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Lost Skies developer Bossa Studios sheds 19 employees owing to a ‘perfect storm of events’

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We're sad to report that layoffs in gaming and tech appear to be continuing even among the smaller studios out there. The most recent...

Palworld details pet mechanics and critters, Craftopia shares its latest roadmap

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It's a pair of Pocket Pair updates in this news story, with the developer continuing to crank out the pet-focused footage for its still-gestating...

Blade & Soul NEO Classic’s latest visual preview focuses on the Moonwater Plains

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The visual previews continue to spill forth from Blade & Soul's NEO Classic server revamp. This time around, NCsoft is offering a close look...

Lost Ark brings Inferno difficulty Brelshaza raid and hotly anticipated class balance updates January 10

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At the end of December, Lost Ark had to disappoint its players with news that a series of balance updates made to the Korean...
Hush up.

Final Fantasy XI’s producer and director confirms that 2024 will feature fewer content updates

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The amazingly active maintenance mode that included an entirely new storyline appears to be quietly ending for Final Fantasy XI. Producer and director Yoji...

Players cast doubts about The Quinfall’s claims as studio reaffirms January 30 closed beta date

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Following the absolute oil fire that was The Day Before, gamers are becoming more and more skeptical of large promises being made by The...

World of Tanks forecasts new gameplay, new and returning events, and refined systems for 2024

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Most games put out roadmaps or developer blog posts to look forward to the coming year's worth of content, but not World of Tanks...
Roar?

World of Warcraft’s next patch, Seeds of Renewal, arrives on January 16

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It's a new year, but just like last year, World of Warcraft does not care one whit what the words "this week" mean. Proof?...

Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis confirms preset skill updates are arriving in late January

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This bit of Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis news is probably going to be aimed more towards the regular and deeply entrenched players,...
Mysteries!

Wisdom of Nym: What Final Fantasy XIV’s fan festival needs to accomplish

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In just a few days, the last fan festival for Final Fantasy XIV's upcoming Dawntrail expansion will kick off, and on paper it looks...

Albion Online elaborates on territory mechanic changes coming with the Crystal Raiders update

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Albion Online continues to feverishly bang the hype drum for its upcoming Crystal Raiders update. Following a tweet that referenced territory changes related to...

Last Epoch dates roadmap feature previews and other updates arriving in its February full release

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This past October, multiplayer ARPG Last Epoch confirmed that it would leave early access on February 21st, 2024, along with a roadmap of updates...

Digital Extremes boss shares an hour of Soulframe pre-alpha gameplay in a livestream

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We can likely count on one hand the number of times a game development studio's CEO has decided to livestream gameplay footage, but that...

BitCraft talks about terraforming, player buildings, and the goals of its next closed alpha

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The close of December is bringing more technical and granular gifts from the developers of sandbox MMO BitCraft, with a new blog that's all...

Pax Dei promises ‘several milestones’ and shares new screenshots in an end-of-year message to fans

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Pax Dei has had a pretty productive year by all accounts, with a first-ever alpha test that drew in over 12,000 players and plenty...

Anvil Empires shares pre-alpha gameplay footage of a fort siege and life in a player-built settlement

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With the latest weekend pre-alpha test of Anvil Empires now wrapped up, developer Siege Camp has decided to throw some spotlights across a couple...

New World discusses balance plans for weapon types, artifacts, and equip loads in latest video

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New World has put together yet another Forged in Aeternum video digest, and this time the topic is balance, with creative director David Verfaillie...

CCP Games maps out six months of EVE Vanguard patches, feature updates, and testing

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Did you miss out on the Vanguard FPS testing that was held in EVE Online? Worry not because CCP Games has a whole lot...

Albion Online recaps 2023 and looks ahead to January 8’s Crystal Raiders patch

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It's been a jam-packed year of updates for Albion Online, which is being laid out before fans in Sandbox Interactive's customary year in review...

Camelot Unchained heralds the start of its next beta and hints at ‘good news’ in 2024

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A short holiday address from Camelot Unchained pretty much continues the trend of vaguely promising forward momentum on the PvP MMORPG, which hints at...

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