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Final Fantasy XI kicks off its Beat the Heat campaign on June 11

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All heat must be beaten in Final Fantasy XI starting on June 11th. No, that's not when the game is adding some sort of Ambuscade...
Bleak!

Elder Scrolls Online tackles Greymoor bugs, plans Stadia launch June 16

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Since the Greymoor expansion of The Elder Scrolls Online has had a particularly bumpy launch, players have started the necessary evil of working around...
Lol

Vague Patch Notes: BlizzCon’s cancellation might just be for the best

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After a lot of time spent expecting this particular announcement, yesterday it was finally confirmed that there will be no BlizzCon 2020. This is...
Yeah, it's never happening.

First Impressions: Phantasy Star Online 2’s technical clownshow mangled its PC launch

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Phantasy Star Online 2 is, bar none, the absolute worst experience I have ever had with trying to get a game working on my...

Elder Scrolls Online’s Greymoor, Phantasy Star Online 2 PC struggle during launch week

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If you thought Guild Wars 2's No Quarter was going to be the release champion of this big-launch MMO week, you deserve a whole...
That's not a doll, guy.

The Daily Grind: What are the MMO starting zones that feel most welcoming to you?

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To this day, there is no starting zone in any MMO that has felt as warm and welcoming to me as Ronfaure in Final Fantasy...
Mushrooms.

World of Warcraft celebrates the Glowcap Festival today

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Today in Zangarmash in World of Warcraft neither badgers nor snakes are welcome, because the micro-holiday is all about mushrooms. Yes, it's time for the...
Darky dark dark dark.

Aion’s Shadows Over Balaurea is live today in North America

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It's shadow time for Aion players on the NA servers, because Shadows Over Balaurea is live in the game today. This means that Inggison...
This is what we were really missing.

League of Legends esports matches will now have ads on the battlefield

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At long last, Riot Games is going to bring the most desired part of professional sports to the esports events of League of Legends...

The Daily Grind: What MMO content are you totally sick of doing?

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The other day I was questing my way through the Shire in Lord of the Rings Online and chatting to my kinship about how...
Meow mix.

Albion Online offers a mount skin for an off-season Crystal League tournament

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There's a gap between Season 9 and Season 10 of PvP struggles in Albion Online... or at least, the struggle for territory. There will...
Mossy.

Final Fantasy XI brings back the Sunshine Seeker event on May 29

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It's hard to be a plant in Final Fantasy XI, especially a walking one. After all, people are no doubt looking at you and...
cars go vroom vroom

Formula E driver gets caught cheating in an esports race after using a surrogate driver

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It really seemed like a no-brainer, didn't it? If racing can't happen in real life, you can just go over to video games about...
Not riding a dinosaur.

Blizzard has canceled BlizzCon 2020, aims for online replacement early next year

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Remember back in April, when Blizzard said it was still working on BlizzCon even under the threat of the pandemic and hadn't fully canceled...
girls

Astellia Online’s newest patch adds the Tulie story with new zones, dungeons, and Astels

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15It's time to explore a new story in Astellia Online with today's patch, which adds in the new Tulie Main Quests to the game's...
Sure, why not, whatever.

No Man’s Sky is getting a new Windows 10 version and arrives on Game Pass for Xbox One in June

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There's a lot more to recommend No Man's Sky at this point than there was when it first launched, by all estimations. The game has...

Choose My Adventure: Taking the new Warbird for a spin in Star Trek Online

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It was unanimous: We were meant to be Romulans and continue with the storyline that we were following in Star Trek Online. The voting...
For you it's all in a day.

Final Fantasy XIV brings back the Maiden’s Rhapsody collaboration

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Well, here's a blast from the past for Final Fantasy XIV players. Also, Final Fantasy XI players, and especially players of both, because the Maiden's Rhapsody is...
All right, sure thing, dude.

Warframe’s Deadlock Protocol will not release until June

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It's not really going to surprise anyone at this point that Warframe does not have a major patch coming out this week; after all,...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO is most in need of a major quality-of-life overhaul?

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MOP reader Ashfyn recently made an offhand comment about quality-of-life upgrades in MMOs that caught my attention. " was a my favorite game back...

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