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World of Warcraft previews eight more Hero Talent Trees

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If you're eager to check out the Hero Talent Trees in World of Warcraft's next expansion, well... you're going to have to wait until...

Pax Dei floods Discord with screenshots of wildlife, continues to promise alpha testing soon

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The sandbox MMORPG Pax Dei is extremely proud of its plantlife and animal life, and just in case you doubt us, then you need...

Albion Online’s Foundations patch incentivizes guilds to fortify and protect their territory

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Apart from the Crystal Raiders update at the top of the year, Albion Online has had a slow 2024 so far - and even...

New World talks cooking, PvP metrics, and Amazon’s ‘correction of errors’ for season 5

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So, who's hungry?! You, hopefully, and if not, you will be by the time you make it through the newest New World dev blogs...

Embers Adrift’s latest dev stream discusses how the team is revamping item categorization

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The weekly community livestreams from Embers Adrift are continuing to pour forth, and this week's episode is talking about items, or specifically the new...

Palworld celebrates 25M players in its first month, promises anti-cheat measures, showcases critters

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The hot iron of Palworld might have cooled just a bit, but the quirky survival sandbox has still drawn in some big numbers overall....

Warframe preps its Dante Unbound update and 11-year anniversary for March

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The month of March is going to be here before you know it, and when it does arrive, it's bringing plenty of new content...

New Gigantic vid sees current and former devs discuss reviving the shooter MOBA

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With news of the MOBA Gigantic making a return as the buy-to-play Gigantic: Rampage Edition, many fans are probably curious exactly how Gearbox, Abstraction...
I do crimes.

Overwatch 2 heralds more competitive players in Season 9, promises further PvP-focused improvements

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The current competitive season of Overwatch 2 has apparently been well received according to the latest missive from game director Aaron Keller, who writes...

Riot Games’ 2v2 tag fighter Project L is now 2XKO, plans playtests this year and launch in 2025

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Riot Games would very likely appreciate it if fans would ignore the layoffs that swept over the studio just a month ago and instead...

Age of Water provides a brief peek at its crew management features

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No ship sails with one person at the helm, or at least it doesn't in Age of Water, which means that while players will...
airplane

War Thunder previews the Jaguar IS coming as a reward for the Sword of Justice event

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In a game that involves a lot of airplanes flying around doing airplane fighting things (shooting missiles, doing barrel rolls, riding into the danger...
Colorist.

Final Fantasy XIV is hosting a panel at PAX East this year

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Among all of Final Fantasy XIV's playerbase, there is one question that everyone wants to have answered: What's the actual deal with Hildibrand? How...

World of Tanks offers a focused look at 2024’s new modes, vehicles, and feature tweaks in latest video

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"We've had one roadmap video, yes, but what about second roadmap video?" That's probably what World of Tanks studio Wargaming was thinking when it...

Star Citizen talks flight and combat in alpha 3.23, sets next CitizenCon for October 2024

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Star Citizen is just chock-full of headlines as we head into the weekend, starting first with its latest Inside Star Citizen video, which once...

Survivalbox Nightingale pivots on co-op design, promises offline mode ‘as soon as feasible’

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Just three days into its early access release, Tencent's Nightingale is already backtracking on its always-online philosophy: Inflexion has announced that it's working on...
Sunset on original ideas.

WoW Classic Hardcore schedules self-found mode for Leap Day

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It's not every year that you get a Leap Day, so why not make that bonus day a little extra special? WoW Classic is...

Elder Scrolls Online revives Whitestrake’s Mayhem, highlights a Scions of Ithelia NPC

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Meeting interesting characters in Elder Scrolls Online isn't exactly news, but with the Scions of Ithelia DLC coming soon, that just means players will...
Spoiling!

Sea of Thieves – and season 12 – launches on the PlayStation5 on April 30

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A week ago during Microsoft's Xbox podcast, we learned that multiple Xbox titles would be un-exclusived and set loose on the PS5 and/or Nintendo...
EN FUEGO!

Ultima Online plans a New Legacy beta by summer ahead of the launch this fall

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So, where is the long-delayed Ultima Online New Legacy? We actually have something of an answer for you this time: Broadsword says it's aiming...