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Global Chat: Are MMO players too mean to game developers?
Is it too easy to forget that MMOs, like all video games, are made by people just like you and I? Belghast over at...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s Steps of Faith
It happened, just as expected. A day after I posted a lengthy column discussing Final Fantasy XIV's last big pre-expansion patch, that patch dropped, and...
Here’s how Final Fantasy XI’s maintenance mode is going down
Players of Final Fantasy XI are unlikely to be happy about the fact that the game has moved into maintenance mode for the future,...
Massively OP’s MMO April Fools’ Day roundup, 2015 edition
It's April 1st, and in the MMO space that means that studios morph into merry tricksters and devious liars. But how will you keep...
The Daily Grind: Would you play a stripped-down mobile version of your favorite MMO?
The (as of yet unspecified) plans to create a mobile version of Final Fantasy XI touches on a sore subject for me: the lack...
Final Fantasy XIV launches Before the Fall patch
After more than a year of continuations, Final Fantasy XIV is wrapping up all of its stories today. Patch 2.55 has just gone live,...
Wisdom of Nym: The fall in Final Fantasy XIV
There is a crack in the foundation of Eorzea's defenders, and it's been there for a while. For all of Final Fantasy XIV's operation, we've...
Wakfu is the cute kind of transmedia synergy
Opportunities to talk about the quirky turn-based MMORPG sandbox Wakfu are rare, so when one chances buy, you gotta grab it, and here it...
Final Fantasy XIV previews ‘Before the Fall’ update
Things are not going well in Final Fantasy XIV. In the game world, that is, not the real world. The first part of the...
Final Fantasy XI welcomes spring with this week’s update
It's terribly hard to believe that it's already spring, particularly if you're watching a glacier slowly envelop your neighborhood in the northern hemisphere. Fortunately,...
Wisdom of Nym: Exit Final Fantasy XI
It's all over for Final Fantasy XI. Or it will be, anyhow.
It was hard to imagine that the big Final Fantasy XI conference was...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite game to decompress with?
Moving is absolutely awful, as we all know, and I would be very happy to never move ever again. Once my computer was all...
Massively Overthinking: Making MMOs ‘sticky’ without vertical progression
Today's Massively Overthinking question comes to us from Kickstarter backer Jersey C, who asks,
If you were asked to design an MMORPG without vertical progression...
Final Fantasy XI halts updates this year with one last storyline
How long should a game last? Final Fantasy XI has had an impressive run, but its glory days are indisputably past. That's why Square-Enix...
FFXIV and ESO players complain about unfair international pricing
It might not be the most shocking fact you'll read today, but not all box prices and subscription rates are created equal depending on...
Final Fantasy XI will hold a press conference on the future, but what will it say?
Final Fantasy XI feels a bit neglected with all of the hype surrounding Final Fantasy XIV's expansion, doesn't it? That's probably part of the...
Wisdom of Nym: The end of Final Fantasy XIV’s 2.X cycle
The last part of Final Fantasy XIV's pre-expansion storyline is going live on March 31st. That's about two weeks away. And while you'll be...
Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward editions revealed
June 23rd will be here before you know it, and with it comes Final Fantasy XIV's first expansion. This past weekend, the team announced several...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s Heavensward has a release date
I'm going to be totally honest and say that I expected more revelations for PAX East for Final Fantasy XIV. Yes, I realize that...
Final Fantasy XIV’s Heavensward launches on June 23
The expansion releases on June 23rd, early access begins on June 19th, and pre-orders open up on March 16th.Since the original launch of Final Fantasy...
