Previews

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Star Citizen shows off alpha 3.13’s big new caves and previews new vehicle-based mining tools

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CIG is very proud that it's made holes in the ground. That's the rather acerbic takeaway from this week's video update from Star Citizen,...

ArcheAge Unchained announces new Fresh Start servers arriving on March 25 as server merges continue

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Who here would like to start from square one in ArcheAge Unchained? You're going to be getting your wish this coming Thursday, March 25th,...
WRONG KIND OF SHINE

Final Fantasy XI announces more Voracious Resurgence and the pinnacle of Odyssey for March

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Is March the cruelest month in Final Fantasy XI? You might not think so, but consider that players will be forced to contend with the...
Pictured: A much better honse game.

Star Stable announces new Wildwoods zone and releases ASMR video

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Gather 'round, fellow horse girls and horse guys, because the kid-friendly equestrian MMO Star Stable is announcing big news for the game today, and...
Outfall.

Fallout 76 plans to open its test server for the next major update in mid-March

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Eager to try out the next major patch for Fallout 76? Well, you can't. Not yet, anyway... but soon. The latest dispatch from the development...

Blade & Soul’s Unreal Engine upgrade lands in the west this summer after all – here are the teaser pics

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It's been a wild 24 hours for Blade & Soul's fanbase: Shortly after news broke that NCsoft was sunsetting the game's prototype Frontier World...

Elite Dangerous sets Odyssey PC alpha for March 29, drops brand-new mission video

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One of the MMOs that seems to have emerged from 2020 in a better place than when it went in is Elite Dangerous, which...

Star Citizen shares new enemy NPC behaviors, continued work on Orison, and new weapon progress

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The February development report for Star Citizen is now available and is once again full of updates for features and improvements the team at...

TitanReach shows off crafting stations and NPC creation, promises servers are ‘ready to launch’

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The devs of Titan Reach sound like they're inching closer to the game's early access launch as the most recent development blog has a...
So close, and yet...

DC Universe Online’s Community Style Initiative seeks to get player feedback on outfit styles to add to the game

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When it comes to character cosmetics, getting the right look is arguably the most important in superhero MMOs, where a character's entire identity is...

Black Desert opens Star’s End on console, introduces tainted monsters on PC, and teases the Sage class

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Black Desert is once again hitting us with all the news. We'll begin with the console version of the game, which has introduced the...

Dark Age of Camelot plans Catch Up in Calendonia fast-leveling event, Ultima Online previews Publish 110 and New Legacy’s map

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Broadsword's antique MMORPGs are still chugging along, both with news of note this week. In Dark Age of Camelot, players are being invited for a...
I'm on a boat.

Atlas explains the logic behind its new ship system

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Boats are kind of important in Atlas, since that's the main way that players sail between islands and generally engage in piratical operations. The game's new...

Here’s how Elder Scrolls Online’s champion point system is changing with update 29

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Elder Scrolls Online's champion system has been been around since 2015, and through it all, it's been a bit of a thorn in the...

Guild Wars 2’s ‘Balance’ episode launches March 9 – here’s the new trailer

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Guild Wars 2 next big thing - Season 5: The Icebrood Saga: Episode 5: Champions: Chapter 3: Balance - is launching next week. ArenaNet...

Black Desert Mobile announces the arrival of the Shai and a new PvP mode in March

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The little character with a big boomerang is headed to Black Desert Mobile. Yes, the Shai class has been officially confirmed for the mobile...

Absolver developer Sloclap unveils an upcoming single-player kung fu adventure game

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Last month, we wondered aloud what had happened to Absolver, the kung fu action multiplayer title developed by Sloclap. Readers will recall that active...

Final Fantasy enters the battle royale genre with Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier in 2021

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To say that Square Enix is late to the battle royale party might be something of an understatement considering the genre's juggernauts, but then...
And... NO.

Bless Unleashed is adding new weapons, timed dungeons, and gear and stamina tweaks this spring

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Spring is ready to bloom in Bless Unleashed, but that doesn't necessarily mean that there will be new plants to enjoy. Instead there will...

Wurm Online tests a combat overhaul on PTS and discusses content update plans

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It's an inevitability in Wurm Online that players are going to have to fight things, and the process of fighting is the focus of...