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MMO Burnout: Greedfall is a pretty interesting swing for the fences, even when it misses
It's been said by me many times before now, but here it is again: I really appreciate a game that swings for the fences....
World of Warcraft: Classic is nerfing threat generation on Demoralizing Shout
Demoralizing Shout has numerous effects in WoW Classic; it reduces the attack power of nearby enemies, gives you a nice shouting animation, and generates...
The Division 2 is adding in targeted loot in its sixth major patch
In any game with gear, we've always had the one piece of gear that just does not seem to show up no matter what....
A player is leveling Priest in WoW Classic entirely by phone
In 2004 when World of Warcraft initially launched, leveling your character by phone presumably meant calling someone up from a land line and sitting there...
Guild Wars: RPG Maker is currently available in demo form
It's time to go back and play the original Guild Wars, but in far more single-player format than before! If you'd forgotten about the Guild Wars: RPG...
The Daily Grind: Do DPS numbers help you improve your play in an MMO?
Let's be perfectly clear here, this question is not meant to be theoretical but personal. Whether or not DPS numbers should be in World of Warcraft...
Blade & Soul is splitting damage types and adding new bracelets with the Storm of Arrows update
The next update for Blade & Soul is dubbed Storm of Arrows and that sounds absolutely horrifying. You might say "it's just a little rain" if...
World of Warcraft’s private servers are emptying in the wake of WoW Classic, but they aren’t empty yet
So, who figured that the people playing World of Warcraft emulators would all jump ship in order to play on the official version of WoW Classic?...
Fortnite adds in the unfortunately named Moisty Palms with its perfect prop disguises
You there! Do you want to shoot people in an area dubbed "Moisty Palms?" No, probably not, but that is the exact level that Fortnite's...
Final Fantasy XI brings new Ambuscade challenges and a new high-level fight for the future
The end of Final Fantasy XI's fourth expansion is back. In high-tier battlefield form. Yes, the latest version update has arrived and brought with it...
RuneScape has cancelled the Weapon Diversity project, but not its goals
There was a noble goal at the heart of RuneScape's Weapon Diversity project: making every individual weapon type feel like a distinct choice beyond raw...
Closers brings Seth to the battlefield today for pre-creation players
Gosh, why do people keep shoving monsters into things which are not monsters? The latest addition to the team in Closers, Seth, was just a...
Final Fantasy XIV’s third piece of fiction for the anniversary is one gigantic spoiler
So, hey, maybe you haven't yet finished the main scenario for Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers. That's fine, we're not judging what you do with...
Lineage 2M shows off new trailers seemingly showcasing all in-game footage
The original Lineage still makes bank in South Korea, which is probably part of the reason why the upcoming Lineage 2M is highly anticipated by players...
EVE Online offers grief counseling for ship losses and celebrates exploration record
What's the hardest part of EVE Online for new players? It looks like CCP Games is betting that it's the sting when your first ship...
Jukebox Heroes: The best of Dragon’s Quest X’s soundtrack
While just about everyone knows about Square Enix's ashes-to-glory story with Final Fantasy XIV, what often goes unnoticed is that the company runs a...
EVE Online improves star and wormhole textures along with several UI improvements
If you're still using lower shader quality on EVE Online (perhaps you're running the game on extremely outdated hardware as a form of protest), stars...
City of Titans has slimmed down its costuming program, bringing it closer to a test state
Costumes in a superhero game are a big deal, something the City of Titans team is well aware of. But system resources are also a big deal,...
Final Fantasy XIV teams up with Pusheen for even more cat antics than normal
We all know that Final Fantasy XIV is a game of cats. Sure, it's also a game of rabbits, lizards, and very occasionally dragons, but first...
Steam is running a beta for its new library system starting on September 17
The current library for your games in Steam is... fine. It's fine. It offers everything that you absolutely need in a library system. It...