Chris Neal
V Rising outlines adjustments to stats, gear, spells, and blood benefits coming in update 1.1
We hope you're not too super attached to your vampire's build in V Rising in terms of stats. That's because a major rework is...
Shroud of the Avatar lead dev joins another new studio, this time as ‘chief velocity officer’
Remember when gamers noticed how Shroud of the Avatar and Catnip Games' Chris Spears was quietly forming a new game studio to put together...
Palworld’s Feybreak update brings a new island, materials, Pals, and the first part of a Terraria crossover
Palworld fans are getting their early Christmas present as promised today, as the critter catching survival sandbox has unleashed its massive Feybreak update, which...
Greg Street talks about Project Ghost’s central city and its interplay with classes and missions
Fantastic Pixel Castle's Greg Street decided this past weekend to waft out a random Twitter thread about his developing MMO project Ghost, and once...
Once Human’s new achievements are powered by cash shop currency – obviously, players aren’t happy
News about what's next for survivalbox Once Human was pouring out of NetEase's Starry Studio last week to the point that a bit of...
Pax Dei confirms arrival of an in-game prayer system in January, along with GeForce Now and EGS releases
How do you get miraculous help in Pax Dei? Well, you buy it with in-game gold, apparently. You also have to wait until January...
The Stream Team: Soaking up the Christmas cheer in Final Fantasy XIV’s Starlight celebration
It's that time of year again for MOP's Chris and his Eorzea Sunday crew. It's the Starlight holiday season in Final Fantasy XIV and...
Ashes of Creation previews new dungeon, new races, and player housing added in Alpha Two phase two
It's a sequel to a sequel to an alpha! OK, not really, but Ashes of Creation is indeed moving forward to phase two of...
Fortnite has refunded $72M to gamers so far thanks to ‘dark patterns’ settlements
Last year, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hit Epic Games with a $245M fine as the government body found that the company was...
RuneScape prepares players for its new Beneath Scarabas’ Sands quest arriving January 13
Are you ready for some more questing in RuneScape? Well if you're not, then you'd better be because the first of a new trio...
Dune Awakening shares closed beta stats and answers questions about PvP death and Landsraad benefits
The final Dune: Awakening newsletter for this year is online, and as one might expect, it's mostly a retrospective of the year that was...
The Stream Team: Cozy winter vibin’ in the Holiday Homestead of Palia
It's cold. It's winter. It's almost time for the holidays proper. That's got MOP's Chris feeling some kind of way for this afternoon's stream,...
MapleStory’s second portion of The Dark Ride adds new boss, Dark Maplemas, and more XP bonuses
MapleStory players already knew that The Dark Ride update was broken up into two halves, so the fact that this week brought more of...
Tencent removes its Epic Games board inserts after US Justice Department gives it the stinkeye
If this news story were a Discord conversation, the US Justice Department would have posted the Futurama Frye squint animated gif and Tencent would...
Elite Dangerous begins its holiday event and talks space colonization as the Thargoid War ends
There is a whole lot of curiosity about Elite: Dangerous' upcoming colonization feature (as one might expect), which means that Frontier Developments had plenty...
World of Warcraft previews the features of its Undermined update as Winter Veil brings the Christmas spirit
The time is almost here when World of Warcraft players will get to experience Goblin Nar Shadaa, aka the city of Undermine, in patch...
Star Citizen alpha 4.0 releases as a ‘preview’ version that runs parallel to the ongoing alpha 3.24.3
CIG promised over and over that Star Citizen would get its alpha 4.0 release before the end of this year, and technically speaking, it...
EverQuest Online Adventures rogue server Sandstorm celebrates Christmas
Are you ready for some classic low-poly holiday cheer? Then you're in luck because the EverQuest Online Adventures rogue server Sandstorm has kicked off...
Ghost promises it’s an MMO and not a lobby title, discusses wider gameplay and design plans
With the Ghost MMO project wrapping up its development in 2024, it's time once again for the devs at Fantastic Pixel Castle to come...
Black Desert celebrates Deadeye class and Christmas on PC, adds new boss monster on mobile
It's time to celebrate whiskey! And Christmas! Yes, those two things can come together in real life, but they're also being celebrated in Black...