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Blizzard posts patch notes for World of Warcraft patch 9.2.5 with cross-faction grouping

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We mentioned recently that World of Warcraft's newest build of patch 9.2.5 on the test servers was flagged as a release candidate. Turns out...

Riders of Icarus, which topped a million players six years ago, is going play-to-earn with NFTs

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Welp, Riders of Icarus had a nice run. Readers will recall that the taming-centric MMO soft-launched almost six years ago under Nexon's banner with over...

Lineage II Aden introduces Giran Seals and special crafting features tomorrow

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Lineage II Aden - aka the version of the MMOARPG that has streamlined leveling and specific features and classes, just to help keep all...

Pantheon Rise of the Fallen calls attention to a Monk deep-dive and ‘milestone’ levels for all classes

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Earlier this month, Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen put out a newsletter with a couple of interesting features for those who are curious about...

‘Massively multiplayer creature-collection adventure’ Temtem formally launches September 6

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If you followed MMOs back in 2018, you'll remember that Temtem was one of the big MMO Kickstarters of that year, pulling in over...
SO YA START NOW, COME ON!

World of Warcraft shares details on raid encounter design and communication

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Knowing what's coming next in high-end group content is a pretty important component of World of Warcraft, but the team is aware of how...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Touring Guild Wars 2’s restored living world S1E2 Sky Pirates

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Ready for another trip down Guild Wars 2's memory lane, or, perhaps, to experience more of the game's long-lost stories for the first time?...

New World deep-dives its 3v3 arenas in new dev blog

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Amazon dropped a new dev blog for New World players last night - that is, New World PvP players, as it's all about the...

Guild Wars 2 rolls out its first Elder Dragon legendary skin collection with today’s Sky Pirates launch

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With the release of Sky Pirates in Guild Wars 2 today, endgame players who've unlocked Aurene legendaries can finally begin their quest for the...

EverQuest II’s first annual Summer Jubilee merges three summertime events into one seasonal soiree

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If you enjoy EverQuest II's summer events, then you'll probably be a fan of the game's new annual Summer Jubilee, which will combine Tinkerfest,...
Weedle whee.

Zenith’s next patch will apply new backend tech and limit ability godstone amounts

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A minor patch is coming to the VR MMORPG Zenith later this week, and while its impact likely won't really be felt by players,...

The Cycle Frontier outlines plans for difficulty and stability as release is ‘very close’

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With the second round of closed beta testing for The Cycle: Frontier wrapping up last month, it's time for Yager to process the test's...

NetEase Connect unveils a cavalcade of new titles and updates to existing games for PC and mobile

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Earlier this month, publisher NetEase announced a special event known as NetEase Connect that would showcase new games and updates to existing games. Now...
Dark times.

Elite Dangerous previews Odyssey Update 12, now launching June 7

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Players of Elite Dangerous have likely been regularly watching the Frameshift Live developer livestreams for news and information about the spaceship sandbox, and last...

Mad World releases one last trailer before its final alpha test later this week

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This coming Wednesday, May 25th, is a big date for Mad World, as Jandisoft is once again eager for people to join in on...

League of Legends introduces the void champion Bel’Veth while Valorant answers community queries

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The lavender terror that is League of Legends' latest void champion is about to touch down in the MOBA. Riot Games introduced the Empress...

Star Citizen’s AI team teases commandable NPCs in dev roundtable

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The end of every week features a new developer broadcast out of Star Citizen, and this past Friday was no different as members of...
Rawr.

Neverwinter makes lockboxes ‘transparent’ starting with June’s Dragon Cult box

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By this point, players of what are now Gearbox's MMOs are well aware that they're loaded with lockboxes, a state implemented by Perfect World...

New World advances the story, banks big on PvP arena combat

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What a difference a year makes. While New World was the talk of the town back in 2021, nowadays it's having to fight hard...

World of Warships adds French cruisers and anime girl paint jobs, maps out summer and fall updates

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You know someone takes their World of Warships game seriously when they wrap their Tier VIII ship in a paint job inspired by battleships...

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