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The Daily Grind: How important do you think player hubs are in MMOs?
It was really obvious how bad Warlords of Draenor was going to be when the expansion shifted its player centers. There were two cities that...
PlanetSide 2 releases a PlanetSide: Arena cosmetic bundle and back-end improvements
If you're enjoying your time in PlanetSide: Arena and want to get some of that look in PlanetSide 2, the developers will be delighted to sell you...
Wakfu’s latest update, the Return of the Thirsters, is now live
If you play Wakfu but don't follow the associated animated series, you might just think that "Return of the Thirsters" sounds like a vaguely bad...
City of Heroes’ Homecoming rogue servers are now blocking copyright-infringing characters
Players on the City of Heroes Homecoming servers enjoyed a privilege they were never afforded during the game's pre-shutdown run time: While NCsoft was draconian...
Anthem leaves Cataclysm content in the game until the next seasonal update
The first major event for Anthem has ended, but the content hasn't vanished just yet after all. A new post on the official site reveals...
World of Warcraft concludes war campaign with Reckoning cinematic, Aron Eisenberg memorial event is planned
It was pretty clear that all of the threads in World of Warcraft's war campaign for Battle for Azeroth would come together in a face-off against...
Destiny 2 prepares for its Steam jump with maintenance and preloading
It's almost time for Destiny 2 to enter the verdant fields of Steam, and you had best believe that comes along with some maintenance times....
World of Warcraft: Classic is successfully letting some players reconnect with old friends
This is just plain nice to see. Regardless of anything else going on in World of Warcraft: Classic, it's good to see people finding old...
Australian police are investigating crimes linked to an Overwatch esports team
The obvious old joke to be made was that if esports were real sports, they'd be linked to organized crime. Alas, the joke no longer...
Final Fantasy XIV brings back the Moogle Treasure Trove until patch 5.1
Did you think you were just about done with things in Final Fantasy XIV ahead of patch 5.1? Well think again, because the Moogle Treasure...
Closers lets Seth head up to Special Agent status
It's time for another Closers patch, and this one is all focused on Seth. Yes, you're probably getting enough Seth in your life already (although...
Black Desert Online previews a quartet of upcoming Awakenings for the PlayStation 4
On September 24th players who enjoy Black Desert Online on PlayStation 4 will get a wake-up call with the introduction of Awakenings. Fans already familiar...
Wisdom of Nym: The Final Fantasy XIV philosophy and why it matters
It's been a couple weeks since this one happened, and for that I somewhat apologize because there were more pressing issues to cover in...
Blizzard changes the /who function command in World of Warcraft: Classic
Who feels like running some good old-fashioned conspiracy theories? Because this one is a classic insofar as no matter what you believe the motivation...
Actor Aron Eisenberg gets a torchlight vigil in Star Trek Online
The Star Trek fandom was shocked to learn that Aron Eisenberg passed away on Sunday, September 22nd. Eisenberg was best known among fans for...
Jukebox Heroes: The best of FusionFall’s soundtrack
I can't say that I was ever that cognizant of Cartoon Network's foray into massively multiplayer online gaming. FusionFall is lumped into that category...
The Daily Grind: What would convince you to play an MMO temport?
Ah, the noble temport! The MMO equivalent of a mayfly, released in a rush, with the hope that the cost of marketing plus localization...
World of Warcraft releases patch 8.2.5 on September 24th
Well, the betting pool for the patch day for World of Warcraft's 8.2.5 has now closed, and people who had "next week" have won!...
Dauntless previews the punchy nature of Aether Strikers
Go ahead and get your falcon punch memes out of your system because the newest weapon in Dauntless is going to let you deliver...
The Division 2 releases a sweeping set of balance changes on its test server
The next major patch for The Division 2 is scheduled for release in October, which means that the game is running out of time...
