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Final Fantasy XIV adds some answers to common questions regarding its new housing lottery system
After all the work rebuilding Ishgard, Final Fantasy XIV players understandably want to take pieces of the city-state's land for building their own homes. Square-Enix...
World of Warcraft outlines plans for season 4 of Shadowlands item grinding
On April 19th, Blizzard is going to reveal the plans for the next expansion for World of Warcraft. But it doesn't seem that the...
Ravendawn is patching in numerous quality-of-life and convenience updates based on alpha feedback
Good news, Ravendawn fans, you can now shut the door in someone's face! The game is making a variety of changes for its players based...
Pantheon updates fans on progress with its March producer’s letter
If you're watching Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen carefully for signs of life, the latest producer's letter should give you hope. There are a lot...
Elyon adds new events and raises the level cap in its latest update
Badges? Elyon thinks you'll need some stinkin' badges! See, the game is giving out badges when completing the Commander's Training Field to celebrate the opening...
Atlas adds the new animal-hauling Pegasus ship with its latest patch
Y'all seen the Pegasus? No, not a horse with wings, you silly banana, you. We meant the new Pegasus ship in Atlas, which is custom-tailored...
Fallen Earth unleashes its St. Patrick’s Day event on players
The St. Patrick's Day event in Fallen Earth is surprisingly sneaky on a whole. Yes, it's obviously meant as a chance for players to celebrate...
World of Warcraft tunes its newest raid and zone while planning for Sandworn Relic changes
Stupid murlocs in Tazavesh, running away when you've only taken away three-quarters of their health. This is World of Warcraft, darn it, and they're supposed...
Path of Exile plans to test PC controller support in patch 3.17.3
You can play Path of Exile on a controller... on consoles. That seems a little unfair, doesn't it? If you really prefer playing with a...
The Daily Grind: Do you find endgame or leveling more interesting in MMOs?
There's a case to be made for leveling being the most fun you'll have in an MMO. You're acquiring new abilities and new systems,...
Final Fantasy XI updates for March with more Ambuscade content and more Crawler’s Nest grinding
Anyone who has played Final Fantasy XI for a long enough period of time probably remembers grinding enemies in Crawler's Nest for experience. It was...
Lineage II: Aden adds in the Vanguard class and new areas to fight through
For far too long you have had to suffer the problem in Lineage II: Aden wherein your van down by the river which you live...
Babylon’s Fall puts out its first update introducing Duels
If you're enjoying Babylon's Fall... well, statistically speaking you don't exist, because the game is suffering from pretty lower players counts. But maybe you'd be...
The Daily Grind: What’s your biggest fear about your favorite MMO?
We all have things that worry us about our favorite MMOs. It's natural. You worry that another update might break the things you enjoy...
Final Fantasy XI rolls out more Ambuscade content while delaying Voracious Resurgence story beats for March
Here's the bad news for the March version update for Final Fantasy XI: It's missing its headline feature this time around. The plan was to continue...
Final Fantasy XIV previews dungeons, quests, and improvements for patch 6.1, Newfound Adventure
So what do you do after you save the world from a malingering threat at the edge of the universe? In Final Fantasy XIV, you...
Star Wars: The Old Republic lays out its March events while testing new bosses for the next operation
All right, so the latest Star Wars: The Old Republic expansion launched and you already finished the content it added in the time it took...
Fractured Online explains its alignment system for players to segment PvE and PvP play
If you're only just now hearing that Fractured Online will feature a system of player alignment to determine which players are allowed to attack...
Final Fantasy XIV offers up a comprehensive guide to getting started with crafting and gathering
Crafting and gathering in Final Fantasy XIV are not sideline activities. A large number of classes are devoted to these activities, they have their own...
Diablo Immortal explains everything that was learned and changed thanks to closed beta feedback
You may not believe that Blizzard is listening to player feedback on the regular, especially not when it comes to Diablo Immortal in general (we...
