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Final Fantasy XIV puts its voice actors to the ultimate test of assembling an anniversary cake
For the eight-year anniversary of Final Fantasy XIV, Square-Enix had Kim-Joy of Great British Bake-Off fame assemble a lovingly crafted and meticulous anniversary cake....
New World previews Season 3’s planned changes, which include the end of the expertise system
Big changes are coming to New World when Season 3 rolls around, and you know that's the case because previews of that content are...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO on life support do you think should have been a bigger success?
I'm never going to not be a little sad about Champions Online. Not in the sense that it flopped in an unfair fashion; while...
RuneScape subbers are not happy about its new battlepass-style Hero Pass system
If you were desperately hoping that there was another way to give RuneScape your money on top of the game's existing subscription option, good...
Guild Wars 2 finally removed Valdhertz Crypts from Wizard’s Vault objectives after SOTO’s first week
Those darn Valdhertz Crypts! No one in Guild Wars 2 likes them! That's why people were kinda miffed about having Valdhertz Crypts (and other...
World of Warcraft drops a launch cinematic video for next week’s Fury Incarnate patch
Have you gotten enough of cinematics in which Bad Guy does Mean Thing before Bad But More Reasonable Woman stops him, and then has...
The Daily Grind: What MMO content do you like the least despite doing the most?
I have never enjoyed arena PvP in World of Warcraft. Battlegrounds have a bunch of issues, but arena PvP is just not fun for...
Final Fantasy XIV launches its anniversary stories with a peek back at the first Dragoon
It's Final Fantasy XIV anniversary time, and players know that means anniversary stories are coming to the game's official site. And we've already got...
Final Fantasy XIV details the rewards and new lore coming with the Rising event on August 27
So it turns out that Final Fantasy XIV's rising event which starts on August 27th will not, in fact, allow players to ride on...
Conan Exiles opens up Age of War – Chapter II on September 21
It's probably not surprising that Conan Exiles is currently in the Age of War update series. Sure, it might be nice if it were...
The Daily Grind: What MMO franchises would you consider valuable?
Not everyone agrees with me, but I don't think there are any valuable MMO franchises out there. There was a time when that wasn't...
Lost Ark details the merging of Europe West region into Europe Central
How many regions of Europe is too many? Lost Ark has decided it has one too many, as it is merging the Europe West...
EverQuest II opens test servers for its next major update, Shattered Overture, on August 29
Darn it, EverQuest II, we told you not to run while playing with your overture! Now it's all shattered! That means when players log...
The Daily Grind: What’s a red flag for you for MMO cash shop customization?
Free-to-play games have to make money somehow, and character customization options are usually the option that developers pick just because it's possible to add...
Final Fantasy XIV prepares a dual-pronged event for its 10-year anniversary
You only hit the decade mark once, and Final Fantasy XIV's annual anniversary event is celebrating precisely that. So it makes sense that the...
The Daily Grind: Are there any MMOs you wish had a hardcore option?
We've got about a week until WoW Classic introduces the game's hardcore servers, which will allow you to take on the game with the...
Take a look behind the scenes of WoW Classic’s hardcore realm development
Those of you who are flashing back to another game that loved including the word "hardcore" in as much material as possible can breathe...
DC Universe Online teases Justice League Dark Cursed, announces PS5 and Xbox X|S launches
You have to appreciate that the developers of DC Universe Online post their plans with a quick summation of the big news points right...
New World’s latest video highlights its long-awaited transmog system
"Transmogrify" is a verb that has been used for centuries as a humorous word to denote gross transformation, but it came into vogue following...
The Pokémon Company is donating $200,000 to Hawaii in the wake of wildfires
This past weekend, The Pokémon Company announced that the Pokémon World Championship would be held in summer of 2024 in Honolulu. But of course,...
