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Skull and Bones’ latest dev blog talks about plundering settlements, outposts, and forts

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Sure, you can attack a ship and get its goods in Skull and Bones, but the true buccaneering loot goblin knows that plundering locations...

Star Citizen says persistence is on ‘a straight line to deployment’

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The PU of Star Citizen stands for "persistent universe," but that's only mostly true; players can't land on a planet with their ship, place...
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Camelot Unchained offers up a whole newsletter about gathering tools and processes

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What are Camelot Unchained fans waiting for nine years after its Kickstarter? Presumably, finalized launch information and more signs that the game is getting...

Elite Dangerous firms up dates for console to PC transfers as players spot a possible Thargoid ‘death star’

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Over the past few months, Elite: Dangerous has been talking up plans to let console players transfer their accounts to the PC version. Readers...

Embers Adrift announces open beta weekend on September 16, discusses Worldbreaker and ashen monsters

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If you're curious about Embers Adrift but aren't willing to spend money on a beta and weren't tapped for August's Worldbreaker event, then your...

Put on your shocked face: Halo Infinite has canceled local multiplayer

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Just how much multiplayer Halo Infinite would include has been the subject of a lot of fuss over the last year. It didn't even...

Multiplayer survival sandbox Earth: Revival plans closed beta this weekend

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If you just can't get enough survival sandbox, Chinese studio Nuverse has another one for you to die in. It's called Earth: Revival, and...
Testing my PATIENCE more like

World of Warcraft opens up the whole of Dragonflight for beta testing today

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Want to test everything that's available in World of Warcraft: Dragonflight? The good news is that players who have opted into the beta may...
Nope, just me.

V Rising delays its first major content patch into 2023

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Vampire survival MMO V Rising dominated the gaming landscape back in early summer, with 2.5M copies sold and 150,000 peak players. So you might...

PSO2 New Genesis’ launch to PlayStation 4 gets hit with brief server problems and the delay of a pack sale

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Yesterday saw Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis arrive to the PlayStation 4 as promised, and like clockwork, the influx of fresh players caused...

Path of Exile outlines changes coming to Archnemesis foes, minions, and Kalandra league

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Path of Exile is once again laying out another series of adjustment plans as Grinding Gear Games continues to turn the dials on several...

Swords of Legends Online is bringing new dungeons, biographies, and PvP content in its next update

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There's some fresh content on the horizon for Swords of Legends Online players, and while there's not a date set for when it arrives,...

War Thunder’s Age of Drones update introduces modern UAVs in September

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We've got whole MMOs revolving around tanks, war planes, spaceships, and boats - how about drones? Well, you're not getting that, but you are...

Hell is Others is a top-down online multiplayer survival horror shooter launching October 20

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What if you lived in a city that was full of shadowy monsters and you had to roam into its streets every night to...

Old School RuneScape elaborates on speedrunning worlds and tweaks Amascut, RuneScape launches a new Yak Track

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Fancy yourself a speedrunner? Do you love playing Old School RuneScape? Soon you can experience both with the release of the sandbox MMORPG's speedrunning...

DECEIVE INC is a new ’70s-spy-themed multiplayer shooter from Tripwire

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Our use of the term "deceive-em-ups" to characterize stealthy multiplayer mystery titles just got a little more confusing with the reveal of a new...

Elite Dangerous eyes September for its 4.0 version release and console to PC migration effort

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The month of September is looking to be a pretty busy one for Elite: Dangerous, assuming Frontier Developments' plans work out as it expects...

Vitae Aeternum: Previewing New World’s Brimstone Sands, leveling revamp, greatsword, and more

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New World is gearing up to unleash its largest patch since launch, and members of the press were recently invited to a virtual event...

Albion Online’s next GvG season begins September 17 – here are the start times and updates

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Apparently the guilds of Albion Online will never get along. How do I come to that conclusion? Because the game is going to ocne...

Star Wars Galaxies Legends will let players relive the classic city-destroying Battle of Restuss on September 2

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Star Wars lore nerds are probably familiar with the Battle of Restuss, which saw Imperial and Rebel forces fight over a new technology known...