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The Daily Grind: What’s the worst content addition for an MMO that cost money?
If you played Final Fantasy XI, you either think that Chains of Promathia was a pretty weak expansion pack or you're wrong. If you...
Frozen Flame adds its first dungeon along with a revamped ability tree and straw styles
If your video game doesn't involve going into a dark hole to kill a monster and take its stuff, what's even the point? Don't...
Lineage II celebrates summer by growing and smashing watermelons
The true meaning of summer, according to Lineage II, is smashing watermelons. Not eating watermelons, but smashing the heck out of them. See, you...
Aliens: Fireteam Elite previews its soundtrack and difficulty modes
Beneath the sudden sparks of gunfire, the hissing of something hiding in the dark, and the sound of a team slowly stepping through infested...
Book of Travels teases the groundwork of how cooperative play will work with Endeavours
It goes without saying that the point of Book of Travels is that you will not be grouping up with other players to descend...
Corepunk delays its beta testing until December
Bad news to anyone who was heavily anticipating Corepunk's previously planned first beta test happening this month. The developers made a short video today...
Dual Universe launches beta patch 0.26 ‘Apollo’ today with shield, asteroids, and chairs
Are you sitting down? Because that's a thing you can do in Dual Universe with the game's most recent patch. Beta patch 0.26, known...
The gamer in the infamous BlizzCon video says she ‘dodged a bullet’ by not working at Blizzard
When Xantia stepped up at BlizzCon to address World of Warcraft's character design and ask that women in the game not all look as...
The Daily Grind: What convinces you to accept an MMO studio’s apology?
MMO studios are going to screw up sooner or later. Some are better or worse about how often those screwups happen, but these studios...
Final Fantasy XIV changes the Sage job icon in response to trypophobia sufferers
Today's vocabulary word is "trypophobia," which refers to a feeling of fear or disgust when seeing a small cluster of holes or bumps. Not...
MapleStory M introduces the Angelic Buster as part of its three-year anniversary festivities
What's the best way to celebrate three years of operation for MapleStory M? Is it the addition of a new character with a sugary...
Dual Universe explains changes coming to weapons and structures for PvP balance
Are you still making everything out of gold in Dual Universe? You might want to stop when the game's next update arrives for the...
Lineage II previews Aden’s pet system
Are you tired of your pets following you into battle in other MMOs just to look cute flopping around on the ground? Lineage II's...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite single MMO expansion?
MMO expansions are a wonderful thing. No, seriously, I love expansions immensely. I love the feel of logging into a new expansion and hopefully...
Tower of Fantasy is a new MMO from Perfect World Entertainment with a sci-fi bent
Ah, Tower of Fantasy, a perfect title for a game that actually looks to be more science-fiction inspired than fantasy-inspired. Here, let's get your...
Bless Unleashed opens up with its founders packs ahead of launch
All right. So we have a release date on PC for Bless Unleashed (specifically, August 6th). We have a clear picture of any and...
The Elder Scrolls Online previews Waking Flame’s Dread Cellar dungeon
As intimidating dungeon names go, "The Dread Cellar" doesn't rank highly. You kind of think your next objectives will be the Pantry of Doom...
Final Fantasy XI brings back the Sunbreeze Festival once again
Considering the sheer number of world-shattering threats that your character has no doubt dealt with in Final Fantasy XI, it would make sense if...
PSA: Square-Enix is reprinting the Final Fantasy XIV lore books once again, and they’re up for pre-order
If you're a fan of Final Fantasy XIV and want more of the lore behind this game, the Encyclopaedia Eorzea volumes one and two...
The Daily Grind: Do you follow Discord servers for specific MMOs?
On some level this might be a case of an old man yelling at clouds, but I really dislike joining Discord servers for specific...
