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Final Fantasy XIV Stormblood preview: Our interview with Naoki Yoshida
Don't miss the rest of our Stormblood preview coverage!It would be wrong to say that Final Fantasy XIV is the work of Naoki Yoshida...
Final Fantasy XIV Stormblood preview: The dungeon
Don't miss the rest of our Stormblood preview coverage!One of the core parts of Final Fantasy XIV is dungeon crawling. I'm reluctant as heck...
Final Fantasy XIV Stormblood preview: The healers
Don't miss the rest of our Stormblood preview coverage!Healers! You need them in Final Fantasy XIV. Seriously, they're vital, and not just to make...
Final Fantasy XIV Stormblood preview: Ranged DPS jobs
Don't miss the rest of our Stormblood preview coverage!I have to say that the Live Letter was a wee bit frustrating in places. How...
Final Fantasy XIV Stormblood preview: Caster DPS jobs
Don't miss the rest of our Stormblood preview coverage!If there's one field of jobs that's never really locked me in during previous Final Fantasy...
Final Fantasy XIV Stormblood preview: Melee DPS jobs
Don't miss the rest of our Stormblood preview coverage!Oh, melee DPS, you matter to me. You matter to a lot of people, in fact....
Final Fantasy XIV Stormblood preview: Tank jobs
Don't miss the rest of our Stormblood preview coverage!I really wanted Samurai to be a tank. There's not a lot of specific reasoning for...
Final Fantasy XIV Stormblood preview: Samurai and Red Mage impressions
Don't miss the rest of our Stormblood preview coverage!It should come as pretty much no surprise that one of my first focal points when...
Final Fantasy XIV Stormblood preview: Everything you need to know about the expansion
We have an entire morning of heavy-hitting Final Fantasy XIV Stormblood preview coverage pieces lined up for you this morning - nine in total...
Final Fantasy XI prepares for a June update and mandragora antics
It's not really a surprise at this point that Final Fantasy XI is getting a June version update. What is a bit surprising is...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 119: Finalest Fantasy
Justin and Eliot discuss FFXIV, FFXI, Black Desert, Neverwinter, World of Warcraft, Secret World Legends, LOTRO, EverQuest, Allods, and RIFT, with mailbag questions on MMO role homogenization, PvP pay-to-win, and the Marvel Heroes uproar.
World of Warcraft player reaches level cap through pet battles alone
It never fails to amaze us how some MMO players will create extreme challenges in their games -- and overcome those challenges. Take Kruithne,...
The final PlayStation 3 has rolled off of the assembly lines
So long to the PlayStation 3, it seems; after a decade of manufacturing, the final edition of the console has been made, and the...
The Daily Grind: Which live MMORPG has the best crafting system?
A discussion with my guildies this past holiday weekend illuminated a universal truth for us: We love Elder Scrolls Online but strongly dislike its...
Final Fantasy XIV prepares to unveil a trial at E3 2017
It's almost time for E3 2017, and there are going to be all sorts of new and exciting games on display. Final Fantasy XIV:...
World of Warcraft briefs on its Tomb of Sargeras raid
World of Warcraft's elite players are waiting with bated breath for the release of the game's newest and perhaps most challenging experience yet: Tomb...
Wisdom of Nym: The future of PvP in Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood
We've got less than three weeks until early access starts for Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood. That is honestly kind of crazy. By the end...
EVE Evolved: War declarations need revamped for the citadel era
It's a universally accepted fact in EVE Online that you're never truly safe from attack. Low-security space is littered with pirates looking for an...
The Witcher card game Gwent enters open beta
There seems to be a very rabid, very enthusiastic community that's developed around CD Projekt Red's The Witcher (particularly its third installment), to the...
Camelot Unchained implements torches (bring your own pitchforks)
City State's Mark Jacobs is back at the helm of the Camelot Unchained weekly update this round, with news of his team's efforts on...