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WoW Factor: The view from outside the Legion alpha test

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I've been paying rapt attention to the ongoing-though-paused World of Warcraft Legion alpha tests  because said tests are looking good. That's a positive. Whilst the actual...
Blinded by the X.

The Daily Grind: Do you have any resolutions for 2016 in MMOs?

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2016 is almost here, and I nearly forgot all about it! It feels less like "New Year's Eve" and more like "Thursday, get all...
Why do you build me up, Buttercup, baby, just to let me down and mess me around?

NCsoft is hiring for a new shooter project

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If you were kind of sad when NCsoft shut down development on Project HON back in March, today's news is going to hit you...
My track record has been pretty good!

Wisdom of Nym: Speculating on Final Fantasy XIV’s 2016

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I have high hopes for 2016. Higher hopes than I did for 2015, at least. 2015 also started out with my being fired for...
Probably not this one, then.

CCP is hiring a Senior Producer for an undisclosed new project

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Fans of CCP Games have a pretty solid idea of what's on the company's docket: EVE Online, EVE Valkyrie, and EVE Gunjack, and if...
I ruined just... all the things.

WoW preps patch 6.2.3, teases Gnome Hunters

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Ready to timewalk back to the days of World of Warcraft's third expansion? Or are you just looking forward to being able to use...
Bet on it.

WoW Factor: In the wake of BlizzCon’s Legion content

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Well, folks, we're officially living in a post-BlizzCon world. Until the next one. The point is, we're done with that convention, and all that's...
Dungeons!

Wisdom of Nym: Analyzing Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 3.1 notes

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There are a lot of things that I really like about Final Fantasy XIV, a fact that should come as a surprise to practically...
Let's do this old gag again.

Rumor: WoW Legion due on or before September 21st, 2016

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BlizzCon is starting up later today, but a couple of leaks are already making the rounds. World of Warcraft players poking around the structure...
When it comes.

WoW Factor: What WoW Legion needs from BlizzCon

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It's go time tomorrow: BlizzCon is almost here, and I'm going to be liveblogging my way through most of the event. And boy, it's coming at...
Cold analysis.

Wisdom of Nym: Awaiting next week’s Final Fantasy XIV patch

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We've still got a preview or two to go before the main event, but Final Fantasy XIV's first post-expansion patch is on its way...
Gambler.

Wisdom of Nym: The cancelled future of Final Fantasy XIV

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Every game has stuff in it that's dummied out. There are ideas that the developers brought to a certain point without ever finishing, and...

The Daily Grind: So what mystery title is Daybreak working on?

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Tucked into Daybreak's announcement letter yesterday about the company's new digs and Jens Andersen's new role was the revelation that Daybreak is "currently working...
Curb Your Enthusiasm theme plays

WoW Factor: A wishlist for World of Warcraft’s Legion expansion

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We're going to find out a lot about World of Warcraft: Legion in November. Not just because I expect that'll be around the time we...
Less exploratory than I might have thought.

Wisdom of Nym: Coordination, aetherial gear, and Final Fantasy XIV’s next patch

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How many times a day do you think about aetherial gear in Final Fantasy XIV? If the answer is more than "zero," I'm honestly...
Uh, no.

The Daily Grind: Are you hopeful about crowdfunded MMOs?

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A few years back, we were all discussing the frankly dizzying amounts of money going into crowdfunding MMOs. Speculation ran rampant that this was...
What useful data!

Diablo III, Ark, and Warframe all climb on Raptr’s August stats

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Raptr's monthly stat summaries remain the best possible way to track the popularity of games among the people who actually use Raptr. And it's...
This is less annoying, sure.

WoW Factor: Between now and Legion

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I'm going to be very surprised if we see World of Warcraft: Legion before June 2016. The odds are good that a beta announcement is...
Some elves have no eyes any more. Be sensitive.

WoW Factor: Wild guessing about Demon Hunters

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So what's the deal with World of Warcraft's Demon Hunter? We just don't know yet. But the space to speculate is pretty awesome. I mentioned...
Unbreaking what we screwed up forever.

Hi-Rez Studios CEO teases something coming for Tribes: Ascend

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Tribes: Ascend has been in maintenance mode for a while now. It was never the moneymaker that SMITE proved to be, and while it...

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