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Ashes of Creation: Apocalypse is down until specialized test weekend in January
We hope you had fun playing what was evidently the initial testing period of Ashes of Creation: Apocalypse. It was a good testing phase...
Blizzard’s corporate culture is becoming much more cost-focused with stronger Activision influence
Let's start with the good news here. According to the most recent article covering Blizzard's ongoing corporate culture shifts on Kotaku, the studio's shifts...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 202: The all-mailbag show
Justin and Bree pore over the mail bag to answer questions on WoW, the state of MOP, future columns, favorite MMO music, MMO communities, lockbox RNG, MMO sunsets, open dungeons, and LitRPG.
Sea of Thieves reflects on 2018 in final developer update of the year
The final Sea of Thieves developer update of 2018 has arrived, and just like every other studio at this time of year, Rare is...
The MOP Up: Hytale takes a deeper approach to the Minecraft genre
Have you heard of Hytale? If you're a fan of the Trove or Minecraft school of sandbox design, then it definitely bears further investigation....
Betawatch: Crowfall’s test campaigns have arrived, City of Titans delays Issue 0
Good news, Crowfall fans, the first full campaign patch is here! Of course, this is just a test campaign; the first sanctioned campaign (which is...
Ankama introduces massive content updates to Wakfu and Dofus
The folks at French studio Ankama Games have been hard at work, and they've recently released major updates for their flagship MMOs Wakfu and...
Blizzard details new HOTS cadence, shames toxic Overwatch pros, and pays over 100 Irish staff to leave
Despite the recent news from Blizzard that Heroes of the Storm's development cadence is being scaled back, with some of its developers being shifted...
CCP announces event schedule for 2019’s EVE Online World Tour
Not satisfied with their massive yearly Fanfests, the folks at CCP Games are taking EVE on a world tour, and they've just announced the...
Crowfall muses on lessons learned from first test campaigns
Earlier this week, Crowfall began its first ever proper campaigns, allowing players to fight it out in a three-faction brawl for survival and control...
FBI seizes 15 different websites hiring out DDoS services
Isn't it awesome that you can go to a website, pay some money (or Bitcoin, of course this would take Bitcoin), and then have...
Artifact patches in balance, skill rating, and account leveling… which, yes, means free tickets and packs
When it first launched, Artifact promised that it would "reimagine" the online card game market in a game with cards only bought for real money,...
Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 4.5, A Requiem for Heroes, launches on January 8
It's all coming down in Final Fantasy XIV on January 8th, 2019. Patch 4.5, A Requiem for Heroes, launches on that date, bringing with it...
War Thunder’s Supersonic update introduces new aircraft, new weapons, and new locations
The latest update for Gaijin Entertainment's free-to-play vehicular combat game War Thunder is breaking the sound barrier with the introduction of the game's first...
Gloria Victis updates to be more festive amidst the clanging of steel
Amidst the devastation and frenzy of combat in the hardscrabble world of Gloria Victis, you can unlock the greatest reward by having a festive-looking campfire....
Conan Exiles recaps 2018, talks plans for dungeons, The Purge, and thrall AI
The folks at Funcom have released the latest Conan Exiles newsletter -- the last of 2018, in fact -- and as is the custom...
Entropia Universe allows players to purchase shares to invest in the Crystal Palace
In the first half of 2019, you can get money for the loot other people earn in Entropia Universe. Yes, really. The game is going...
Final Fantasy XIV updates its patch site with new haircuts and the next trial
The next patch for Final Fantasy XIV is arriving in early 2019, and you can check out more of the features of that patch on...
Blizzard rolls out Diablo III season, Hearthstone balance update, and WoW hotfixes as WoW players game for charity
There's been a lot going on at Blizzard lately: Diablo III has just begun its latest season, the Season of Grandeur, during which all...
Tibia looks back at its major updates and events of 2018
The end of the year is the ideal time to look back at the prior year and evaluate what worked and what didn't. Tibia has...