Previews

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It's the final incremental update.

Final Fantasy XI prepares job buffs and chat filters while waiting on story and Sortie updates

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As promised before, Final Fantasy XI will not include new Voracious Resurgence content with its February patch. This was a known quantity. Unfortunately, some...
Get dunked.

Overwatch 2’s director maps out the future without map pools and less map frequency

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Hey there, Overwatch 2 player! Do you like map pools? No, you don't; basically no one did, and so they're being removed according to...

Lord of the Rings Online struggles to find solution to Ill Omens event rewards

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After a shaky appearance in 2022 2021, Lord of the Rings Online's Ill Omens is back -- and SSG is frantically making changes to...
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Path of Exile ties down dates for its next two expansion reveals and the ExileCon event

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Whip out your favorite calendar (or your favorite calendar app because paper calendars are dead now I guess) because Path of Exile has some...

Star Citizen talks up plans for more updates to the neglected Arena Commander module

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The Arena Commander portion of Star Citizen often seems like the red-headed stepchild of the game, particularly as CIG's focus has primarily been on...

Zenith tees up player housing test, picks up former New World creative director and WoW designer

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Ramen VR CEO Andy Tsen dropped a letter to the Zenith community late last night with both industry and game news. For starters, the...

WWII Online posts 2023 roadmap, boosted by ongoing graphical and engine upgrades

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World War II Online is still alive and barreling toward its 22nd birthday, I'm happy to report, and it's joining the many MMORPGs that...

The Cycle Frontier hypes its first flying monster, coming in season 3 on March 29

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"It's big, it's bad, and it's flying" - and it's headed into The Cycle: Frontier. We're talking about the giant PvE monster called the...

Old School RuneScape continues to adjust its reworked Wilderness in latest patch

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Apparently Old School RuneScape players are greatly enjoying last week's Wilderness boss rework, but Jagex is not one to rest on its laurels in...

Path of Exile will let players who go offline remain in their party for a limited time

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Every MMORPG player has experienced that dreadful moment when their connection to a game decided to get suddenly and randomly severed, followed by the...

Star Citizen’s January dev report details new vehicle work, player skills, and NPCs learning how grenades work

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"When the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is not our friend," goes the classic bit of military humor, but it apparently took the enemy...

Destiny 2 takes a deep-dive into weapon updates coming in Lightfall’s Season 20

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A new expansion for Destiny 2 means there will be a new season, which also means that there will be changes to how weapons...

PlanetSide 2 tests cheap gender change tokens, anti-cheat, and more character slots

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PlanetSide 2 players better furbish up their PTS patcher as Daybreak has rolled out its February update on the test server. "A major focus for...
This is what I always wanted.

World of Warcraft dataminers pluck out the new Primordial Gems from patch 10.0.7

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"Whatever you might think about Blizzard or World of Warcraft: Dragonflight," cries the fan set, "you have to be happy that the studio has...

Uncharted Waters Origin opens up for global pre-registration ahead of its PC and mobile launch

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Back in September 2020 we first reported on Uncharted Waters Origin, an upcoming PC and mobile MMO that's tied to the 30 year-old Uncharted...

Legends of Runeterra promises quarterly releases in 2023 with new champions, modes, and features

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"As a small team of passionate developers, we have been taking your requests for more content with more consistency seriously," opens part of a...
In a box.

Star Trek Online offers new methods for players to donate Duty Officers to fleets

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The Duty Officer system in Star Trek Online is meant to represent the many officers aboard your ship who are important but aren't part...

Lost Ark previews February 8 update, bumps the Artist up to March (instead of April)

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Amazon has just updated Lost Ark's roadmap, and it leads off with some extremely good news: The Artist class, which wasn't expected to launch...

Destiny 2 showcases some of the pretty new weapons and gear awaiting in Lightfall

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It's a looter shooter, so it's obvious that Destiny 2 would add new gear and weapons with its February 28th Lightfall expansion, but just...
Huh.

New World’s devs deep dive the creation of the game’s lore

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Lore! Huh! Good God, y'all, what is it good for? Exploring the reasons behind New World's quests and setting (say it again)! Yes, it's...

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