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Lord of the Rings Online sends players to the Black Gate with today’s Update 20
The path of Lord of the Rings Online has always pointed, inevitably, toward Mordor. Update 20, live today in the epic MMORPG, brings players...
PAX East 2017: Final Fantasy XIV’s Q&A panel
At the time of this writing, there's just over a hundred days until Stormblood launches, expanding the world of Final Fantasy XIV for the...
See the origin of everyone’s favorite turret robot in the latest Overwatch comic
Who's afraid of a robot in Overwatch? Other than just about everyone, seeing as how an enormous robot war is pretty close to everyone's...
Defiance prepares for its Armistice Day celebration
In Defiance lore, Armistice Day is a pretty big deal. It's not just an excuse for a holiday; it's the end of the Pale...
The Doomfist has been stolen on Overwatch’s test server
There have been hints of it flying around for quite some time from Overwatch datamining, but now it's happened. A Twitter update first posted...
Overwatch drops a hint about its next hero
The speculation about Overwatch's next hero is going to keep running for a while, but there are some signs that we may have more...
Final Fantasy XIV gives us a peek at Othard and the Samurai
If you missed the keynote from Final Fantasy XIV's European fan festival on Saturday, you missed out on a lot of big information. The...
Wisdom of Nym: Gauging predictions after the Final Fantasy XIV fanfests
It finally happened, folks; we're done with the fan festivals until next year. (Yes, I fully expect to hear about the next set when...
Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival XIV Europe: Samurai, Doma, and theme songs
If you're a fan of Final Fantasy XIV, the European fan festival is something you've been waiting for more or less since December's Japanese...
Conan Exiles gets spotlighted for nudity and for its digital comic
The long-standing joke, for ages, was the man who adamantly explains to others that he purchases Playboy magazine for the articles, not the pictures...
WoW Factor: Examining World of Warcraft’s 7.2 update
Patch 7.2 is the first real content patch that we've gotten for World of Warcraft post-Legion. Obviously, 7.1 wasn't devoid of content, but it...
City of Titans offers up some meaty setting fiction
The police in City of Titans have a rough road to walk. They're dealing with organized crime and the usual thousand vices and harms...
A broken payload fuels Overwatch speculation about Doomfist
IS TERRY CREWS VOICING A NEW CHARACTER NAMED DOOMFIST IN OVERWATCH? WE DON'T KNOW! WE AREN'T THE CASTING DIRECTORS! BUT WE DO KNOW THAT...
Neverwinter explains how players wind up in the River District
Have you ever wished that in the middle of a Neverwinter adventure you might hear a record scratch, followed by your character turning to...
Final Fantasy XIV starts up Valentione’s Day on February 2nd
Laugh all you want about Lisette de Valentione and her relentless focus on affection-based celebrations in Eorzea, but of all the Ishgardian houses in...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 3.5 in review, part 2
I mentioned previously that I went through Final Fantasy XIV's most recent patch faster than I can recall going through a patch in recent...
Revelation Online introduces future players to Akuta
Look, over there! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's the main character an anime that you'd stop watching two episodes in! It's Akuta,...
Star Wars: Rebels teases the recanonization of The Old Republic lore
Star Wars: The Old Republic is not canon. It was one of the many things caught in the Star Wars Expanded Universe purge, which...
Neverwinter shows off the enemies of the River District
The River District of Neverwinter (the city) is not a pleasant place, or at least it won't be soon. For one thing, it's impossible...
Ship of Heroes explains how you fit a city inside of a spaceship
Of the spiritual successors to City of Heroes, Ship of Heroes is the Johnny-come-lately that also puts all of the action inside of a...
