MMO
One Man's 16-Year Journey to Release an MMO Made Entirely By Themselves
How a small community kept a developer's childhood project alive long enough to be completed.
Conversations With People Who Dated (and Got Married) in Video Games
“His mannerisms and his way of speaking definitely matched his avatar ... We live together now, but we still hang out in-game together.”
BioWare Admits 'Anthem' Was a Failure, With a Promise to Rebuild It
Iron Man-meets-Destiny once seemed like a premise with incredible promise, and maybe with time, it'll actually get there.
'World of Warcraft' Changed Video Games and Wrecked Lives
Over 15 years, Blizzard's MMO was an obsession for many, but an addiction for others.
‘World of Warcraft Classic’ Is a Nostalgia Trip For a Game That Doesn't Exist
‘World of Warcraft Classic’ Is an attempt to capture a gaming moment that’s long passed, but many of us wish would come again.
Researchers Are Training AI to Survive In This MMO
In OpenAI's 'Neural MMO,' artificially intelligent agents compete to survive, and learn new skills along the way.
This ‘Second Life’ Avatar Creator is Selling Virtual Stretch Marks, Cellulite, and Boob Veins
Customers want more flaws on their online bodies.
How One Line of Ancient Code Haunted a Major MMO For Six Months
'Aliens: Colonial Marines' isn't the only game to have shipped with problems the developers would only figure out much later.
'Everquest' Developer Denies It's Owned by Russian Company Sanctioned by the US
In 2015, a press release from the company that runs 'Everquest' said it was bought by a Russian company. Now it's trying to distance itself from its alleged owners.
I Talked to the Guys Who Bought 'Utopia'
The text-only strategy game once had 100,000 players. Its new owners want to bring it back to its former glory.
'World of Warcraft' Has a Rape Problem
There’s an inn in WoW where aggressive players act out their rape fantasies on unsuspecting victims.