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Final Fantasy XI brings out some extra style for this year’s Starlight Celebration

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Are you tired of sitting down in the most boring and tedious fashion possible in Final Fantasy XI? Do you feel your muscles clench as...

Pantheon’s Visionary Realms and Brad McQuaid’s family are sponsoring a design scholarship in his memory

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Given that Visionary Realms has already made clear its commitment to continuing development of Pantheon in the wake of studio head Brad McQuaid's untimely...
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Blade & Soul previews Will of Iron’s new Destroyer spec, teases Korean UE4 graphics overhaul

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The update arriving for Blade & Soul on December 11th includes a third spec for the Destroyer, the Way of the Iron Will, and it's...
Vendi ad me frat

Final Fantasy XIV shows off more details about the Blue Mage updates and a new mount for patch 5.15

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A firm date has not yet been established for patch 5.15 for Final Fantasy XIV, but we have gotten some extremely relevant new information about...
Sitting around.

Crowfall’s J. Todd Coleman looks back at past progress and ahead to 2020 milestones

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As we close out 2019, we all tend to get the urge to look back at past accomplishments and feel proud, even if they...
Well, thanks anyhow.

The Elder Scrolls Online is announcing its next major chapter in January

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The time-honored announcement of a future announcement is here now for The Elder Scrolls Online, as the developers have announced that the game's next major...
Herp to the derp.

WoW Factor: A history of itemization in World of Warcraft

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Huh. You know, I really thought I'd written about the whole Corruption system in World of Warcraft's upcoming 8.3 before now in a format more...

Guild Wars 2 players are pretty bummed about this week’s fall damage trait nerf

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When ArenaNet dropped Guild Wars 2's skill balancing update earlier this week, one change went a bit overlooked by a lot of observers: the...
Well, I guess.

Fans are invited to a real-world memorial for Brad McQuaid later this month

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MMORPG fans have been in mourning for the last few weeks following the death of Brad McQuaid, one of the most popular veteran developers...
Sexy, kinda.

The Daily Grind: How much does raw graphical power matter to you for MMOs?

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Graphics matter. It's really appealing to go with the general approach of being above simple graphics informing your opinion about a game, but we...
Everything old is... well, it's actually still old.

Star Wars: The Old Republic plans eighth anniversary and Life Day festivities

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It is perhaps mildly ironic that Star Wars: The Old Republic is now getting rather old in and of itself, since the game is passing...
My little pony, my little pony, ahh-ahh-ahh-ahh ♪

Conan Exiles adds mounted combat and followers in tomorrow’s patch

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Tomorrow, it will be time for fans of Conan Exiles to take their horses to the old town road and ride until... well, the horse...
To rather uneventfully go.

Star Trek Online makes Phoenix Packs permanent while removing a daily free pack

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The biggest problem you can get with exchanges between real-money currencies and in-game currencies in MMOs is when one is far more valuable than...
You're reaching, guy.

Halo: Reach remaster launches on Steam to high concurrent user numbers

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That subtitle isn't a lie, folks! It turns out that when you re-release a well-known and classic multiplayer title on a new platform, people...

EVE Online attempts a no-downtime experiment and announces structure gameplay changes

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EVE Online has been doing things a bit differently this week, and while it's not "chaos," it certainly has made life in New Eden...

The Daily Grind: Do you ever pick a human skin tone other than your own in MMOs?

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If we may tread lightly around the topic of race this morning, I'd like to ask an honest question to elicit honest answers. Assuming...
It was a thing.

EverQuest Online Adventures emulator updates fans on the state of the project and how fans can help

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While the original EverQuest and EverQuest II are still running, the game's console edition of EverQuest Online Adventures shut down back in 2012. But...
Happy something or other.

RuneScape shows off its holiday armor, the Christmas event, and smoother movement for December

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Merry Christmas, RuneScape fans! Your holiday award this year is movement not looking horribly janky! Well... all right, your actual holiday event is going...
Shooooooooooooooooot

Path of Exile shares further adjustments arriving for bow skills in Conquerors of the Atlas

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One of the major balance goals for Path of Exile in the Conquerors of the Atlas expansion is to make bow skills more interesting...

Choose My Adventure: How Citadel Forged with Fire made me like survival sandboxes in spite of its faults

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So here we are at the end of my first real deep dive into a survival sandbox. Citadel: Forged with Fire is, by all...

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