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The Stream Team: Relaxed adventuring in Final Fantasy XIV
The time between expansion releases can certainly be one of idle anticipation, and that's just what MOP's Chris is feeling in Final Fantasy XIV....
Final Fantasy XI plans to allow race changes in the future as the second Vana’bout continues successfully
The target for all players to hit with the second incarnation of the Vana'bout event in Final Fantasy XI was 4 million plaudits. As...
Perfect Ten: My top 10 favorite MMOs across two decades
Normally in these Perfect Ten lists, I'm very outward-facing. I like to create lists that are as helpful or amusing as possible for others...
Vague Patch Notes: Why I am no longer anticipating Blue Protocol
Last year, I was pretty jazzed about Blue Protocol. I've actually been pretty jazzed about it for a while, but last year it looked...
The Daily Grind: Is there a popular MMORPG you’ve still never played?
I've been playing MMORPGs so long that it's a rare title that I've never tried at all. There are tons of MMOs I've at...
Wisdom of Nym: What we learned about Final Fantasy XIV’s Viper, Pictomancer, and job updates from the live letter
We do not yet know as much as you think about how the Final Fantasy XIV jobs are going to look in Dawntrail. I...
The MOP Up: Stardew Valley’s creator can’t quit tinkering with the game
Stardew Valley's creator recently sat down for an interview in which he said, “Once I reopen the book on Stardew, I always have a...
The Stream Team: Discussing the incoming class updates for Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail
MOP's Chris and his friends have all been waiting for this, and now that Final Fantasy XIV has offered some initial looks at class...
One Shots: Hell’s welcoming committee
One Shot announcement time, everybody! Gather around, shush up, listen.
I am not a mind reader. I do not have one of those NCIS computers...
Final Fantasy XIV goes all-in with its Mountain Dew cross-promotion
Is there a word when something goes so far into cringe territory that it loops back around and becomes glorious? We need that word...
Final Fantasy XIV shows off its new job actions in a nearly five-hour-long Letter from the Producer
Fans of Final Fantasy XIV who are accustomed to the normal flow of information ahead of expansions will remember that usually, the media tour...
Perfect Ten: MMORPGs as fast food joints
Sometimes you go out to eat because you want something that's difficult to make on your own or just involves techniques you are unfamiliar...
Final Fantasy XI’s May update brings a new battlefield and Vana’bout event for its anniversary celebration
It's a month, so that means Final Fantasy XI is due for another update because that's how the game does things. Yes, really, it...
Square-Enix confirms that layoffs are coming to US and EU employees in June
Yesterday we reported on Square-Enix's first quarter outlook for 2024, in which it announced among other things that it plans to "rebuild its ...
Wisdom of Nym: Speculating on new job abilities for Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail
I'm not going to lie: It feels as if Dawntrail kind of leaped into action with the Final Fantasy XIV fandom. The fan festival...
Square-Enix Q1 2024: Profits plummet as it promises to ‘reboot and awaken’
The opening quarter of the 2024 fiscal year indeed isn't a good one for Square-Enix. Shortly after the company warned investors of "extraordinary losses"...
The Stream Team: Braving the Bozjan Southern Front in Final Fantasy XIV
MOP's Chris hasn't really dug in to the Bozjan Southern Front content in Final Fantasy XIV, mostly because he's tried doing it himself, and...
One Shots: Where’s the seatbelt on this thing?
As flashy and fun as it might be to adventure in a galaxy far, far away, I don't think any of us would last...
Vague Patch Notes: The problem with forever adding classes to MMOs
The second expansion for Final Fantasy XI, Chains of Promathia, launched to extremely mixed reception, and there was one overwhelming reason for that lack of...
Final Fantasy XIV brings back the Make it Rain campaign with an Imp-possible reward
How you feel about the reward from this year's Make it Rain campaign in Final Fantasy XIV will depend on how you feel about...
