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World of Warcraft Classic interview confirms that there will be no servers for The Burning Crusade Classic at launch
Was World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade your favorite expansion of all the various updates for World of Warcraft? Were you hoping to be able to...
Overwatch 2 is making Doomfist a tank and making Orisa more aggressive
Hero roles are going to be changing when Overwatch 2 arrives, and the game's upcoming PvP beta is going to shine a spotlight on several...
World of Warcraft’s Ion Hazzikostas discusses theoretical player housing in new interview
Player housing in World of Warcraft is a topic that's come up pretty ceaselessly since the game launched, and it's even more present in people's...
The Daily Grind: How do you prepare for major MMO updates?
Big updates! They're big (yeah, yeah, yeah)! They're not small (no, no, no)! They mean things are going to be changing in your MMO...
World of Warcraft devs address Dragonflight’s dragon flying limitations, Classic Wrath’s missing LFD
Yesterday's World of Warcraft reveal stream was kind of a big deal, announcing the next expansion for the retail game in the form of Dragonflight as...
Naoki Yoshida updates players again on Final Fantasy XIV’s lottery botch and assures players that houses will be distributed properly
It hasn't been all that long since Final Fantasy XIV's producer and director Naoki Yoshida addressed the playerbase regarding issues that had hit its first...
Final Fantasy XIV’s Naoki Yoshida addresses the current state of investigation on the game’s housing lottery botch
For those who missed it, Final Fantasy XIV's first housing lottery on Saturday ran into some issues... issues like "no winner was selected while there...
The Daily Grind: When your MMO releases new content, do you try it even if it’s not your normal playstyle?
There were a lot of people trying PvP in Final Fantasy XIV for the first time on April 12th. I say this not as...
Skyforge kicks off its anniversary event for costumes, fireworks, and familiar rewards
It's hard to believe that Skyforge has been out and playable for seven years now. The official announcement of this year's anniversary event doesn't...
Elyon starts the Porong’s Orb Machine event and does some class balancing in its latest patch
Have you been pondering the orb recently? Elyon is assuming so because its newest event starting with today's patch gives you a whole new...
Final Fantasy XIV releases the full patch notes for patch 6.1, Newfound Adventure
It's not going to be possible for you to play Final Fantasy XIV today; the game is down for maintenance until tomorrow when patch...
The Daily Grind: How important is an MMO’s crafting to you?
Crafting is in an interesting place with MMOs, because it tends to be something people have opinions on regardless on how invested they really...
Final Fantasy XIV posts preliminary patch notes for Newfound Adventures arriving on Tuesday
You've still got a couple of days to wait until Final Fantasy XIV's next patch arrives on the game's live servers, but you also have...
Final Fantasy XIV updates its special site with more details on the extra features of patch 6.1, Newfound Adventure
It's going to be time for the next Final Fantasy XIV patch in less than a week, but players still have a few more details...
Neverwinter’s newest patch makes some major improvements to Bards
Bards are going to rock your face off with the newest Neverwinter patch. It's going to be a non-stop rock extravaganza in the game. The class...
Blade & Soul releases its Celestial Path update on April 13
April showers bring May flowers, but April updates in Blade & Soul bring a renewed Celestial Basin and a return to the Soul Arena. Well,...
Lineage II: Aden boasts the Garden of Genesis in today’s update
At long last, players in the casual-friendly version of Lineage II: Aden can argue about whether the newest zone in the game is better with...
Final Fantasy XI adds more Voracious Resurgence with its April version update
One thing that almost no Final Fantasy XI player would say at this point is that the game has a dearth of content related to...
The Daily Grind: What ‘major’ MMO patch was the biggest letdown for you?
Look, you can feel however you want about World of Warcraft: Shadowlands. You can feel that it's one of the most disappointing and limply handled...
Final Fantasy XIV patch 6.1, Newfound Adventure, arrives on April 12
So what do you do the day after the world nearly ends? Well, in Final Fantasy XIV, you dust yourself off and get on with...
