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Final Fantasy XI patches in Ninja changes and a Cait Sith battlefield
The latest version update for Final Fantasy XI has arrived, and as always it brings with it new things to fight. Sure, there's the...
Not So Massively: Gaming genre elitism isn’t a good look on anyone
As I noted when I first took over the Not So Massively column this past spring, we live in a time of great change...
Wisdom of Nym: The subtle mechanical shifts in Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers
A lot of mechanics changed with the latest Final Fantasy XIV expansion. You probably don't need me to tell you that, but there are...
Bless Unleashed says it fixed 99% of crash bugs ahead of this weekend’s closed beta
Console fans, furbish up your controllers: Bless Unleashed is readying a new round of beta testing for you this weekend. "Our next Closed Beta...
RuneScape’s Land Out of Time has launched – check out the trailer
It's a big day for RuneScape: Land Out of Time is dropping for the original-flavor game. Well, the most original-flavor version of the game...
Blue Protocol’s new trailer shows a vibrant world of adventure
Could Japan be making the next great MMO? It's hard not to feel a spark of hope flare up when watching the debut trailer...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s third anniversary report card
Well hey, it seems like it's another birthday for Pokemon Go, so you all know what we have for the anniversary party: another report card!...
One Shots: Pointy things in space
Congratulations! You are now the proud owner of a multi-trillion credit starship that's in absolute mint condition! As you drive it off the lot,...
Global Chat: Stressing about WoW Classic’s community
Late June's World of Warcraft Classic stress test gave many MMO bloggers plenty to talk about, with pros and cons being lobbied about from...
The Game Archaeologist: Ironman modes and elective permadeath
One facet of video games that's been around almost since the very beginning is difficulty levels. This allowed the player to choose how hard...
The Daily Grind: How do you pass the time until your crowdfunded MMO launches?
While reading the informative interview from Camelot Unchained's Mark Jacobs the other day, it hit me how long it has been since some of...
Tree of Savior brings back Rainbow Trek jumping puzzles and gives out free class change vouchers
A new limited time event in Tree of Savior is both letting players experience the game's jumping puzzles once again and start over with...
Final Fantasy XI offers up a new login campaign with a non-functional chest
If you have a deep Pavlovian response to seeing chests in Final Fantasy XI, the marquee reward from the game's latest login campaign will...
Path of Exile fixes a variety of bugs to avoid crashes and other issues
Sometimes the smallest seeming bugs can have some really big issues. The latest Path of Exile patch, for example, fixes an issue wherein the...
World of Warcraft hotfixes introduce Battle for Nazjatar improvements, tone epic gems down a notch
Following the launch of World of Warcraft's major Rise of Azshara content update last week, Blizzard has issued a small series of hotfixes to...
EverQuesting: Checking EverQuest II’s pulse, from Pride bunnies to event delays
It's been quite a while since we've had an EverQuesting. That's because it's been quite a while since we've had much to write about...
Desert Oasis: Finding the Shai’s place in our Great Valencian Black Desert
Black Desert is no stranger to controversies. Whether because of the addition-and-removal of its battle royale or its enchantment mechanics, it does a pretty...
Rock out in Lord of the Rings Online’s Shirefest 2019 music festival this weekend
Few MMORPGs offer music tools as robust as Lord of the Rings Online's, and this weekend, MMO players will prove it as they host...
First impressions: Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers is beautiful, horrifying, and a crowning achievement
It was clear to me how special Shadowbringers was going to be when I saw one of the most effectively horrifying scenes I've witnessed...
Black Desert will launch Altar of Blood, a small-group ‘defensive horde mode,’ next week
If you thought that Wednesday's Black Desert update was a little on the thin side, welp, that's only because Kakao and Pearl Abyss were...