Previews

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Throne & Liberty’s next global beta remains under NDA, tests combat and trading

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We're just a week away from Throne & Liberty's next big global test run, and ahead of the event, Amazon has released a dev...

Here’s how GGG is sprucing up Path of Exile’s Necropolis post-launch

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Ideally, Path of Exile are having a gothic grave-digging good time with the current Necropolis league, but that doesn't mean everything is perfectly balanced....

Jump Ship is a ‘mission-based co-op PvE space adventure’ headed for early access this year

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The internet spaceship sub-genre is getting another intriguing-looking game in the form of Jump Ship, a new in-development title from Keepsake Games, an indie...

Tarisland’s latest beta preview video showcases the male Paladin class

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The fact that Tencent's World of Warcraft-lookalike Tarisland has a Paladin class isn't a surprise, both because of the source material and because Tarisland...

New World’s Season of the Guardian finally launches this morning

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New World's Season of the Guardian is finally set to launch today after a significant delay during which Amazon worked on its massive new...

Second Life begins beta testing terrain updates, 2K textures, and mirrors for creators

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The toolset for creative players of Second Life is seeing a number of interesting updates, as the sandbox is running some beta tests that...

Tarisland’s latest class preview video is all about the bow-firing Ranger

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Who has a bow, long pointy ears, and an otherwise wild animal as a domesticated combat companion somehow? It's the Ranger of Tarisland, a...

Myth of Empires shares armor and weapon previews for its upcoming Greece and Persia DLCs

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When Myth of Empires launched its 1.0 edition on Steam in February, it did so with plans to launch additional DLC based around Greece...

Pax Dei previews the ‘minimum viable product’ of its next alpha build’s PvP area

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Pax Dei's latest alpha two preview blog would like to set some expectations regarding the FFA PvP zone of Lyonesse that will be open...

Gigantic Rampage Edition throws a spotlight over the second previously unreleased character Kajir

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Fans are just over a week away from the resurrection of shooter MOBA Gigantic in the form of the Rampage Edition, which means there's...

Albion Online details fortifications, siege banners, and territory chests coming in Foundations

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Albion Online is looking to keep excitement for its April 15th Foundations update rolling, which means it's time for another sneak peek at major...

Star Wars The Old Republic plots new story content, Lane Vizla missions, and a spring event in GU 7.5

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With Game Update 7.4 already out the door, the Star Wars: The Old Republic dev team is already looking ahead to releasing Game Update...

Starship Simulator is a Kickstarter new multiplayer space game about exploring a Milky Way replica

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How do you simulate something that doesn't actually exist in real life yet? Well, if you're indie developer Fleetyard Studios, you start creating a...

Ashes of Creation’s latest Alpha Two preview video takes a deep-dive of the Fighter class

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The seemingly non-stop parade of Alpha Two preview videos from Ashes of Creation continues this weekend, as Intrepid Studios grants fans and followers of...

Osiris New Dawn resurfaces with a new April update after 2023 Steam delisting

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It's been almost a year since we heard much from Osiris New Dawn, and it's apparently not just us as the official site hasn't...

Star Citizen highlights on-foot HUD updates arriving in Alpha 3.23

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The features list for Star Citizen's Alpha 3.23 release continues to be the focus of CIG's regular video digests. This week, players are looking...

Elite Dangerous previews visual updates of summer’s Powerplay 2.0 while promising more details later

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Elite: Dangerous fans likely remember that the start of February had big plans for the spaceship sandbox, including a reworking of the powerplay mechanic...
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Tarisland looks at the Misty Forest in its latest map preview

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Full marks to the Elves of Tarisland, they live in a place called the Misty Forest. That's it. Most Elves, they'd be calling the...
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World of Warcraft’s Holly Longdale reassures players that further PvE-based experiments are coming

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If you're a World of Warcraft player looking at Plunderstorm with some combination of bafflement and trepidation about the possibility that every further "experimental"...
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Final Fantasy XIV confirms the most important element of its Final Fantasy XVI crossover

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From the moment that Final Fantasy XIV producer and director Naoki Yoshida revealed that he had finally made peace with Final Fantasy XVI producer...