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WoW Factor: So what is Mike Ybarra teasing for the future of World of Warcraft?

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As we are all waiting for Twitter to finish imploding under its current ownership (because nothing is more fun than rich idiots buying things...
What's in this age? WAR.

Conan Exiles opens up Age of War – Chapter II on September 21

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It's probably not surprising that Conan Exiles is currently in the Age of War update series. Sure, it might be nice if it were...
Isn't it all nice?

Fractured Veil discusses bug fixing, performance, and better questing as it now targets October early access

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The zombie survivalbox Fractured Veil is continuing to ramp up towards its intended early access, which the game's Steam page now lists for this...

Palia announces its first big open beta event, Maji Market, starting next week

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Palia's open beta is about to get its first month-long event in the form of the Maji Market, Singularity 6 announced today. "From August 29...

Kakao is effectively sunsetting ArcheAge Unchained, merging it into two remaining western ArcheAge servers

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The age of ArcheAge Unchained is over: Kakao and XLGAMES have apparently decided to merge the Unchained servers back into the regular ArcheAge production...
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Throne & Liberty details changes to PvP, cash shop, and autoplay features at Gamescom

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With Gamescom 2023 well and truly underway, the western version of Throne & Liberty aims to make a solid showing in light of its...

Party Animals readies pre-orders and three closed beta tests ahead of September 20 release

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The month of September is going to be a busy one for the multiplayer floppy critter brawler Party Animals, as developer Recreate Games is...

Hearthstone’s Caverns of Time and official Twist launch heads our way next week

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The mysterious doors to Warcraft's famous Caverns of Time are about to creak open in Hearthstone. The digital card game announced that it's introducing...

New World kicks off the Siege of Sulfur event on August 30

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New World's ongoing season is pushing forward with yet another event: Siege of Sulfur. The event will have you taking on sulfur elementals on...

Exis Interactive announces Dragonhold, a PvPvE dragon MMO-ish extraction shooter

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If you're an MMORPG player, the word "Dragonhold" probably sounds familiar, and that's because it's the name of an Elder Scrolls Online DLC that...

First Impressions: Hands-on with Fae Farm’s delightfully strong opening chapters

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I suspect that many readers are familiar with the moment when a game has you so completely engrossed that you forget to look up...
Later, losers.

Lost Ark details the merging of Europe West region into Europe Central

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How many regions of Europe is too many? Lost Ark has decided it has one too many, as it is merging the Europe West...

Albion Online announces Wild Blood update for October – here’s the teaser trailer

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This whole summer, Sandbox Interactive has been teasing Albion Online's next big update - the one with shapeshifting weapons, the new tracking system, and...

Diablo IV summarizes gameplay features and quality-of-life coming in October 17 Season of Blood

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We already got a trailer from Gamescom out of Diablo IV, but now we've got a bit more information about October 17th's Season of...
You're making a fine choice, sure.

EverQuest II opens test servers for its next major update, Shattered Overture, on August 29

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Darn it, EverQuest II, we told you not to run while playing with your overture! Now it's all shattered! That means when players log...

Gamescom 2023: Nightingale has been delayed to February 2024, new trailer ahoy

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So we've got good news and bad news for Nightingale. The good news is that it's still launching! The bad news is that it's...

Gamescom 2023 ONL: Nightingale, Crimson Desert, Diablo IV, Fae Farm, Marvel Snap

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Even if you aren't in Cologne, Germany, at Gamescom right now, you can still glue your eyeballs to the screen for Gamescom's Geoff Keighley-hosted...

Destiny 2’s The Final Shape arrives February 27, 2024, as season 22 launches today

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Bungie is pushing onward with Destiny 2's next chapter: This afternoon during its Twitch broadcast, the studio took the wraps off The Final Shape,...

Preloading has begun for tomorrow’s Skull and Bones closed beta test run

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Skull and Bones is setting sale for beta this week - closed beta, that is, which means you're playing only if you got an...
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The Wagadu Chronicles opens its Steam page and plans for an early access launch by year’s end

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We've been following the development track of the afrofantasy sandbox MMORPG The Wagadu Chronicles as far back as 2020, from its soaring crowdfunding success...

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