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Guild Wars 2 is using Janthir Wilds’ raid and convergence to assess future raid content

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With less than a month before Janthir Wilds opens up new zones and housing content, Guild Wars 2's devs are now turning their promotional...

SWTOR’s 7.5.1. includes Greatest Bounty season, new Date Night missions, and improved gear progression

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Broadsword released a teaser stream last night for Star Wars The Old Republic's 7.5.1 update, and while it's certainly welcome, it's... a 7.5.1 update....
I got spurs.

EverQuest II introduces the Norrathian Armory for sharing valuable items across your whole account

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Is there anything worse than getting a really cool item on one character in your roster only to realize that you have to repeat...

Helldivers 2 will introduce new foes, new mission objectives, and a punishing new difficulty August 6

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It would appear that many players of Helldivers 2 are looking to get their teeth kicked in by the co-op shooter. Well, wish granted:...

Scars of Honor’s July dev stream showcases the continent and races of Irongarth

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A place that's named Irongarth kind of suggests a rugged land with rugged people living rugged lives, but as Scars of Honor pointed out...

Anvil Empires offers a look at combat updates, territory control, and the Underworld

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Work on the medieval persistent war MMO Anvil Empires continues, which means that once again developer Siege Camp is providing another monthly development update...
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Final Fantasy XIV has a slate of activities lined up for Gamescom 2024

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It's been just under a month since Final Fantasy XIV players took a trip to the game's version of America in Dawntrail, but in...

Skull and Bones Season 2 continues the Chorus of Havoc with more upcoming limited-time events

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For those who are still sailing around in the ongoing Season 2 content of Skull and Bones, you might have been a bit too...

Lord of the Rings Online tentatively eyes July 31st for Update 41 and legendary servers

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With a few big things coming in the near future for Lord of the Rings Online, the question is when players might expect to...

Black Desert Console confirms Mountain of Eternal Winter’s August 7 arrival… in a cash shop video

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Just because it will be August soon doesn't mean you can't experience winter, or at least that will be the case for Black Desert...

Throne & Liberty KR’s upcoming new skill system update is reportedly headed for global release

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Were you among those who found the combat in Throne & Liberty's ongoing open beta to be a bit blasé? Then perhaps you'll want...

TennoCon 2024: Music, motorbikes, and romance make Warframe 1999

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It's the 1990s! We've heard of snips and snails and puppy dog tails, and sugar and spice and everything nice. But what is Warframe...

Save the date for Warframe and Soulframe’s 10th TennoCon: July 18-19, 2025

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The Year of Tenno for the 10th anniversary of Warframe was a big thing for Digital Extremes, so how do you think the studio...

Star Trek Online hints at a new ship bundle with mysterious teaser images paired with a cipher

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What's a good way to draw hype for an upcoming reveal for Star Trek Online? Offer fans a mystery, apparently: The MMO's Twitter account...

TennoCon 2024: Soulframe’s creative customization and a preview of preludes

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With how much I am looking forward to the launch of Soulframe, you better believe I was eagerly anticipating seeing and hearing more about...

Ravendawn’s Horizon’s Call adds new PvP and PvE instances, gameplay improvements, and new professions August 9

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It's been a while since we've peeked in on Ravendawn, the Tibia-inspired MMORPG that launched in January, which our Fight or Kite columnist Sam...

Sea of Thieves Season 13 will let players become the villainous world event on July 25

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Sometimes it's good to be bad, and that's the opportunity being afforded to players of Sea of Thieves on Thursday, July 25th, which is...
Here we go again.

WoW Classic Cataclysm launches the Rise of the Zandalari on July 30

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If you remember back when World of Warcraft: Cataclysm was a new thing, perhaps you remember the Rise of the Zandalari as a fun...

Settlers of Kalguur brings a massive melee overhaul and more to Path of Exile

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Given such a major change incoming with Path of Exile's Settlers of Kalguur league, you'd be forgiven for wondering whether the rest of the...
So what now?

Raph Koster’s Stars Reach will offer shorter play sessions specifically to boost stickiness

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Playable Worlds' lengthy blog post on Stars Reach's middle quad of pillars earlier this week wasn't long enough, or so Raph Koster suggests, as...