Previews

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Stars Reach says it ‘heard you loud and clear on graphics improvements’

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Last week's Stars Reach trailer captured a lot of attention - so much that studio Playable Worlds decided to focus this week's dev blog...

Star Wars The Old Republic confirms GU 7.6 for early December but delays its story launch for quality reasons

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Remember back in September when Star Wars: The Old Republic developer Broadsword said it would share more about Game Update 7.6 in November? Well...

Star Citizen brings more new ships in latest PTU build and discusses alpha 4.0 server meshing progress

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Are you ready to try out some of the latest internet spaceships in Star Citizen regardless of whether they're fully ready to go to...
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Nexon vows to add jiggle physics to The First Descendant, preps S2 for December

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Once upon a time, there was a hero shooter that was legendary for the horny art it received. When the sequel came out, the...

Warframe releases Xaku Prime, opens a 1999 social hub, and reminds players to merge accounts

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This week has a little bundle of highlights for Warframe players as the action multiplayer title slides its way into its alternate history past...

Guild Wars 2 unveils Mount Balrior, its first proper raid in five years

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So if you're looped into the Guild Wars 2 scene, you already know that the second big chunk of the four-part Janthir Wilds expansion...

Here’s everything you need to know about next week’s WoW Classic Classic launch

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With yesterday's surprise announcement that WoW Classic is launching "Classic Classic" fresh start realms next week on November 21st, plenty of questions were raised...
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Path of Exile apologizes for botched account update that took the game offline yesterday

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Earlier this week, Path of Exile studio Grinding Gear Games announced that it was planning a fresh patch with important changes to account management...

Nightingale promises a focus on deeper systems and has ‘zero intention’ to shut down

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Obviously no multiplayer game studio wants to shutter their game, but after two rounds of layoffs at Inflexion Games, it's obviously hard for Nightingale...

Monster Hunter is getting a new open world mobile game, Monster Hunter Now maps out its next seasons

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If you were looking to experience Monster Hunter on your mobile device, the only option you've really had is Niantic's mobile ARG Monster Hunter...
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Sea of Thieves is ‘fixing’ Safer Seas by making it… less usable for leveling

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Look out, Sea of Thieves has laid out a cunning trap for you! It's called a developer update for the week, and it's in...

G-Star 2024: Nexon teases Supervive, Project Overkill, and Arc Raiders as it celebrates its 30th birthday

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Nexon brought its A-game to G-Star 2024 in Busan, South Korea, and by A-game, we really mean its whole game because the company has...

Warcraft Direct: World of Warcraft Midnight has player housing, WoW Classic Pandaria in 2025, and WoW Classic Classic

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Friends, today is not-BlizzCon, which is to say that Blizzard decided not to hold a BlizzCon event in the year when World of Warcraft...

Destiny 2 brings new weapons, new game mode, and Street Fighter 6 collab November 19

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Yesterday brought the promised information livestream from Destiny 2 and its upcoming Act II update for the current Revenant episode, and sure enough, there...

Throne & Liberty’s first castle siege events kick off on November 17 – here’s how they work

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If you're one of the 4.5M people who passed through the doors of Throne & Liberty in its first month online, then you might...

Guild Wars 2’s Janthir Wilds: Godspawn update arrives November 19 – plus we’ve got roadmap updates

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Don't let Guild Wars 2's performance in NCsoft's Q3 financials get you down: The next chunk of the Janthir Wilds expansion is just around...

Neverwinter’s 30th module – Return to Pirates’ Skyhold – launches November 19

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Given all the layoffs at Cryptic this fall as its MMORPGs transition to Deca Games, you might be wondering what's next for said MMORPGs....
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Here’s what may surface during tomorrow’s Warcraft Direct livestream showcase

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Tomorrow is a big shiny broadcast date for fans of World of Warcraft in specific and the Warcraft franchise in general as Blizzard readies...

Genshin Impact opens a new area, adds aerial traversal, and brings two new toons November 20

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It's almost time for another update to Genshin Impact, and much like others before it, this one has some new things like gacha characters,...

Marvel Rivals officially unveils Moon Knight’s arrival to the team shooter’s launch roster

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Readers might recall that Marvel Rivals teased the next character coming to the shooter's roster at the very end of its Psylocke trailer, but...