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Once upon a time in the magical land of MMOGs, in-game anniversary celebrations set the bar for what would become one of the staples of the industry in the years to follow. Much of the more recent...

DragonAge: Origins is perhaps the most anticipated Fantasy RPG of the year, and with good reason. It's a BioWare game (need we say more?) and its production values are top notch, but how does its...

Today is Dragon Age: Origins Day! Even though not an official holiday, it should be. BioWare's biggest RPG hits the shelves today, and Ten Ton Hammer Executive Editor, Benjamin J. de la Durantaye,...

November used to be the month of MMO expansions, now it seems like every developer is angling for their own spot on a crowded release date calendar. What's behind a mostly expac-less month this...

We all have them – the MMOG mechanics that drive us bonkers each time we see them crop up again in a newly released title. The things that leave us scratching our head and wondering if the...

Voice chat has improved at a lightning pace over the past few years, yet the non-raiding, non-coop PvP MMO crowd still emphatically prefers the plain comforts of decades-old text chat. Raids and...

Ten to twelve years ago, players got nothing more than the ability to play an MMO and an occasional minor patch for the price of the monthly subscription. The rise of subscription-free gaming led...

Ah, fall. The air is crisp, the leaves are changing, and the evil undead are rising up to eat our brains. Halloween is always a popular season for MMO holiday events, and there's no shortage of...

How much are you willing to pay for an online subscription fee? Millions, obviously, are willing to pay at least $15 a month. But what happens when you want to play more than one game? Your...

Look at subscription MMO pricing behavior over the course of its short history, and you'll uncover lots of questions and a few possible answers. Since the market has more than doubled since 2005,...

One of the more interesting products I've had the pleasure of
reviewing lately wasn't a game at all. Gunnar Optiks has created a line of glasses for gamers, complete with stylish and functional...

In between the drinking and carousing at last weekend's EVE Online FanFest, I began to realize that there's one big thing that separates the average EVE player from other MMOs. And that's not that...

The Mittani is no stranger to Ten Ton Hammer, having written almost 30 installments of his massively popular glimpses into hardcore EVE Online gaming with Sins of a Solar Spymaster. But prior to...