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Final Fantasy XI starts bonus item campaigns on March 11
Who likes getting extra stuff? Most Final Fantasy XI players, let's be real. So the good news for the game's upcoming campaigns starting on March...
Shroud of the Avatar has improved its quality of life and offers pronged weapons with release 63
The latest patch for Shroud of the Avatar is all about prongs. Well, partly about prongs, anyhow; the new three-pronged one-handed spears are out with...
Anthem unveils loot changes to improve gearing
If you missed it earlier, our first impression of Anthem is that it's a good game underneath serious issues and a lack of content; addressing...
Final Fantasy XIV’s data center migration is happening in April
One of the big changes coming to Final Fantasy XIV along with the next expansion isn't really a matter of game mechanics; it's a change...
Old School RuneScape implements a rollback due to a surfeit of Twisted Bows
Players of the oldest school variety of RuneScape will be losing a stretch of time today. The game's most recent update added a spawn point...
First impressions of BioWare’s Anthem, a flawed piece of work with good bones
I'm not quite sure whether Anthem is a mediocre game that I want to be better than it is, a bad game that I enjoy,...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO subgenres need better names?
There are an awful lot of games falling under the broad header of "not quite an MMORPG but still multiplayer shooter with strong influences...
Revelation Online offers a special login event for its second anniversary
Players who are truly dedicated to getting rewards in Revelation Online will soon have a fancy title to allude to that fact. The game's anniversary...
Riders of Icarus patches in a new dungeon and related content
You know who's a total jerk in Riders of Icarus? Hadakhan, probably. The guy has a whole underground labyrinth! How many underground labyrinths do you...
Conan Exiles gets a free weekend starting on March 7
It's perfectly valid for players to want a try at a game before being willing to commit to purchasing and playing. We understand that....
Lineage II Classic releases the patch notes for the Saviors update
It's time for Lineage II Classic players to be saviors because... well, the Savior update has arrived. And everyone with a character over level 20...
Ascent: Infinite Realm teases class elements and all four races
Finding out more about Ascent: Infinite Realm can be very feast or famine, but perhaps your appetite will be whetted at the prospect of some...
Final Fantasy XIV shows off the rewards for this week’s Little Ladies Day event
There's a lot of ground to cover in any given iteration of Final Fantasy XIV's Little Ladies' Day; the past couple of years have focused...
Diablo III developer offers feedback on Anthem’s reward structure
Here's something neat: Travis Day offering feedback on the reward structure of Anthem. Why is that neat? Well, it's neat in part because BioWare has...
H1Z1 patches in quick fixes for its mammoth Season 3 update on PlayStation 4
Adding a whole lot of stuff to a game in a patch can also break things. It's not intentional, but it's inevitable. H1Z1 had...
There’s far too much hitbox around Pathfinder in Apex Legends
Hitboxes are tricky things in any sort of competitive game. Broadly speaking, hitboxes are the spaces around a character that can be hit by...
Jukebox Heroes: Mabinogi’s six best music tracks
When evaluating an eastern MMORPG that boasts a huge soundtrack, I am often filled with a mixture of dread and anticipation at the start...
After a month of quiet work, Valiance Online updates fans on internal progress
A while back, Valiance Online made a thread on its official forum to keep fans up to date on the internal progress for the game;...
ZeniMax Media is hit with a trademark dispute over a filing for ‘Redfall’
What is "Redfall?" We don't know just yet, beyond the fact that it's a trademark filed by ZeniMax Media (the parent company of Bethesda...
Jukebox Heroes: The 10 greatest MMO soundtracks of all time (as voted by you)
A few weeks ago we witnessed the showdown of the ages (or at least the epoch known as "late January 2019"), as Massively OP...