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Niantic’s Monster Hunter Now MMOARG opens prereg ahead of September 14 launch

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Don't look now, but Niantic is spinning up a few more plates and hoping they don't come crashing to the ground: As previously announced,...

Ethyrial Echoes of Yore player buys a ‘large stake’ in the game as it works on class adjustments

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Despite the fact that Ethyrial: Echoes of Yore cratered its launch so hard that developer Gellyberry Studios lost its publisher and reeled the MMORPG...
In memoriam.

Pantheon Rise of the Fallen starts setting the table for 24/7 pre-alpha testing

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For those who have bought in to the dream of Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen hard enough to get into pre-alpha tests, those testing...

New World talks PvP balance, blunderbuss cheesing, and weapon performance

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Earlier this week in New World's Forged in Aeternum, creative director David Verfaillie slipped in a little teaser at the very end, suggesting that...

Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis details guild housing, new quests, and new gear coming in August

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The August update arriving to Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis is looking to be pretty full if the MMO's latest NGS Headline video...

Black Desert KR shares plans for hunting ground PvP adjustments designed to ease ‘one-sided suffering’

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While there is plenty of instanced PvP to be had in Black Desert nowadays, there's also open world PvP in the game as well,...

Lord of the Rings Online starts testing River-hobbits but delays (part of) the stat squish

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River-hobbits are back on the menu in Lord of the Rings Online, as the much-anticipated new racial variant was put on the test server...

SSG opens preorders for Dungeons & Dragons Online’s Vecna Unleashed

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Dungeons and Dragons Online's update 60 has launched today, but never mind all that: Buy Vecna Unleashed! You think I'm kidding, but that's pretty...

Past Fate shares gameplay and development footage ahead of July 28 open alpha weekend test

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If you haven't been following along with the development of the sandbox MMORPG Past Fate, then you're just the sort of person who would...

Hearthstone patch paves the way for August’s Titans expansion set

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Hearthstone's 145-card Titan set is due to arrive on the scene this August 1st, and as with any major Blizzard drop, you know that...

Old School RuneScape discusses integration of its Sailing skill, RuneScape begins another XP boosting event July 28

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Adding a new skill to Old School RuneScape isn't just a question of plopping it into the game, apparently; there are lore implications and...

Guild Wars 2 discusses Secrets of the Obscure’s location, Zojja, and the Commander’s journey

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ArenaNet narrative lead Indigo Linde has an intriguing dev blog out today on Guild Wars 2's Secrets of the Obscure - specifically on how...

Warframe details several quality-of-life updates arriving with the Echoes of Duviri update

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There's certainly a number of things for Warframe players to look forward to when the Echoes of Duviri patch arrives on July 27th, but...

Tarisland might be reconsidering gender-locked classes following beta feedback

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Tarisland dropped a big dev burst early this morning buried in its Discord, addressing three key bits of feedback from the recent beta test:...

Project ST is a team vs. team shooter where players try to take down the opposition’s giant robot

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Does anyone here remember Gigantic? It was a team vs. team "shooter MOBA" that was shuttered back in 2018; its overall objective was for...

Neverwinter’s summer festival event is coming back once again on July 27

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The summertime season is almost back in the world of Neverwinter, and that's not just because of the city's name: This week will see...

Tower of Fantasy’s July 25 and 26 server merges will condense players into their respective individual regions

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Tower of Fantasy has completed server merges plenty of times before, but the shared world RPG's next one is going to be what we...

Chronicles of Elyria claims its Soulborn Engine ‘is a functional MMO engine once again’

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It's time for yet another monthly progress report out of Chronicles of Elyria's Jeromy Walsh, who has offered more granular updates to the originally...

Lord of the Rings Online previews fall’s crafting ‘refresh’ and the new Mariner class

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While River-hobbits and stat squishes are getting major attention with Lord of the Rings Online's upcoming Update 37, it hasn't stopped the studio or...
Swish!

Guild Wars 2 explains the design and mechanics behind Secrets of the Obscure’s new relic system

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While the next expansion for Guild Wars 2 is titled Secrets of the Obscure, the ArenaNet developers clearly do not want the mechanics coming...

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