Hearthstone brings class-switching mechanics, tasty drinks, and vacation stops with Perils in Paradise expansion
The summer vacation idea isn't only striking MMORPGs; it's also inspiring the digital card game Hearthstone, which just announced its upcoming Perils in Paradise...
Gigantic launches free trial on Epic Games Store as ranked competitive mode comes to PC
Gigantic continues to do things nobody expected in 2024: First, Abstraction Games brought it back from the dead years after PWE sunsetted it. Second,...
Blizzard promises a ‘robust footprint’ at Gamescom for WoW, Diablo, and Overwatch 2 celebrations
During not-E3's Xbox showcase, Blizzard hinted very strongly that it would have more reveals and festivities coming later in the summer, which made sense...
Wayfinder’s new AMA covers monetization, 1.0 content, and reception to Echoes
Now that Wayfinder's Echoes update is live with its new optional offline mode, the folks at Airship Syndicate have sat themselves down to talk...
Whatever happened to Phoenix Labs’ multiplayer creature hunting RPG Dauntless?
Most of the news that's come out of Dauntless developer Phoenix Labs has been pretty dire-sounding, particularly since the studio suffered two rounds of...
Habbo Hotel releases a throwback 2005-era version of the social MMO called Habbo Hotel Origins
If you've suddenly got a jonesing to experience the isometric pixelated nostalgia of the social MMO Habbo Hotel, you've got options. There's the normal...
ARK Survival Ascended releases an official mod that injects the Power Rangers into the survivalbox
One of my favorite kinds of mods is the one that slaps in some off-the-wall character or feature that's less about maintaining worldbuilding and...
Super Mario Party Jamboree will have 20-player online party mode
Nintendo has upped the ante in the Mario Party series for online fans: At last night's Nintendo Direct, the company announced the next Mario Party...
War Thunder’s Seek and Destroy update brings new vehicles, new maps, and FOX-3 missiles today
It's time for War Thunder players to field some fresh equipment and try not to think about a certain heavy metal song because the...
Valheim unveils plans for a board game, with a crowdfunding campaign opening in September
If you're a big enough fan of the Viking survival sandbox Valheim that you'd be willing to crowdfund a tabletop board game version, you're...
Skull and Bones latest S2 patch buffs the call-for-help and bounty systems
Early this morning, Ubisoft deployed Skull and Bone's latest update, the first post-season 2, unexcitingly named Y1S2.1.
Of note, the studio has overhauled the call-for-help...
Interview: Bohemia on multiplayer sandbox Ylands’ Switch release, Steam development, and games as a service
A few weeks back, we caught wind of a big change for Bohemia Interactive's cutesy multiplayer pirate sandbox Ylands: It's launching on Switch, but...
Warframe’s Jade Shadows update launches with new character, new mission type, and new clan operation
The Jade Shadows update has been the talk of Warframe for the past couple of months, but today is finally the day when fans...
Overwatch 2 celebrates over 100M players, adds a new Push mode map, and preps a mythic weapon skin
The dawn of a new season is coming in Overwatch 2, bringing with it new rewards, one new map, and a little celebration of...
Conan Exiles slows down its update cadence for chapters and puts the kibosh on battle passes in its next Age
"Conan Exiles is always evolving, and so is the way our team develops it," opens Funcom's latest update post, and sure enough the cadence...
Rejoice: Diablo IV buffs classes across the board and nerfs The Pit
In all virtual worlds, there are buffs and there are nerfs. Both are inevitable, but you generally like to see the former and dread...
MMORPG turned ‘squad RPG’ Starborne Frontiers makes its global release on PC
Are you eager to experience a game that our Fight or Kite columnist Sam called "an autobattler with plentiful monetization schemes"? Then you're primed...
Solarpunk life sim Loftia talks about its sun, moon, and stars
In a game that describes itself as "solarpunk," you'd rightly expect that Loftia is giving serious attention to making sure that its skybox is...
Helldivers 2 makes a charitable donation to honor playerbase’s decision to save fictional children
Last week saw players of Helldivers 2 face their own version of the trolley problem, as the major order for that week presented players...
Valve faces an $838M UK lawsuit that accuses Steam of overcharging consumers and monopolizing prices
That's right, it looks like another legal firm is hoping to take a big meaty swing at Valve's enormous and probably jowly face: The...
