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Choose My Adventure: What Final Fantasy XI taught me about games preservation and the ‘good old days’
Well. This has been a journey. I wasn't really expecting my return trip to Final Fantasy XI to be all sunshine, rainbows, and easy...
Outriders is free-to-play on Steam until June 23
Do you remember Outriders? No, maybe not, very few people remember - wait, we already made that joke. And it's not even totally accurate,...
Final Fantasy XIV announces its Japanese center restructuring and new European servers for July 5
Remember when Final Fantasy XIV had first launched its current expansion, it was struggling to accommodate everyone on its servers, and it was doing...
Wisdom of Nym: The status of the Garlean legions in Final Fantasy XIV
The Garlean military, to the best of our knowledge, comprises 14 legions of troops in Final Fantasy XIV. I've pointed out before that technically,...
One Shots: High times in the High Isles
Are you venturing into the Breton Isles in Elder Scrolls Online this month? If so, you'll find yourself in good company, as Joey49 is...
Final Fantasy XIV announces its next live letter for July 1
All right, we've all had fun in Final Fantasy XIV futzing about with riding hippos and giving Ameliance school supplies, but it's going to...
Massively Overthinking: Which classic MMOs hold up the best visually in 2022?
As one of our resident fans of old MMOs, I always have to clarify that it's the systems and ideas in old games that...
Final Fantasy XIV brings its free login campaign around once more
Have you heard of the critically acclaimed meme about the critically acclaimed MMO Final Fantasy XIV with a free trial and so on and...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 377: Isle thing, you make my heart sing
Justin and Bree discuss Elder Scrolls Online High Isle, FFXIV patch 6.15, Elite Dangerous Odyssey update 12, Albion Online's Into the Fray, Overwatch 2, Diablo IV, Starkeepers, and Lord of the Rings Return to Moria, with adventures in LOTRO, SWG Legends, and Life is Strange, plus mailbag topics on Diablo Immortal, opt-in flag PvP, and MMO character backstory bios.
Choose My Adventure: Final Fantasy XI shows its age and its nostalgia in equal measure
Once again, this week in Final Fantasy XI continues to deliver nostalgia and aggravation in mostly equal amounts.
First off, I will admit that deciding...
Final Fantasy XI adds more Voracious Resurgence and Ambuscade content in this month’s patch
If you feel like you've had enough of Fantastic Fraulein Mumor in Final Fantasy XI to last a lifetime and then some... well, we're...
Wisdom of Nym: Examining Final Fantasy XIV patch 6.15 in the wild
Sometimes it feels very weird when Final Fantasy XIV bribes me into doing content. Ameliance's custom deliveries are a prime example of this. You...
The Stream Team: Hunting down monsters and mission objectives in Final Fantasy XI
It's time once again for another edition of CMA Live as MOP's Chris hops into the game of the month for his Sunday stream!...
One Shots: Wait, when did you get your mech pilot license?
As we cruise into this week's One Shots exhibition, Scott brings up a good point about the weirdness of jumping into the seat of...
Final Fantasy XIV’s band The Primals shows off its concert (and you can still watch it)
At this point it is pretty redundant for anyone to point out that Final Fantasy XIV has some awesome music throughout, and the Primals...
Perfect Ten: The stupid reasons I have had for sacrificing sleep for MMOs
One of the most useful pieces of advice that I've gotten regarding making decisions for the future is also the simplest: Imagine yourself taking...
Final Fantasy XI’s Naoki Yoshida talks about the importance of developer passion and communication
Any veteran player of Final Fantasy XI is probably used to the idea of seeing the game's developers as your enemies in playing the...
Design Mockument: Mocking up Final Fantasy XI-2
"Wait just one cotton-picking minute," you say. "Square-Enix is not hurting for another MMO after Final Fantasy XI. It has one. It's called Final Fantasy...
Final Fantasy XIV’s Naoki Yoshida talks about PvP design, deific lore, and characterization
Players are loving the new Duty Support feature in Final Fantasy XIV according to Naoki Yoshida. A recent interview with the producer and director...
Choose My Adventure: Slow-going through Final Fantasy XI’s more recently added systems
First thing’s first: I have sorted out the way the aspect ratio option works. No more squished kitty! You’d think that’d be a pretty...