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Legends of Aria deep-dives The Outlands’ Necromancer class
Legends of Aria has a fresh dev vlog out this week previewing its upcoming Outlands release, both its locations and its planned Necromancer class.
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Ashes of Creation offers a close look at the alpha one Cleric as it preps for an Extra Life charity stream
You want a healer? Ashes of Creation has got your healer right here. Or it will once alpha one kicks off, and it's that...
Whatever happened to Valve’s digital card game Artifact?
Valve's digital card game Artifact launched in much the same way that the Soviet R-16 test-launched at Baikonur. Since then, back in May the...
World of Warcraft: Free BlizzCon, dev swap, and Revendreth preview
Blizzard President J. Allen Brack posted an interesting "fireside chat" yesterday to talk about what's going on with the studio and its games in...
Camelot Unchained offers looks at new UI, the Dreadcaller class, and more Dragon’s Web details
Camelot Unchained has offered up another round of check-ins for the playerbase to cap off the weekend playtest. We start with the most recent...
Book of Travels previews its early access landmass and elaborates on its chapter-based update system
The self-described tiny multiplayer online title Book of Travels is slowly unfurling its plans for early access, and this time around it wants to...
WoW slots Classic’s Naxxramas for December 1, previews Shadowlands’ Bastion in new video
If you're looking for big news about World of Warcraft Classic... well you're not likely to get it for a while, in spite of...
The Elder Scrolls Online details the challenges and rewards of the Vateshran Hollows
Facing off against deadly foes in single combat, traversing new landscapes, and earning your way to improved rewards. That might sound familiar to players...
Whoa, Astellia Online’s next-next update, Palat Coast, is quite a glow-up
Damn, I had forgotten how pretty Astellia Online was, but the latest patch preview has brought it back to my working memory. And it's...
Choose My Adventure: Counting the ways I love Dauntless
Thank you all for letting me close out this month with some Dauntless because I seriously love this game so very, very much.
I’ve been following...
First Impressions: OARPG Torchlight III just hasn’t click-clicked with me yet
Since it never hurts to be honest, I should say upfront here that Echtra Games' decision to radically retool Torchlight III from a F2P...
PSA: Fallout 76 is offering a free trial, Fallout First trial, and an atom sale
Some games celebrate the day their games hit early access, or funded on Kickstarter, or actually launched. Fallout 76, however, is celebrating a lore...
New World has kicked off its fall alpha test today as patch notes point to reduced leveling speed
You might have forgotten, but Amazon has one more big New World alpha test lined up this year, and it's creeping up on us.
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The Daily Grind: What explorer-friendly mechanics should be in more MMOs?
When Final Fantasy XIV's Futures Rewritten patch arrives next month, it includes a nifty feature called explorer mode that will essentially allow players to...
Stardew Valley developer previews split-screen co-op and working chairs
We all know that chairs can be a pretty big deal, so consider this your important alert regarding Stardew Valley and its still-developing 1.5...
Blue Protocol confirms NPC costumes for player characters in a preview
It is the season for costumes, and since the pandemic is likely going to put the kibosh on a lot of costume-centered gatherings, it's...
Path of Exile previews its next Heist patch with bug fixes and QOL improvements
The next noteworthy patch for Path of Exile should be deployed soon, and it's all about the Heist league (as is usual for the...
Fractured shows off mining and blacksmithing, dates fall alpha for November 4
Ah, the pastoral life of a sandbox MMORPG. None of this combat stuff, just you, your tools, and a slowly filling progress bar as...
Ashes of Creation first pre-alpha preview test is slated for December
A letter from creative director Steven Sharif has offered up some most interesting tidbits for Ashes of Creation followers. The letter first starts off...
Explaining Genshin Impact’s impact: Is it actually worth your time?
In Explaining Genshin Impact’s impact: The reinvention of gachapon, I went into the nitty-gritty of the gacha system and how it's actually pretty easy...