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Final Fantasy XIV gears up for its fan festival with… an exercise video
All right, how long have you been sitting in your chair since Final Fantasy XIV released patch 6.45 this week? You need to get...
Final Fantasy XI offers up Aern weapon skins for the Absolute Virtue family
If you were big into Final Fantasy XI back in the day, you probably have long-standing memories of dealing with the various Jailers and...
Diablo IV’s first seasonal content, Season of the Malignant, is available today
The dictionary definition of "malignant" can mean evil or malevolent, but it can also means highly infectious or destructive and is frequently used in...
Guild Wars 2 explains the design and mechanics behind Secrets of the Obscure’s new relic system
While the next expansion for Guild Wars 2 is titled Secrets of the Obscure, the ArenaNet developers clearly do not want the mechanics coming...
The Daily Grind: What was the most wholesome thing a stranger did for you in an MMO?
One night in Final Fantasy XI, I was deep in a higher-level cave system with a friend grabbing a treasure. We grabbed it, but...
Activision Blizzard is laying off workers in its esports division amidst future uncertainty regarding Overwatch League
Amidst all the other signs of robust health that you can see written across the state of Overwatch 2, you can add the Overwatch...
Overwatch 2 arrives on Steam on August 10
So things are all going just super for Overwatch 2, as alluded to within the most recent Activision-Blizzard earnings report. So how do you...
Nightingale recaps its most recent playtest and dishes on future plans
So how did playtesting go for Nightingale during its June event? Well, the latest video from Inflexion Games definitely seems pretty positive, although there's...
The Daily Grind: Are there any MMO events you wish you had attended?
Imagine, for a moment, that you worked in this ridiculous journalistic field and were offered a chance at an early playtest for EverQuest Next....
Final Fantasy XIV patch 6.45 is arriving on July 18
If your therapist is insisting to you that Low-Poly Hildibrand isn't real and he can't hurt you, all you really need to do is...
World of Warcraft updates its 2023 roadmap with plans for the next two patches for the game
No, the next minor incoming patch for World of Warcraft is not purely about Fury Warriors. We understand any confusion there, though; the patch...
The Daily Grind: How often do you think about unreleased MMOs?
Some MMOs I really wanted to play never got released. Not many, thankfully; most of them are even rather obscure titles that quite possibly...
World of Warcraft unveils the new welcome back gift for long-absent characters
Did you know that World of Warcraft misses you? Yes, you. And the developers miss you so much that they're putting in the effort...
Final Fantasy XIV prepares its Fan Festival streaming options and its next live letter
Ready to forge ahead to the next set of community memes? Final Fantasy XIV's fan festival arrives on July 28th, no doubt including the...
World of Warcraft director says Blizzard won’t sell Trader’s Tender – by itself
So not so long ago, dataminers working in the World of Warcraft data mines found Trader's Tender shop assets, leading to the presumption that...
Overwatch 2 rolls out its first anime short, Genesis – Part One
Most games wouldn't wait some seven years after launch to put out basic story teasers for the game's entire premise, but then, most games...
New World kicks off Season 2, Blood of the Sands, today – here’s the new trailer!
A new season begins for New World begins today, with just two hours of downtime expected from 8:00 a.m. EDT to 10:00 a.m. EDT...
The Daily Grind: What does a rogue server for a departed MMO need to grab your attention?
By their very nature, rogue servers for MMOs we've lost are not going to have the population of the live game. They're inherently smaller....
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the most roguish Rogue?
Rogues, Thieves, Smugglers, Scoundrels... they have many names, although for some reason we rarely see classes labeled Scofflaw or Blackguard. (I would play a...
Final Fantasy XIV’s third Encyclopædia Eorzea volume is available for pre-order
Let's not mince words. If you're a Final Fantasy XIV fan? Here's the link, go get your book. We say that up front because...
