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Swords ‘n Magic and Stuff introduces weapon enhancing and treasure hunting in latest updates

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The cubic and cutesy multiplayer RPG Swords 'n Magic and Stuff has been evolving a fair bit over the course of its early access...

Star Wars Galaxies Restoration rogue server is working on new races and the planet of Nar Shaddaa

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One of the best parts of the Star Wars Galaxies MMORPG fandom is that we have so very many rogue servers to choose from,...

Old School RuneScape premieres a Varlamore cinematic trailer, talks changes to mage training and prayers

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The new region of Varlamore is coming to Old School RuneScape, and that means Jagex has a reason to get all cinematic on us...

LOTRO addresses questions about server transfers, the instance finder, and level bloat

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With Update 39 and the Spring Festival pushed to the servers this past week and a meetup at PAX East happening in the coming...

Star Citizen provides a close look at character creator updates arriving in alpha 3.23

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Character creation in Star Citizen right now is, frankly, awful - a relic of the game's early beginnings that involve a weird secondary molding...

Aion Classic EU announces Rise of the Revenant patch with the new Revenant class

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The EU version of Aion run by Gameforge has a big update in store for Aion Classic: Update 2.7 Rise of the Revenant. The...

Palworld previews a new raid boss coming with its next update

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Palworld already has boss monsters you can fight in the field as well as boss fights in certain towers, but the survival sandbox's next...

Multiplayer hide-and-seek game Midnight Ghost Hunt makes its full release March 21

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Back in 2022 we threw a spotlight on Midnight Ghost Hunt, a multiplayer 4v4 game of hide-and-seek in the same vein as Prop Hunt...

Enshrouded’s 2024 roadmap promises dungeons, farming, functioning chairs, biomes, and water

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When it comes to adding updates to a survival sandbox (or any MMO/multiplayer game), it's generally a good idea to cast a wide net....
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Final Fantasy XIV starts cross-region data center travel testing on March 24

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It's increasingly easy to pair up with people around the world in Final Fantasy XIV, but as it currently stands data center travel is...

Nightingale expounds on its roadmap and why the offline mode is a medium-term project

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Nightingale has spent the better part of the week focused on clean-up after a bug ate player homes last weekend, but now it's releasing...

Destiny 2’s next content drop, Into the Light, is set for April 9

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When Bungie admitted it was delaying Destiny 2's The Final Shape all the way to June, that meant seven-month-long Season of the Wish -...

The Gigantic revival reveals two new maps coming with its April 9 relaunch

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You already knew that Gearbox is reviving Motiga's sunsetted MOBA Gigantic, and you already knew that it's coming on April 9th. You knew these...

Predecessor, another MOBA built from the bones of Paragon, plans March 28 open beta while still in early access

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It appears that we can't be rid of the ghosts of Paragon, Epic Games' swing at the MOBA craze that was shuttered in 2018...

Extraction MOBA Seekers of Skyveil drops new video and opens March playtest signups

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It's been at least five minutes since somebody announced a new extraction title, and this is one we knew about, so we'll make exceptions:...

Lost Ark previews the Breaker coming March 20 as US West merge downtime continues

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If you happen to be on one of the merging servers in Lost Ark's US West region, you probably have a bit of time...

Old School RuneScape outlines plans for skilling adjustments as part of its ‘Project Rebalance’ effort

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Jagex looks to be in a big sweeping changes mood. Hot on the heels of RuneScape's combat updates, the studio is now looking to...

Vampire survival game V Rising is finally launching out of early access on May 8

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We've been gently ribbing V Rising about its extended stay in early access for almost two years now, but in its defense, Stunlock Studios...

Elite Dangerous plans adjustments to Thargoid Titan system effects as players focus on their next target

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Now that Elite: Dangerous players have been emboldened by their first victory against a Thargoid Titan, the fight is moving on to a new...

Pantheon recaps updates since beginning season one ahead of this weekend’s test wave

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Pantheon Rise of the Fallen studio Visionary Realms is clearly on an experimental path when it comes to getting development of the game paid...

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