Designer of Neverwinter, to hear more about this encounter and the planning process behind these events.


Norrathian Stride - Grinding In Norrath From Level 95 To 120

Jonathan is still working through EverQuest II, chronicling his adventure in the Norrathian Stride. This time he blasts from level 95 to 120 all to jump into the new expansion Reign of Shadows. However, some barriers are still in his way.


Norrathian Stride - Crafting, Questing And Hitting Level 95

Jonathan continues his return to EverQuest II in this latest issue of Norrathian Stride. This time around he talks crafting and the level grind he's gotten up to in Norrath.


Neverwinter Interview: Talking Sharandar With Lead Designer Randy Mosiondz

On February 9th, the team from Cryptic Studios will release Sharandar, the latest module for their MMORPG Neverwinter. We sat down with Randy Mosiondz, Lead Designer for Neverwinter to learn about the return to the lands of the Iliyanbruen Elves and the struggles in New Sharandar.


The MMORPG Bloat Problem

In returning to EverQuest II, Jonathan noticed there's a major issue that plagues basically every MMORPG on the market. In his latest piece for MMORPG, he takes a look at MMORPG's problem with bloat.


Norrathian Stride - Returning To EverQuest II

For the majority of his twenties, Jonathan was a hardcore EverQuest player. When EverQuest II launched, J eagerly jumped back into Norrath, and while it hooked him for a while, he inevitably went back to the OG EQ. Now, in 2021, Jonathan has returned to Norrath - how does this experience hold up years later? Check out the first installment of the Norrathian Stride, a new column about EverQuest II.


Path of Exile: Echoes of the Atlas Announced Today, Coming January 15th On PC

In a livestream today on Twitch, New Zealand-based developer Grinding Gear Games announced Path of Exile's next expansion, Echoes of the Atlas. The new content is releasing rather quickly, coming to PC next week on the 15th, while console players will be waiting till the 20th.


EverQuest 2 - Interview With Jenn Chan Of Darkpaw Games About Reign Of Shadows And Vah Shir

EverQuest II has just recently launched their 17th expansion entitled Reign of Shadows. We had the chance to sit down with Jenn Chan, the head of Darkpaw Games to ask some questions about the long awaited return of the Vah Shir race to the world of Norrath!


Neverwinter - The Redeemed Citadel Interview

On October 13th, Neverwinter released the third Milestone in their ongoing Avernus campaign named The Redeemed Citadel. When Avernus released, the team over at Cryptic Studios sat down to talk with us about the expansion, and now that this new Milestone is available, in this exclusive interview, we had a chance to talk with the team about what players can expect out of the new three star Hunt Mark, and their brand new Heroic Challenge "Ensnared".


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Genshin Impact Review - The RPG Files

Genshin Impact is a game that sort of crept up out of nowhere. The 'Breath of the Wild' inspired game from Chinese studio miHoYo has captured the hearts and minds of gamers everywhere. But is it a solid free-to-play RPG, or does it devolve into predatory microtransaction practices? Here is our full review.


The RPG Files - Genshin Impact Review In Progress

Join Jonathan as he breaks down his early thoughts on Genshin Impact in his review in progress. Is it worth jumping into the free-to-play Gacha RPG from miHoYo?


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Not So MMO: Battletoads 2020 Review

Jonathan is an unabashed Battletoads fan from his childhood. So when Microsoft released its first title in the franchise in over two decades, naturally he was eager to check it out. Check out his thoughts in the latest Not So MMO review.


V4 - Syllunas Beckons - An interview with NAT Games

Recently we had the chance to sit down with NAT Games to talk about their recently released Mobile/PC MMO Victory Four, or V4 for short.