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Blade & Soul is getting its Unreal Engine 4 upgrade on September 8
It's time for Blade & Soul to look better with the game's upcoming engine upgrade to Unreal Engine 4. That feels like it's been...
The Daily Grind: What MMO drop has eluded you for the longest time?
You band together with other players, you go out into a dungeon, you kill a boss, and you take the stuff that boss drops....
Astroneer is heading to the Nintendo Switch in early 2022
As much fun as Astroneer can be, you currently have to settle in at home in order to play the game, so clearly modern...
Former Stadia first-party developers claim Google balked at the investment required to make first-party development work
Holy wow, did you know that developing video games is expensive and takes some time? It turns out that Google might not have known...
Final Fantasy XI deploys its August update with more story and Ramuh
It's time to fight Ramuh again in Final Fantasy XI! Sure, you might have already fought him to unlock him as a summon at...
Blizzard denies rumor that Overwatch League will take year-long hiatus after current season
If you're still a big fan of Overwatch and the competitive Overwatch League, we may have some bad news for you. A rumor being...
Black Desert Mobile opens Lahn and Crimson Lily pre-creation with contest
You think you can make a rather nice-looking character in Black Desert Mobile, do you? Well the game itself is asking you to prove...
The Elder Scrolls Online previews one of the lorebooks of the Waking Flame DLC
We all know why you play The Elder Scrolls Online. It's not for exciting combat, it's not for boundless exploration, and it sure as...
Whatever happened to Astellia and Astellia Royal?
So it's been quite some time since we heard anything about Astellia (which is buy-to-play) or its free-to-play cousin Astellia Royal, hasn't it? And...
Runes of Magic offers an FAQ ahead of its upcoming server merges
Server merges! They're fun for the family, assuming that the family in question has some really weird definitions of fun. Also, they're coming to...
The Daily Grind: Are there any MMOs you know are good that just didn’t grab you?
There are friends I know who didn't enjoy City of Heroes. Not that they think the game was bad; it's pretty easy to agree...
Skyforge prepares players for a month of invasions and a summer event in August
What's the true meaning of summer? Fighting off snake monsters. No, wait, maybe it's fighting off demons. Depending on your platform for playing Skyforge,...
Book of Travels focuses on roleplaying choices for its character creation
How often do you start a character creator and think about your character's backstory beyond what the stats say? If you're a dyed-in-the-wool roleplayer,...
Final Fantasy XIV readies itself for a cool Moonfire Faire on August 13
It's time for Final Fantasy XIV to kick off its annual summer celebration very soon, but this year's celebration is going to just hit...
WoW Factor: The ethics of playing on private World of Warcraft servers right now
There's a problem to be found when it comes to World of Warcraft, and that problem is Blizzard Entertainment. That is a known fact...
The Daily Grind: What’s the worst content addition for an MMO that cost money?
If you played Final Fantasy XI, you either think that Chains of Promathia was a pretty weak expansion pack or you're wrong. If you...
Frozen Flame adds its first dungeon along with a revamped ability tree and straw styles
If your video game doesn't involve going into a dark hole to kill a monster and take its stuff, what's even the point? Don't...
Lineage II celebrates summer by growing and smashing watermelons
The true meaning of summer, according to Lineage II, is smashing watermelons. Not eating watermelons, but smashing the heck out of them. See, you...
Aliens: Fireteam Elite previews its soundtrack and difficulty modes
Beneath the sudden sparks of gunfire, the hissing of something hiding in the dark, and the sound of a team slowly stepping through infested...
Book of Travels teases the groundwork of how cooperative play will work with Endeavours
It goes without saying that the point of Book of Travels is that you will not be grouping up with other players to descend...