Previews

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The Cycle Frontier hypes its first flying monster, coming in season 3 on March 29

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"It's big, it's bad, and it's flying" - and it's headed into The Cycle: Frontier. We're talking about the giant PvE monster called the...

Old School RuneScape continues to adjust its reworked Wilderness in latest patch

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Apparently Old School RuneScape players are greatly enjoying last week's Wilderness boss rework, but Jagex is not one to rest on its laurels in...

Path of Exile will let players who go offline remain in their party for a limited time

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Every MMORPG player has experienced that dreadful moment when their connection to a game decided to get suddenly and randomly severed, followed by the...

Star Citizen’s January dev report details new vehicle work, player skills, and NPCs learning how grenades work

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"When the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is not our friend," goes the classic bit of military humor, but it apparently took the enemy...

Destiny 2 takes a deep-dive into weapon updates coming in Lightfall’s Season 20

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A new expansion for Destiny 2 means there will be a new season, which also means that there will be changes to how weapons...

PlanetSide 2 tests cheap gender change tokens, anti-cheat, and more character slots

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PlanetSide 2 players better furbish up their PTS patcher as Daybreak has rolled out its February update on the test server. "A major focus for...
This is what I always wanted.

World of Warcraft dataminers pluck out the new Primordial Gems from patch 10.0.7

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"Whatever you might think about Blizzard or World of Warcraft: Dragonflight," cries the fan set, "you have to be happy that the studio has...

Uncharted Waters Origin opens up for global pre-registration ahead of its PC and mobile launch

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Back in September 2020 we first reported on Uncharted Waters Origin, an upcoming PC and mobile MMO that's tied to the 30 year-old Uncharted...

Legends of Runeterra promises quarterly releases in 2023 with new champions, modes, and features

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"As a small team of passionate developers, we have been taking your requests for more content with more consistency seriously," opens part of a...
In a box.

Star Trek Online offers new methods for players to donate Duty Officers to fleets

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The Duty Officer system in Star Trek Online is meant to represent the many officers aboard your ship who are important but aren't part...

Lost Ark previews February 8 update, bumps the Artist up to March (instead of April)

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Amazon has just updated Lost Ark's roadmap, and it leads off with some extremely good news: The Artist class, which wasn't expected to launch...

Destiny 2 showcases some of the pretty new weapons and gear awaiting in Lightfall

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It's a looter shooter, so it's obvious that Destiny 2 would add new gear and weapons with its February 28th Lightfall expansion, but just...
Huh.

New World’s devs deep dive the creation of the game’s lore

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Lore! Huh! Good God, y'all, what is it good for? Exploring the reasons behind New World's quests and setting (say it again)! Yes, it's...

The Elder Scrolls Online sends Scribes of Fate to the PTS, sets EU datacenter upgrades for April

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While Elder Scrolls Online fans are understandably buzzing about the launch of Necrom late this spring, the game's first big arrival of the year...

Diablo III brings a talent tree-granting new season to its public test realm January 31

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Players of Diablo III can now pretty much expect each new season of the ARPG will bring some form of distinct mechanical shift for...

Star Citizen developers talk up alpha 3.18’s persistent entity streaming tech in latest roundtable

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The run-up to alpha 3.18's arrival to the wider Star Citizen playerbase continues as the returning Star Citizen Live video series zeroes in on...

Warframe blasts off next month to Star Days and the new Citrine frame

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While many other online RPGs are slowly revving up for releases later this spring or summer, Warframe is all about delivering the goods as...

Minecraft Legends and co-op shooter Redfall confirm release dates in Xbox developer showcase

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Earlier this week saw Microsoft and Bethesda kick off a developer showcase of titles arriving to Xbox, PC, and Game Pass, and while our...

Lord of the Rings Online devs talk about upcoming Captain, Warden, and PvMP changes

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With big changes on the way for two of Lord of the Rings Online's longtime classes, the MMO's studio is not resting on mere...

Dungeons and Dragons Online discusses new raid, character model updates, and lag fixes in livestream

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Players of Dungeons and Dragons Online were full of questions about the MMORPG's new roadmap, so naturally the devs were full of some answers...