Video game addiction isn’t as easy to treat as heroin addiction. That’s one of the big takeaways from a recent Reddit AMA with a Harvard-trained psychiatrist focusing on the field of game addiction, in which psychiatrist Alok Kanojia discusses the practice and the cultural hangups about the addiction. For example, he notes that it’s different from substance-based addictions because of...
You may not care for e-sports, but you can’t deny that they bring in big money. Look at Riot Games, which has invested tons of money into League of Legends as a professional competitive game, and you’ll see that these investments make a ton of money for the game. Except it appears that they do not make a ton of...
World of Warcraft fans are buzzing about a new book that looks at the development of the game from one of the insiders who was there from the beginning. The World of Warcraft Diary chronicles the journey of John Staats, a 3-D level designer who started writing about his experiences on the game since March 2001. And yes, this book...
Pretty much any time that Project Gorgon comes up in discussion around Massively OP, a discussion invariably takes place among readers that weighs the game’s feature set against its graphical prowess (or lack of it). There’s your “the gameplay makes up for the looks” camp and then there’s your “I’m sorry, but I can’t get over the looks to access...
Did you know that there is a giant bunny mount in Guild Wars 2? Massively OP’s MJ has learned that, and now she must have one! There’s just one snag: She needs good bunny rep to get it. So today, she’s diving in to make the locals happy enough to let her buy one. Hop in and join us live...
There’s a certain look required to make Star Wars: The Old Republic characters come to life. It has to be memorable, yes, but it also has to make sense in the context of the universe (an NPC can’t strut around in bunny ears and a polyester lounge lizard suit) while also not looking like it comes directly from the movies...
Good news for people who have longed for MMOs to carry a bit more of that battle royale goodness, as Skyforge has officially launched its Battle Royale option for players. Yes, you too may now play in a standalone battle simulation against other players, even if you’ve never played Skyforge before. It puts you into a virtual recreation of a...
Some people would argue that late August is a little too early to start celebrating Halloween, but Neverwinter isn’t about to let that get in its way. It’s time for everyone who loves fighting weird skeleton monsters and other strange denizens to jump on the Xbox One or PlayStation 4 versions of the game to start exploring Ravenloft on consoles....
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I probably need to hide my husband’s joystick if I want to see him this week. That’s entirely because chapter three of Elite Dangerous’ Beyond season is officially live today. It is a fairly small update for the game, note, as the really big stuff isn’t coming until chapter four later this year, but you can nevertheless expect new missiles, the...