Previews

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Diablo Immortal launches Eve of Unmaking this week – and a new backlash mechanic

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Diablo Immortal is preparing for its next big patch because what could ever go wrong popping in a patch right before Thanksgiving? The core of...

Wuthering Waves is coming to PS5 and rolling out its 2.0 update on January 2nd

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How would you like your anime gacha MMO on even more platforms with even more stuff? If that's you, you're getting your very specific...

New World drops a roadmap, season 7 outline, and new ‘seasonal worlds’ plan

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Our anxious calls for a roadmap have finally been answered: Amazon has finally granted New World fans a peek into the future of the...

Eternal Tombs celebrates 5000 testers for the year, readies more new zones for early 2025

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Eternal Tombs, the developing sandbox MMORPG that leans on the use of GMs to launch in-game events, is wrapping up what it's calling a...

LOTRO continues extensive Moria rework, readies progression servers for next steps

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Lord of the Rings Online's first expansion is being treated to a sweeping set of improvements on the eve of certain progression servers entering...

Tarisland’s top raids are seeing a completion rate under 20 percent, Tencent says

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Tencent is plunging onward with Tarisland development: Last week, we got an abbreviated roadmap consisting of, well, December its winter event layout, but today,...

Throne & Liberty says over 3900 players took part in its biggest castle siege to date

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With the first large-scale castle siege for Throne and Liberty now in the books for the western audience, Amazon Games is taking a moment...
Doing it live.

Temtem Swarm shows off its ‘living roadmap’ for future development

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"The living roadmap" sounds like it's almost but not quite something that's been put together by Jack Kirby if you ignore certain basic facts...

Old School RuneScape will sunset its Java client next year and revive Leagues V next week

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If you can remember all the way back to 2020, then good for you. Would you care to tell me what sort of diet...

Daybreak confirms work on EverQuest 3 is happening, though it might not be called EverQuest 3

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It would be easy to presume that the future of EverQuest is largely about putting forth new expansions for the existing two titles instead...

Stars Reach unveils the earliest stages of its player housing homesteading system

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Development on Playable Worlds' Star Wars Galaxies-esque MMO sandbox Stars Reach is continuing at an apparently speedy pace: The latest dev blog heralds the...

PlanetSide 2 confirms NA server merges, plans new assault facilities and faction-agnostic mecha for 2025

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This year marks 12 years since the launch of PlanetSide 2, which means that the game is now older than PlanetSide was when the...

Path of Exile 2 early access hands-on: A Witch, a Sorceress, and a Ranger walk off the gallows

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When a game you've been eagerly waiting for invites you to come play it one weekend, you nonchalantly check your calendar and... haha, just...

Path of Exile 2’s December 6 early access boasts six classes, three acts, and endgame

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I am counting down the days: Path of Exile 2's early access is almost upon us! In two weeks, folks will have the opportunity...
Steamed vikings.

Valheim teases the Deep North and its 1.0 launch with the aurora borealis

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Valheim: "Well, that Bog Witch update was wonderful! A good time was had by all, I'm pooped." Players: "Yes, I should be - good lord,...

Lord of the Rings Online is revamping Mines of Moria for the December 4 launch on the legendary servers

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In the secret places of Lord of the Rings Online, the developers of legend dug too deep and unleashed a slew of antiquated instances...

Tarisland confirms new epic raids, more Twisted Dreamland, and a Christmas event for December

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Are you having fun exploring the snowy zone of Blight Dragon Elegy or clawing feebly at the legendary weapon grind in Tarisland? Well don't...

Dungeons and Dragons Online previews Update 71: Fall of the Night Brigade

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The old Wheloon Docks area in Dungeons and Dragons Online is getting a much-needed infusion of content thanks to Update 71, which is currently...
Cloudy!

Warframe opens pre-registration for its Android version

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For too long Warframe fans on the road with their Android phones have had no app where you can tap a button to be...

Fallout 76 goes over significant perk card changes coming soon

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Fallout 76 fans can't wait to get their mutated hands on next month's Gleaming Depths content update. Not only will this drop come with...