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PSA: World of Warcraft Classic prepares to discontinue the character clone service on July 26
The character clone service in WoW Classic was an interesting approach to how the game handled The Burning Crusade Classic vs. the vanilla experience;...
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...
Final Fantasy XIV assures players that the deadline for claiming houses is still May 26
Here's the good news: If you were one of the players affected by the Final Fantasy XIV bug bug that gave you a winning...
World of Warcraft is testing a ‘social contract’ for its players in 9.2.5
"For the love of the Titans, please be a decent person to your fellow players."
That is not what the new social contract in World...
Final Fantasy XIV is finishing its housing bug corrections on May 16
As promised, so it has come to pass; a new letter from Final Fantasy XIV producer and director Naoki Yoshida has confirmed that the...
An untitled prequel novel for World of Warcraft: Dragonflight has surfaced on Amazon
One of the things that was conspicuously missing from World of Warcraft: Dragonflight's initial announcement was the concurrent announcement of anything that might be...
Final Fantasy XI releases its May version update and unveils a new event
The new May update for Final Fantasy XI has arrived, and you have to go help out Maat. Sure, the guy had been a...
EverQuest II opens up its Varsoon time-locked expansion server for beta testing
Who likes time-locked expansion servers? EverQuest II certainly does, and it's launching another one with the Varsoon server. If you missed the earlier FAQ...
Whatever happened to Square-Enix’s Babylon’s Fall?
When we first tried out Babylon's Fall in beta, we said it was a decent enough starting point that needed some launch polish. Spoiler...
Final Fantasy XIV finally issues bans to some streamers over addons
So it's only been a couple days since Final Fantasy XIV's Naoki Yoshida once more asked the community to avoid using third-party tools, which...
The Division 2 previews its new season, Hidden Alliance, with improvements to the manhunt system
If you want to go on the hunt for a target, engaging in a "manhunt" if you will, the next season of The Division...
Blade & Soul walks through the new weapons and item systems of its New Empires update
Who wants a new weapon in Blade & Soul? Come on, it's natural. It's not called "Absolutely Nothing And Soul," after all. You want...
Call of Duty now has its own line of scented candles from Wick & Skull
Hey there, Billy my man. You look down in the dumps!
"Gee willikers, Mr. Candleman, I sure am!"
Why, whatsoever could be the problem?
"Aw, it's my...
Neverwinter discusses bringing the Tyranny of Dragons campaign into a new Epic Adventure
Players in Neverwinter love some dragons. Don't you love dragons? It's kind of a thing to do in a game based on Dungeons &...
Final Fantasy XI prepares a variety of appreciation campaigns for players starting on Wednesday
The 20-year birthday for Final Fantasy XI is coming up really soon, with May 16th marking the date. And as is expected for any sort of...
Final Fantasy XIV reminds players not to use third-party tools as the Dragonsong Ultimate race comes to an end
The race to collect the world first clear of Dragonsong's Reprise (Ultimate) in Final Fantasy XIV has come to an end, but it's also re-ignited...
World of Warcraft discusses Dragonflight crafting and finally removes the School of Hard Knocks achievement
It's been more than a decade since players first began searching for the Violet Proto-Drake mount from World of Warcraft's holiday event meta-achievement, and in...
Ethyrial: Echoes of Yore heads to Kickstarter with an ask just above $63,000 and an open test running concurrently
We've been keeping our eyes on Ethyrial: Echoes of Yore for a while now, as it's the latest in a long line of games advertising...
The Elder Scrolls Online highlights a quintet of experiences you should seek out when the High Isles arrive
Are you excited about touring High Isle in The Elder Scrolls Online? Well why not? Are you afraid of the zones? You don't have to be; there's...
Overwatch 2 designers talk about the game’s first beta test including support buffs and the lack of a ranked queue
The Blizzard team behind Overwatch 2 is doing its best to communicate with players about the state of the game's testing and what changes...
