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FFXIV Fan Festival Tokyo 2019: Liveblog of the opening keynote
Here we are at long last. If you're anything like me, you've been looking forward to this event since Final Fantasy XIV first delivered...
The player endorsement system in Overwatch has actually cut down on toxic behavior
It turns out that when you reward players for being decent human beings in Overwatch, there's incentive for people to continue being decent human beings....
Aion launches Ereshkigal’s Rage on March 27 with Veilenthrone raid
What does Ereshkigal have to be angry about in Aion? Lots of things, really. There's nothing good on TV, there were no more muffins in...
PlanetSide 2 celebrates 20 years of EverQuest with a new objective line
Just because the big milestone anniversary this year is for EverQuest and not PlanetSide 2 doesn't mean that the latter title needs to be left out...
Albion Online lays out its future roadmap with hideouts, hotspots, and customization
The Oberon update landed in Albion Online yesterday, along with news that the game is going free-to-play in just a few short weeks, but...
Children of Ur and Eleven join forces to create the ultimate Glitch revival
The process of rebuilding the social and non-combat sandbox MMO Glitch has been a slow one. It's been one that attracted a deep well...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most jaw-droppingly absurd behavior you’ve seen in MMO group content?
Sometimes people do things that are dumb in MMOs. We know and accept this. Sometimes people think that dancing on a mailbox in World of...
AdventureQuest 3D details the fight against hackers deleting characters
On a list of unpleasant things occurring to players in any MMO, "getting your character deleted while you're still playing" is probably near the...
Black Desert Online changes node war mechanics and encourages collecting cherry blossoms
The spring has arrived in Black Desert Online, and that means it's time for the traditional celebration of spring in the form of fighting over...
Path of Exile teams up with Kakao to publish in Korea
Opening service in a new region is always an exciting sign of success for a game, so it's good news to hear that Path of...
Star Wars: The Old Republic talks up under-the-hood changes for previews and objects
If you've ever wondered why any sort of visual effects on gear in Star Wars: The Old Republic would show up as blobs and messes...
Survived By passes away on April 19
Sad news for fans of Survived By today, as the game has announced that it is ending development and planning for a full shutdown on...
Defiance 2050 celebrates Armistice Day once again
Ah, Armistice Day, the special date in the lore of Defiance 2050 when humans and aliens stopped shooting at one another. To celebrate this, the...
Era of Legends is a new mobile MMO for Android devices that looks an awful lot like World of Warcraft
Gosh, you know those games that just... remind you of something? Like, you can't say what it is, but there's something very familiar about the game...
BioWare discusses Anthem post-launch: ‘This is all a learning experience for us’
So, did you agree with our assessment of Anthem as a fun game with a lot of issues? It seems BioWare itself agrees with that...
Atlas previews its two new PvP modes due for the test realm in late March
There are people in Atlas who do not care for PvP. There's no version of PvP that will make those players happy. There are also...
Final Fantasy XIV updates its official preview site for the release of patch 4.56
The hour fast approaches to conclude the Stormblood story and lead into Shadowbringers in Final Fantasy XIV. Unfortunately for fans eagerly awaiting this conclusion, that hour does...
The Division 2 players datamine Dark Hours information as box sales get off to a slow start
Fans of The Division 2 have started to explore the game in the playing-for-keeps world of launch over the weekend, and the game's subreddit is...
Epic addresses store roadmap, privacy; Steam finally confronts review bombing
If you've been waiting impatiently for the Epic Store to have various expected features like cloud saves and user reviews, the good news is...
Final Fantasy XI development is focusing on something ‘that can surprise everyone later on’
The amount of support that Final Fantasy XI gets in a declared maintenance mode is in and of itself surprising, but that is apparently not...
