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The Daily Grind: Which MMO is the worst about constantly re-inventing itself?
For years now there has been a recurring chorus among World of Warcraft fans of not wanting to re-learn how to play the fan's...
Guild Wars 2 adds the charmingly baggy cargo pants to the Black Lion Trading Company
Clothes make the man, as the old saying goes, and Guild Wars 2 is hoping that you want to make yourself look really cool...
Final Fantasy XIV’s Naoki Yoshida discusses making the game less stress-free, according to new interview
There's always a delicate balancing act between reducing the amount of tedious busywork necessary in a video game and keeping the game fun. A...
Overwatch 2 provides another trailer for its Cowboy Bebop cross-promotion
It's not immediately clear that we needed a second trailer for the Overwatch 2 cross-promotion with Cowboy Bebop. It's five skins, four of which...
War Thunder previews Tank Football 2024 and more Alpha Strike update content
Are you ready to play some football? In a tank? That doesn't make any sense as a name because tanks famously do not have...
The Daily Grind: Does your choice of computer hardware influence your MMO decisions?
If you have a Macintosh, your choice of MMO gaming is a bit more restrained than it is for others. It's not nonexistent, of...
Final Fantasy XIV plans a 14-hour stream to wrap up its 10-year anniversary
It's fair to point out that the 10-year anniversary of Final Fantasy XIV's relaunch took place back in August of last year, but the...
Overwatch 2 previews a new legendary crossover skin mashing up D. Va and… Porsche
Sure, Overwatch 2 may not contain the extensive PvE content that was ostensibly the entire reason for the sequel... or a lot of the...
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Classic is open for beta testing now
Remember when World of Warcraft had just launched Cataclysm? Are you eager to do that again? Stop shaking your head and shouting that you...
The Daily Grind: When’s the last time you changed mains in an MMO?
In most MMOs, you have a main. In games like Final Fantasy XIV, it's your main jobs. In World of Warcraft, it's your main...
Final Fantasy XIV will launch on Xbox on March 21
Well, it looks like the beta for Final Fantasy XIV on the Xbox Series X|S is not going to last particularly long after all....
City of Heroes: Homecoming patches numerous fixes for power sets and Advanced Task Forces
It's been only a few weeks since City of Heroes' newly legitimate Homecoming servers saw the i27p7 update roll out, but there's another update...
Final Fantasy XI previews its March update and the next Vana’Bout event
The Final Fantasy XI patch previews just hit different when the patch is just rotating Ambuscade objectives. Sure, it's nice that this still happens...
Crema now says 1.8 will be Temtem’s last feature patch as it waffles on the game’s MMO status
It hasn't even been been a week since Temtem's studio Crema prompted mods to lock down the game's subreddit and tried to convince everyone...
Dune: Awakening’s Direct shows off graphical touches, film references, and the basic survival loop of the game
You may not have noticed this, but the new Dune movie is out! The second one, even, which means it's two more movies than...
Stolen Realm brings co-op turn-based RPG combat to launch on March 8
Here's the downside of playing co-op turn-based RPGs like Baldur's Gate 3: Eventually, you run out of combat. Like, that's kind of the whole...
The Daily Grind: Are there any MMOs in which you’d like to play a roguelike mode?
Let's be clear about something: The MMO genre does not have zero overlap with the roguelike genre. I mean, the Diablo games exist in...
World of Tanks kicks off a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles crossover for its next battle pass season
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
In a World of Tanks crossover -
Thirteenth battle pass promotion -
Heroes in a half shell, but a tank now!
You can get...
Cryptic CEO says Star Trek Online, Neverwinter, and Champions Online are safe in a ‘steady state’ for content cadence
If you've been worried about the future of Star Trek Online, Neverwinter, or Champions Online recently... well, who can blame you? It's been a...
The Daily Grind: What’s the zone you love to hate in an MMORPG?
The Rikti War Zone in City of Heroes kind of sucks. It has ambiguous routing to the point that I have spent a lot...
