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Final Fantasy XI gets ready for an April update
If you were worried that the end of the fiscal year meant the end of Final Fantasy XI updates, we're happy to report that...
RaiderZ plans on improving hit detection and map design with its relaunch
A game like RaiderZ with no targeting is highly reliant on its hit detection, but according to the latest release from the team behind...
World of Warcraft improves questing limits and hints at new emotes in Battle for Azeroth
The limit of 25 active quests in World of Warcraft isn't so bad, so long as you never forget to abandon old quests, always...
The Elder Scrolls Online is including daily login rewards with the Summerset release
If you were sitting with rapt attention when The Elder Scrolls Online announced its next expansion, you probably caught a pretty thorough list of...
Flyff brings around the second part of the Turning Point update
The new Turning Point part 2 update for Flyff brings to mind several questions. For example, is this a subsequent turning point after a...
RIFT is tweaking ability performance to address area impact
There's a bit of a problem that's turning up on RIFT, both the Prime server and the live servers. That problem? Some abilities just...
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds celebrates a year of early access
Can you believe that it's been a year since PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds first launched into early access? Probably. There's a video to celebrate the anniversary...
Closers announces Tina as the winner of its next playable character contest
Remember when Closers asked players to decide on its next playable character? The votes were tallied, and Tina is joining the roster on April...
Final Fantasy XIV kicks off a free login campaign for former players
If it's been a while since the last time you stepped into Final Fantasy XIV, you might want to try it out again. Of...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV and evergreen options against new ones
Quick, you there! Tell me what's going to be in the next patch for Final Fantasy XIV, patch 4.3! Not all of it, though,...
MMO Mechanics: The Fair Play Alliance and mechanising fairness
News of over 30 gaming companies taking a united stand against unfairness and toxicity in online game communities sprung out of GDC 2018 a...
ArcheAge shows players how the next patch will allow you to tame a dragon
Of all the flying things you can ride in the world of ArcheAge, dragons seem like they might not be the best choice. They're...
Star Wars: The Old Republic seeks more feedback on conquest changes
There are lots of moving parts with the conquest system for Star Wars: The Old Republic, so it was almost inevitable that multiple passes...
World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth gets its Dark Iron Dwarf mounts, but no First Aid
Another build has arrived for World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth, and it brought along stuff for Dark Iron Dwarves. For one thing, we've...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the worst discrepancy in combat pacing?
Back when I played TERA for a feature on Massively-that-was, I found myself playing both a Warrior and a Lancer. Playing as a Warrior...
Fortnite talks game modifications while players design forts and resell skins, all while crushing PUBG
There's a lot of stuff swirling around the Fortnite community of late, starting with adjustments to the game's Blitz mode to reduce how many...
Players suspect PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Mobile is a land full of bots
So, how are you doing with shooting folks in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Mobile? Better than you'd expect, given the fact that it's a mobile device...
Blade & Soul’s Fire and Blood patch brings a new raid and skill rebalancing
Ready to kick off some new raiding adventures in Blade & Soul? The newest patch, Fire and Blood, adds the 12-person raid Koldrak's Lair...
Heroes of the Storm puts Fenix up for testing
If you've been waiting for the day when you could have a Dragoon storming the battlefield in Heroes of the Storm, the time has...
Wild West Online outlines the massive changes coming March 20
Hoo-ee. There's a whole mess of stuff in the newest patch for Wild West Online, so much so that the patch notes are jam-packed...