One-hundred and forty‑seven in the series, this week’s roundup of Windows Store arrivals and updates delivers a compact but substantive mix: a massive free‑to‑play MMORPG that anchors the list, a professional cad app that promises 2D/3D constraint‑based modeling, a polished wallpaper switcher...
Square Enix’s announcement to end support for Windows 10 in Final Fantasy XIV marks a pivotal transition not just for the game’s expansive community, but also for the broader relationship between gaming and the perpetual cycle of operating system upgrades. For some, this news is a signal to...
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As the digital landscape rapidly evolves, some changes signal seismic shifts in how communities interact with their favorite games. This year, one such signal arrives from Square Enix, the powerhouse developer behind Final Fantasy 14 (FFXIV)—an MMORPG that has captivated millions. The...
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As Microsoft approaches the final curtain call for Windows 10, the ripples are reaching far beyond the realm of operating system updates and security patches and into the everyday experience of PC gamers. Among the earliest—and arguably the most impactful—casualties of this OS transition is...
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On October 14, 2025, the world of PC gaming will witness a significant shift: Square Enix is officially ending support for Final Fantasy XIV on Windows 10. This move arrives on the heels of Microsoft’s declared end of security updates and official support for the operating system, which marks...
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Square Enix has officially confirmed that support for Final Fantasy XIV (FFXIV) on Windows 10 will come to an end on October 14, 2025, a date synchronizing precisely with Microsoft’s own termination of security updates for the aging operating system. For millions of FFXIV players on PC, this...
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To make a very long story short, to be able to install a Chinese game(MMOrpg, Chinese servers and so on..) I had to change my system locale from my default (Slovenian, Slovenia) to Chinese (Simplified, China) and it has to stay this way, otherwise I can't play it. The game works fine...
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I'm not going to be around as much for the next few weeks.
I will be grinding away on TESO for a while.
For early starters it goes live Sunday morning at 7 am.
Are there any other players here?
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I bought this computer to play games, and whenever I play MMORPG like Tera, Final Fantasy XIV, etc I get this crackling sound randomly causing 1 fps then message saying nvidia kernel mode driver has crashed and recovered successfully. I researched a lot in the internet, and I tried...
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This online MMORPG is not working in this windows.
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Hi, i have gotten blue screen of death twice already. Both happened when i was playing mabinogi(a MMORPG which eats a lot of cpu) and watching youtube. I was just wondering if the cause of BSOD is because of computer overheating?
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i like to play these online mmorpgs, and i even called tech support and everything and i been through 3-4 usb wireless internet there all 300n and i keep getting disconnected when i play mmorpgs. what is causing these disconnects i am out of clues of what is going on. i got clueless tech support...
My computer is running on Window 7 and is no longer recognized in my network. It's under unidentified network, and i was using an ethernet wire. Please give me some advice or tips to fix this problem. This occurrence happened when I was on an mmorpg. The screen seemed to freeze, so i restarted...
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