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Wisdom of Nym: How we missed storyline overload in Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood
One of the things that I mentioned back when I was reviewing Heavensward in its totality was that for all the praise I give...
Final Fantasy XIV previews the second volume of its lore guide
There's a lot of lore going on behind the scenes of Final Fantasy XIV. A lot of it is up-front with quests and dungeons,...
Fallout 76 tweets about a new faction, the Responders
Factions in Fallout 76 are going to be different than they were in prior Fallout games, but they're still going to play an important...
Crowfall shows off some of the monstrous wildlife for players to fight
You will be fighting lots of monsters in Crowfall, but thanks to the force of the Hunger many of today's monsters were yesterday's normal...
Heroes of the Storm announces the arrival of Mal’ganis
Characters from the Warcraft franchise make up the lion's share of the heroes in Heroes of the Storm, but there are still some notable...
Aion shows off the new area of Lakrum arriving in Awakened Legacy
The next major adventure in Aion will bring players to Lakrum, a heretofore undiscovered land that also happens to be hosting sites of great...
A now-deleted tweet states that a Diablo animated series is in the works
It's honestly difficult to imagine a world wherein Blizzard's promise of multiple new Diablo projects includes an animated series, but that appears to be...
Middle-earth Enterprises reassures Lord of the Rings Online fans that the original MMO will be fine
The announcement of a new title set in Middle-earth made Lord of the Rings Online players anxious, and while Standing Stone Games was quick...
Star Citizen elaborates on the Mercury, its latest concept ship’s role and abilities
So, has the latest concept ship from Star Citizen inspired you to open your heart (and perhaps more importantly, your wallet)? If not, perhaps...
Final Fantasy XIV shows off more of the Arboretum hard mode
There are two dungeons arriving in Final Fantasy XIV with patch 4.4, and it seems more or less inevitable that one of them is...
PlanetSide 2 is rolling out some classic lore
This might astonish you, but there is actually more to the lore behind PlanetSide 2 beyond "our faction is good, the other two factions...
Destiny 2 prepares for its Forsaken update with the Last Stand of the Gunslinger trailer
We don't want to depress you, but we kind of hope that Cayde isn't your favorite character in Destiny 2. See... the new trailer...
Final Fantasy XIV starts its anniversary fiction
The in-game events will arrive later, but at this point it's as much of an event for Final Fantasy XIV to feature written fiction...
WoW Factor: There’s no fixing this Battle for Azeroth story
Let's be totally clear about something: There is no twist waiting for this World of Warcraft story. It doesn't exist. There's no way that...
The Elder Scrolls Online details the monsters of Moon Hunter Keep
The inhabitants of Moon Hunter Keep in The Elder Scrolls Online do not, in fact, hunt the moon. They hunt werewolves, which is also...
World of Warcraft fans are not happy with the latest story developments, some try to cope through harassment
So yesterday's latest bit of story in World of Warcraft did not, in fact, delight and amaze fans. Quite the opposite. Reactions on the...
The second part of War of Thorns is live now for World of Warcraft
It's time to set a really big tree on fire with this week's update to World of Warcraft's pre-patch War of Thorns. Last week...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV gets to hunt some monsters
It hardly needs to be said at this point that the new way of doing things with Final Fantasy XIV's live letters has proven...
The Elder Scrolls Online introduces the driven huntress, Hanu
We only get a small peek at the character of Hanu, one of the major NPCs in the upcoming Wolfhunter DLC for The Elder...
Star Trek Online previews the rebuilt Deep Space Nine for the console launch of Victory is Life
If you were going to ask someone to identify the most iconic starbases in Star Trek Online, there's really not much contest. Sure, Earth...
