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Final Fantasy XI discusses bundled subscriptions, burn parties, and new zones in its AMA
In honor of the game's 20th anniversary, the Final Fantasy XI staff recently held an AMA event on Reddit. This is all well and...
Neverwinter releases a balance patch that’s not particularly kind to dragons
Gosh, it is not as much fun to be a dragon as Neverwinter with the most recent patch as it was beforehand. Green dragons...
World of Warcraft takes a look back at building Wrath of the Lich King’s Northrend
Whatever you feel about the way that World of Warcraft is handling Wrath of the Lich King Classic, it's probably rooted in a great...
Neverwinter brings the Celebration of Lliira around once more on June 30
The Celebration of Lliira, the goddess of joy in Neverwinter's setting, is set to arrive in just a few days for anyone who feels...
Swords of Legends Online deploys its latest patch with more story, new zones, and added instances
Could someone politely let the team behind Swords of Legends Online know that you're allowed to have a website article be long? It can...
EVE Online kicks off a new Proving Grounds event that’s all about close combat
While EVE Online definitely features a lot of ship-to-ship combat, it is generally not combat that involves close-range options. Indeed, this new Proving Grounds...
Elyon previews its upcoming new content including a new class, the Soulbringer
Do you like classes with blades? Do you like classes with souls? Do those two words remind you of some other MMORPG out on...
World of Warcraft begins Midsummer Fire Festival, WoW Classic previews new group finder
Ah, the Midsummer Fire Festival in World of Warcraft, the time of year when everything feels like it's already on fire so you might...
Path of Exile answers community questions on fine mechanical interactions between skills
We're going to put something out there for everyone to chew on for a moment: Path of Exile has a lot of skills. Amazing...
Star Stable is pulling GameGuard from the game after three weeks
If for some reason you were unaware of this fact, Star Stable is a game about horses in which you play with horses and...
Pantheon updates fans on its development with its June newsletter
Animations! Banks! Weapon models! Zone artwork! All this and more has been improved in Pantheon over the past month, as relayed to fans in...
Overwatch 2 shares seasonal patch plans from its October launch with PvE planned for 2023
The wait is not yet over for Overwatch 2, but it's getting close to being over... assuming you were mostly waiting for the PvP,...
Aliens: Fireteam reveals its upcoming Pathogen paid DLC
So, you're a fan of Aliens: Fireteam? You like shooting xenomorphs with other people for loot and glory? How would you feel about shooting...
Path of Exile outlines the changes coming to the game with patch 3.18.1
The bright side of Path of Exile patches that are meant to address a number of quality-of-life issues with a given build is that...
Fresh start realms are planned for Wrath of the Lich King Classic when it arrives
If you're looking forward to playing World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Classic but had no interest in playing any of the...
Final Fantasy XI adds more Voracious Resurgence and Ambuscade content in this month’s patch
If you feel like you've had enough of Fantastic Fraulein Mumor in Final Fantasy XI to last a lifetime and then some... well, we're...
The Daily Grind: What intentionally sub-optimal choices do you make in your MMO?
Some people very deliberately do not look up what the ideal ways are to play their character types in MMOs. They never read guides...
Black Desert kicks off the preseason for the brand-new Arena of Solare
Two teams enter, one team leaves, and everyone does their best to make sure it's not the other team. It's the Arena of Solare,...
Closers kicks off a Fireworks Festival and offers some new costumes for athletics or bedtime
If you were wondering when Closers was going to get to the fireworks factory, we can't help you. If you were instead wondering when...
Lineage II Aden asks you to defeat Nurka with its newest update
It's time to defeat Nurka! "Who's Nurka?" you ask. The guy we're going to defeat, duh. We just covered that, keep up. Look, if...
