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Soulframe deep-dives the changes to its next pre-alpha build and discusses multiplayer feature plans

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The pre-alpha "preludes" build of Soulframe is headed for its seventh iteration, and this update is a pretty beefy one as it changes several...

Massively Overthinking: Have you ever been booted from an MMORPG group because your class wasn’t the meta?

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Earlier this month, when some World of Warcraft players were protesting massive nerfs to specific classes, MOP reader Sloth explained the problem superbly: The...

Neverwinter tests Module 30’s Unvaulted zone and dungeon

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Neverwinter wasn't just flinging smoke and mirrors your way when its team said that development was continuing on the Dungeons & Dragons MMO in...

Loftia targets alpha testing by the end of this year and early access at the end of 2025

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Since last year we've been keeping eyes on the "mediumly multiplayer" cozy title Loftia, a life sim RPG that puts players into a colorful...

Active Matter is a PvPvE ‘mind-bending tactical hardcore shooter’ heading for closed beta by year’s end

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If there was any doubt about what the new bandwagon in multiplayer gaming is, let the arrival of another upcoming PvPvE extraction game dissolve...

Black Desert opens a season server on mobile, adds new accessories to PC, buffs the Halloween boss on console

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It's another week of things and stuff for Black Desert's three editions, and once more we're starting off with BDO Mobile as the headliner...

Ubisoft stealth-launches its NFT figurine PvP tactical battler Champions Tactics

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Last year we first reported on Ubisoft's third attempt at making NFTs and gaming work with the creation of Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles, a...

Pax Dei debuts a new trailer and condenses the features of its November 5 Proving Grounds update

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Tuesday, November 5th, will be upon players of Pax Dei before they know it: That's when the big juicy Proving Grounds update will arrive...

Throne and Liberty launches Phantom Tracker’s Star season and battlepass as it fights RMT

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In the wee hours of this morning, Amazon pushed out another patch for Throne and Liberty: The 1.5.0 update launches the new battle pass for...
Plants!

New World Aeternum says multiplayer PvE and PvP let you ‘continue your solo experience alone in a crowd’

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Earlier this morning, Amazon sent over an interesting press release about New World that included a batch of "most asked" questions with dev answers...
It's all fine.

Embers Adrift’s devs discuss the Digital River payment fiasco and temporary F2P shift

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Earlier this week we had the unfortunate duty to report a serious legal and financial crisis for Embers Adrift developer Stormhaven Studios: The company...

City of Heroes rogue server Rebirth delays its next patch to 2025 – but it features full-color costume customization

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The teeny City of Heroes rogue server Rebirth updated players on its Issue 7 patch yesterday - and it's good news and bad news....

Elite Dangerous launches its Ascendancy update and teases a brand-new player colonization system

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While today marks the big release of Elite Dangerous’ oft-delayed and much-anticipated revamp to the powerplay system along with the early access for the...

Star Citizen pushes alpha 4.0’s engineering gameplay features back over game stability concerns

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Star Citizen has long promised players the chance to become an engineer aboard a starship along the "road to 4.0" that CIG has been...
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World of Warcraft previews Patch 11.0.7’s Siren Isle, testing this week

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World of Warcraft's 20th anniversary patch has been out barely a week now, and Blizzard is already talking -- and testing -- the next...
Eh... I thought it would be funny.

SMITE 2 adds Ra and Sobek to the game’s roster as closed alpha marches on

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Readers who have gone down particular rabbit holes online over the past several years will probably look at the headline on this particular piece,...

Destiny 2’s Halloween-y Festival of the Lost brings new weapons and sells a witchypoo outfit

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Wizards hate this one trick for becoming a magic-wielding powerhouse! All you need to do is put on a floppy hat and bam -...

EVE Online’s multiplayer mobile-only 4X strategy game EVE Galaxy Conquest officially releases

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Are you ready for a second mobile game from the EVE Online universe? Stop answering, it's already happened: Say hello to EVE Galaxy Conquest,...

Guild Wars 2’s new dev blog on the warclaw’s inspiration just makes me want another cat IRL

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I wasn't entirely convinced that the warclaw mount re-introduced for Janthir Wilds would actually be a mount I used on the daily in Guild...

Fntastic is hosting a map-making contest for its revised prop hunting game, and no, players won’t get paid

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Remember last month when developer Fntastic said it wouldn't use volunteer labor to build its upcoming prop hunting rehash game Items? The studio is...