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FromSoftware’s next game is rumored to be an ‘open-world title’ made in collaboration with George R.R. Martin
Although the Game of Thrones TV series has just reached its controversial conclusion, series author George R.R. Martin is still (hopefully) hard at work...
MMOs You’ve Never Heard Of: Dark Domain, Habbo Hotel, Project Eternal, Stein.world, Zezenia, LaTale W
Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMOs and MMO-adjacent titles you've never heard of (or have totally forgotten about!). We've got a few...
Final Fantasy XI celebrates 17 years of operation today with a new all-in-one installer
Gosh, Final Fantasy XI is still running after 17 years. Yes, today marks the 17-year anniversary for the title from its launch in Japan, and...
Anime MMO Caravan Stories announces July 16 beta, July 23 launch on PlayStation 4
When Caravan Stories was announced for the west just a few weeks ago, several of our writers went nuts for it. So we're stoked...
Niantic just released a Netflix anime series based on its MMOARPG Ingress
It's the transmedia synergy you didn't know you wanted but you're getting it anyway: Niantic announced the release of its Ingress TV show this...
Final Fantasy XI prepares for the Feast of Swords and White Mage adjustments
It's the end of an era in Japan. That's not figurative; the transition to a new emperor means that it's the end of the...
Caravan Stories announces summer launch date for console
We almost had given up hope that we would ever see Caravan Stories make the jump from Japan to the west, but yesterday brought...
Wizardry Online fans hope to ‘resurrect’ the permadeath dungeon crawler
Despite an impressive RPG pedigree that stretches back decades, the Wizardry franchise faltered when it came to breaking into the MMORPG market. Wizardry Online...
MMOs You’ve Never Heard Of: TERA Origin, Astaria, NosTale, and Veloren
Welcome back to another brief roundup of MMOs and other online games you’ve (probably) never heard of!
Let's kick off our roundup with something for Japan...
Dragon Quest X will shutter in China on May 30
And now, we announce the closure of a Square-Enix MMO. No, not Final Fantasy XIV and not Final Fantasy XI; those are both going strong, obviously. It's Dragon...
Final Fantasy XIV’s Naoki Yoshida is overseeing a new project that may very well be another big online game
We don't know what it will include. We don't know when it will be released. We don't even have a title. What we do have...
The Game Archaeologist: The Chronicles of Spellborn
Hey! Hey you! Yeah, you the I'm-so-bored-with-all-of-these-MMOs gamer! You've been grousing about for years how MMOs never take risks, never innovate, and are merely...
Electronic Arts lays off 350 people from multiple teams, draws down presence in Japan and Russia
EA is undergoing major layoffs today. The nicest thing we can say about them is that at least it's "only" 350 out of 9000...
Reverse Engineering: Predicting Fortnite’s earthquakes… with science!
It looks like things are literally shaking up in Fortnite. We are currently tracking a series of changes coming to the game leading up...
World of Warships brings British boats to bear
The British Navy just got an expansion in World of Warships today with the introduction of several aircraft carriers, adding to the vehicular combat...
Final Fantasy XIV reveals its schedule for the final Fan Festival in Tokyo
A destination! A new job! Possibly another job! More about new races that has been significantly complicated recently! New areas! Awesome outfits! Yes, the Final...
Korean MMO ROSE Online is shutting down permanently after lengthy maintenance mode
After about thirteen years of operation, one Korean MMORPG is calling it quits.
Gravity Corp's ROSE Online closed its doors earlier this week on February...
Gamevil has begun Talion’s global rollout with Australian registrations
Man, we just did our "mobile games to watch this year" piece, but we forgot about this one: It's called Talion, it launched in...
Revisions to Japanese law make console and save data modding illegal
Japan's Association of Copyright for Computer Software is going after console modders in some recent revisions to the country's Unfair Competition Prevention Law. According...
Final Fantasy XIV offers greetings for the new year and a real-world wedding package
The new year is here, and as is traditional Final Fantasy XIV's producer and director Naoki Yoshida offers players a post of celebration and appreciation....
