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Square-Enix Q3 2022: Final Fantasy XIV subs continue to grow along with company’s NFT aspirations
We are now officially in that time of the year when financial reports start flying around the digital room, so today we turn our...
Destiny 2 outlines the current areas of balance concerns and planned adjustments for Season 19
Sometimes a five-point change makes a big difference. The latest development dispatch from Bungie regarding Destiny 2 moving into Season 19 is all about...
Final Fantasy XIV’s Naoki Yoshida sparks backlash over a bad answer to questions on diversity in Final Fantasy XVI
Final Fantasy XIV producer and director Naoki Yoshida has long been held up as a shining example of what can be expected of someone...
Massively Overthinking: Would you do hard MMO content without rewards?
Are you here for the challenge or here for the shinies? That's the core question the MOP team and audience is tackling this week...
Vague Patch Notes: The art of picking winners and losers in MMO design
There's a meme that's gone around the Final Fantasy XIV community sphere for a while, and I'm going to try my best to explain...
Elder Scrolls Online’s Firesong DLC and Update 36 are live for PC players
It's DLC week in The Elder Scrolls Online world as Firesong officially launched for PC last night, bringing the 2022 Legacy of the Bretons...
Almost 2M PlayStation Plus subbers quit this summer following pricing revamp
This past March, Sony thought it would be a keen and swell idea to mess with its PlayStation Plus subscription plan, announcing plans to...
Final Fantasy XIV patch 6.28 arrives with an assortment of damage buffs for various jobs
It's a nice day today to be a Black Mage, or a Machinist, or a Warrior in Final Fantasy XIV. The game's latest patch...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s potential future destinations and expansions for Variant Dungeons
As I discussed when the actual patch came out, I was somewhat less than enamored with Final Fantasy XIV's first Variant Dungeon. It's not...
Warframe launches Echoes of Veilbreaker November 2, delays Duviri Paradox to 2023
Warframe fans have gotten a clearer idea of what awaits for their favorite game in the immediate and semi-distant future. The game's recent dev...
The MOP Up: ARK’s ultimate survival edition lands on Switch
Everyone's favorite prehistoric survival simulator is making a big splash on the Nintendo Switch this week. ARK: Survival Evolved's base game is becoming available...
One Shots: Hamming it up for Halloween
It's that time of year again! That's right, it's National Cat Day (October 29th)! So find the nearest cat, bow deeply to it, and...
The Daily Grind: What was the reason you quit your last MMO?
The other day I was thinking about returning to Final Fantasy XIV -- I seem to do this on an annual basis, for some...
Final Fantasy XIV’s next live letter is scheduled for November 11
The time of Final Fantasy XIV's next major patch is drawing closer, and you can find that out for yourself by looking at the...
Vague Patch Notes: Defining classic servers and progression servers for MMOs
Something that I've been thinking about a lot over the past few days - for no particular reason - is the idea of classic...
DC Universe Online brings new missions, raids, and gear with the Sins of Black Adam update
In case the returning Secrets of Khandaq Time Capsule wasn't enough Black Adam in your DC Universe Online diet, today's Sins of Black Adam...
The Stream Team: Taking some more delves into Final Fantasy XIV’s Variant dungeon
MOP's Chris is coming back to the Variant dungeon of Final Fantasy XIV once again! He's got a few more runs to go before...
Perfect Ten: 10 things to understand about MMO Bards
In the past four installments of this pseudo-series, I have done columns on archetypes that exist in every single game. Every game has a...
Final Fantasy XIV details the opening of housing lotteries on its new North American servers
The addition of a new data center and a new set of servers for Final Fantasy XIV players in North America brings with it...
The Stream Team: A seventh year of Elder Scrolls Online’s Witches Festival
Massively OP's MJ has attended Elder Scrolls Online's Witches Festival for the last six years. This year marks lucky seven! From brewing up potions...
