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lotrlore

Joseph has been writing or podcasting about games in some form since about 2012. Having written for multiple major outlets such as IGN, Playboy, and more, Joseph started writing for MMORPG in 2015. When he's not writing or talking about games, you can typically find him hanging out with his 10-year old or playing Magic: The Gathering with his family. Also, don't get him started on why Balrogs *don't* have wings. You can find him on Twitter @LotrLore

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lotrlore
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April 2024
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Final Fantasy 14 Talks Expansion Of North American Servers Which Is Coming November 1st

Final Fantasy XIV is setting the stage for its expansion of the North American servers upcoming next month, and a new post on the official website talks briefly about what this means for players.


Embers Adrift Live Today For Alpha Backers Ahead Of Full Launch On October 15th

Alpha testers can now jump into the new MMORPG from Stormhaven Studios, Embers Adrift, finally able to see the live game come to fruition. This is ahead of the full launch which takes place on Friday.


Chronicles of Elyria Class Action Dismissed, Walsh Does Victory Lap Over Backers In Latest Update

For those who have been wondering the status of the ongoing class action lawsuit against Chronicles of Elyria developer Soulbound Studios, it looks as though that lawsuit has been dismissed in court. As such, Elyria founder Jeromy Walsh took to the quarterly update to do a victory lap of sorts over the news.


DC Universe Online's Next Episode, The Sins of Black Adam, Releases October 26th

DC Universe Online is trucking along with its latest episode, The Sins of Black Adam, now revealed to be coming to all platforms on October 26th.


Magic Online Will Officially Migrate To Daybreak's Servers Next Tuesday

Magic Online, the original incarnation of Wizard's of the Coast's foray into online Magic play, will be finally migrating over to Daybreak's servers, coming on October 18th.


Exclusive: Check Out EverQuest: Night Of Shadows' New Key Art As The Expansion Enters Its Beta Today

EverQuest's upcoming expansion, Night of Shadows, enters its expansion beta today, and the team at Darkpaw Games are celebrating with new key art for the upcoming MMO addition.


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Nvidia RTX 4090 Founder's Edition Review

The RTX 4090 graphics card from Nvidia makes some bold claims. As the flagship of the brand new Ada Lovelace architecture by Nvidia, the RTX 4090 aims to take its place as the fastest GPU on the market, whether you're looking for just blazing fast framerates in heavy game workloads or are a creative making some of the world's best digital art. But do the claims match up with real-world performance? We take a look in our RTX 4090 review.


Shroud of the Avatar Lays Out Recovery And Restoration Plans Following Outages And Rollback

Shroud of the Avatar's community manager has confirmed what many feared (and we reported on Saturday): the build on the current test client is indeed from August following server outages the past week. As such, the team at Catnip has laid out some of its plans to recover and restore accounts affected.


Final Fantasy XIV Patch 6.25 Releases October 18th, Fan Festival Information Revealed

The wait for Final Fantasy XIV's patch 6.25 is almost over, as the latest Letter from the Producer Live announced that we will be seeing it hit on October 18th. The patch brings more Hildebrand, as well as the Variant and Criterion dungeons.


God Of War Ragnarok Has Officially Gone Gold

God of War Ragnarok is coming this November, and the game's dev team officially announced today that a major milestone in any game's development has been met: it's gone gold.


No Man's Sky Officially Launches on Switch, Brings Even More Free Content With Waypoint Update

No Man's Sky has finally come to the Nintendo Switch, and with it Hello Games has launched an update to remember. The Waypoint update brings some huge changes to No Man's Sky as the Switch port undocks and takes on the universe.


Overwatch Removes Phone Requirement From Some Accounts, Working On Server Stability After DDoS

Overwatch 2 has had a rough go the last few days since launch, that's for certain. The team at Blizzard released an update to the fans late last night detailing ways they are ensuring players can get into the hero shooter.


Overwatch 2 Still Facing Long Queues, Requires Phone To Play While Excluding Prepaid Numbers

Overwatch 2 is still facing long queues after its free-to-play launch was hit with massive server queues as well as a launch-day DDoS attack. While those issues are still being worked out, those lucky enough to play are being hit with another wall: the requirement to connect your phone with Blizzard's SMS two-factor authorization.


Final Fantasy XIV's Naoki Yoshida Muses About Hypothetical Battle Royale In New Interview

In a new interview, Final Fantasy XIV producer Naoki Yoshida mused about a new game mode for the MMO - hypothetical of course. Surprisingly, a battle royale featuring the Blue Mage class was brought up.


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Steelseries Arena 9 5.1 Speakers Review

Steelseries' Arena 9 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers bring theater-quality audio to your PC or PS5 set up. But at $550, is it worth the premium price?