I personally got into gaming at a young age with Super Mario World on the SNES. My first MMORPG was Ultima Online and it wasn't exactly “kid friendly”, but it got me hooked on a genre that would become a major part of my life. I think MMOs are an incredible genre of games to expose kids. It teachers kids [...]

MMO and MMORPG Documentaries The MMO genre is unique. These games are the closest we've gotten to building alternative realities complete with their own geography, culture, and social hierarchies. Often the interactions that occur in these digital worlds have a lasting impact on the real lives of the players involved. Unfortunately, these worlds are usually closed systems that are impenetrable [...]

As a big fan of JRPGs like the Final Fantasy and Tales series, It's disappointing to see most MMORPGs put little to no effort in developing their story or lore. I think gameplay should always be the #1 focus for MMOs, as anyone looking for a good story can always read a book or play a single player RPG, but it's [...]

Let’s face it, fantasy MMORPGs are a dime a dozen. Orcs, goblins, dragons, you’ve slain them all in every hue. The traditional high fantasy setting, inspired by the Lord of the Rings and Dungeons & Dragons franchises, remains the staple in the MMORPG genre. Gamers more interested in lasers and space exploration need not despair. While certainly rarer, there are [...]

With the incredible growth of mobile gaming and the widespread proliferation of Smart Phones, it's surprising that mobile MMORPGs aren't bigger. Mobile strategy games like Game of War and Clash of Clans are minting money. RPGs like Puzzle & Dragons and Monster Strike are enormously popular too, but they aren't “MMORPGs” in the traditional sense because they don't have persistent [...]

Aeon of Strife, or AoS for short, was a custom map for the original Starcraft and was the first MOBA ever. The game featured two opposing teams, 3 lanes, minions/creeps, and RPG elements – all the basics of the modern day MOBA. A lot of people mistake the first DotA game for Warcraft 3 as the first MOBA, but they [...]

I watch YouTube videos, a lot of YouTube videos. And not because I love to support YouTube streamers (AdBlock is the first plugin I install after reformatting) but because I’m captivated by Let’s Plays. Often I prefer to watch somebody on YouTube play a game than play it myself. As soon as Google notifies me that Robbaz, Cr1t1kal, or Videogamedunkey have uploaded [...]

Given that anime originated in Japan and is a huge part of their culture, you'd think a lot of anime inspired MMORPGs or Anime MMORPGs would originate from Japan, but that isn't the case. In fact, Japanese game developers aren't big on the MMO genre and aside from a few games like Final Fantasy 14, most people can't name more [...]

Ever since video games have been invented, the stereotype of the anti-social male teenager has prevailed. However, the number of female gamers have been steadily rising these past years, to the point where it has reached to above 50%. Video games now come in many different genres, beyond that of the classic shooters and action games, and many now appeal [...]

What sells a game? Is it graphics? Gameplay? Music? Well…yea…but I’m here to talk about some other ways devs and publishers try to sell a game to you. You watch a trailer or a gameplay vid made by the team and they specifically they say words like “innovative” and “just like” in their video to appease you into playing the [...]