expansions
The Daily Grind: Do you take a break from an MMO before an expansion?
There is always a period for any MMO between an upcoming expansion (or major update, in some cases) and the last major update where...
Final Fantasy XIV offers a New Year message ahead of its Fan Festival this weekend
Let's be real, it's not as if Final Fantasy XIV fans are going to be waiting ages after the New Year to hear from...
World of Warcraft’s Ion Hazzikostas claims War Within early access won’t grant long-term advantages
So let's recap for people who have missed out on this. World of Warcraft's next expansion, The War Within, is available for pre-order. This...
BlizzCon 2023: World of Warcraft’s War Within systems deep dive
If you were entranced by all of the promises unveiled as part of World of Warcraft: The War Within's reveal at BlizzCon on Friday,...
The Daily Grind: What plans do you make ahead of MMORPG expansions?
The fact of the matter is that for most MMORPGs these days, the time between an expansion being announced and the expansion actually being...
BlizzCon 2023: World of Warcraft’s next expansion is The War Within, first in the Worldsoul Saga expansion trilogy
The next World of Warcraft expansion has indeed been announced as The War Within, with players descending into the heart of Azeroth itself, engaging...
BlizzCon 2023: WoW Classic is getting Cataclysm in 2024 and Season of Discovery in Vanilla
Yes, World of Warcraft fans, WoW Classic is indeed going ahead to the next expansion in the game's history. WoW Classic: Cataclysm has been...
BlizzCon 2023: Diablo IV announces its first expansion, Vessel of Hatred
We've been told that Diablo IV will be getting an expansion for some time now, and now we finally have some information about it....
The Daily Grind: What do you want from an expansion reveal event for an MMORPG?
Here's the honest truth: As I become older and more tired, I am increasingly worn out by big gigantic events announcing a new expansion...
The Daily Grind: Who or what is the least-effective Big Bad from an MMO expansion?
Over the various expansions World of Warcraft has had, there have been a number of different Big Threats in each expansion. Some of them...
Square-Enix Q1 2024: Overall profits and MMO sales drop as FFXVI underperforms
The latest earnings report for Square-Enix has been released for the period ending on June 30th, 2023, and it's good news for the company...
Final Fantasy XIV’s next expansion is called Dawntrail
The fan festival has just revealed that the next expansion for Final Fantasy XIV is titled Dawntrail and will release in summer of 2024....
The Daily Grind: How do you like to take on major MMO expansions?
After more than a decade in this ridiculous field I sometimes miss being able to just take expansions and major patches entirely at my...
World of Warcraft: Dragonflight gets a November 28 release date
Here we go: World of Warcraft: Dragonflight has a release date scheduled, and it's soon. Not "next week" soon, no, but "put in your...
World of Warcraft opens up the whole of Dragonflight for beta testing today
Want to test everything that's available in World of Warcraft: Dragonflight? The good news is that players who have opted into the beta may...
World of Warcraft gives Shadowlands away for free through September 5
So let's assume for the sake of argument that you decided not to purchase World of Warcraft: Shadowlands when it came out, and following...
World of Warcraft previews the Ohn’ahran Plains and the upcoming dungeons of Dragonflight
Gosh, you know whom we haven't fought in World of Warcraft in ages? Centaurs. Let's get on that with the Ohn'ahran Plains in Dragonflight;...
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King is confirmed to be launching on September 26
It's almost time to head back to Northrend in World of Warcraft. The official word is out after last week's leak confirming that Wrath...
Check out the races for dragon riding in World of Warcraft: Dragonflight
One of the major new features coming with World of Warcraft: Dragonflight is, well, riding your own dragon around the map and getting to...
EVE Fanfest 2022: All the major EVE Online announcements from Fanfest
It's safe to say that EVE Fanfest 2022 was very much a social event first and a game event second, with fewer concrete announcements...