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The Daily Grind: What’s your preferred way of learning about a major MMO patch or expansion?
I don't know when we're going to hear about the next Final Fantasy XIV expansion. I know that it's going to happen, considering that Naoki...
Mortal Online 2’s newest combat alpha patch adds the city of Gaul’Kor
The latest patch for Mortal Online 2's combat alpha has a headlining feature that is not all that combative at face value. Players can now...
World of Warcraft honors Reckful with a new Rogue trainer
It was a big deal when World of Warcraft streamer and esports star Reckful passed away this summer, with large parts of the game's community...
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands pre-patch check-in: Hotfixes, customization insight, and quest skips
Now that the World of Warcraft: Shadowlands pre-patch is live, you might want to start your leveling experience in Warlords of Draenor but not want to...
The Daily Grind: How solid do you think your memory of your favorite MMO’s history is?
Ages ago, I wrote a column in which I jokingly pointed out that in order to really get the WoW Classic experience, you should need...
Genshin Impact outlines its update schedule for its next three major patches
It appears that miHoYo's Genshin Impact has certainly had an... impact on potential players. (We have fun here.) But the developers are not resting on their...
Rumor: The next Final Fantasy XIV expansion is titled Forspoken
It's that time once more, when Final Fantasy XIV fans have scoured trademark registrations to discover the title of the next FFXIV expansion! After all, we...
World of Warcraft launches the Shadowlands pre-patch today
As of today, World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth is over, because the Shadowlands pre-patch for the game has finally released! And there was much rejoicing....
Final Fantasy XIV patch 5.35 is out today with a community pilot program
It's time to take the fight to the Garlean Empire in a very small way on the Bozjan Southern Front in Final Fantasy XIV. Yes,...
Final Fantasy XI’s October version update arrives with more promised for the future
The October version update for Final Fantasy XI is here! It brought some new Ambuscade fights with it, and... that's it! Well, that's not...
Albion Online previews its midseason update with corrupted enemies, combat balance, and more fish
Dungeons in most video games are not a pleasant place to hang out, and Albion Online is no exception. So you can imagine that...
Marvel’s Avengers has more content incoming to satisfy players according to Crystal Dynamics’ Scot Amos
It's only been out for a month, but Marvel's Avengers players are kind of on the bored side. This is probably not a huge surprise,...
Final Fantasy XIV has cancelled its European fan festival for February 2021
This is probably not a surprise given what happened before, but Final Fantasy XIV fans will not be gathering in Europe for a convention. The European...
Final Fantasy XIV previews its next major patch, Futures Rewritten, in its newest live letter
The next patch for Final Fantasy XIV isn't coming out until December, but the latest live letter from producer and director Naoki Yoshida has already...
TitanReach offers a second patch for its demo version as its Kickstart enters the final week
The Titan Reach Kickstarter continues to move forward, with the game's team releasing the second major patch to its demo client. This new version adds...
Final Fantasy XIV previews the Bozjan Southern Front and further Dragonsung Tool upgrades
Players in Final Fantasy XIV will get an upgrade next week for whatever they're wielding in their main hands. No, really; when patch 5.35 arrives,...
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands disables covenant abilities outside of the Shadowlands in the latest build
One element of recent World of Warcraft expansions that has come under popular discussion is the concept of "borrowed power," referring to mechanical systems and...
World of Warcraft will still offer 100% drop rates for raid-dropped mounts in the Shadowlands pre-patch
One of the big things that World of Warcraft players have been advised to get done before the launch of the Shadowlands pre-patch is to hunt...
Neverwinter allows for cooldown-free power swaps on console with its latest patch
Don't you hate when you're playing Neverwinter on your PlayStation 4 and you realize you need to change your power setup but don't want to...
World of Warcraft shares its survival guide for the Shadowlands pre-patch next week
You still have another week before World of Warcraft releases its Shadowlands pre-patch, which marks the end of the game's Battle for Azeroth phase and moves into...
