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LOTRO starts testing the Elladan and Elrohir patch, now with free monster play

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Elrond babies, they'll make their dreams come true! Elrond babies, they'll do the same for you... now in Lord of the Rings Online's Update...

Conan Exiles provides video previews of Age of Sorcery’s magic system, talent points, and building updates

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While it might be nice to read about the various systems the Age of Sorcery update is adding to Conan Exiles, sometimes seeing these...
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Blizzard reassures players that Wrath of the Lich King Classic will in fact have quest helper features in it

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So let's recap. Recently, an interview with lead software engineer Brian Birmingham and principal systems designer Kris Zierhut on the WoW Classic team had...

PSO2 New Genesis unveils the monster summoning Waker class arriving in August

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Just because Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis is set in a sci-fi world doesn't mean there isn't some mysticism happening in it -...

Lord of the Rings Online makes its monster PvP free for all players

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Ever fancy taking a break from saving Middle-earth to conquering it? Everyone soon will get that chance in Lord of the Rings Online, as...
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EverQuest begins the brand-new Scorched Sky Celebration

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Darn it, EverQuest, if there were ever a time when you could get away with intentional misspelling it would have been now. This could...

Hearthstone’s Murder at Castle Nathria expansion brings a murder mystery and new card types on August 2

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Hearthstone is once again playing around with the lore and setting it's based on, though considering this all takes place in the Shadowlands -...

Diablo 2 Resurrected overhauls multiplayer lobbies and game search in tomorrow’s update

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Blizzard is ready to inject some fresh spice into Diablo II: Resurrected, and thankfully, it's not of the Diablo Immortal variety. "In Patch 2.4.3., which...
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The Wagadu Chronicles highlights work on magic, dev tools, and NPC UI as it heads to alpha 2

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When last we peeked in on the development of The Wagadu Chronicles, the sandbox MMORPG was pushing through its first alpha test. That test...

Lost Ark breaks down the mechanics and rewards of June 30’s legion raid encounter

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Since the upcoming Yvkas legion raid represents some of the most challenging content players will face in Lost Ark, a little forward notice on...

Downgraded sci-fi MMORPG Starborne Frontiers begins closed beta signups

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Sci-fi MMORPG Starborne Frontiers has been on our radar a year now as the spawn of Iceland-based Solid Clouds, which as you could probably...
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Final Fantasy XIV plans a 24-hour maintenance window for patch 6.18

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So there's good news and bad news for people heavily looking forward to Final Fantasy XIV patch 6.18. The good news is that it...

‘Shared open world’ mobile and PC RPG Tower of Fantasy confirms global release later this year

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In July of last year, we caught wind of the multiplayer title Tower of Fantasy, a sci-fi open world RPG in development by China's...

Tencent’s teased UE5 MMORPG is codenamed To Jin Yong, a Wuxia open world headed for global release

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Last week, Tencent was gearing up to unveil a new MMORPG, teasing that it would simply be an open-world title and built on Unreal...
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Overwatch 2 will officially be a replacement for the original shooter when it launches October 4

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A recent AMA held by the devs of Overwatch has officially confirmed what many people perhaps anticipated: When the sequel goes live on October...
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Wisdom of Nym: So what will we hear in the next Final Fantasy XIV live letter?

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All right. So the next Final Fantasy XIV live letter is happening on this Friday. In and of itself, that's not unusual, of course;...

Lost Ark KR announces the new Aeromancer class and a collab with The Witcher 3

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One usually doesn't equate paper parasols with deadly weaponry, but the Korean version of Lost Ark is going to change that line of thinking...

Guild Wars 2 shares June 28 balance adjustments and WvW update progress

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The future of Guild Wars 2 is being shared by the devs of ArenaNet as the team peers into crystal balls, casts bones carved...

Sea of Thieves patches in a new Golden Sands outpost, teases its next adventure and Season 7 details

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The actions of Sea of Thieves players have had their consequences, as players have come together to save the Golden Sands outpost, meaning that...

Craftopia checks in with another preview of its developing open world update

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Craftopia is still working on the seamless map update it announced in July of 2021. Don't believe me? Then perhaps this update post on...