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Perfect Ten: The biggest moments in Final Fantasy XIV’s storytelling

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As has been noted before, Natusko Ishikawa is a treasure. Reading an interview with her about her work on Final Fantasy XIV's latest expansion reminded...
A shameful spread of riches.

Wisdom of Nym: The Final Fantasy XIV philosophy and why it matters

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It's been a couple weeks since this one happened, and for that I somewhat apologize because there were more pressing issues to cover in...
I got your thing.

Fight or Kite: Guild Wars 2 PvP – where good intentions and stubbornness meet

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Earlier this month, Guild Wars 2 Game Director Mike Zadorojny had an interview with PCGamesN in which he discussed a number of items - most...

The Game Archaeologist: The day Dungeons and Dragons Online dropped the free-to-play bomb

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By 2009, the MMORPG genre had firmly established a norm for its business model. For over a decade, a monthly subscription -- usually $15...

Astellia Online is launching into its first headstart tonight – are you playing?

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If you picked up the Legendary Pack for Astellia Online, then launch day is tonight for you, as the headstart begins at 8 p.m....
Now don't kiiiiiiiss

Learn about storytelling and art design from the Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers leads

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At this point most Final Fantasy XIV fans are familiar with the name Natsuko Ishikawa, the main scenario writer for Shadowbringers. She's the one responsible for...
Bart, stop creating a diversion!

Vague Patch Notes: Do video games really need trade shows anymore?

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The past few years have seen some really big seismic shifts in the game industry. In the time that I've been working here alone,...

Guild Wars 2 talks up 2v2 PvP, Swiss tourneys, and the future of ‘expansion-tier features’

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Guild Wars 2 PvP. It seems that you either like it, or you think it's missing a whole lot. But what does ArenaNet think...

Bossa Studios on why Worlds Adrift failed and what’s next

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Although Worlds Adrift sunsetted back in July, developer Bossa Studios did not. Furthermore, it would appear that the company is doing better after dropping...

Star Wars The Old Republic’s Charles Boyd talks up Onslaught’s first planet, Onderon

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The planet of Onderon has a much more vast story history than I was aware of, with the location used in comic book form,...

PAX West 2019: Examining mental health and community in upcoming MMO Destiny’s Sword

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Eager players packed the Washington State Convention Center at this year's PAX West, each greeted with games ranging from high-profile triple-A titles to more...

Interview: Star Trek Online’s Al Rivera on Discovery’s Awakening and beyond

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The Federation's past is meeting its future this week with the rollout of Awakening for Star Trek Online. Set in the "present" timeline of...
The whole world.

Path of Exile’s Blight expansion is just about to go live for PC players

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Path of Exile's brand-new Blight expansion and league is officially live later this afternoon, approximately one hour from the publication of this piece. The...

PAX West 2019: A first dip into Elder Scroll Online’s Dragonhold DLC

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The Elder Scrolls Online community event in Seattle at this year's PAX West was one of many firsts for me. For one, this was the...

PAX West 2019: Elder Scrolls Online’s Rich Lambert on performance, LFG, and dragons

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"Oh man! A new Skyrim!?" proclaimed an eager con-goer as I waited outside The First & Bell in Seattle. As I entered, the venue...
Man-dope.

Star Wars: The Old Republic discusses the character designs for Mek-Sha’s former Mandalorians in Onslaught

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There's a lot of work that goes into even the background characters in Star Wars: The Old Republic. A new internal interview with lead world...

Closers provides a lore-based look at the upcoming character Seth

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While we know that the new character is coming on September 10th and we've gotten a visual preview of her, the question remains: Who...
Siri play Chariots of Fire.

Bungie representatives dispute the idea that Activision’s leaders were ‘prohibitive overlords’

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The future of Destiny 2 under Bungie alone looks very different from the game under Bungie and Activision, especially with new features like cross-save...
Nein!

Square Enix vows to support Final Fantasy XIV instead of working on another MMO sequel

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Regular readers will note that Final Fantasy XIV earned our MMORPG of the Year award last year, with many of the staff citing the...

Star Wars: The Old Republic previews Onslaught’s new Mek-Sha location

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Back in July, the Star Wars: The Old Republic folks offered an extremely formulaic but at least somewhat interesting look at the creation of...

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