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Final Fantasy XI offers players a shot at the Shadowlord’s swords
Is it fair that the Shadowlord in Final Fantasy XI gets to have cool swords you don't have immediate access to? No. It is...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s cash shop and the existential horror of monetization
The fact that there's a cash shop in Final Fantasy XIV is something that is absolutely impossible to discuss in a value-neutral fashion. Simply...
Elder Scrolls Online’s Waking Flame DLC and update 31 are live on PC, Mac, and Stadia
Dungeoneers, Elder Scrolls Online's latest DLC is yours for the buying, as Waking Flame is live on PC, Mac, and Stadia for 1500 crowns...
One Shots: Catniss Everkeen
"The true endgame of FFXIV is fashion, but in the process of documenting my many many glamours sometimes I get a cool action shot,"...
New World explains all those split-face statues and the race behind them
As we continue the seemingly never-ending wait for Amazon's New World to arrive, we can console ourselves with learning scraps of the game's setting...
PWE’s Remnant: From the Ashes turns two with a new trailer and sale
PWE's co-op shooter Remnant: From the Ashes hasn't gotten much press lately, in spite of being just two years old, but that's to be...
Final Fantasy XIV brings back The Rising for its eighth anniversary on August 27
Another year of operation is moving into the rear-view mirror for Final Fantasy XIV, and that means another iteration of The Rising coming around...
Global Chat: Hitting that endgame wall in MMOs
MMO blogger Digital Visceral recently wrote about a situation that many of us encounter in our games: Hitting that max level and feeling at...
QuakeCon 2021: Skyrim’s anniversary edition, Elder Scrolls Online Waking Flame, Fallout 76’s Fallout Worlds
While most gamers are preoccupied with the big Skyrim news out of QuakeCon - that Skyrim is getting its 14th edition, the Skyrim anniversary...
Massively Overthinking: The MMO roadmaps worth following
This week's Massively Overthinking comes to us from longtime reader KenFromChicago. "As MMO reporters covering the MMO field, having some idea what to look for...
PlanetSide 2’s NSO faction revamp arrives to PlayStation 4 on August 25
If you've been following along with the news coming out of PlanetSide 2, you know that it's been mostly about the Nanite System Operatives...
Final Fantasy XIV plans a stress test for the Japanese data centers… but not North America or Europe
Ahead of the release of the Endwalker expansion, Final Fantasy XIV's staff wants to make sure that the game's servers are up for the...
Wisdom of Nym: What will Final Fantasy XIV add to its healers in Endwalker?
Here's an interesting facet to consider: Unlike most of the other entries in this Wisdom of Nym series about Endwalker speculation, this one isn't...
Cyberpunk 2077 patches in further improvements, balance changes, and free cosmetics
If it's been some time since you fired up the single-player RPG Cyberpunk 2077 or you've been on the fence about buying in owing...
NCsoft says Lineage W will launch this year for PC, mobile, PS5, and the Switch
Last week, we covered NCsoft's initial reveal of Lineage W, yet another entry in the long-running Lineage franchise. Lineage W, however, was initially pitched...
EverQuest designer’s throwback MMO rebrands as Monsters & Memories
You may recall that earlier this year we reported that former EverQuest and DCUO developer Shawn Lord was working on a "throwback" MMO, which...
Elder Scrolls Online is delaying the console arrival of Waking Flame and update 31 an extra week
Console folks, you're going to be waiting some extra time for your crack at Elder Scrolls Online's next DLC and update. ZeniMax made the...
The Elder Scrolls Online invites players to hop in and play for free through August 30
As The Elder Scrolls Online is showing off its latest piece of DLC, it wants to entice you to start playing. Doesn't it look...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 335: Farewell Astellia
Justin and Bree discuss Astellia Online, Guild Wars 2, Blizzard, and No Man's Sly, with adventures in LOTRO and FFXIV, plus mailbag topics on Diablo's sudden spotlight and the fate of the Blizzard name.
The Daily Grind: Is the MMO industry a zero-sum game?
A while back I spied a thread on the MMORPG subreddit that was lamenting the fact that Final Fantasy XIV has been blowing up....