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The Daily Grind: Which MMO do you have the highest hopes for in the back half of 2024?
2024 is not nearly in the rear-view mirror yet, we've still got several months to go, but we have definitely moved into the back...
Baldur’s Gate 3 looks back at petting critters, kissing companions, and avoiding murder on its one-year anniversary
One year on from its full release, it's safe to say that Baldur's Gate 3 has absolutely no need to flex any longer. It...
Final Fantasy XIV is releasing the Dawntrail soundtrack on October 30 with a Wind-up Zero minion
The Final Fantasy XIV music team has long been respected for providing absolute bangers throughout every expansion soundtrack, and Dawntrail is not an exception....
Old School RuneScape starts checking the results of Deadman Armageddon to determine the winners
The Deadman Armageddon event has ended in Old School RuneScape once again, and that means it's time to announce the winners, right? Well... no....
The Daily Grind: When do you give up your MMO goals?
Giving up on things is usually presented as a direct negative, and for understandable reasons. We don't like to think of giving up on...
Final Fantasy XIV shares its full program schedule for Gamescom 2024
It's only a couple of weeks until Gamescom 2024 kicks off, and Final Fantasy XIV is getting quite a presence there. Obviously it will...
Throne & Liberty testers murdered almost 30M NPCs during its open beta
If you wanted to kill someone in PvP during Throne & Liberty's open beta test, you were using a dagger. The most common builds...
Final Fantasy XIV brings the Moonfire Faire around once more on August 8
Yo dawg, we heard you like summer celebrations, so we put a summer celebration in your summer vacation in Final Fantasy XIV so you...
The Daily Grind: Do you see your MMO characters as characters or as playing pieces?
There's an interesting element to a lot of games where you have places where the layers of gameplay break down. Your character in World...
Valheim’s board game incarnation offers a gameplay deep dive
If you're eagerly awaiting more news about the ongoing development of Valheim the video game, we are sorry to inform you that you will...
World of Warcraft starts up The War Within’s pre-expansion event and finally turns on Warband banks
A week after the patch that was meant to turn on most of the features for World of Warcraft's next expansion, one of the...
A week after The War Within’s pre-patch, World of Warcraft still has the same bugs
The World of Warcraft pre-expansion patch for The War Within launched on July 23rd, and it launched with some pretty substantial bugs. The updated...
The Daily Grind: What sort of cosmetic thing would you like to collect in your main MMO?
Cosmetic items are nice things to collect because while they do not strictly affect your numerical performance in the game, they do offer significant...
Mecha Break announces a surprise open beta test starting on August 10
Maybe the real breaks were the mecha we made along the way. Is that anything? No. It's complete nonsense. But if you want to...
World of Warcraft’s pre-patch for The War Within disables both warbanks and cross-realm trading because of bugs
If you look at the pre-expansion patch World of Warcraft delivers ahead of expansions as a dry run of the expansion itself, The War...
The Daily Grind: What sort of time-limited content works well in MMOs?
Over the years, I have occasionally dunked on Guild Wars 2 for making its story content early on revolve around taking part in continually...
NCsoft expands Throne & Liberty publishing to several additional regions in Asia and beyond
There's still a little time remaining before Throne & Liberty finally launches over here on September 17th as published by Amazon. But there are...
Final Fantasy XIV has a slate of activities lined up for Gamescom 2024
It's been just under a month since Final Fantasy XIV players took a trip to the game's version of America in Dawntrail, but in...
Gigantic patches in balance and bug fixes ahead of its first major season
The Arc team behind Gigantic is more than a little excited at the upcoming first competitive season for the game, which kicks off on...
Throne & Liberty starts its open beta today – here’s the new trailer
Today is the day when players can start in on Throne & Liberty as actual players because the game's open beta begins today on...
