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Vampire multiplayer survival title V Rising shows off gameplay and plans a 2021 beta

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V Rising, the multiplayer vampiric survival title from Stunlock Studios (of Battlerite fame) has been doing a lot of talking to this point. Readers...
Bunglade.

Guild Wars 2 just revealed End of Dragons’ Warrior elite spec, the Bladesworn

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In just a week, ArenaNet is throwing open the doors of its second Guild Wars 2 End of Dragons elite spec beta, during which...

Multiplayer sandbox Staxel is launching on the Switch next week

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Staxel is a cutesy cozy multiplayer sandbox we've been covering for a few years; it boasts farming, fishing, housing, building, hunting, and more all...
I made this.

Dual Universe outlines core combat stress, shield changes, and PvP fixes coming in the Ares update

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When Dual Universe kicked out a tease to its Ares update on the game's roadmap, it had plenty to list but not a whole...
Stupid math! I never should have left you in charge!

World of Warcraft promotes Overlords of Outland and Shadowlands 9.1.5 as labor organizers take the fight to Activision-Blizzard

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The Blizzard currently pumping out videos, timelines, and recaps of impending content is not really a Blizzard we recognize, but uh, it's definitely happening....

New World dishes on its China-themed Ebonscale Reach endgame zone

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Amazon has put out a new video on New World today, this one on the cultures and civilizations in the game. If you spied...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Everything we learned about Guild Wars 2 End of Dragons’ fishing and skiffs

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Fishing is one of those weirdly ubiquitous RPG systems. Nobody picks an MMO based on how good its fishing skill is, and nobody complains...

Guild Wars 2’s next End of Dragons elite spec reveal is the Revenant’s Vindicator

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ArenaNet has officially taken the wraps off the Guild Wars 2 Vindicator this morning - that's the End of Dragons elite spec for the...

Diablo II Resurrected drums up hype for its September 23 release with a new cinematic trailer

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We're now roughly a week away before the remastered version of Diablo II makes its way to release. However, is it really a game...

Black Desert Mobile is introducing the Mystic class on September 14

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Players of Black Desert Mobile will soon get the option to punch enemies right in the mouth as a female character, as the game...

Guild Wars 2 outlines testing phases for world restructuring and future plans for WvW

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Back in February the devs at ArenaNet outlined plans for a WvW overhaul in Guild Wars 2, starting with a world restructuring system that...

Guild Wars 2 details End of Dragons’ fishing and boat mechanics and masteries

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Ever since ArenaNet announced that fishing - and its companion fishing boats, skiffs - would be a major feature of End of Dragons, Guild...

Star Citizen offers a rundown of new healing, injury, and death mechanics arriving in alpha 3.15

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CIG has been talking up the proposed changes to how healing, injury, and death work in Star Citizen for a while, from Chris Roberts'...
Factured.

Fractured’s latest fall alpha preview focuses on a rework of attributes and a marketplace overhaul

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Fractured is rolling out more details of its upcoming fall alpha test by way of another video preview. This time, it's about character backgrounds,...

Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen provides a video tour of the Halfling home of Wild’s End

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Would you like to look at some in-development zone footage from Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen? Then have a gander at the most recent...

Valheim previews shield changes, weapon adjustments, and a vomit-inducing berry

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Now that we know Valheim's Hearth and Home update is arriving on September 16th, it would stand to reason that the devs of Iron...
I'm not exaggerating when I say that I had Highmountain unlocked without any intent of ever using it.

New customization for Highmountain Tauren datamined in World of Warcraft’s patch 9.1.5 files

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When World of Warcraft's developers first announced that Nightborne and Lightforged Draenei were getting more customization options, it was with a statement that Highmountain Tauren...

Neverwinter’s next campaign, Echoes of Prophecy, totes along free and paid battlepasses

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PWE and Cryptic announced this morning that they're launching a new campaign - with what looks like two tiers of battle pass - for...
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Path of Exile’s patch fixes flask bugs and damage reduction issues later this week

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Let's be realistic, patch notes for bug fixing patches just aren't all that exciting. It's no mark against the developers working on Path of Exile,...

Diablo II Resurrected addresses chat, parties, TCP/IP support, and big honkin’ monitors

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With Diablo II Resurrected's remaster release right around the corner and more or less expected to carry Blizzard through the rest of the year,...

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