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Over the weekend, speculation roamed around online about a possible Final Fantasy XV delay. After FFXV Director and Producer Hajime Tabata confirmed the news, everyone had their opinion to share. For those of us who play FFXIV, the original September 30 release date put us in a tricky situation. It’s fair to say that plenty of current FFXIV players are [...]
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This week’s hottest eSports news and highlights for League of Legends, CS:GO, Dota 2, and Overwatch. Expect spoilers! Brackets from TeamLiquid. Contents (Click to Jump to Section) League of Legends NA LCS EU LCS LCK LPL Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Dota 2 Overwatch League of Legends NA LCS Recap and Standings The NA LCS Summer Playoffs have progressed to the Semifinals. [...]
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I love trying out different MMORPGs. Diving into a new game for the first time makes it feel like a huge and mysterious world that’s waiting to be explored. Everything from enemy designs to towns and dungeons is a fresh sight, and it’s easy to get lost in the overwhelming amount of content that’s on display. Unfortunately, it’s a fleeting [...]
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This week’s hottest eSports news and highlights for League of Legends, CS:GO, Dota 2, and Overwatch. Expect spoilers! Brackets from TeamLiquid. Contents (Click to Jump to Section) League of Legends NA LCS EU LCS LCK LPL Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Dota 2 Overwatch League of Legends NA LCS Recap and Standings The NA LCS Summer Playoffs have begun! The first Quarterfinals [...]
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Great marketing loves buzzwords: the terms that by themselves draws your mouse one page closer to clicking "pre-order." I'm starting to believe that "procedural generation" is the latest word to join the buzzword dictionary. While algorithmically created universes are neat as a concept, even mirroring our own spontaneous world, they're missing something. There's a special quality in knowing that an invisible hand wanted you to [...]
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I recently had the chance to sit down with Nick Kakoschke of Isokron to discuss his company's recently released football management MMO, 90 Minute Fever. We discussed what inspired them to make the game, what's going to change over the course of Early Access, and more. [singlepic id=57559 w=600 h=338 float=none] How many people are working on 90 Minute Fever? [...]
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Many MMO fans have been eagerly discussing the pro’s and con’s of legacy servers and the differences in gaming experiences offered between newer versions of the games. With all the discussion going on I felt it high time to hit the keyboard and start on some of my favourite MMO’s from scratch and compare the experiences. Recently I went back to [...]
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Summer is the perfect time for a variety of events in Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward. There is a Free Login Campaign going on for those who want to try the game out again. Accounts must have been inactive for thirty days prior. The moment users login to update their client, their free five days begin. For new and returning players [...]
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Black Desert Online's short Western history has been riddled with controversy. When the game was originally published in the West it released to trumpets proclaiming "no pay-to-win advantages here." While cash shop items were controversial, and reviews polarized, the game held its own. Though many players left BDO due to the tedious grind that was end-game—yes, more repetitive than some other [...]
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I'm on my priest in a luscious forest, bending down to pick up morning glory seeds. I need them to craft a potion. The hotbar ticker is nearly finished when my character becomes dazed like she was suddenly struck by an epiphany or a brain aneurysm. What's happening? Oh no. An undead rogue unstealths and shanks my liver while typing "KEK" again [...]
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