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Loftia checks in with progress on crafting, gathering, infrastructure, and dev tools

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The cozy solarpunk "medium-ly multiplayer" Loftia might have been quiet, but it's most definitely not been idle if the November progress report from developer...

Guild Wars 2 unveils the Guardian’s ‘bullets of justice’ and delays some WvW restructuring plans

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It's not every day that you see a tanky MMO class run around with pistols, but that's the sort of fun lunacy that's coming...
Yay, a thing we didn't want.

Overwatch 2 digests its PvP-focused BlizzCon reveals, promises more ‘surprise and delight’ events for all

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Overwatch 2 director Aaron Keller is using his usual Director's Take blog post to take a breath and process the reveals made by the...

Destiny 2 details Season of the Wish’s weapon, reward adjustments, and next dungeon launch date

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Destiny 2's community team is continuing to try to make its players focus on November 28th's Season of the Wish arrival and less on...

Path of Exile announces Affliction expansion arriving December 8, promises more details November 30

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Yes, Path of Exile is doing the "announcement of an announcement" thing, but at least this announcement has a bit more information to it...
Cool story, bro.

New World previews Eternal Frost’s Glacial Tarn expedition, celebrates big win for its musical score

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Whether you're ready to say that it's ice to meet this boss or just want to drop a clever bon mot about how clearly...

Lord of the Rings Online vows to beef up Corsairs of Umbar’s endgame

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One of the criticisms that arrived in the wake of the latest Lord of the Rings Online expansion is that it has very little...
I had to.

Final Fantasy XIV will run a cloud server stress test on November 20

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Server hardware has been an ongoing thing for Final Fantasy XIV, so it's probably not a huge shock that the developers are seeing how...

Star Citizen introduces the Gatac Syulen, Crusader Spirit C1, and Tumbril Storm as IAE free-fly event begins

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Today is a big day for fans of Star Citizen's internet spaceships as the Intergalactic Aerospace Expo (IAE) is kicking off today, November 17th,...

First Impressions: Perfect New World is an unbalanced mess right now with its ‘equilibrious’ test

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This past week has been a mighty full one for our genre in terms of the number of beta tests that landed on our...

Guild Wars 2 teases shortbow Engineers and their ‘essence-infused arrows’

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I have to say, as someone who counts a Holosmith in her top handful of Guild Wars 2 toons, that I couldn't initially see...
Bork.

World of Warcraft previews its next patch update, Seeds of Renewal

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It's been like half an hour since the last World of Warcraft update and we still haven't heard about the plans for the next...

Nightingale offers up a cloud monster, sleepy wolves, and a functioning second hand in November report

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What do a giant monster made of venomous clouds, wolves taking a nap, and a newly functional off-hand have in common? They're all part...

Tarisland takes a closer look at its inscribed stone system and inscribed stone skills as closed beta rolls on

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Despite the second closed beta test of Tarisland continuing to march forth, Tencent's Level Infinite is still keen to outline features that are in...

Krafton confirms PvPvE extraction RPG Dark and Darker Mobile is releasing next year

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Remember back in August when Krafton inked a licensing partnership with Dark and Darker developer Ironmace for a mobile edition of the extraction RPG,...

Guild Wars 2 introduces the pistol-totin’ Elementalist for testing November 28

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Elementalists, your time to pew pew in Guild Wars 2 is finally here, or will be when the weapon proliferation beta goes live on...

PlanetSide 2 celebrates 11 years as Daybreak teases conduit capture base changes

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PlanetSide 2 is officially turning 11 years old next week, and naturally Daybreak is on full alert. "To celebrate, this year's anniversary update brings...

Destiny 2’s Season of the Wish gets a new trailer as The Final Shape release date still hangs in limbo

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The next season for Destiny 2 is waiting in the wings with a launch date of November 28th, but now that release timing is...
GUN

Guild Wars 2 shows off the support options of Mesmers with rifles

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You probably do not think of rifles as a supportive option most of the time, and if someone claims that she will heal you...

Project Gorgon, buffered by player donations, has been spared from maintenance mode – for now

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The fate of quirky indie MMORPG Project Gorgon has hung in the balance over the last few days following the news that the soft-launched...

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