Previews

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LOTRO continues Update 40 testing with underground side quests and bog-guardian shrinkage

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Now that Lord of the Rings Online players have spent a half-year getting to know the alleyways and warrens of Umbar Baharbêl, the studio...

V Rising details gameplay waiting in the Ruins of Mortium, Valheim continues its Ashlands test

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This is either a tale of two games that start with the letter V, two games that are working on new zones, or two...
don't you have phones

World of Warcraft is retiring the Companion App as it looks forward to the Cataclysm Classic conversion

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If you're still salty about being asked this ages ago, don't worry, World of Warcraft fans. Blizzard no longer cares if you have a...

Elite Dangerous provides an elaborate deep-dive on how Powerplay 2.0’s mechanics and rewards will work

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Despite the backdrop of Frontier Developments setting Elite: Dangerous players on fire with talk about cash shop ship bundles, the studio came together for...

Here’s how EverQuest and EverQuest II 2024 progression servers – Anashti Sul, Teek, and Tormax – will work

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When Daybreak dropped producer letters for EverQuest and EverQuest II earlier this month, the MMORPG fanbase immediately started buzzing about the new progression servers...

Elite Dangerous shares additional details on engineering updates and pre-built ship bundles

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Yesterday saw Frontier Developments enrage the Elite: Dangerous playerbase when it announced plans to sell pre-built ship bundles in its cash shop, with many...

Sea of Thieves previews April updates, elaborates on PS5 server woes, and confirms the return of six ship servers

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The new and the next are once more available to Sea of Thieves fans in moving pictures form, as the sandbox's latest news digest...

Lost Ark maps out new raids, continent, and progression systems coming through July 2024

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If you can believe it, we're almost a third of the way into 2024, which means we're due for more roadmaps out of Amazon...

Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis marks three years with Halpha’s Super Origin Festival

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Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis is kicking off a celebration of its third anniversary this week with a big event that has a...

Elite Dangerous plans to sell ship bundles – including its upcoming new ship – in the cash shop

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A new announcement from Elite: Dangerous has lit a tinderbox among its playerbase, as Frontier Developments has confirmed that it plans to start selling...

Mad World adds new dungeons and refines gear enhancement to mark its first anniversary April 25

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Mad World's upcoming April 25th patch is bringing a lot to its table, not the least of which being a first anniversary celebration along...

Global MapleStory resolves to ‘follow its own direction’ away from Korean version parity

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Western fans of MapleStory have some understandable concerns about the future of their favorite cutesy MMO following news from the Korean version, specifically Nexon's...

Destiny 2’s new Final Shape teaser video showcases The Pale Heart, Nathan Fillion narration

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We're barreling on toward the June 4th launch of Destiny 2's reoriented The Final Shape expansion, which means Bungie is continuing to build up...

EVE Online’s Equinox expansion brings planetary mining and territory features to nullsec June 11

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Tuesday, June 11th, is promising to be "the first step towards a radical re-invigoration of nullsec space" in EVE Online thanks to the launch...
not again

What to expect from Final Fantasy XIV’s returning Yo-Kai Watch crossover event tomorrow

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Here's the good news for players who already did everything possible in the Yo-Kai Watch crossover with Final Fantasy XIV: The new framer's kit...
Oh... that's disappointing.

World of Warcraft previews the Dark Heart update arriving on May 7

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Hasn't World of Warcraft promised the final chapter in Dragonflight a couple of times now? Well hold on to your hats because the very...

Pantheon Rise of the Fallen talks pre-alpha Season 3’s new region and future testing content plans

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With Season 2 of pre-alpha for Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen winding forward to its final weeks, the devs at Visionary Realms are now...

Valheim brings the Ashlands update to its public test server, confirms the game’s nearly full release

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After three years in early access and over a year since the update was first announced, the Viking costumed survival sandbox Valheim is finally...
Eventually

Destiny 2 moves group finder out of beta and confirms Into the Light’s permanent content

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The weekly Destiny 2 newsletter is once again about the future of the online FPS, specifically offering some advanced looks and important dates for...
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Nightingale confirms crafting and quality-of-life improvements with next patch

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While Victorian-era survivalbox Nightingale has mostly been focused on fixing things and adjusting features, the devs at Inflexion Games appear to be ready to...