Final Fantasy XI was supposed to decline, instead the 24-year-old MMO is growing again
The MMO's 24th anniversary includes an unlimited free trial and hints of future expansion content
Ripple effect: Final Fantasy XI is having an unlikely moment. The 24-year-old MMO is not just hanging on to a loyal niche, it is sustaining growth. Pushing up against technical limits dating back to the PlayStation 2 era, now Square Enix is looking for ways to open up new parts of its world to a much larger audience.
"Games should never die": Rust dev offers $25M to save Amazon's MMO New World
Amazon's big MMO experiment is coming to an end, unless...
Texas sues Roblox, accusing the platform of failing to protect children from predators
Attorney General Ken Paxton accuses the gaming giant of putting "profits over protection" as child safety concerns grow
Final Fantasy XI's continued popularity leads to another server lock
Fun fact: the first online Final Fantasy game is old enough to drink
Roblox rolls out facial age estimation feature to limit children's exposure to adult strangers
Ambitious safety plan could set new standards for online platforms
Louisiana sues Roblox over alleged exploitation of minors
"Roblox has chosen profits over child safety," says state's AG
Dune: Awakening has modest system requirements, no subscription, and no early access period
Full launch planned for May 20, one-time $50 purchase with optional DLC
Diablo creator says current ARPGs focus too much on quick leveling, cheapening the experience
A good ARPG needs to allow the player to experience the adventure
Blizzard just gave us a hint of how many World of Warcraft subscribers remain (and it's still in the millions)
Estimated at around 7.2 million subscribers
Helldivers 2 alleviates wait times by boosting server capacity to 700K, but is it really enough?
Success has come at a small cost for Arrowhead
Blizzard is "really confident" Diablo IV can do the impossible by avoiding launch-day server overload
Hope it invested heavily in server capacity for what is arguably its most highly anticipated game ever
Amazon takes another shot at making a Lord of the Rings MMO
"A fresh take on The Lord of the Rings"
'Dune: Awakening' is an open-world survival MMO set on Arrakis
Harvest spice and build fortresses in this ambitious MMO
Lost Ark draws over 1 million concurrent players in less than 48 hours
The new free to play MMO has already become one of Steam's most popular games
Amazon says New World won't brick your GPU, despite reports of hardware failure
Perhaps the fault still lies with hardware makers?
Amazon's New World gets an open beta next month; check out the latest trailer
The second-most-anticipated game on Steam
Amazon's MMO New World is delayed again, release date pushed one more month
Let's hope this will be the last time
Top 10 Best MMOs
What's the secret sauce that makes MMOs so popular and long-lasting? MMOs offer players massive open worlds to explore in the company of thousands of other players. This is the second part of our top 10 MMO list, if you missed the first video make sure you check that out.
League of Legends developer Riot Games is working on an MMO
It's still in the early stages of development
Amazon delays its ambitious upcoming MMO 'New World'
It's now set to launch in August instead of May
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