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Final Fantasy XIV previews Alexander, claims 5M all-time subs
It might not be your cup of tea, but Final Fantasy XIV is certainly the cup of tea for a large number of MMO...
World of Warships’ open beta launches today
Let the naval battles commence: World of Warships soft launches today! Above and beyond throwing open the beta doors to one and all, the game...
Toram Online offers a class-free mobile experience
The studio behind Izanagi Online is hard at work at another mobile fantasy title that could well be making its way to the west...
Massively Overthinking: The language barriers of MMORPGs
This week's Massively Overthinking topic comes from Kickstarter donor XanadoX, who wants us to talk about "playing MMOs in another language: Korean, Japanese, or even...
There are six minutes of Overwatch shooting action in the Tracer preview video
You've already seen gameplay footage for four of Overwatch's fighters (Zenyatta, Mercy, McCree, and Hanzo) from Blizzard's upcoming team-based shooter. Now witness Tracer in...
Nexon revenues rise in early 2015
After reading through Nexon's financial report for Q1 2015, one can imagine the company skipping along while whistling a merry tune. Yes, it's generally...
Black Desert enters Japanese open beta, gets live-action trailer
What do live-action sword-wielding Japanese schoolgirls have to do with Black Desert? Hell if I know, but they're front and center in a new...
Take part in a flying raid with Icarus Online
Even if they share common lineage, MMOs must have a distinctive angle or face death by mediocrity. For the upcoming Icarus Online, that hook...
Phantasy Star Online 2 has a crossover with Tales of Zestiria
One of Phantasy Star Online 2's big hooks is doing crossovers with other major game franchises. The latest of these mashups is with Bandai...
NCsoft’s games are going free-to-play in Japan
NCsoft games are shedding their subscription requirements -- at least in Japan. MMO Culture is reporting that between March and April, NCsoft will be...
