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There's an interesting discussion which pops up on the Final Fantasy XIV Reddit from time to time regarding the differences between American and Japanese...

The last patch for Final Fantasy XIV before the expansion has been released. Does it contain unexpected in-depth content to delight and amaze players...

You there! When you play World of Warcraft, are you just focusing on Nether Portal Disruptors on the Broken Shore? Well, stop that; do...

And lo, it did pass that a select group of players of Diablo III were invited to test the Necromancer in the beta version...

How do you balance a video game? It's kind of an ongoing question, but it's also one that Greg Street (aka Ghostcrawler) has been...

Boy, I will be really miffed if this winds up taking more time than I have until Final Fantasy XIV's second expansion arrives. I...

The first major WildStar patch of 2017 unlocked the Primal Matrix and added the Prime difficulty level for select dungeons. What's next for the...

The next major season patch for Star Trek Online introduces players to a major new system: War Games. The whole point is good-natured competition...

It's time to start dredging up corpses and making them do what you want in Diablo III, because the Necromancer closed beta has arrived....

The latest big patch for Blade & Soul has arrived, and it brings with it some major changes. Class trees and skill points, for...

At first it was called the Paragon. Then, players revolted, and it was renamed to the Valkyrie. But whatever you call the newest class...

As players fight through the Broken Shore in World of Warcraft, it's important to know which of the various support structures are up at...

This is the end... of the week. But for Gigantic, it really is the end... of smaller patches during open beta. While there still...

One character build cannot be used for everything in Neverwinter if you want to be the best at what you're doing. Certain situations require...

The most recent patch to Darkfall: Rise of Agon does a lot of things for spawning. For one thing, it introduces the game's dynamic...

It's been a very long time since the Ark Angels have been a going concern in Final Fantasy XI, but they were most definitely...

Odds are good that you spend very little of your day thinking about how an item's stats are templated in your game of choice....

The latest video Q&A from the Crowfall team answers a whole lot of questions about things that don't exist in the game at this...

Why would you try to steal a cloud? What possible advantage could that confer? Even when you ignore the obvious logistical difficulties of getting...

You are not slaying giant monsters in Dauntless for your health. Sure, it's probably a great full-body workout, but there are ways to do...