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City of Heroes Homecoming is testing two new arcs and a Storm Blast powerset

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If you know anything about me and City of Heroes, it's probably that I have an absurdly huge number of storm characters. I just...

Profane adds armor textures, previews PvP, and shares its latest end-of-month roadmap

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We are once more scraping together Profane's development reports, which continue to come via tweet storm, and we start things off with the end...

Galactic Getaway offers a video rundown of gameplay, multiplayer scope, and monetization model

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Last month we pointed our gaze in the direction of Galactic Getaway, a comfy-looking multiplayer game that predicated itself on players enjoying minigames together...

Myst Online Uru Live dev shows off an original Myst V puzzle coming soon to the multiplayer title

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Who here remembers the puzzles of the Great Shaft in Myst V? We appreciate if your memory doesn't stretch quite that far, which means...

DC Universe Online’s Shock to the System update gets an April 13 release date

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When the forthcoming Shock to the System episode for DC Universe Online made its way to the PTR last week, it was an easy...

Tower of Fantasy introduces Icarus, a flouncy outfit-wearing yo-yo wielder

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Are you ready for a new Simulacrum and a whole bunch of new events for Tower of Fantasy? The game isn't going to wait...
All this and more dinosaurs besides.

‘Our bad’: Wildcard addresses Ark Survival Ascended debacle and server sunsets

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When ARK: Survival Evolved developer Studio Wildcard announced an Unreal Engine 5 remaster that would ultimately close the game's official servers (unless they copied...
Sure, why not.

EverQuest II adds more rewards and flexibility to the Kael Drakkel server

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When you're playing EverQuest II, sometimes it can feel like there's a great deal of pressure on you to perform or group with others....

Hearthstone’s latest patch outlines an upcoming event for Festival of Legends and balances several cards

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Tuesday, April 11th, will kick off the Festival of Legends expansion for Hearthstone, and the digital card game is celebrating its arrival with an...

Dungeons and Dragons Online tests parts of Updates 59 and 60, including a new mount type

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The Dungeons and Dragons Online test server opened up this week to put parts of both Update 59 and 60 through a short-term preview....
It's fine. This is fine.

New World’s latest video talks about balance changes and balance plans

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First things first. The latest video from the New World development team was filmed on March 21st, so if you were hoping it would...

EverQuest and EverQuest II ready new servers and spring content

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Producer's letters are being handed out left and right in the EverQuest franchise this week. In EverQuest II, the Kael Drakkel lore and legend...

DC Universe Online puts its new Shock to the System episode up for public testing

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Episode 45 for DC Universe Online is getting a little bit closer to its full release as the content update has made its way...

Elder Scrolls Online is prepping nine (!) Necrom preview streams next week

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We're inching up on Elder Scrolls Online's live event in Las Vegas - it's just a week away now - and ZeniMax Online Studios...

Diablo IV deep-dives its endgame systems – and PvP map – in new video

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Blizzard's latest dev video on Diablo IV pokes a bit further into the depths of the endgame - systems and content that players couldn't...
This didn't work.

Darkfall: Rise of Agon updates community on the new and improved Steam version

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It's been a rather long road toward a Steam release for Darkfall: Rise of Agon, spanning from the original announcement of the reworked MMO...
Yay, a thing we didn't want.

Overwatch teases Lifeweaver’s abilities ahead of his addition to the game on April 11

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My therapist: "Prettier Healing Hanzo isn't real in Overwatch 2, he can't hurt you." Me: "No, you don't understand, he's going to be real on...

Lost Ark’s spring update is set to launch on April 12

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While Amazon's New World team is busy putting out fresh fellowshippy fires, the Lost Ark team is blazing forward with its spring update, and...

PlanetSide 2 adds new abilities and MAX unit tweaks, previews developing construction updates

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Did you miss out on PlanetSide 2's testing of tweaks to abilities and MAX units? Well don't worry too much about it because that...
Hollow Knee.

Final Fantasy XIV adjusts PvP mechanics and adds weapon rewards for patch 6.38

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Today, you are not playing Final Fantasy XIV. The game is down for maintenance all day. But tomorrow, you can go back into the...

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