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Final Fantasy XI adds new tiers of gear with an all-mount login campaign
The latest patch for Final Fantasy XI has gear you might not be able to wear yet. That might sound surprising, what with the...
Hearthstone is altering minion types for lore and deck consistency
Minion types in Hearthstone don't always matter, until they matter a whole lot. That's the motivation behind the new minion types being added to...
Headstart begins today for Defiance 2050
The time has come for Defiance 2050 to enter the wild... in a limited sense. Head start access begins today, although the general "anyone...
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds patches Sanhok to be more pretty and less exploitable
A new patch is available for PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds on the test server, and it does exactly what the headline says. It makes the Sanhok...
Fortnite players download a hack and wind up hacked themselves
It turns out that when you download third-party hacks designed to help you cheat in a game, the people you are downloading them from...
Heroes of the Storm tests out two hero reworks while prepping new skins
The latest patch for Heroes of the Storm is up on the game's test realm, and it contains a new set of hero reworks....
Final Fantasy XIV unlocks Heaven-on-High with patch 4.35 today
You could argue that the new Deep Dungeon in Final Fantasy XIV doesn't really deserve the name; you're going up, not down. That means...
Path of Exile adds two new Incursion Rooms with its next patch
The next patch for Path of Exile is adding two new Incursion rooms, and at a glance one sounds a lot better than the...
Fortnite’s rocket launch led to players being… nice to each other
You might think that gathering a bunch of Fortnite players in one spot to watch a rocket launch would lead to a whole lot...
Final Fantasy XI developers answer fan questions on Reddit
Age is catching up to Final Fantasy XI, but the development team remains as passionate as ever. For the game's 16th Anniversary, English-speaking fans...
Final Fantasy XI brings out more waves of Dynamis enemies with its next version update
Get ready for additional waves of enemies in Dynamis-Divergence in Final Fantasy XI when July comes around, because that's what's being added. The game's...
AdventureQuest 3D is revamping combat to make it more fun, even when you die
Combat is supposed to be fun in AdventureQuest 3D. Is it currently not fun? That's not important; what's important is that it could be...
Choose My Adventure: Capping things off in Final Fantasy XI
All right. When last I left off my Final Fantasy XI time, it was... wait, June 7th?! What the heck happened? If not for...
Final Fantasy XIV reveals details about Heaven-on-High and Fan Festival ticket purchases
The next deep dungeon in Final Fantasy XIV is really the opposite of "deep." You're not going down in Heaven-on-High; you're going up. But...
Crowfall explains the Hunger that’s killing everything
The Hunger is going to destroy everything in Crowfall. That's how the story ends. You can stave it off for a time, and the...
The Daily Grind: Should every MMO with factions have mechanics to switch factions?
Lots of things bug the living heck out of me about World of Warcraft, but one of the bullet points on that list is...
DC Universe Online launches part 3 of the Death of Superman
He lived, he died, and he'll probably live again. Not just because comics tend to bring people back to life, but because, well, the...
Guild Wars 2 deals with disconnections and progress-killing bugs for its latest episode
Finally! You can play the newest episode of Guild Wars 2's Living Story! And by "play" we of course mean "attempt to play before...
Final Fantasy XIV previews the improved search function arriving with patch 4.35
There's a real dearth of vendor trash in Final Fantasy XIV. Almost everything is useful for something, somewhere. This encourages players to hoard a...
Final Fantasy XIV’s Naoki Yoshida re-asserts his commitment to the game in a recent interview
If you are currently enjoying Final Fantasy XIV, you probably don't want the game to massively change and rewrite the systems that you are...
