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New World offers up a new video explaining how deceptively hard an MMO actually is to make
Video games are hard. You know that, but it isn't ever really clear how hard from the other side of the screen, and that's...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best UI?
The UI is the point of interaction between the player and the rest of an MMO. We don't really think about it that way,...
Prosperous Universe shares its upcoming UI design changes
It's easy to feel as if the UI in any game isn't really a big deal because... well, it's just the UI. It naturally...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite abandoned MMO system?
Some MMOs are really good about refining and updating systems introduced early in the game's lifespan, and while they may not be perfect, you can...
World of Warcraft starts awarding Revival Catalysts after January 24
So you want to get tier pieces for your main character in World of Warcraft. That's a good priority and goal. We commend you....
Final Fantasy XIV adds in the items to its Gods Revel, Lands Tremble notes
As is tradition, the Final Fantasy XIV patch notes are a gift that keeps on giving. First you get the preliminary patch notes, then...
The Daily Grind: What about your favorite MMO keeps you coming back?
So let's be honest: The positive things we say about our favorite MMOs to those curious are not usually the same as what actually...
World of Warcraft adds a new defense event to the Primalist Future on the test server
The Primalists have won, the Dragon Isles are overrun with raw elemental energy, and malicious spirits of said elements are pouring into the world....
New World designers take players through the journey of designing a boss
How do you make a boss in New World? Specifically an AI boss, not any other meaning of the word. A new video features...
The Daily Grind: What’s the fastest way to get you to bounce off an MMO’s endgame?
World of Warcraft is already struggling to hold my attention at the level cap. It's not the repetition that gets to me, it's the...
Final Fantasy XIV posts its preliminary patch notes for Gods Revel, Lands Tremble
The date has almost arrived for Final Fantasy XIV's first major patch of the year, and that means it's time for the traditional preliminary...
Waven continues hotfixes and improvements in its closed alpha with delayed English notes
Salut, mes copains! Comment ca va aujourd'hui? We really hope that sentence made sense to you, otherwise trying to figure out what's been changed...
Final Fantasy XIV updates its preview site for Gods Revel, Lands Tremble with more content
With Final Fantasy XIV's next major patch just around the corner, the game's special site for the update has been expanded to cover things...
The Daily Grind: What MMO content feels disproportionately draining to you?
Dungeons back in World of Warcraft's launch day were not actually all that long. Even given that basically everyone geared and specced badly, the...
Final Fantasy XI previews its January update with more Voracious Resurgence
The Voracious Resurgence arc in Final Fantasy XI is nearing its climax, with chapter 10 of the story coming out with the game's next...
Blade and Soul prepares to celebrate its seventh anniversary on January 11
It's been a seven-year ride for Blade and Soul since it launched in the West, a ride filled with skimpy costumes, extremely shiny skin,...
EverQuest rings in the new year with a time-turning event
Here we are, almost done with 2022, and EverQuest is right there with you in being kind of done with the year across a...
Final Fantasy XIV posts dates and buyer restrictions for new housing wards coming with patch 6.3
The next major update for Final Fantasy XIV will see a half-dozen wards added to every housing district in the game for every server;...
Final Fantasy XIV launches Gods Revel, Lands Tremble on January 10
Today was the latest Final Fantasy XIV live letter, and that means that fans now have a release date and trailer for patch 6.3,...
World of Warcraft posts a roadmap and breakdown of its plans for 2023
It's impossible. Inconceivable. Unlikely. But it has actually happened. World of Warcraft has actually posted... a roadmap. Granted, said roadmap isn't filled with actual...
