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Guild Wars 2 starts rolling out the Icebrood Saga in Living World Return starting on October 19
Are you eager to get into Guild Wars 2's Icebrood Saga but don't feel like shelling out the money necessary to get access to every...
Final Fantasy XIV kicks off a new jacket-filled Moogle Treasure Trove event
So you have likely accomplished most or all of your goals in Final Fantasy XIV by this point, and there's still another month until Endwalker lands....
Final Fantasy XI updates Ambuscade and one of its trust companions
There are a lot of trust companions in Final Fantasy XI. Seriously, the sheer number is almost baffling. Still, it's a good thing that...
Final Fantasy XIV’s Tatsuya Okahisa on technical art design and live-service MMOs
Do you know what a technical artist does in an MMO? If you responded by scrunching your face up and muttering "art... stuff?" that's...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most obscure MMO you’ve played?
You are probably aware of the fact at this point that we have an ongoing series of posts in which we ask whatever happened...
The Daily Grind: Are you good about remembering old MMO account details?
Theoretically, you should have all of your account credentials for various MMOs set up so that if you decide to go back after a...
Fractured opens up free play starting today to wrap up its fall alpha event
Do you want to try out Fractured without being in the proper alpha testing batch? You're in luck because the game is kicking off a...
California’s DFEH files an objection to the settlement between Activision-Blizzard and the EEOC
It probably seemed like Activision-Blizzard had actually finally dodged a bullet in its ongoing lawsuit drama when it reached a settlement with the EEOC...
Final Fantasy XI looks back on the game’s history in 2006 and continues its industry interviews
When Final Fantasy XI released its third expansion, Treasures of Aht Urhgan, the playerbase rejoiced and had a particular love of the new jobs released with...
Classic WoW’s Season of Mastery attempts to boost the MMO’s challenge level
The testing for the new seasonal ruleset for WoW Classic is already underway, but what exactly is the Season of Mastery event meant to deliver...
The Daily Grind: Which NPC do you personally hate the most in your favorite MMOs?
A while back, Bree and I were sharing memories of the original launch of Guild Wars and talking about the exact moment when we...
Blade & Soul brings its Blade & Ghoul events around for another season of Halloween fun
It's the spookiest time conceivable for Blade & Soul once again as the annual Blade & Ghoul events roll onto the live servers once more....
Old School RuneScape changes its next League models following player feedback
The third season of Leagues in Old School RuneScape will offer players a lot of different rewards to earn, but the initial designs that...
MechWarrior Online restores trans-focused team names after uproar over name changes and suspensions
We're just going to go ahead and offer a free tip for moderation teams across the MMO sphere: Banning people just for expressing support...
Final Fantasy XI previews a lighter update for its October patch
October is the spookiest month of the year, but it's a lighter month for Final Fantasy XI patches this time around. The official preview of...
Lineage II Aden adds castle sieges with its latest update
Castles! Everyone likes castles when they own the castles in question, and if not then everyone hates castles and wants to be in charge...
Atlas introduces the Broadsider as a new modular blueprint ship
A group of pirates sits in a smoky room with notepads and quills, staring at a blueprint for a ship on a board at...
Diablo II: Resurrected updates players waiting for the game’s ranked ladder system
Looking forward to proving yourself the very best of the best in Diablo II: Resurrected? You'll be waiting a little while longer according to the...
Final Fantasy XIV recaps the many system changes revealed in the latest live letter
Let's not mince words, there was a lot of information in the most recent letter from the producer for Final Fantasy XIV. Like, a...
The Daily Grind: How important is a robust character creator in an MMO?
There are some people (me) for whom character creation in an MMO is a big deal. These people want a robust set of options,...