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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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The First Descendant To Update In-Game Icon, Weapon Designs After Accusations Of Too-Close Similarities

The new free-to-play science-fiction looter-shooter will update some of its icons and items after being accused of copying icon and item concepts from other games in the genre.


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Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail Review - A Fresh Adventure in the FFXIV Universe

Since its announcement last summer, Dawntrail promised a change of pace from the massive, decade-long story of FFXIV.


Ashes of Creation Stream Breaks Down New Server Meshing Network Technology

A recent stream gave insight on Intrepid Net's tech and processes, including the special "server meshing" taking place in Ashes of Creation. 


TennoCon Releases Details on Twitch Drops, New Closed Captioning Stream

The official Warframe convention TennoCon is around the corner, and Digital Extremes has shared details about Twitch item drops and closed captions.


FFXIV's Server and Graphics Upgrades Makes the Decade-Old MMORPG Feel Endless

With a slew of new upgrades in Final Fantasy 14, our columnist feels like the game will actually hold up on its ten-year roadmap.


Throne and Liberty Previews Siege PvP, Co-op Activities, and Solo Boss Rush

The upcoming MMORPG by NCSoft and Amazon Games previewed its core gameplay activities: the siege PvP, familiar MMORPG gameplay modes, and a solo boss rush with a hardcore mode.


GTA Dropped Standalone DLC To Focus On Multiplayer, Former Rockstar Creative Dev Says

GTA Online was such a massive hit that Rockstar pivoted entirely off a standalone GTA V DLC to focus on it, according to a former Rockstar artist.


FFXIV Servers Weather Storm of Highest Concurrent Player Count Since Launch

Naoki Yoshida shared that the playerbase reached its highest concurrent count since A Realm Reborn's launch.


CCP Games CEO Discusses Decision To Make Eve Online Platform Open Source

After announcing the platform behind Eve Online will go open source earlier this year, the CEO of CCP Games, the company behind the game and its engine, has spoken up about why.


All FFXIV Players to Receive Free Gameplay Time as Both an Apology and Thank-You

Final Fantasy 14 players will get between 2 to 10 extra days of free gameplay time for myriad reasons.


Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker's Loporrits Deserve An Apology For Your Mean Comments

One more spicy Endwalker take before FFXIV's new expansion launches: The Loporrits were meant to make you angry.


PSA: FFXIV Goes Down Tonight for 48-Hour Maintenance to Give Download Time for Massive 7.0 Patch This Week

Final Fantasy 14 will go down for 48 hours tonight in order to launch the 7.0 patch for Dawntrail and its massive updates.


FFXIV Will Disable Major Server Travel Upon Dawntrail's Launch

Final Fantasy 14 has announced server-hopping restrictions for the Dawntrail launch, including server and data center lockdowns, plus AFK timeouts.


FFXIV: Dawntrail Players Are Asked to Be 'Considerate' About Spoilers As Registration Codes Roll Out

Final Fantasy 14 fans will finally receive their pre-order codes with Early Access, but are asked to be mindful about spoiling the game for others.


Guild Wars 2 Unveils Last Three Professions' Spear Skills: Mesmer, Revenant and Elementalist

In anticipation for  Janthir Wilds in August, GW2's team shared a blog and a livestream of gameplay to show off the spear's capabilities.