Previews

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New World continues to show off in-game vistas

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It's kind of like seeing someone's vacation photo slideshow, except without the soul-crushing boredom! New World has continued to kick out a steady stream...

Here’s a quick glimpse of Star Wars The Old Republic’s new guild heraldry and character preview tools

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When 5.10.2: Heralds of Victory launches in Star Wars: The Old Republic next month, it'll drop some quality-of-life tweaks that were originally promised in...

Bless Online previews the changes and additions of its upcoming balance update

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It's been about five months since the release of Bless Online, and aside from some fairly minor adjustments here and there, class balance hasn't...

En Masse announces TERA Reloaded on console and spring Twitch Prime promo

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Wow, so here comes TERA on a Friday with a big announcement: En Masse has announced TERA Reloaded for console, further catching Xbox One...

Guild Wars 2’s Super Adventure Box event returns next week

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It's finally happening! Guild Wars 2's Super Adventure Box mode will return next week on March 28th through April 18th, bringing 8bit jumping puzzles...
Balance that mine.

Path of Exile is already mapping out big buffs and changes for Synthesis League

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Path of Exile is patch city right about now. This week, Grinding Gear Games rolled out 3.6.2, with dozens of bug fixes, of course,...
At least it's not political, right?

The Division 2 reflects on launch, looks toward the coming weeks in state-of-the-game address

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Now that Division agents have been roaming the post-apocalyptic Washington, D.C. of The Division 2 for about a week, the folks at Ubisoft have...
We're fine.

World of Warcraft considers level squish, confirms RP realms for WoW Classic

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Following last week's Patch 8.1.5 and prior to today's free play weekend, World of Warcraft's game director emerged for another semi-informational question and answer...

Star Citizen releases new Drake Interplanetary Corsair for sale along with ship name reservations

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The folks at Star Citizen are back with another Around the Verse video, and this week, LA Studio Director Eric Kieron Davis and Narrative...
Just play along.

Guild Wars 2 details next week’s adjustments to unidentified gear loot drops

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Some major changes are coming to the way Guild Wars 2's loot drops function for level-80 characters, which the devs hope "will provide both...
All right, then.

Albion Online lays out its future roadmap with hideouts, hotspots, and customization

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The Oberon update landed in Albion Online yesterday, along with news that the game is going free-to-play in just a few short weeks, but...
Hooray, no shouting LFG for hours, that's enticing.

Anthem promises more loot changes and no more Forge loading screen in next week’s update

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If you missed Anthem's developer livestream yesterday, you'll be forgiven; it's hard to find in between every dang site's constant barrage of Stadia news....

Pantheon delves into its philosophy of challenge in latest dev diary

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What does it mean for a game to be challenging? That's the question that the Pantheon devs tackle in their latest dev diary. While...
Familiar horizons.

Skyforge announces New Horizons expansion and new planet coming April 9

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My.com has announced today yet another new expansion for Skyforge, notable specifically because it'll be the first time the game's ever introduced a brand-new...

WoW Classic dishes on plans for Alterac Valley as Blizzard fundraises for WoW esports

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Ah, Alterac Valley. That battleground and I spent thousands of hours together back in the early days of World of Warcraft. I remember its...

Red Dead Online maps out plan for more anti-grief hostility system update and new playing styles

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Rockstar doesn't want you to forget about Red Dead Online or think that it's malingering in an eternal beta: The company has another preview...
Have a little empire. As a treat.

Final Fantasy XIV updates its official preview site for the release of patch 4.56

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The hour fast approaches to conclude the Stormblood story and lead into Shadowbringers in Final Fantasy XIV. Unfortunately for fans eagerly awaiting this conclusion, that hour does...

Neverwinter’s Undermountain campaign changes everything about your companions

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If you haven't jumped into the preview for Neverwinter: Undermountain, then this dev blog is for you: PWE Lead Systems Designer Salim "Silius" Grant...

Star Citizen begins Evocati testing of alpha 3.5, Evocati testers leak the hell out of that noise

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If you were excited about the sanctioned glimpses of Area18 given on last week's Star Citizen Around the Verse, then prepare to be even...
Spoiling!

Sea of Thieves on birthday plans, mega update, tester program, and next week’s content drop

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It's been a hot minute since we checked in on Sea of Thieves, so this week's developer update video marks the perfect time to...