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Star Trek Online shows off its 23rd century ship stats
When Star Trek Online launches Agents of Yesterday, players will be able to fly around in the ships of the line from the mid-23rd...
Destiny’s next major DLC leaks plot details and the Gjallarhorn
The next major Destiny DLC has been shrouded in a certain amount of mystery, but the lights are coming up on Rise of Iron....
The Daily Grind: How long does an MMO encounter need to be out before you can judge its difficulty?
At the time of this writing, Final Fantasy XIV's newest patch has been out for less than a full day. (It'll be two days...
Landmark releases its big pre-launch patch
At 11 a.m. EDT today, Landmark is expected to be back from maintenance and up for early access before its official launch on June...
Final Fantasy XI introduces new quests and Ambuscades for June
The June version update of Final Fantasy XI should make your life just a little bit easier. Are you tired of walking everywhere in...
Wisdom of Nym: Taking on the Final Fantasy XIV patch 3.3 notes
I really hope you got anything you wanted done before Final Fantasy XIV's patch finished up yesterday because the game is down all day...
Final Fantasy XIV 3.3 patch notes include raid finder, materia melding NPCs
Today is not the day for players to actually take on the new challenges present in Final Fantasy XIV's next major patch. That'll be...
WoW Factor: How to get ready for the Legion pre-patch
As of the time that I'm writing this, we don't know when the Legion pre-patch will hit World of Warcraft. I had to double-check...
Elite: Dangerous identifies issues with AI superweapons in the game
The most recent Elite: Dangerous patch had some issues, starting with the fact that AI ships were rocking impossibly powerful weapons that would destroy...
ArcheAge’s Ascension event spurs player complaints over content
The players of ArcheAge are not happy at the moment. If you have read about the game in the past, this may not surprise...
Skyforge producer’s letter shines a light on communication
Sometimes, it's really hard to know if the developers are listening to the players. Sure, you can tell players that the development team is...
Launch impressions: Overwatch is good, but it’s only half a game
The thing that bugs me about Overwatch is that it feels like half of a game. Unfortunately, it's also the less interesting half, the...
Wisdom of Nym: Jobs we are unlikely to ever see in Final Fantasy XIV
We all have jobs that we want to see in Final Fantasy XIV. Some of them are pretty much definitively going to happen (I...
Skyforge introduces a floating robot companion for everyone
Your journey through the world of Skyforge could not be in any way called devoid of robots. It would be difficult to even say...
Elite: Dangerous’ Engineers patch is now live
Fans of Elite: Dangerous have been waiting for the most recent patch for quite some time. The darn thing just seemed to keep getting...
Check out Crowfall’s Druid in action
The Druid in Crowfall borrows a bit of a trick from the Ranger insofar as she uses more than one ability tray. In her...
Final Fantasy XIV previews the Weeping City and the Final Steps of Faith
The story of Final Fantasy XIV's current expansion began on the Steps of Faith that lead into Ishgard, marking the start of a journey...
Shroud of the Avatar’s next major patch lets you target fast and break (your own) stuff
Nothing lasts forever. Entropy creeps in around the edges at all times. Your favorite new shirt will develop fraying, then holes; your favorite book...
Here’s how Crowfall’s armor effects work per archetype
Armor is a vital protective element in most MMORPGs, something that ensures that your organs remain unsullied no matter how many hobbies your characters...
Saga of Lucimia explains its pillar of group gameplay in-depth
One of the pillars that Saga of Lucimia prides itself upon is the idea of group-based gameplay. You may think that this is an...
