Category: Video Games
Amazon walked into Middle-earth with Rings of Power and left with a bruised reputation, a fractured fanbase, and a billion-dollar reminder that you can’t buy love with spectacle and token …
Once hailed as one of the most important MMORPGs in gaming history, EverQuest is no longer being neglected. It is being deliberately dismantled. And the world finally saw proof when …
What if the “dream job” you applied for was never real? What if the company behind it had no intention of hiring you — only of reading your ideas? That’s …
On September 9, 2021, Chris Metzen — the once-venerated creative visionary behind Warcraft and StarCraft — posted an apology so drenched in preemptive guilt and ideological conformity that it read …
There was a time when critics were feared. When a bad review could shatter egos and force artists back to the drawing board. When a journalist’s pen was sharper than …
When Ion Hazzikostas took the stage in Malmö this spring to reflect on 20 years of World of Warcraft, he delivered a polished, corporate-safe narrative that has become all too …
In every great tragedy, there is a single moment when the hero falters — when fear eclipses courage and the seeds of decay are sown. For Blizzard Entertainment, that moment …
Twenty years ago, I began writing online out of love for games — their infinite worlds, their invitation to become a hero. In those early days, our MMORPG blog circle …
Blizzard Entertainment has unveiled its 2025 Pride Collection, once again partnering with GLAAD—an activist nonprofit with a clear ideological mission. The company insists this initiative is about “inclusion,” but the …
In its desperate legal attack against The Heroes’ Journey (THJ), Daybreak Games accidentally revealed the one truth they’ve spent years trying to hide: EverQuest is dying. Deep inside their own …
In June 2025, Daybreak Game Company did the unthinkable. Rather than celebrate or support a fan-made EverQuest emulator built with care and passion, they sued its creators in federal court. …
One of the most overlooked yet essential elements of MMORPG design isn’t found in mechanics, graphics, or even content cadence. It’s something deeper and more primal: a core struggle — …
