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World of Warcraft opens up the public test realm for patch 9.2, Eternity’s End
It's going to be a while before World of Warcraft is ready to let players enjoy patch 9.2 on the live realms, but if you...
Final Fantasy XIV posts the patch notes for Endwalker ahead of the expansion’s early access
Ready to forge ahead? You've got a little more time to wait until Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker opens up for everyone who preordered on Friday,...
Dark Age of Camelot invites new characters to catch up in Caledonia until December 6
Want an excuse to have a new experience in Dark Age of Camelot? You could get exactly that with the game's Catch Up in Caledonia...
Final Fantasy XIV warns players to expect some congestion during the Endwalker early access launch
The good news for Final Fantasy XIV fans is that on Friday, you'll get to start playing through the content available in the game's newest...
Final Fantasy XI boosts experience and capacity gains in its Winter Bundle-Up Campaign
Your character levels are going to get swole in Final Fantasy XI's latest boost campaign. No, really, that's the whole thing when the Winter Bundle-Up Campaign...
Final Fantasy XIV will enter into a 24-hour maintenance on December 2nd
You've got less than a week to complete any tasks you wanted done before Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker launches. No, even less than you...
Dark Age of Camelot kicks off its Harvest Celebration and offers to sell you a fox pet
We all know that there aren't a lot of Thanksgiving celebrations in MMOs, but Dark Age of Camelot is still celebrating away with the...
Blizzard discusses WoW Classic’s Season of Mastery with version differences and unimplemented changes
There were potential changes on the table for WoW Classic's Season of Mastery that didn't get implemented, and one of them seems almost like...
The Daily Grind: Do all the New World issues make you less enthusiastic to play?
We were talking in work chat the other day about how all New World really had to do this year was launch in a competent...
The Daily Grind: How do you rotate through MMOs if you’re playing more than one?
One of the phrases that I used to use when describing certain games was that a given title would make a great "second" MMO,...
World of Warcraft clarifies gearing and testing for 9.2, bolsters the cash shop again
Anyone looking forward to World of Warcraft patch 9.2 being playable on the game's test server in the near future should temper those expectations somewhat,...
World of Warcraft previews two new arenas coming to the game in patch 9.2
Good news for everyone who has been eagerly awaiting more news about content in World of Warcraft's upcoming patch 9.2, Eternity's End: The official site...
Perfect Ten: 10 things I’m looking forward to in Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker
So, life comes at you fast. When I originally planned this column out, this was going to be the week of Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker...
World of Warcraft will allow flying in Zereth Mortis as players debate anniversary event drop rates
The real question of World of Warcraft tends to be whether or not you can fly in a given zone, with players often frustrated by...
The Daily Grind: What MMO patch has been the most disappointing for you?
Not everything you anticipate turns out to have been worth the anticipation. We've all had patches that were hyped up as containing all sorts...
Final Fantasy XIV reminds players of numerical value drops and the mid-experience value reset
The arrival of Endwalker is just under three weeks away, and that means changes for Final Fantasy XIV. For example, it means that a lot of...
Final Fantasy XI adds in more Voracious Resurgence and the new Master Level advancement system
The newest patch to Final Fantasy XI is a big deal. No, not just because there's a new installment of the Voracious Resurgence, although that...
Season of Mastery in World of Warcraft: Classic will not have spell batching or same-faction battlegrounds
When WoW Classic first launched, it included spell batching. Not the same way that the original game had it, of course; no, this was a...
World of Warcraft will be revealing the next Shadowlands content update tomorrow
Playing World of Warcraft at the moment has involved a whole lot of staring at the sky and waiting for rain, metaphorically speaking. So it's...
Star Trek Online patches in a new warship event as Reflections is live for console players
Who doesn't like a free warship? It is suspected that Star Trek Online console players like free warships. Presumably non-console players also like free warships,...
