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The Daily Grind: Do you like being ahead of the curve or behind it?
When I play Final Fantasy XIV, I like to be... not on the absolute bleeding edge and rushing through everything, but I want to...
Black Desert gets a major update on July 23rd
Would you like to have a large patch to the nascent Black Desert? "No," you said, "I'd like to have an idea about when...
Star Trek Online launches Season 10.5
Players in Star Trek Online are still knee-deep in the war against the Iconians, and the latest patch for the game highlights how the...
ArcheAge 2.0 is closing the version gap between the US and Korean versions
It's an undeniable fact that ArcheAge took a little while to arrive here on western shores, which means that the game's big updates are all...
The Repopulation’s newest patch adds tutorials and mentors
How does one play The Repopulation? Do you know? Are you sure you know? Because the developers found that the game's previous tutorial didn't...
Final Fantasy XI previews the second part of its final story
The next version update for Final Fantasy XI doesn't bring the end, but it does bring the continuation of the end. The second chapter...
EVE Evolved: It’s never too late to start playing EVE
Any time an in-depth discussion pops up about EVE Online, it's never long before someone pipes up with the complaint that new players just...
APB: Reloaded producer communicates about communication
It's hard to love a game when you don't know what's going on behind the scenes, and it's frequently possible to feel as if...
Perfect Ten: The 10 dev stages of every new MMO class
Any game with classes adds new classes over time. It's almost axiomatic. I don't know why absolutely every game cannot be designed with the...
SMITE adds in Ravana and mixes up the jungle gameplay
The developers of SMITE looked at the game and saw that quite frankly, parts of it were getting stale. The most recent patch notes...
Anarchy Online’s new graphical engine is finally live
Anarchy Online has been on the verge of having a new graphics engine for what seems to be forever and a day, but it's...
Bungie responds to Destiny’s ‘tone deaf’ DLC fiasco
Destiny has already launched some downloadable expansions for itself, and they've been cheaper than the upcoming The Taken King. In fact, they've been much cheaper...
The Daily Grind: What’s your first priority in a new MMO expansion?
The start of Heavensward access in Final Fantasy XIV has me running around like it's the end times. I need to level the new...
SMITE reworks Nox and improves the Arena
It's a rough ride when your main deity in SMITE gets hit with big changes; you have to learn how to play the character...
Pathfinder Online adds free trial system in latest ‘early enrollment’ build
The business model of Pathfinder Online's current testing phase is odd, since you have to pay a box price and a subscription fee to...
World of Warcraft demos its first timewalking dungeon, The Arcatraz
The next patch for World of Warcraft is sending players back in time, just a little bit. With an expansion based on nostalgia, that...
Final Fantasy XIV plans 24-hour maintenance for Heavensward
Only a little more than a week remains before Final Fantasy XIV's first expansion moves into early access for players. But if you have...
World of Warcraft to allow flight in Draenor in a post-6.2 patch
If you had given up on flight as a lost cause in Warlords of Draenor, there's good news. World of Warcraft's developers posted a...
Shroud of the Avatar on mines and minigames
Having the ability to move things in a game world usually leads to player inventiveness. It's how Shroud of the Avatar community member Bambino...
Lord of the Rings Online releases a balance patch with new roleplaying stage
The most recent patch to Lord of the Rings Online will go down in infamy for its basic lute volume nerfs. It's 12% quieter...
