Yesterday, Azeroth’s most epic adventurers gained access to the final phase of Icecrown Citadel, Northrend’s nastiest raid, and earned the right to battle the Lich King himself for the first time. Believe it or not, a guild of dedicated WoW…
The New England towns terrorized by alien gods in H.P. Lovecraft’s celebrated short stories may not be great vacation destinations, but that’s not stopping Funcom: they’re promoting upcoming MMO The Secret World, which draws heavy influence from the ‘Cthulhu Mythos,’…
My roommate’s recent exploits as a Death Knight in the frozen nightmare that is Northrend have inspired me to, once again, check out the ten day free trial for fantasy life-sucker World of Warcraft. As a level 10 Priest with…
Blame my Facebook news feed for this post: I was browsing my home page the other day when I saw someone had asked the question: “Why are there no good sci-fi MMOs?” While I wouldn’t be so quick to condemn…
Hellgate: London really should’ve known better. Here in America, the suffix ‘-gate’ is mostly reserved for PR debacles, public gaffes and career-ending disasters. Deciding to name the post-apocalyptic adventure Hellgate (as opposed to Whedon’s much savvier Hellmouth) essentially doomed it…
MMO developer Cryptic is at it again. Once more, they’re offering lifetime subscriptions for their newest licensed MMO, Star Trek Online. For one price, you can boldly go where no man has gone before as long as the game persists–and…
Massively multiplayer online games are a medium whose commercial possibilities we have only started to explore. WoW may be at the top of the heap, but there’s plenty of room out there for innovative MMO developers to create successful experiences. …
“It’s Me Or the Orc.” It sounds like a new reality show on TLC, right? Participants must choose between their spouses and the ubiquitous fantasy marauders in a showdown of love and mayhem? Equal parts marital drama and glorious bloodshed? …
Are you excited for Final Fantasy XIII? Sorry, Ologist–you’re living in the past. Which is also the future. Square Enix has already moved on to Final Fantasy XIV, the MMO successor to FFXI. They’re working the kinks out of the…
You guys, faithful Geekology readers that you are, probably remember that earlier this week, we talked about single player games as an art form. Single player games, unlike MMOs and other online endeavors, can offer the player a complete narrative…
