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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...

Warframe previews new weapon, new character, and new areas coming in December’s Whispers in the Walls

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The month of December is dropping a whole lot of new things on Warframe players. That's because the sci-fantasy looter shooter is getting another...

Pantheon influencers show off pre-alpha MMORPG footage as Visionary Realms loses a marketing staffer

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Is Visionary Realms attempting to staunch the bleeding of player trust, or this all just part of an existing plan? That's certainly up for...
Never seen a bluer sky.

Wisdom of Nym: Why Final Fantasy XIV’s next limited job is (probably) not Pictomancer or Green Mage

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Despite the fact that it is not coming out until significantly later, I'm willing to bet that a large part of the work for...

Sandbox MMO Eco lets players establish towns, countries, and federations in December 12 update

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Do you remember Eco? It's a Kickstarted sandbox MMO that tasks players to work together in order to maintain global ecology that started early...

Star Citizen fan recuts StarEngine demo video to remove ‘fluff’ and focus on its features

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CIG has to have known that disgruntled Star Citizen fans would see the recently released StarEngine demo video as another chance to drag the...
Thanks, I hate it.

Destiny 2 shares Season 23 class and mod updates, preps raid group finder test for November 30

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Season of the Wish is now only days away from releasing to Destiny 2 players, which means that Bungie has a lot of updates...

Lost Ark’s Korean class balance updates won’t land in the west until January 2024

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Last week saw a bit of bad news for western fans of Lost Ark when Amazon Games confirmed that class adjustments made to the...
Pay us tens of thousands of dollars! We will never finish.

Star Citizen introduces the flyable Argo SRV space tow truck and in-concept RSI Arrastra mining ship

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This week's episode of Star Citizen's usual video series is all about the more industrious kind of pilot. The one who likes to do...

Fractured Online sold 5000 copies, devs post short-term update roadmap and more stats

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Most of the time we're left to educated guesses, supposition, or cutting through the Gordian knot of investor report double-speak when it comes to...

EVE Online’s FPS module Vanguard will have its first test on December 7 for subscribers

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When CCP Games announced EVE: Vanguard, the FPS module that claims to link itself to EVE Online, many people expressed skepticism, particularly since the...
The horror

RuneScape previews its Christmas Village with a new black party hat

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Do you want to experience the winter holiday in RuneScape? The developers are certainly hoping you do, or even if you don't that you...
Suitable for Bodylande.

Valheim shows off armor and weapons approaching with the Ashlands

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When your viking is out in the lands of Valheim striding across the Ashlands, what is your first priority? No, it is not dying...

Reign of Guilds targets early access launch in early 2024 and an open playtest in mid-December

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Reign of Guilds developer Atlant Games is proudly declaring that it's in the final stretch of its current development cycle as the PvP sandbox...

NosTale brings a new zone, new story, and stronger fairies in upcoming Secrets of the Undercity update

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Gameforge has decided that the anime MMO NosTale should get some time in the update spotlight, as a treat. The publisher has announced Act...

Blade & Soul rebalances Bloodshade Harbor, launches a new event, and details an NPC’s creation

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Have you seen a tiny girl wielding a massive five-bladed chainsaw in a game and thought to yourself, "Wow, I really wish I knew...
Ashorty got aslow.

Tencent dives into the backstory of Tarisland’s Aslow the Shadow Witch

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If you've fallen in love with the unique cadence of Tarisland's not-quite-correct English translations from its various video narrations, you will probably enjoy the...