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Mecha PvPvE extraction shooter Synduality Echo of Ada opens headstart access to pre-order buyers
Last October we were introduced to Synduality: Echo of Ada, a PvPvE extraction shooter from Bandai Namco that sees players piloting mecha suits known as Cradlecoffins across a dangerous landscape to find resources and get out intact. The game is headed for a full launch on January 23rd (even though trailers say the 24th), but those who bought in...
The First Descendant adds a new character, new instanced content, and ultimate weapon upgrading
It's the second half of the second season for The First Descendant this week, and if that sounds like a confusing mix, all you really need to know is that there's new stuff to do in the looter shooter, as well as a new character to do that stuff with.
Say hello to Ines Raya, the latest roster addition, who...
Final Fantasy XIV shows off its role quest confusion while its UI designer talks about his craft
So if you've cleared all of the role quests in Final Fantasy XIV, you know that as it currently stands the Passage of the Unbound's track record stands at a solid zero for five. You've broken all of their schemes and beaten all of their lesser operatives, even the guy who just made rocks fall on stuff. But Apyaahi...
Square Enix puts abusive fans on notice with threats of bans or legal action in new harassment policy
No matter how "passionate" you might feel about a game, it's never OK to directly abuse, harass, or threaten the people responsible for making games. That would seem like a golden rule, but regrettably some people need to be reminded that there are consequences for aggressive and abusive language and actions. One such reminder is being issued by Square...
Co-op roguelike 33 Immortals plans its next beta test starting January 28
Here's the bad news for 33 Immortals fans: While the game has promised early access this year, the most recent announcement is not for that. It is, however, for a beta test that is open to everyone through the Epic Games Store and the Xbox Insider program. And the better news is that you don't need to sign up...
MapleStory Worlds goes from a global soft launch to a full launch
What's the true difference between a "soft" launch and the regular thing? Probably only the number of potential excuses that can be made for bugs and issues. In any case, MapleStory Worlds is no longer ducking behind the soft launch label that it's had since last fall; the creation-focused title has fully released in the Americas and Europe on...
New World takes a closer look S7 artifact items and battle pass rewards
When New World's Season 7 launches on January 21st, it's bringing more than just a new seasonal PvP server and a battle pass with cosmetic rewards for playing on that server - it's also bringing a bunch of new artifacts for players to grab, as evidenced in Amazon's latest preview.
The artifacts include seven weapons and one earring, all of...
Free Realms’ legacy lives on with a pair of rogue server projects
Exiles from Free Realms -- including many kids who grew up with it as their first MMO -- have had a hard time finding a way to go back to this game once more. A few years ago, we talked about a rogue server project called Free Realms Sunrise, which is looking to emulate the title, minigames and all.
As...
Pax Dei doesn’t have a patch date yet, but it does have flowerboxes and creepy cultist ladies
If you were hoping for a date for the next Pax Dei patch today, then you're going to return to your regularly scheduled Friday disappointed, as Mainframe Industries says it's not ready to etch it into the calendar. However, the studio did drop a Discord thread with a sneak peek of what the design teams have been working on.
Specifically,...
Diablo IV gets super witchy with next week’s Season of Witchcraft
The next big era for Diablo IV is right around the corner, as the Season of Witchcraft kicks off on January 21st with a new questline, disgusting Headrotten enemies, multiple builds in the armory, and a hybrid battlepass.
The centerpiece for content here is the addition of 25 occult powers to give players more tools with which to smite their...
Lord of the Rings Online posts its full 2025 event schedule
Are you the type of person who likes to plan ahead, even when it comes to in-game activities? Then you're going to love drinking from the firehose of Lord of the Rings Online's full 2025 event schedule.
Most of the year's major festivals and minor recurrent events and bonus periods are listed here, including the Spring Festival (March 3rd through...
Vague Patch Notes: The unsettling optics of the Stars Reach Kickstarter
As soon as I saw the news that Stars Reach was going to be launching a Kickstarter, I immediately stood up, got dressed, and drove down to the nearest beach. It's January, so it was cold, but it's New England, so that's pretty normal. I just stared over a seemingly endless field of slate-grey water beneath a mouldering sky...
Riot Games, still closed in LA thanks to the wildfires, opens aid fundraisers in Valorant and League of Legends
Last week, we covered the devastation happening in Southern California, where half a dozen wildfires were ripping through Los Angeles neighborhoods from working class areas to Malibu. If the story has fallen off your radar, just know that the fires are actually not under control yet; as winds finally calmed down, the Palisades fire is less than a third...
RuneScape fans riot over Jagex survey on $33 subs, in-game ads, and account restrictions
Yesterday we reported on a conjoint survey being sent out by Jagex to players of RuneScape and Old School RuneScape with a stated intention of " how players value different membership features and combinations." Those surveys did indeed get sent out, and the suggested changes within them have caused players to go completely apoplectic.
Several players shared the survey they...
Age of Water stealth-launched out of early access this week with the release of Beyond the Waves
Remember back in November when seafaring survival MMO Age of Water announced a launch and then immediately walked it back, saying it was just a technical glitch on Steam? Well, this week's patch is no glitch, and it does move the game from early access to launch, though if you blink, you'll miss that part.
The patch itself is called...
Path of Exile 2’s endgame-focused patch 0.1.1 is live – here are the patch notes
Path of Exile 2's Grinding Gear Games already provided a video overview of patch 0.1.1, but maybe you would prefer to have your patch information in a readable changelist format instead of listening to the dulcet Kiwi tones of the MMOARPG's director. Well, here you go.
The patch notes for today's now-live patch provide more details about the various endgame-specific...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite classic World of Warcraft dungeon?
Last week, WoW Classic Classic pushed along with its planned release timetable, adding in two old world bosses, refurbing the honor system, and opening up Dire Maul. It's the last of these that caught my attention because I have so many fond feelings for that dungeon.
For those who don't remember, Dire Maul wasn't in at launch; it was added...
The Stream Team: Solving Stormreach madness in Dungeons & Dragons Online
Although scorrow venom granted immunity to the Madness of Crowds curse that plagues Stormreach in DDO, obtaining enough to cure all of the city is impossible. Or is it? Thanks to the legends shared by drow trader D'naria L'roshal, who came from her hidden Vulkoorim village deep in the jungle to help, Massively OP's MJ might have discovered a...
Massively Overthinking: What will be your three most played MMOs in 2025?
So here we are at the top of another year, looking ahead at what we think we're going to play. Consider this week's Massively Overthinking a personal predictions, a follow-up to the Overthinking we just did on the three MMOs we played the most last year. This isn't about anticipating so much as knowing yourself: What three MMOs are...
US government agency is hoping to extend consumer protections to virtual currencies in games like Roblox
It's fairly well known by now that most governments and the laws they enact do not do a good job of keeping pace with technology. Even so, some moves being proposed by a US government agency might be providing some manner of help when it comes to digital currencies in multiple video games such as Roblox.
The US Consumer Financial...
