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Final Fantasy XI offers fantastic items to players in the Adventurer Appreciation Campaign
Adventurers of Vana'diel, you are appreciated! We're sure that everyone playing Final Fantasy XI appreciates the appreciation, but what's even nicer than the intangible...
Snoop Dogg has a giant mural of Star Trek Online concept art in his home
If you're only familiar with Snoop Dogg from his rap career, you've probably missed the man's larger career path and general arc of his...
Book of Travels unlocks new stretch goals based on its success thus far
If the Kickstarter is any indication, Book of Travels has already bewitched a significant number of players with its atmosphere and design. The project has...
Astellia adds a hard cap to Astel ranks while adjusting acquisition rates
No players in Astellia Online were meant to have eight-star Astels at this point. That's not to say they were never meant to be added; that...
Final Fantasy XIV launches patch 5.1: Vows of Virtue, Deeds of Cruelty
It's patch day once again for Final Fantasy XIV, and if you think that means the game has made tons of things available for players...
Blizzard previews WoW’s BlizzCon esports as more Overwatch 2 leaks surface
Those of you who aren't concerned about esports for World of Warcraft will likely remain unconcerned with the announcement of the precise schedule for the...
RuneScape outlines plans to make stone spirits and ore more valuable
There's not a problem with stone spirits in RuneScape, or at least not the problem that's obvious. Yes, they're basically unwanted and offer very little...
Another Diablo 4 detail appears to have been revealed via an artbook page
The security around the Diablo 4 announcement that everyone's expecting for this year's BlizzCon appears to be rather porous. While we don't know for certain...
World of Warcraft Q&A will be hosted by popular YouTubers, but the question format is still unclear
Let's start with the good news: If you're familiar with Taliesin & Evitel, you are also familiar with the pair doing a long-running series...
The Daily Grind: Are you still on board the Kickstarter MMO train?
An interesting thing happened when Justin put out his list of Kickstarted MMOs that raised the most money; the comments pointed out that the...
Final Fantasy XIV elaborates on the additions to housing for patch 5.1
Updates to housing for Final Fantasy XIV are coming in patch 5.1 beyond the addition of new wards. Sure, the addition of three new wards...
EVE Online brings out its Halloween horrors for the spooky season
It's time for EVE Online to get spooky. You may wonder how scary a game can really make itself when being blown up for no reason...
World of Warcraft will be locking down corruption values on the test server
The new Corrupted item system being tested for World of Warcraft has already received a fair amount of feedback, generally in the negative. The...
Final Fantasy XIV posts the preliminary patch notes for patch 5.1: Vows of Virtue, Deeds of Cruelty
Do not try to read the patch notes for Final Fantasy XIV's latest patch out loud in one breath. You will run out of oxygen...
Legends of Aria is halting taxes and auctions ahead of its next patch in November
Citadel Studios is clearly hoping that the next update for Legends of Aria brings people to the game to stay, but there's a bit of...
World of Warcraft: Classic layering, Corruption, and the BlizzCon Q&A
Layers! Huh! Good God, y'all, what are they good for? Keeping player populations in early phases of World of Warcraft: Classic at manageable levels (say...
Final Fantasy XIV updates its patch 5.1 site with Blue Mages, PvP, and challenging fights
It's less than a week until Final Fantasy XIV has its first major update for its current expansion cycle, and the update site just got...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO studio does the best job of apologizing?
Every MMO studio screws up sometimes. It's inevitable. And we can all think of times - sometimes very recent ones - in which a studio...
Project C explains the studio’s philosophy behind the in-game economy and its business model
MMOs offering a currency pegged to real money that can also be converted back into real money aren't particularly common, but Project C is...
Albion Online kicks off its Allhallows event with a themed dungeon and an upcoming death race
You may not be afraid of any ghosts, but that won't help you with Albion Online's new Allhallows event kicking off today with the inclusion...
