fantasy
Final Fantasy XIV releases its next patch site and its Live Letter digest
Players are crucial to the reconstruction of Doma in Final Fantasy XIV, so it's only right that the next leg of the game's main...
DOTA 2 is bleeding players, SuperData says
Things are looking slightly grim for Valve's MOBA, as SuperData reports that DOTA 2's playerbase is in decline as the game continues to lose...
Blade & Soul delays its Eternal Night update deeper into May
Blade & Soul players are going to have to chew on a bit of a sour grape today, as NCsoft announced that it made...
The Daily Grind: What keeps you logging into MMORPGs over a long period of time?
Earlier this month, Pantheon's community team tweeted out a question that keeps coming back to me: "What motivates you to play an MMORPG for...
Massively Overthinking: What we really mean when we talk about ‘difficulty’ in MMORPGs
Massively OP reader Steve wants us to revisit the Daily Grind on making death more meaningful without making it more annoying. His letter was long, so...
Black Desert Korea is letting players date (and vie for) NPCs
If yesterday's Black Desert patch in the west didn't grab you, maybe a peek into what Korea's getting will. Daum's official patch notes over...
Dutch Gaming Authority calls out four games as violating its lootbox policies
If you had expected the Netherlands to be leading the fight against lootboxes, you may be more clairvoyant than the rest of the population....
WoW Factor: Speculative classes for the future of WoW
If Allied Races show us anything, it's that World of Warcraft is really in no danger of running out of new races to throw...
Albion Online is adding respecs and a GvG training system next month
May 2nd is destined for glory thanks to the planned arrival of Albion Online's midseason patch.
"On May 2, we'll be launching a new patch...
TERA Europe to merge down to four servers
TERA's had a busy month, what with the console launch and its Godsfall update. May is going to try its hardest to keep this...
RIFT progression server activates its first two raids
Yesterday RIFT's progression server took a step forward, pushing the line of content forward with some old endgame activities.
Two 10-player raids, Drowned Halls and...
Battle Bards Episode 119: Skyforge
Believe it or not, it’s the Battle Bards’ fifth anniversary! From its weirdly humble beginnings back in 2013 to our arrogant ramblings here in...
Star Trek Online opens up its expansion bundle packages for Victory is Life
If you've been through prior expansion launches for Star Trek Online, you know that the expansion launch is almost always accompanied by big packs...
Path of Exile gives its cosmetic shop a facelift
It's safe to say that Path of Exile will live or die based on its cosmetic shop, as the title famously does not charge...
TERA delivers impressive new character abilities with the Godsfall patch
The latest update for TERA on PC brings characters to new heights of power. Not just because you're acquiring all sorts of commendations and...
Bless Online details the origin and reasons behind its faction conflict
There are two factions in Bless Online, so you can be sure that both factions want to make sure that the other faction no...
Black Desert’s latest update is for the birds; includes renown, gear purification, and PvP tweaks
This week's Black Desert update is officially upon us. Its key feature is a new guild boss, the Ahib Griffon, plus "several new Balenos...
Perfect Ten: MMOs that claimed to be the first
We've all been there. We're playing our favorite MMORPG and then self-appointed professors of game history start arguing in world chat about firsts --...
Russia’s Telegram crackdown blocks access to WoW, EVE, and Guild Wars 2
If you play Guild Wars 2, World of Tanks, EVE Online, or World of Warcraft in Russia, you may find that access to these...
The Daily Grind: What could MMO taverns do to get you to stick around?
I have vague memories of ArenaNet talking about Guild Wars 2 taverns prior to its launch and how these spaces would be more than...
