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Mecha Break announces a surprise open beta test starting on August 10
Maybe the real breaks were the mecha we made along the way. Is that anything? No. It's complete nonsense. But if you want to...
World of Warcraft’s pre-patch for The War Within disables both warbanks and cross-realm trading because of bugs
If you look at the pre-expansion patch World of Warcraft delivers ahead of expansions as a dry run of the expansion itself, The War...
The Daily Grind: What sort of time-limited content works well in MMOs?
Over the years, I have occasionally dunked on Guild Wars 2 for making its story content early on revolve around taking part in continually...
NCsoft expands Throne & Liberty publishing to several additional regions in Asia and beyond
There's still a little time remaining before Throne & Liberty finally launches over here on September 17th as published by Amazon. But there are...
Final Fantasy XIV has a slate of activities lined up for Gamescom 2024
It's been just under a month since Final Fantasy XIV players took a trip to the game's version of America in Dawntrail, but in...
Gigantic patches in balance and bug fixes ahead of its first major season
The Arc team behind Gigantic is more than a little excited at the upcoming first competitive season for the game, which kicks off on...
Throne & Liberty starts its open beta today – here’s the new trailer
Today is the day when players can start in on Throne & Liberty as actual players because the game's open beta begins today on...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPGs have you played with little hope for future content?
One of the neat things about City of Heroes Homecoming is that it is not a game bereft of updates or approaching content. No,...
ARK: Ultimate Survivor Edition is coming for mobile devices this year during the holiday season
Are you concerned that after all of the different versions of ARK: Survival Evolved or points related that you have bought, there might still...
Albion Online looks back on its last year as the game turns seven
It may be hard to believe, but it has now been seven years since Albion Online launched, and in that time we've named it...
Final Fantasy XIV introduces the Arcadion and addresses job balance in patch 7.01
It's time to get ready to rumble, Final Fantasy XIV fans, because The Arcadion is here and ready for new entrants. The new raid...
The Daily Grind: What are your most important daily tasks in MMORPGs?
The name of this particular feature is, obviously, The Daily Grind. It is an allusion to daily tasks in MMORPGs. Now, certain games have...
Dual Universe has finished producing its physical Kickstarter rewards
If you've been waiting for your physical Kickstarter rewards from Dual Universe, it may feel as though you've been waiting for half of forever,...
Bitcraft explains the precise mechanics of starting and maintaining an Empire
A SCENE UNFOLDING IN BITCRAFT POST-LAUNCH:
Exemplar: "Good people of this settlement, I am Exemplar, your emperor!"
Costello: "Well I didn't vote for you."
Exemplar: "I -...
Tarisland adds a new Spider Queen raid fight and kicks off a speedrunning challenge
Gosh-darn it all, who let the spiders have a queen? Tarisland has just added a new raid boss, the Spider Queen, and that means...
World of Warcraft’s Ion Hazzikostas reflects on a ‘a time of introspection and reexamination’ for the MMORPG
World of Warcraft game director Ion Hazzikostas has a lot to say regarding the changes that the game's development staff is making moving forward...
The Daily Grind: Have you ever been a part of a large player group migrating to a new MMORPG?
The first guild I ever joined in an MMORPG was in Final Fantasy XI, and it was made up of about 40% new people...
Players are building a multiplayer mod for Cyberpunk 2077
We all remember how at one point Cyberpunk 2077 was meant to have a multiplayer mode, right? It's the only reason we covered the...
Overwatch 2 x TRANSFORMERS collaboration event starts today
I was willing to ignore the fact that Overwatch 2, a sequel that does not even contain the things that justified its initial existence,...
Final Fantasy XI preps new Sortie Records of Eminence for its next version update
If you've been working your hardest but having a hard time convincing yourself to make more progress in Sortie in Final Fantasy XI, hopefully...
