Previews

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New World prepares to merge 11 servers and open transfers from fresh start worlds

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Before the launch of New World's first season, Amazon devs has promised that they would revist the server population situation, and now they've made...

Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak gets new beasts, Qurious Melding features, and more event quests April 20

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The monsters get angrier and fiercer tomorrow, April 20th, as Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak releases its fifth free title update with more huge beasts...
Marching off to nowhere.

World of Warcraft previews Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible and flight in Zaralek Cavern

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You there! Are you excited for Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible in World of Warcraft? Or, as you more likely remember it being called if...

The Swordsmen X Survival quietly lists an April 27 early access release date on Steam and releases new trailers

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Last month we took a peek back in the direction of Swordsmen X: Survival, a martial arts survival sandbox that first crossed our desk...
Goopy.

Here’s how World of Warcraft’s cross-faction guilds will work in Embers of Neltharion

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World of Warcraft players who've waited almost two decades to put all their toons from both sides of faction war into the same guild...

Valheim developer offers a brief preview of several difficulty options and manual build piece snapping

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"Are your ready for hardcore mode in Valheim? ...or do you prefer something more chill?" These were the Twitter questions posed by the survival...

Pax Dei elaborates on its sandbox housing and building systems – check out the new video

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Pax Dei's reveal at the top of March was a surprise of the welcome sort for fans of immersive fantasy sandbox MMOs, as studio...
Goopy.

World of Warcraft Dragonflight readies events, articles, and a cinematic ahead of Embers of Neltharion’s launch

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This week in World of Warcraft: Dragonflight is understandably all about the run-up to the Embers of Neltharion update, which means the next few...

Pokemon Go’s Niantic pushes Marvel World of Heroes into beta, announces Monster Hunter Now

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Niantic is continuing is thus far unsuccessful attempts to make MMOARGs besides one attached to the Pokemon IP happen following the flop of its...
That's different.

Elder Scrolls Online begins testing green-flavored Necrom chapter

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As any kid who's choosing a summer popsicle stick knows, green is always a solid pick. Elder Scrolls Online hopes that the magic of...

World of Warships adds a new Seychelles map, launches new combat mission

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There seems to be a little something for nearly everyone in the the next update for World of Warships, whether you're the kind of...

Sandbox MMORPG Ethyrial Echoes of Yore ties down a May 1 release date

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Mines are dark places and that's no different in the mines of sandbox MMORPG Ethyrial: Echoes of Yore. You need a helmet with a...
WE HAVE THE TIME

Final Fantasy XIV brings the Moogle Treasure Trove around again on April 24

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All right, by this point you know the drill. There's a new patch on the way for Final Fantasy XIV some time in late...

Lord of the Rings Online shows off avatar improvements and new raid

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It's been a very busy week for Lord of the Rings Online's testing and development, making for a lively dev livestream this past Friday....

Pantheon Rise of the Fallen ramps up enemy health and offers a look at the retooled Dire Lord class

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No, Dire Lord isn't the name of a PvP FPS Twitch streamer who says "bruh" unironically; it's a class in Pantheon: Rise of the...

Dungeons and Dragons Online continues to refine Updates 59 and 60 in latest public test session

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Dungeons and Dragons Online players surely know about testing happening for Updates 59 and 60, and this past week that testing continued as a...

Perfect New World shares content players can expect during its upcoming closed beta

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Those who have been following Perfect New World have already seen a bit of gameplay in the MMO's initial Steam page launch, but if...

Diablo IV outlines changes applied to dungeons, classes, and more ahead of the game’s launch

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While it would be easy to assume that the open beta test for Diablo IV was primarily to drive game sales, Blizzard has outlined...

World of Warcraft’s new underground zone comes with two new factions and dragonriding additions

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We are just a couple of weeks away from the arrival of World of Warcraft's Update 10.1 -- and with it a brand-new zone...

Lord of the Rings Online is testing major new customization options for hairstyle, skintone, and gobs more

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Standing Stone Games opened up Lord of the Rings Online's Bullroarer test server last night with multiple surprises for content and customization. "LOTRO is celebrating...