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Final Fantasy XIV announces its Japanese center restructuring and new European servers for July 5
Remember when Final Fantasy XIV had first launched its current expansion, it was struggling to accommodate everyone on its servers, and it was doing...
Final Fantasy XIV’s band The Primals shows off its concert (and you can still watch it)
At this point it is pretty redundant for anyone to point out that Final Fantasy XIV has some awesome music throughout, and the Primals...
Final Fantasy XIV’s Naoki Yoshida talks about PvP design, deific lore, and characterization
Players are loving the new Duty Support feature in Final Fantasy XIV according to Naoki Yoshida. A recent interview with the producer and director...
Pearl Abyss reclaims South American Black Desert publishing rights, touts 45M registered players
It's been a bit of a pattern for Pearl Abyss: It launches Black Desert in a new region under a local publisher, and then,...
Final Fantasy XIV’s producer and director explains packet loss and reporting on internet issues
Here's the good news for most of the people reading this: You are probably not being affected by packet loss issues while playing Final...
Four Winds: Remembering TERA’s wild start and in-game politics
Well, the TERA sunset thing caught me off guard. I don't play TERA, but I was always under the impression that the game was...
Vague Patch Notes: A look back at my start in Final Fantasy XI, many years later
It is the 20th anniversary of Final Fantasy XI this week. Not the 20th anniversary of the game being in the US, and thus...
Final Fantasy XI welcomes its 20-year anniversary today
As of today, it's been two decades since Final Fantasy XI first launched in Japan, which makes this a pretty notable anniversary for the...
EVE Fanfest 2022: EVE Online is getting a Spanish client
EVE Online has been an intensely international game throughout its lifetime, with significant audiences across the US, Europe, and Russia. Most players are stuck...
TrinityS is an early access three-player co-op game that’s all about beating raid bosses
What if you took the big raid boss fights in traditional MMORPGs and made that into a three-player online co-op title? You might get...
Overwatch 2’s first beta officially begins this afternoon – are you playing?
We're just an hour away from the beta launch of Overwatch 2, which ought to please everyone but folks who simply liked Overwatch's meta...
Final Fantasy XIV’s new housing lottery is so broken Square has suspended the next cycle
If you were hoping for a house in Final Fantasy XIV's new housing lottery system, well... you probably didn't get one, but it wasn't...
NetEase announces closed beta for new hardcore mobile MMORPG DarkBind
NetEase has another action MMORPG on deck: It's called DarkBind, and it's set to launch in both North America and Japan, with closed beta...
Webzen’s SUN Classic is live, and it’s already a hot mess
Would you like to play a classic MMORPG but can't be fussed to experience things like chat, using AoE skills, or even being able...
Perfect Ten: Favorite NPCs from my favorite MMOs
In a recent episode of the Massively OP Podcast, we had a terrific question winged our way asking about our personal favorite NPCs from...
EVE Online studio CCP Games will run a PLEX for Good charity campaign for Ukraine
EVE Online studio CCP Games is making good with PLEX for Good once again, this time in support of humanitarian aid for Ukraine.
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SUN Classic pre-pregistration website goes up ahead of its March launch
Are you ready to go back to Soul of the Ultimate Nation? Or more likely, engage with the MMO for the very first time?...
The Game Archaeologist: Dark Eyes, a forgotten Japanese MMO from 1999
For a country that was the epicenter of video games (and, in many ways, still is), Japan never quite latched onto the MMORPG genre...
Webzen is recreating 2006 MMORPG Soul of the Ultimate Nation, plans March re-release in Southeast Asia
Are you ready for a blast from Korea's past? Webzen is planning on reviving, recreating, and re-releasing Soul of the Ultimate Nation as SUN...
TERA is apparently sunsetting its Japanese servers in April
Bad news for TERA players, at least those who played on the Japanese servers: The game is closing down in that region in April.
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