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World of Warcraft breaks a popular add-on for world quests to fix performance issues
The current flow of clearing World Quests in World of Warcraft is pretty straightforward. You see that there's a world quest out there offering...
Final Fantasy XIV’s latest live letter discusses inventory, benchmarks, and housing in Stormblood
The anticipation for Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood is pretty high among the game's players at this point. It's just under two months away, and...
Revelation Online invites you to visit the Immortal Annex
The Immortal Annex in Revelation Online is a place of boundless learning, a faction devoted simply to studying, researching, learning, and never actually going...
Paragon walks through the mechanics of its upcoming character Revenant
What do you know about Paragon's upcoming new hero, Revenant? If you were asked that before watching the video down below, it might just...
Revelation Online invites players to climb the Tower of Pain
There is a place in Revelation Online they call the Tower of Pain. And it's been the ruin of many an adventuring group, mostly...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward in review – leveling content
At least we're finally thought the story. While we walk through a review of Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward in its totality, we've taken three...
Overwatch adjusts competitive win conditions for Assault maps
When both teams lose, who wins? That might sound like an oxymoron, but the latest Overwatch adjustment to competitive play is aimed at exactly...
EverQuest II outlines upcoming familiars, cooperative competitions, and a level boost in the near future
Are you cooperative or competitive in EverQuest II? Do you like to work with others or work against them? The good news is that...
Armored Warfare launches its Tanks Reloaded balance patch and previews its immediate followup
It's been a while since Armored Warfare first discussed its upcoming "Balance 2.0" adjustments for the game's mechanics, but the first pass has been...
Paragon introduces its newest hero, Revenant
Bear with us for a moment, here. You know there's a game out right now that has a whole lot of characters but is...
The Daily Grind: Do you prefer safe strategies or fast strategies in MMOs?
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...
Final Fantasy XIV makes everything a little easier with patch 3.57
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...
World of Warcraft patches in some reward adjustments for Nether Portal Disruptors
You there! When you play World of Warcraft, are you just focusing on Nether Portal Disruptors on the Broken Shore? Well, stop that; do...
Diablo III temporarily removes the Necromancer from testing
And lo, it did pass that a select group of players of Diablo III were invited to test the Necromancer in the beta version...
Greg Street discusses balancing League of Legends for all skill levels
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...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward in review – side stories, part two
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...
WildStar looks forward to more Prime difficulty content over the next year
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...
Star Trek Online highlights the rewards for its upcoming War Games gameplay
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...
Diablo III brings the Necromancer closed beta to life
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....
Blade and Soul’s newest patch revamps class progression and adds new regions to explore
The latest big patch for Blade & Soul has arrived, and it brings with it some major changes. Class trees and skill points, for...
