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Ragnarok Mobile shows its stuff at ChinaJoy 2016
Are you an old fan of Ragnarok Online desperate to bring the game along with you on your smartphone? The bad news is that...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV and the weirdness of Yo-kai Watch
The fact that Final Fantasy XIV has now officially had a crossover with Yo-kai Watch feels rather odd to me. I'm honestly not a...
Pokemon Go: The fake Harry Potter rumor and the patch of doom
The Harry Potter  Pokemon Go clone widely reported over the weekend was a hoax, guys. JTHX News originally claimed IGN posted the news, but...
Pokemon Go: Stock plummet, trolling, design fails, and crossing the Canadian border
Here's our near-daily smorgasbord of inane Pokemon Go stories. I'm sorry.
Two kids from Alberta, Canada, crossed the border into the US state of...
Pokemon Go: Fatwas, maps, lawsuits, and Kirby’s call-out
Happy Friday! Please don't die in 100 degree heat this weekend playing Pokemon Go, OK? We'd miss you.
It's all over, guys: Someone has...
Pokemon Go: Land mines, crashing into cop cars, language, and fads
Another day, another round of wild Pokemon Go stories from across the globe.
Let's kick it off with this story from the Guardian: Bosnian players...
Pokemon Go players look for better disability options and snag a companion app
Have you ever suffered from depression? Not just being sad, but full-blown clinical depression? It's pretty horrible, and it prevents you from doing much...
Wizardry Online to sunset in Japan
Hardcore perma-death MMORPG Wizardry Online just can't catch a break: MMO Culture reports today that the game is shutting down in Japan, five years...
Pokemon Go Game of Thrones and other Pokemon news
As Pokemon Go continues its rollout across the world, you might be wondering why it's not in Japan yet. It's because Japan is even more...
Pokemon Go gets cloned, sponsored, and harmonized
If you're in China, you might not be able to play Pokémon Go right at the moment. You can, however, play City Spirit Go,...
Medal Masters makes a bid for your attention with a large mobile update
If you zombie players can rip yourselves away from Pokémon Go for a few seconds, you might see that there are actually other mobile games...
Tree of Savior spotlights the Swordsman
"Dear Massively OP," we fully expect a fan to email us, "Today I was disturbed and perplexed at the sight of a jouster sitting...
New players join The Elder Scrolls Online’s NA megaserver today with Japanese launch
The Elder Scrolls Online expands again today, this time with a launch in Japan. Game Director Matt Firor writes that ZeniMax and DMM have...
Phantasy Star Online 2 reveals the full details of its collaboration with Final Fantasy XIV
Are you eager to play Phantasy Star Online 2? Wait, scratch that; the ship has pretty well sailed on that and most of the...
Square-Enix sunsets Lord of Vermilion MOBA in June
We're sorry to report today that Square-Enix is sunsetting Lord of Vermilion Arena. We first covered the MOBA, which was based on the Lord...
Final Fantasy XI celebrates 14 years of operation
It's been 14 years since Final Fantasy XI launched in Japan, and while the august game might be slowing down a bit, it sure...
First impressions: Overwatch offers nothing new (yet), but I’m buying it anyway
I'm going to be blunt: I don't feel like a Blizzard fan. I know that may sound odd from the guy who plays Hearthstone more than any other writer on...
PayPal ends chargeback protection for crowdfunding donations
If you've been using PayPal to chargeback your donations to crowdfunding campaigns, listen up: Those days are coming to an end. PayPal has announced...
Crowfall’s ‘universe’ plan could mean regionalized servers
"PvP is the universal language of gaming," says Crowfall studio ArtCraft in a new blog post last night. "Killing other players is a transcendent...
Massively OP’s guide to understanding video game research
I noticed two strange things in the comments section of our lengthy Exploring the Video Game Debate series: People were angry at research that...
