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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During The Game Awards, Capcom released a trailer for the newest generational game in the well-known Monster Hunter franchise. It looks like it's going to be Wilds.
With so much endgame content and buyable items, Victoria chats finding zen in non-completionism.
The new FFXIV patch allows players to play mostly solo through the second expansion, Stormblood, as part of the famous free expanded trial.
The Pinocchio-inspired Soulslike claims to be an entry point for the genre. Can it "lie" on its own?
Final Fantasy 14 will soon expand its free trial to the second expansion, Stormblood, including dungeon NPC bots.
After the new Final Fantasy 14 expansion was announced, we got to take on one of its first bosses.
The FFXIV Fan Festival opened with a lengthy but exciting keynote from its director--here's what has players excited.
FFXIV director Naoki Yoshida said the team has explored other playable franchise games within the MMORPG.
Take a first look at the highly anticipated graphics update coming with the new Dawntrail expansion.
By allowing the player to see the consequences of their choices, does Harmony: The Fall of Reverie's define the future of its intertwining genres?
It took over five months, but Final Fantasy 14 columnist Victoria's static cleared a raid of the highest level. But how?
With the launch of Endwalker in late 2021 also came a slew of exciting other additions to Final Fantasy XIV. One of the most hyped-up ones of the team was the release of this game's edition of the Immerse Gamepack, a sound-enhancing software that promised accessible surround-sound output. We put it through its paces to see if it was worth the hassle.
A new wave of content patches arrives with a new story and a new raid. Is it worth chasing the throne of Golbez?
The triple-A game was once the darling of the industry. Now, they bring their developers and players anxiety. It's time to bring them down to size.
It's not essential to know that Waven is in the same universe as some of Ankama's other hit games such as Wakfu and Dofus. But if you loved those games, Ankama's upcoming game, Waven, will absolutely pique your interest.