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Adjustments to Synthesis are arriving in Path of Exile patch 3.6.3

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Earlier this week, Bree referred to recent life in Path of Exile as "patch city." That holds true once again today as Grinding Gear...

Dragon Nest’s European servers are sunsetting in May

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Ah dang, it's been ages since we've talked about Dragon Nest, so I'm sorry this post is gonna be a downer: The game is...
Not today, old man.

Remember Booty Bay in World of Warcraft? It’s back! In Sims 4 form!

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If you've ever wandered through Booty Bay in World of Warcraft and thought that it'd be much cooler if the town featured a bunch of...
To blathe.

Bethsoft has just launched Elder Scrolls Blades into mobile early access

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Did not see this one coming, but in retrospect, it makes sense: The Elder Scrolls Blades has apparently just launched into early access on...
Our house in the middle of our street.

Crowfall details the random encounters players will have with War Tribes

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The point of the various time-limited worlds in Crowfall is, in part, that players are fighting for victory in the remnants of dying worlds. These...

Fallout 76’s Wild Appalachia tweaks PvP damage and launches Survival Mode

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The Wild Appalachia update of Fallout 76 has landed, and with it comes a number of changes that will be important to note for...
If (MONEY) then do (TAKE) and do (RUN)

Fortnite’s latest limited-time mode literally turns the floor into lava

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Ah, the childhood game of "Floor is Lava." We've all played it at some point in our formative years, mostly because regular hopscotch was...

Reddit is aflame over the ban of a popular bug-exposing YouTuber from ARK Survival Evolved

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Since this article's publication, Wildcard has walked back the ban. We've updated with the whole story at the very end. Not quite a year ago,...
Power whelming. Power with just the right amount of whelm.

EverQuest Next failed to clear its ‘technical hurdle,’ but Daybreak hasn’t given up on a sequel

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Did EverQuest Next fail to come to fruition because it wasn't fun, the studio didn't want it, or its technical challenges were too great...
No mouse for you.

Black Desert mass-bans Shadow Arena hackers as True or False patch goes live and Black Desert Mobile is teased

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If you've been keeping an eye and ear on Black Desert's battle arena mode Shadow Arena, you probably know that the game's been plagued...
I node what I node.

Ashes of Creation explains the process for advancing and demolishing Nodes throughout the game world

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Nodes are the central building block for Ashes of Creation, and seeing them level up or level down is a big element of what makes...
Engizzage.

Star Trek Online outlines its content roadmap through July

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The downside of Star Trek Online's new roadmap is that it is not overburdened with elaborate details about the content that's coming to the game...

Anthem’s loot-system struggle continues as update brings legendary missions

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Anthem's been having a bit of a rough go of it lately, with a significant portion of the game's community expressing disappointment about the...
A Lad

Closers brings a Task Force upgrade for Wolfgang along with an April Fools’ dungeon

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Ladies, look at your Wolfgang. Now back to me. Now back at your Wolfgang in Closers, then back to me. Thankfully, he's not me. And...

RuneScape sparks up its Firemaking skill in latest game update

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We didn't start the fire, but that might change with RuneScape's latest update, which brings a massive overhaul to the game's Firemaking skill. Realizing...

Trove lights the fuse on Bomber Royale season two

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Grab a partner, Trove players, because season two of Bomber Royale has just begin, and it brings double the explosive trouble with a new...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 213: FFXIV’s first world problems

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Justin and Bree discuss FFXIV's controversial reveals, WoW level squish, Albion Online F2P, Glitch, Age of Conan, and Google Stadia, with adventures in Trove, SWG, Starmourn, LOTRO, and Rock Band, and mailbag letter on feeling perpetually behind in MMOs.

MMO Business Roundup: Philly’s Overwatch arena, the PUBG Netease settlement, and GDC’s record showing

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Welcome back to the MMO Business Roundup! Remember about a year ago when the battle royale industry started trying to sue everyone into oblivion? PUBG...

Saddle up and take aim in Red Dead Online’s new Target Races

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Cowladies and cowgentlemen, start your, uhh, horses! The latest activity to hit Red Dead Online's quote-unquote beta is Target Racing, which combines equestrianism, sharpshooting,...

Neverwinter: Undermountain looks to make Great Weapon Fighters beefier and Rogues stabbier

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As we've seen detailed over the past few weeks, Neverwinter's Undermountain expansion is bringing a lot of new things to the table, especially to...

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