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Honor of Kings is getting an online open-world spinoff with plans for a global launch
How much time did you spend thinking about Honor of Kings yesterday? We're going to go ahead and guess "not a whole lot," but...
The Daily Grind: Are you an effective leader in MMOs?
In any sort of group content in an MMO, especially going in for the first time, someone needs to be a leader. Someone needs...
Final Fantasy XIV clarifies new rules on boosting and conduct
If you were anxious about the latest guidelines Square-Enix put out regarding player behavior in Final Fantasy XIV, you probably don't need to be. Community...
World of Warcraft, lacking any sense of shame, releases a new cash shop mount
The year is 2021. World of Warcraft: Shadowlands has been out for nearly a year. It has had one content update. One. Every other game...
WoW Classic announces the official start of Season of Mastery servers on November 16
It looks like the Season of Mastery over in WoW Classic is starting sooner rather than later. The official site has just updated announcing that...
Final Fantasy XIV updates Endwalker site with housing districts, Island Sanctuaries, and newest Trust companion
There are just about three weeks left until Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker is available to play for players who pre-ordered the expansion. If you're still...
Another patch for WoW Classic’s Season of Mastery beta includes some spells to toughen up bosses
The Season of Mastery event servers for WoW Classic have gotten another update during the beta test, and that means some new spells in...
The Daily Grind: How long do you spend to ‘finding the fun’ in an MMO?
Reviewing games is an interesting prospect because it changes the way you approach video games in general. You're not just playing for your own...
World of Warcraft takes fans behind the scenes of the character creator rework
A lot of elements of the character creator in World of Warcraft changed when Shadowlands launched. This is probably not news to anyone who is playing...
World of Warcraft quietly removed all of its Torghast 9.0 questline with patch 9.1.0
It seems like basically no one was happy with the plotline that stretched through Torghast in World of Warcraft: Shadowlands. This is not an indefensible...
Final Fantasy XIV updates its prohibited activities and disallows selling runs via the Party Finder
The Final Fantasy XIV team has an expansion on the way, but the team is also working at making sure the game offers the best...
Transformers skins come to SMITE with the game’s next battle pass on November 16
Let's be honest: If you're a fan of Transformers, you have been subjected to a paucity of good games in the franchise over the...
World of Warcraft: Classic promises more changes to Molten Core and Onyxia for the Season of Mastery servers
In the beginning, there was nothing but people stating that World of Warcraft was better when it was harder during Vanilla. Then, there was WoW Classic,...
Final Fantasy XIV’s final live letter before Endwalker will be on November 5
The release date for Final Fantasy XIV's next expansion is approaching quickly, but producer and director Naoki Yoshida still has a little more information to...
Epic asks the court to deny Apple the right to postpone its anti-steering measures
So let's recap a little bit. The one major victory that Epic won in its lawsuit against Apple was about steering people to only...
World of Warcraft previews the Legion Timewalking coming in patch 9.1.5 while promising to make old starter gear available again
The big centerpiece of content coming to World of Warcraft with patch 9.1.5 on November 2nd is actually an event full of old content, because...
World of Warcraft officially announces patch 9.1.5 release date of November 2
Earlier today we noted that World of Warcraft's most recent build for patch 9.1.5 was marked as a release candidate, which in and of itself...
World of Warcraft updates patch 9.1.5 with a release candidate and delays the Sylvanas novel once again
Oh, Sylvanas, everyone's favorite character in World of Warcraft (citation needed)! That lovable scamp (citation needed) has had a longstanding and consistent character arc (citation...
Final Fantasy XIV updates its Endwalker site for more details on trials and raids
If you were hoping that the Magus Sisters being bosses meant that you would be free of fighting them as a trial, the latest...
Neverwinter brings around its Masquerade of Liars for more Halloween fun this year
In a world filled with polymorph spells, costume contests probably have a very different feel. Neverwinter is not going to explore that possibility, however. It's...
