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Blue Protocol celebrates its first Japanese anniversary, but no word yet on a western release
The hope that Blue Protocol will see a 2024 release is fading mightily, especially following an anniversary livestream in which Bandai Namco failed to...
Gran Saga heralds its global release plans with multiple name drops, music, and lots of character art
Back in 2020, we first learned about Gran Saga, a character-driven anime MMORPG for PC and mobile from Korean developer NPixel that made its...
SGF 2024: Ubisoft unveils new content for The Crew Motorfest, Skull & Bones, and The Division 2
The final breathless gasp of this year's Summer Game Fest presentations has occurred, as multiple days' worth of gaming showcases has ended with Ubisoft...
Vague Patch Notes: Why I am no longer anticipating Blue Protocol
Last year, I was pretty jazzed about Blue Protocol. I've actually been pretty jazzed about it for a while, but last year it looked...
Final Fantasy XIV goes all-in with its Mountain Dew cross-promotion
Is there a word when something goes so far into cringe territory that it loops back around and becomes glorious? We need that word...
Final Fantasy XIV shows off its new job actions in a nearly five-hour-long Letter from the Producer
Fans of Final Fantasy XIV who are accustomed to the normal flow of information ahead of expansions will remember that usually, the media tour...
Leaderboard: Are you going to buy a Nintendo Switch 2 (or whatever it’s called)?
Rumors about a follow-up device to Nintendo's massively popular Switch console have been swirling for literally years now, with the hype mounting in recent...
Cutesy golfing MMO PangYa sunsets in Thailand, marking the official end of the game
Unless you're an MMO fan of a certain vintage, the name of the game PangYa is probably going to sound odd to you without...
Wisdom of Nym: Benchmarks, better graphics, and bountiful schedules for Final Fantasy XIV
What kind of deal does Final Fantasy XIV have with the Yo-Kai Watch people? For some reason this event keeps not just re-running but...
War Thunder previews Tank Football 2024 and more Alpha Strike update content
Are you ready to play some football? In a tank? That doesn't make any sense as a name because tanks famously do not have...
Niantic’s Pokemon GO Fest date announcement was bungled by a ticket-buying snafu
In true Niantic form, Pokemon Go's Go Fest 2024 dates and locations have been officially announced (hot on the heels of datamined leaks), and...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s Sinnoh Tour turned players into guinea pigs
Both the Pokemon GO's Sinnoh Tour LA Tour and now the Global Tour have both ended, and while there are good points to be...
Riot Games’ 2v2 tag fighter Project L is now 2XKO, plans playtests this year and launch in 2025
Riot Games would very likely appreciate it if fans would ignore the layoffs that swept over the studio just a month ago and instead...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s Los Angeles Sinnoh Tour was one step forward and one step back for Niantic
Pokemon GO's Sinnoh Tour LA Tour has come and gone, and honestly... it's helped me appreciate some parts of the Hoenn Vegas Tour while...
Bandai Namco reports YoY sales drop, admitting Blue Protocol JP ‘significantly fell short’
Bandai Namco has disclosed its fiscal-year third quarter financial reports, and it looks like things are not going well for the developer and publisher,...
Wisdom of Nym: What the hey is up with Final Fantasy XIV’s Xbox pricing?
In another theoretical timeline, there's a place where Final Fantasy XIV really would have stepped in it when it subtly noted that the game's...
Perfect Ten: The MMO franchises that can’t count past two
Back in the day, there was a running joke about how Capcom had shown with Street Fighter that the company could not count higher...
The Game Archaeologist: Dragon Ball Online, the MMO that never made it to the west
It was back in 1986 that Toei Animation, a Japanese company, brought a new series called Dragon Ball into the world. The initial run...
ARK Survival Ascended heralds dev kit updates this month and more map releases in February and April
The next few months are apparently going to be big ones for ARK: Survival Ascended, as the content roadmap shared by the survival sandbox...
The Stream Team: Discussion and reaction to Final Fantasy XIV’s Japan Fan Fest reveals
It's time once more for MOP's Chris to join his husband and talk about Final Fantasy XIV... in Final Fantasy XIV. That's right, the...
