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Final Fantasy XI looks forward to balance adjustments in a very behind-the-scenes April update
The past several updates to Final Fantasy XI have definitely been calmer and smaller, but that's a trend that the upcoming April version update...
World of Warcraft is changing the guild name service to charge gold rather than real money
Your World of Warcraft guild is probably named something mildly offensive that seemed like a funny joke when you named it but now feels...
Tencent will hold a 25% stake in Ubisoft’s new subsidiary focused on Assassin’s Creed, Rainbow Six, and Far Cry
It hasn't been a great couple of years for Ubisoft, what with things like Skull and Bones launching to rather middling reception or the...
Final Fantasy XIV fan claims to have reverse-engineered the same ID info used in the blacklisted doxxing mod
Among the many other changes made to Final Fantasy XIV with the launch of patch 7.2, one of the subtler ones was meant to...
The Daily Grind: How much research do you do for your MMO builds?
Within the larger MMO community, there are three basic stances regarding guidance for builds online. The first group believes that ever acknowledging that Thing...
Embers Adrift is planning to soft launch on Steam around the end of April
We're not going to lie to you, the latest update to Embers Adrift is not particularly exciting. Oh, it has a number of quality-of-life...
World of Warcraft player Chimneytime has one mission: Stick players in chimneys
In Shadowlands, many World of Warcraft players were annoyed when the Jailer tried to pull the now-tired excuse that he was just attempting to shield...
The Elder Scrolls Online starts up its week-long Cyrodiil Champions PvP test
Adventurers of The Elder Scrolls Online, the nation of Cyrodiil needs you! Wait, is Cyrodiil a nation or a region? I searched on my...
Final Fantasy XIV’s Seekers of Eternity patch is live today
Bad news for people who are seeking new seltzer flavors, the ultimate low-fat yogurt, a four-door hatchback that drives like a sports car, or...
If you want some Baldur’s Gate 3 in your Stardew Valley, there’s a mod for that now
If you think about it, Baldur's Gate 3 and Stardew Valley have a lot in common. They both are multiplayer games with a strong single-player...
The Daily Grind: Which of your favorite MMO’s patches had the least aesthetic appeal?
So it is not exactly a secret that I like Warframe a lot, and thus you are probably aware that I am entirely on-board...
Eterspire adds the lava-filled Arid Ridge with its most recent patch
So let's talk for a moment about convection. It's the way in which heat moves from warm things to cool things. If you put...
V Rising previews new types of weapon and new artifact weaponry
In many games, the only weapons that vampires really need amount to "being a vampire," but popular survivalbox V Rising has you playing as...
The Elder Scrolls Online returns the Jester’s Festival to the realms on March 27
Who wants to fool around? What about goofing? Making merry? Joshing? You know, getting up to some antics? The Elder Scrolls Online is one...
Final Fantasy XIV posts the preliminary patch notes for Seekers of Eternity
The process of slowly teasing out patch notes for a major update has become a very normal thing for Final Fantasy XIV at this...
The Daily Grind: How closely do you track your spending on free-to-play MMOs?
When it comes to free-to-play games, you might find yourself inadvertently spending way more than a subscription price every month. Not necessarily, of course....
Last Epoch delays Tombs of the Erased to April 17 to avoid competing with Path of Exile 2’s April 4 update
If you are living in the larger ecosystem of what one may term "Diablo-likes," there is currently a very big and very heavy gorilla...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has the worst official screenshot game?
The other day MOP's Bree was looking at the official batch of screenshots from an MMORPG and asking why they are so uniformly terrible,...
Necesse’s latest patch puts you into the plains cave biome
The caves on the plain are mainly full of pain in Necesse, but you don't have to take our word for it. You should, but...
Final Fantasy XIV’s Seekers of Eternity releases on March 25
It's not long until Final Fantasy XIV's next major patch arrives according to the most recent live letter from producer and director Naoki Yoshida....
