Previews

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Otherland deep-dives its brand-new Fire Isle expansion

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Yesterday, Drago Entertainment announced that Otherland's - or rather, Otherland Next's, as the Tad Williams MMO appears to have gotten a rebrand - next...

Path of Exile’s Betrayal brings back Bestiary, Incursion, and Delve plus better housing

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Every time Grinding Gear games puts out a new update or expansion for Path of Exile - and they come like clockwork - it creates...

Torchlight Frontiers’ free-to-play model rejects pay-to-win and gambling schemes

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Given that Torchlight Frontiers is being published under Perfect World Entertainment, you're probably not going to be shocked to hear that the MMO will...

EverQuest II previews the Planes of Air and Water in anticipation of tomorrow’s Chaos Descending launch

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We're only a day away from the release of EverQuest II's 15th expansion, Chaos Descending, which will take players across the elemental planes of...

Tree of Savior is planning a major class restructuring later this month

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It's been a hot minute since we poked our noses into what cutesy MMORPG Tree of Savior is up to, and as it turns...

EVE Evolved: Making the most of EVE Online’s Onslaught expansion

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EVE Online's Onslaught expansion goes live in just a few days on November 13th, and it looks like it has a little bit of...

Crowfall’s November ACE Q&A delves into monumental 5.8 update

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November is looking to be a pretty big month for Crowfall. In addition to making a slew of recent improvements, such as the recently...

EVE Online details Onslaught’s new Abyssal Deadspace content and activity tracker feature

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Earlier this week, CCP Games announced that EVE Online's winter update, Onslaught, will be going live on November 13th, bringing with it a slew...
Remember, he's bigger and stronger than you, but you're smaller and weaker!

Albion Online previews Arena and Faction Warfare changes in upcoming Nimue update

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Albion Online's upcoming Nimue update will not, despite being named after the mythical Lady of the Lake, allow you to wield supreme executive power...

Nexon previews MMOs including Astellia Online and Mabinogi Mobile ahead of G-Star

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Next week, Korea Association of Game Industry (or K-GAMES) will be holding its annual G-Star trade show in Busan, bringing both Korean and overseas...
This looks pleasant.

MapleStory 2 shows off a developer run of the Shadow Altar dungeon

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The next major patch for MapleStory 2 lands on November 8th and brings with it a nice helping of new content, but what will...

EVE Online’s winter Onslaught update will go live on November 13

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Prepare yourself, capsuleers: CCP Games announced this week that EVE Online's winter expansion, Onslaught, will be going live next Tuesday, November 13th, bringing with it...
Set sail for bees.

Blizzard corrects itself on new World of Warcraft race/class combos

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Hope you weren't planning on making a Zandalari Warlock in World of Warcraft, bub, because it ain't gonna happen. Blizzard admitted to a little faux...

Worlds Adrift posts Stairway to Haven tutorial video, opens community council nominations

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There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is yours, and she's ganking you now on your sky ship. Hey don't look at me. It's...

Blizzard talks Overwatch’s Echo character, big-screen ambitions, and crossplay potential

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Most of the buzz coming out of BlizzCon's Overwatch reveals centered on the new playable bad-girl Ashe, who is totally not just McCree but...
Weill, that's... more of a pier, really.

Path of Exile is indeed launching for PlayStation 4 this December

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Let's keep the Path of Exile announcements coming, shall we? Turns out that PlayStation 4 launch rumor wasn't a fluke; it's really happening, and...

Path of Exile is launching buyable, moddable private leagues this week

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Remember how Grinding Gear said it had a bunch of Path of Exile announcements queued up for the next couple of weeks, including the...

Ascent Infinite Realm teases player housing and floating islands

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Last month, Ascent Infinite Realm -- the in-development steampunky MMORPG from Bluehole and Kakao Games -- broke its long Twitter silence to share some...

Torchlight Frontiers’ Forts will be players’ homes amidst the wilderness

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The world of Echtra Games's upcoming action-RPG title Torchlight Frontiers is vast and untamed, but players will be able to carve out a piece...

BlizzCon 2018: Diablo fans go into full-fledged meltdown mode over Immortal

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It's hard to imagine a more perfect storm of nerdrage than the one that Blizzard concocted at BlizzCon this Friday. Sorely neglected Diablo fans...