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I always think I can get these patch-in-review things done in one column. That never turns out to be the case. This time, though, I'm...

With all of the other new content in Final Fantasy XIV's latest patch, you could be forgiven for not taking a whole lot of...

Longtime MOP Patron and friend of the site Avaera recently posed us an intriguing questions about daily login rewards in MMORPGs. "Recently my game of choice,...

Adventurers of Vana'diel, you are appreciated! We're sure that everyone playing Final Fantasy XI appreciates the appreciation, but what's even nicer than the intangible...

Justin and Bree discuss Onslaught aka SWTOR's first expansion in three (!) years, Fallout 76's latest kerfuffle, the return of Kritika Online, ArcheAge's ArchePass confusion and rework, DDO's mounts, BlizzCon, and Halloween, with a mailbag topic on MMO toxicity.

It's patch day once again for Final Fantasy XIV, and if you think that means the game has made tons of things available for players...

Raids. You either find them to be the apex of MMORPG content and challenge, or liken them as the source of community gatekeeping and...

Here we are, people; the day before Final Fantasy XIV patch 5.1. It's happening tomorrow, so let's hope you've finished up anything you wanted...

Updates to housing for Final Fantasy XIV are coming in patch 5.1 beyond the addition of new wards. Sure, the addition of three new wards...

Do not try to read the patch notes for Final Fantasy XIV's latest patch out loud in one breath. You will run out of oxygen...

Earlier this month, veteran MMORPG designer Raph Koster announced that he's finally making a new MMORPG, with a suite of top devs and a...

It's less than a week until Final Fantasy XIV has its first major update for its current expansion cycle, and the update site just got...

Ah, another live letter, another lack of official translation despite a lot of important information being conveyed that way, and another round of people...

Around this time of year, if you're not wearing a mask and skulking about in the darker places of online games, well then, you're...

There are a number of things intrinsic to the Final Fantasy experience. Magitek. Airships. Crystals of varying importance and use. Outfits that likely give...

Players with long memories who were there for the Final Fantasy XI launch in North America no doubt recall that it coincided with the game's...

The latest Letter from the Producer LIVE arrived for Final Fantasy XIV, and as fans predicted it includes both a trailer and a release...

One of my favorite modern trends of MMORPGs is that studios are no longer saving the entirety of a soundtrack for the base game or expansion releases. Oh sure, those usually get a great album push -- especially if it's one of the bigger games -- but for a while now, many studios have also been releasing new music on a steady basis with significant content patches.

Following last week's nasty Blizzard Hong Kong mess, many players publicly stepped away from the studio and its games, in some cases deleting accounts...

The past week was sure a trip, and a good chunk of it for me was taken up by stuff I didn't want to deal...