Previews

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Albion Online announces Crystal Raiders patch for January 8, 2024, focused on territory raiding

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Just a month ago, Albion Online's Sandbox Interactive announced that it planned to switch over to a seasonal, quarterly content cadence built around smaller...

Lord of the Rings Online preps a Corsairs of Umbar content patch for next week

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Speedy LOTRO players who zipped through Corsairs of Umbar and are now twiddling their thumbs impatiently have mere days to wait before more content...

Eternal Tombs demos low-level melee and magic combat ahead of next test

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Eternal Tombs - the MMO originally known as War of Dragnorox - has another dev blog out this week, this time demoing the cutest...
And again.

Overwatch 2 previews Season 8 balance adjustments and discusses quick play leave penalties

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Overwatch 2 director Aaron Keller is once again talking about balance in his address to players, as the team vs. team shooter inches ever...

Star Wars The Old Republic’s GU 7.4 Chains in the Dark launches December 5

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Get excited, Star Wars The Old Republic fans: Broadsword has just announced that GU 7.4, Chains in the Dark, officially launches on December 5th....
Dive! DIVE!

Ship of Heroes buffs up its travel powers in the service of this weird thing called ‘fun’

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On this week's MOP Podcast, Justin and I derailed into talking about superhero powers and travel powers, so it's perfect timing that Heroic Games'...

‘Shared-world puzzle adventure game’ Islands of Insight gets February launch window and releases a free demo

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Back in June, one of the Not So Massively games we highlighted was Islands of Insight, a self-described "epic shared-world puzzle adventure game" where...

Ashes of Creation offers an hour-long look at its current gathering and crafting gameplay

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Ashes of Creation isn't only an FFA PvP sandbox; it also has some crafting and gathering to do (likely designed to create sheep for...

Lost Ark talks about December’s new Voldis region, new story, and new content in video

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The latest update to Lost Ark not only added an edgy new class and a host of quality-of-life updates but also began a series...

Palia teases its winter festival rollout and puzzle-oriented Temple of the Gales

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You had to know a cozy co-op game like Palia would be decking the halls with some winter festivities, and that's exactly what this...

Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis’ December 6 update focuses on powering up characters faster

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If you've felt daunted by the prospect of climbing the character and item levels needed to get to some of the juicy new stuff...
Coarse air.

Final Fantasy XIV announces the streaming plans for the Tokyo Fan Festival

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If you cannot make it all the way out to Tokyo for January but still really want to learn all of the new information...
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World of Warcraft’s Classic servers are removing Honor decay altogether with the next weekly maintenance

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The classic World of Warcraft PvP system involved a whole lot of grinding for ranks, then continuing to grind forever to make sure that...

Fallout TV series creators talk about its characters, story, and attempts to hit a ‘mordant comedy’ tone

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Fans of the Fallout franchise with an eye on Amazon Prime’s upcoming TV series have thus far dug up information about only the cast,...
We have Anduin at home.

Tarisland casts a spotlight on the Paladin class, ‘the divine incarnation who pursues justice’

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If you've been peering into the second closed beta test of Tarisland - or even the MMORPG's first beta - you probably know a...

NCsoft’s Blade & Soul unveils ‘Neo Classic’ servers with enhanced visuals and gameplay

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Blade & Soul is getting into the "new throwback" mood, like bringing back Crystal Pepsi only with a hopefully better reception. NCsoft has pulled...

New World completes server merges, teases PUG finder, and addresses roadmap delays

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New World's planned server merge went off yesterday without much of a hitch. Readers will recall that Amazon originally announced the merge of nine...
Sure, all right.

Wayfinder previews December update, puts off stream in absence of finalized publishing plan

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While the rest of us are still nervous about the fate of Wayfinder after Digital Extremes axed its publishing department and jettisoned the game,...
Days late and many dollars short.

The Sims 5 developers are looking to Animal Crossing and Among Us for multiplayer inspiration

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If the promise of multiplayer in The Sims 5 (technically still Project Rene but let's not front) brings you memories of The Sims Online,...

Soulframe targets ‘pre-pre-pre-pre-alpha’ testing for mid-December, lets you pet the dog

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While Digital Extremes' latest livestream was mostly focused on its one (and primarily only) game, there was a small spotlight granted to its upcoming...