The typical MMO mouse is a big, hefty thing. It’s not a genre that tends to demand such sites and precision that a few extra grams of mouse weight can make a difference, and when the design goal is “as many buttons we can possibly fit”, things get large. But …
A little late on the news wrap this time (life be like that sometimes!), but here are some of the game news highlights from last week! The Swords webtoon is getting a game (for real!) Matthew Wills, the creator of popular comedy-fantasy webtoon Swords often gets asked about the possibility …
It feels like an Oceanic data centre for Final Fantasy XIV has been a long time coming, but the wait is, finally, almost over: the new servers will open a couple of weeks earlier than originally planned, on January 25. The new data centre is called Materia, and will house …
Ragnarok Origin will soon make its English debut, though at this stage it’s only officially headed to North America. A pre-registration campaign is now underway for the latest Ragnarok Origin mobile MMO spinoff, suggesting that the launch isn’t far away, even if a date hasn’t been announced just yet. Ragnarok …
This weekend’s Final Fantasy XIV fan festival kicked off, as expected, with a keynote address focused mainly on news about the upcoming expansion, Endwalker. But while details about new jobs, zones, collector’s editions, and the release date are all welcome, there was one particularly exciting piece of news for those …
The next expansion for Final Fantasy XIV has finally been announced: it’s called Endwalker, and it’s due out this northern fall / southern spring. Square Enix revealed the new expansion during today’s FFXIV Announcement Showcase, kicking off the show with a teaser trailer for Endwalker. The announcement comes a little …
Popular side-scrolling MMORPG MapleStory will soon see a collaboration with K-pop superstars BTS, thanks to a partnership between Big Hit Entertainment and Nexon. There’s not much detail yet about what the in-game part of the collab will involve, but in the lead-up to it, there’ll be three behind-the-scenes videos with …
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Update: With the release of the Episode 4 update, Phantasy Star Online 2 is now available in an additional 33 regions, including Australia and New Zealand. It’s not limited to the Steam version—the Xbox One and Windows 10 versions are also officially available in the same territories now. It’s possible …
Until 9am on May 26 PDT (2am on May 27 AEST / 4am on May 27 NZST), you can get the Starter Edition of Final Fantasy XIV Online on PlayStation 4 for free, and it’s yours to keep. Final Fantasy XIV Online: Starter Edition comes with everything from Final Fantasy …
As well as the usual assortment of new quests, dungeons, and raids, Final Fantasy XIV Patch 5.3 will make a very welcome improvement to the game’s older areas: support for flying mounts. When Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn launched in 2013, flying mounts weren’t a part of the game; …
