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Vague Patch Notes: Stop taking your released MMOs back to the drawing board
This is not a column about Kingshunt, but it is. It's not a column about Crowfall or Deathverse: Let it Die or even Crucible....
DC Universe Online gears up for Shock to the System this spring
DC Universe Online is getting static. Sorry, we misspoke; it's not that the game is getting static in that it is fixed and unmoving,...
John Smedley is leaving his position as head of Amazon Games’ San Diego studio
John Smedley is moving on from his role heading the San Diego branch of Amazon Game Studios, according to a memo sent to staff...
The Stream Team: Heading into the newest raid of Final Fantasy XIV’s Patch 6.3
Gods revel, lands tremble, and MOP's Chris readies his Dancer for another Final Fantasy XIV livestream. Today, he'll be taking on the recently added...
End-of-Year Eleven: The MMOs with the most uncertain futures in 2023
Years ago, I did the first version of this yearly column in a one-off format in the middle of the year just because I...
DC Universe Online marks 12 years of operation with the return of the Anti-Monitor anniversary event
It's time for DC Universe Online to celebrate its 12th anniversary, and it's doing so by bringing back the Anti-Monitor anniversary event, which will...
Wisdom of Nym: Examining Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 6.3 job changes
It's kind of a good thing that my life changes have involved a massive shift to my overall schedule because that was very useful...
Final Fantasy XIV’s latest update, Gods Revel, Lands Tremble, is live now
It's time to go fight a new batch of deities in Final Fantasy XIV today, as the latest patch for the game has arrived...
‘Throwback’ MMO Monsters & Memories refreshes ongoing playtest with new content
We've been covering the progress of Monsters & Memories for almost two years now. Back in 2021, it was still known as Project N,...
Final Fantasy XIV is among the games showcased at Awesome Games Done Quick charity speedrunning marathon
Generally speaking, the only conceivable way someone could speedrun an MMORPG would be to get to the level cap in the fastest way possible,...
Wisdom of Nym: Takeaways from the Final Fantasy XIV 6.3 preliminary patch notes
Here we are, a day before the first major Final Fantasy XIV patch of the year... which is also very, very early in the...
One Shots: There’s snow way I’m turning around
Psst. Hey. You. Come over here, but keep it quiet. Listen, Bel's in a lot of trouble with the snowman mafia, and it's uncertain...
Final Fantasy XIV posts its preliminary patch notes for Gods Revel, Lands Tremble
The date has almost arrived for Final Fantasy XIV's first major patch of the year, and that means it's time for the traditional preliminary...
Final Fantasy XIV updates its preview site for Gods Revel, Lands Tremble with more content
With Final Fantasy XIV's next major patch just around the corner, the game's special site for the update has been expanded to cover things...
Vague Patch Notes: Embracing limited-time content modes in MMOs
Today's column was inspired by a discussion in work chat about limited-time game modes - specifically, the idea of something like that in World...
Here’s how items, mounts, and weapons are designed and implemented in Final Fantasy XIV
Every item you see in Final Fantasy XIV - every weapon your character equips, every mount you ride on, every minion you get to...
End-of-Year Eleven: The top MMOs to watch in 2023
You know how some people like to push this narrative that "MMOs are dying?" If that were actually true, then my job to round...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 403: Roundtable and state of the site
Justin, Bree, Eliot, and Colin sit for the first of our end-of-the-year roundtables, with the awards recap and the state of the site.
Final Fantasy XIV’s Naoki Yoshida teases the future of the game entering 2023
It's a new year once again, and this year Final Fantasy XIV fans have fan festivals and the expected announcement of the game's next...
Wisdom of Nym: Ways for Final Fantasy XIV to make more use of old zones
So Final Fantasy XIV has some zones, huh. Now, this in and of itself is neither an issue nor a problem. There are a...
