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Victoria Rose

Victoria's been writing about games for over eight years, including small former tenures with Polygon and Fanbyte. She mostly spends time in FFXIV, head-deep in roleplay campaigns or stubbornly playing Black Mage through high-end raids. Former obsessions include Dota 2 and The Secret World (also mostly roleplaying). Come visit their estate: Diabolos (Crystal DC), Goblet, Ward 4, Plot 28.

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Nature Campaign Encourages Guild Wars 2 Players To Grow (And Touch) Grass 

"Game. Grow. And Touch Grass." that's in the page name for SeedSaga, a new nature campaign that wants Guild Wars 2 players to help their worlds inside and out.


Nightingale Shares Extended Gameplay Preview Ahead Of February 20th Release

A handful of days from its Early Access launch, Nightingale has shared an official extended video detailing the core gameplay mechanics.


Ubisoft France Workers Picket After Union Negotiations For Salaries Fail 

Over 700 workers picketed outside the Ubisoft France office this Valentine's Day, coordinated by a national video game industry union.


Warframe To Launch On iOS February 20 With Cross-Save

iPhone users will finally get to join other space ninjas across all platforms as Warframe hits iOS on February 20th.


 DICE Awards 2024 Names Diablo 4 The Online Game Of The Year

Blizzard's action roleplaying game Diablo 4, the long-anticipated mainline title in the studio's beloved franchise, won the title for Online Game of the Year at the 2024 DICE Awards this week. In the other competitive categories this year, Baldur's Gate 3 continued its industry-wide sweep, and Spider-Man 2, considered overlooked as a winner by many fans, got plenty of recognition this time around.  


FFXIV Endwalker's Post-Expansion Drought Hit A Little Too Hard 

Victoria looks back on Final Fantasy's Endwalker arc, and looks towards Dawntrail, with a heaping dose of longing during the period between.


'Hefty' Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 6 To Include Camp And Kissing Animation Improvements

On the official Twitter profile, the team announced the new patch coming the week of February 12th, calling it "hefty" and previewing some of the new features.


Hideo Kojima Says Life-Threatening Illness Solidified Decision To Create Physint

Hideo Kojima says that a severe illness brought him to his lowest--and eventually gave him motivation to create Physint, the new action-espionage game announced this week. 


Kadokawa Acquires Acquire, Creators Of Octopath Traveler

Kadokawa Corporation has acquired Acquire, the studio behind the Octopath Traveler.


'Quadruple-A': Ubisoft CEO Defends $70 Skull and Bones Price Tag 

The CEO of Ubisoft is fully confident in the inflation of video game prices--even in troubled times for both Ubisoft and the wallets of much of the planet.


FTC Targets Microsoft, Activision-Blizzard For Gaming Division Layoffs After Merger Approval 

A member of the USA's Federal Trade Commission has filed a letter of complaint against the merger of Activision-Blizzard into Microsoft.


Sky: Children of the Light Shares 2024 Development Roadmap 

In a blog post this week, the developers of Sky: Children of the Light have shared what's ahead for Sky in 2024, teasing in spurts a slew of features and upcoming events. 


NC America Unveils Shop-Streaming-Social 'Purple' Mega Launcher App For NCSoft Games

NC America, the American division of NCSoft that's responsible for Blade & Soul and Guild Wars 2, announced the launch of its Purple launcher, which will start with Blade & Soul compatibility. 


Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden Shares Gameplay Breakdown In New Video 

With the launch of Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden just under two weeks from release, we're seeing more details about the action RPG.


Elite Dangerous Teases New Titans, Powerplay Rework And New Ships For Update 18

Elite Dangerous is shaping up to have big updates on the horizon for eager starfarers.