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Elder Scrolls Online’s Firesong DLC launches November 1 with 15 hours of story

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During this afternoon's livestream, ZeniMax Online Studios took the wraps off the last Elder Scrolls Online DLC of 2022: Firesong. Expect it out on...

Pantheon Rise of the Fallen brings back pre-alpha sessions starting October 1

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Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen is looking back at the year that was and ahead to the future in this month's newsletter, starting with...

Blade & Soul adds a new dungeon, Halloween, and the Musician class on October 12

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Are you ready for the Symphony of Destruction in Blade & Soul? No, this doesn't mean the MMORPG is collaborating with Megadeth, but it...
It just bugs me.

World of Warcraft outlines mandatory group loot and new special items dropping from raid bosses in Dragonflight

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Don't you love all of the drama and debating that can happen in a World of Warcraft raid when that raid uses group loot...

Overwatch 2 details a host of changes being made to competitive play

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An arguably heavy-handed free-to-play setup isn't the only thing that's going to be different in Overwatch 2. The shooter is also looking to use...

Old School RuneScape polls its players about Wilderness weapon changes

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Old School RuneScape's continuing quest to update the rework the Wilderness has taken yet another step - a polling step, to be specific. The...

Tower of Fantasy previews a new character arriving October 6 and launches several new events

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While most regular players of Tower of Fantasy are eager for the big 2.0 Vera update, the shared world RPG would like to tide...
Wild horses can, in fact, drag you away.

Wild Terra 2 announces a release date of November 10 and shares an update roadmap

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Another MMO is making its way off of the sands of early access and into the ocean of full launch. Sandbox MMORPG Wild Terra...

EverQuest II’s Renewal of Ro expansion hints at a return to Takish-Hiz

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It's been a little bit weird to have to keep talking about EverQuest II's very much in production expansion and its very much live...

The Cycle Frontier offers up the patch notes for its upcoming new season

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The cataclysm has fallen upon The Cycle: Frontier, meaning the first season is over and the second season is coming tomorrow, September 28th, but...
I grew up on a farm.

Final Fantasy XIV’s Naoki Yoshida discloses a bit about future plans for Island Sanctuaries and Hildibrand humor

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While it's important to note that Final Fantasy XIV added more to the game than just Island Sanctuaries with patch 6.2, Buried Memory, it's...

Here’s what to expect from Lost Ark’s September update, launching tomorrow

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Lost Ark players, you've got 16 hours of downtime to burn before the MMOARPG's next update. What do you do with that time? Maybe...

Aion EU teases the arrival of its own version of Aion Classic

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Players of Aion here in North America have been playing a classic version of the MMORPG for a while now - since last June,...

First impressions: Touring the features and firepower of Foxhole’s Inferno update

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After five years of development, the large-scale milsim Foxhole is going to be launching out of early access later this week on Wednesday, September...

Lost Ark plans 16 hours of downtime for its merging servers tomorrow

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At the top of September, Amazon announced that it would be merging some of Lost Ark's servers and even began patching the infrastructure to...
thiberty and lone

NCsoft’s Throne and Liberty, still gunning for 2023, drops a new playtest gameplay video

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Back in August, NCsoft told investors that it had delayed its next big game, Throne and Liberty, yet again - this time into 2023....

Wolcen Lords of Mayhem moves to a new backend this week, plans more controller features and balancing

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This week, the multiplayer ARPG Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem is making a big move. A new in-house backend solution has been developed, and the...

Phantasy Star Online 2 outlines several class and weapon balance changes coming in October

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Brace yourselves, Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis players, the Mighty Mjolnir of Balancing is about to swing upon ye. That's right, Sega has...

MMO turned visual novel Destiny’s Sword announces early access launch date of October 17

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Last week we uncovered that Destiny's Sword, the sci-fi MMO that predicated itself on maintaining the mental health of combatants, decided to drop its...

Some Assembly Required: What to expect from Dual Universe’s September 27 wipe and launch

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Having trouble logging into Dual Universe? That's because Novaquark shut down its servers on the 22nd. But don't worry, the space sandbox did not...