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A lot of people have been waiting a long time for this and it's finally been unveiled. Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn will be hitting the shelves worldwide on August 27th, 2013 for both the PC and PS3. Gamers who have some more moolah to spend and prefer a little more bang from their game purchases have the option of grabbing the collector's edition. Here are all the details you need:

According to a rather stylish feature put up on the Wired, The Xbox One will feature dedicated servers on all of its multiplayer games. What is this liquid forming in my eyes? Tears!? Will I never have to here a lag complaint ever again? Well, here's to hoping!

As a competitive gamer, I try my best to ignore host advantages but no matter what I do, it still exists and you have to put up with it. It's honestly not the biggest deal but when you there's only win or lose, any advantage is unfair. This makes online practice not the best means of determining where you stack up with the rest of the world because there are players who are just better on LAN and those who are better online. "Online Warriors" if you will.

Of course, the ultimate question will come down to whether or not this big feature will increase the costs of Xbox Live. That's up for debate, considering they are going from 15,000 servers to 300,000 extremely powerful ones via Microsoft Azure. Are you guys happy about this move? I sure am! Does it justify the lingering rumors of cost increases? Comment below your thoughts!

The Xbox One reveal has come and gone but just incase you didn't quite catch all the action, we've put together a summary of what to expect in Microsoft's next-generation system. Based on what we've seen on the console itself, Microsoft has put a heavy emphasis on the "on-going" which i'll explain later as well as full control of the living room. As a contrast to Sony who put on a great show regarding new social interaction services, Microsoft put a heavier stand on hardware and what exactly you could do with their console. Here's a rundown on all the features of the Xbox One:

Microsoft just finished up their massive console reveal press conference moments ago, and my head is still buzzing.  As you may recall, the company spent a good amount of money in subterfuge over the last couple of weeks, leading us to believe that the name of this console would be Fusion, or as some others suggested, Infinity.  Instead we learned they are sticking with their numerical naming convention, and we were introduced to Xbox One.

This device is heralded as the only item you will need in your living room aside from the TV itself.  With 8GB of ram, a Blu-Ray drive, HDMI in/out, USB 3.0 and 5 billion transistors, this is definitely a beast for gaming.  Some of the more interesting aspects of the system include always on Cloud connectivity, a revamped OS that ties in the best of Xbox Live and Windows UI to bring you content tailored to your tastes, a more sensitive Kinect camera that can even read your heartbeat and a controller with joystick sensitivity I don't yet understand.  Also impressive is the fact that Xbox Live will have 300,000 servers supporting their new architecture, compaired to the 15,000 they have online today.  We'll learn more about the console and the infrastructure supporting it at E3 next month.

I knew that Microsoft would blow Sony out of the water when it came to their console reveal presentation, not that the bar was set that high.  I like what I see out of Xbox One, but I don't think 15 exclusives will be enough to make this the only console in my living room.  They'd have to buy Nintendo and steal away the Sony exclusives for that to happen.    What do you think about the new Xbox?  Lame name, or slick nick?

One of the roles I enjoy in most MMOs is the one who just buffs and debuffs things in interesting ways. One of the most common roles to do this in a lot of games is the Bard, the class who uses instruments as a tool for combat. In Aion 4.0, we got a look at the infamous gunslinger class but now, NCSoft aims to pull you in with their music through the Trabadour class.

This class is rather elegant in its movements but I actually spent more time laughing at this video if anything. This rendition of the music-using support role is probably the fruitiest i've seen yet. If I went back to Aion, would I play it? Heck yes, though, not sure about male asmodians shooting out a rainbow unicorn of glory into their adversaries... but I can work with that. See Square Enix? THIS is a Bard! (I guess).

Aion 4.0: The Dark Betrayal will be headed its way to PC in June. You will then proceed to enjoy the new Gunslinger or Bard role should you choose! Check out the preview video below and brace for color!

It's actually been awhile since i've tried to catch-up on my Aion intel. Much to my surprise, they're coming up on "Aion 4.0: the Dark Betrayal" which will bring the game a whole lot of new features including new classes. The class that got my attention was, surprise surprise, the Gunslinger. One, it's got guns and two, the male version looks like Dante.

The Gun Slinger class looks fun! On top of that, Aion's combat looks vastly improved from when we last met, which honestly was around the time of its launch. Perhaps, this is a good time to return to the game.... Live stream anyone?

Aion 4.0: The Dark Betrayal launches in June, which is around the time Final Fantasy XIV will enter Open Beta. The pressure is on and the title of MMO of the year could go to anyone! Thoughts on what Aion was, or at least what you hope it will be? Comment below! Click the jumper below to view the class preview video as well.

There's some controversy regarding Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn's rendition of the classic Bard class. The famous job will now make it's debut as the advanced version of the Archer role. I take it this is due to their desire to amp everyone's damage and ability to solo-level up to a higher point in the game. Of course, there are those, much like myself, who prefer the instrument-wielding, pure support role that is the original Bard.

Not every class in an MMO needs to do damage but until Square Enix sort this out, enjoy a skill-medley created by a Monk with a passion for beats. This video was amusing enough for me to share!

Final Fantasy XIV relaunches during the summer, when it's "hot." Stay tuned for more details about the game on June 11th-13th during the week of E3. Click the jumper below for the video!

Ships will sail, supply lines will be cut, and a murderous Warchief will be brought to justice -- all this and more rounds out Mists of Pandaria when Patch 5.3 lands in the World of Warcraft on May 21st.  From the very moment I learned about the culminating battle of this expansion I have been on pins and needles for its arrival.  Yes I love new worlds, but story progression in Azeroth is really what makes my heart pitter patter.  

This patch will come with some really interesting content, including four new scenarios,  a new battleground, a new arena, a world event -- and that doesn't even include the new Heroic Scenarios available or the Escalation questline.  There's all sorts of things you can do to get ready for this content, including getting yourself to ilevel 480 or above.  If you are still chugging away on the Wrathion quests (you're not the only one *shamed*) you will still need to complete everything up until patch 5.2 in order to reveal the next step in the story.  This means you won't miss out on anything, but you will probably have to mute your friends in guild chat who decide they need to "share."  Or hire a hitman -- whichever is more your style.

We have only a few short days until Escalation lands on the shores of Durotar.  Yes the Pandaren have taught us that war only leads to bad things, but that was only on Pandaria right?  Nothing bad could happen when we decide to bring war back to Kalimdor, right?  Right?

Probably one of the biggest questions in all of League of Legends: What do junglers do when all the lanes are losing?

This is actually a scenario I’ve come across more often than not, especially when I’m jungling (seems to always happen, right?). It’s a situation where all hope is lost, the flame wars begin, and trolls come out of hiding. Obviously, if you have the drive and desire to win, you at least want to know the best possible move to make. Perhaps you can even put some morale back into your team. I’m going to list down all your options and what doing them can potentially do for your team.

Do you like Batman? Do you like Arkham City? Do you like Deathstroke? HOW ABOUT ALL THREE TOGETHER!?

The game comes out on October 25th, 2013. For now, enjoy the teaser trailer for Batman: Arkham Origins. Epic live action or Amazing CGI? You decide. Click the jumper for the trailer.