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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...

Tarisland and Skyforge have finally joined the Halloween event bandwagon

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Better late than never for Halloween, eh? We've got a few more late arrivals to the Halloween scene today. No, they have nothing at...

Nightingale suffers second round of layoffs in two weeks as staff say the game’s early access will continue

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Last week, we covered some unfortunate news for co-op sandbox Nightingale when we learned that its studio, Tencent-backed Inflexion, had abruptly closed down its...

RIP Harry Potter Magic Awakened – NetEase officially killed it off last night

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It’s never easy to say goodbye to an MMO – especially one that you’ve personally spent every day playing since launch. Of course, we’ve...
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Corepunk says it’s a month and a half behind schedule, but early access is on track for November 26

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If you've been following the Corepunk's development over the last few years, you surely know that the team is running behind where it expected...

Lost Ark opens Ignite transfers and kicks off a newbie-friendly Mokoko Bootcamp event

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Perhaps the name Mokoko Bootcamp sounds like a good way to have a bad time, but it's just not so in Lost Ark, where...

Nexon’s MapleFest and Next On tease MapleStory’s Dark Ride, Mabinogi UE5, Nakwon Last Paradise, and more

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Nexon has been busy hyping its MMOs this week with both MapleStory Fest and its Next On event, so let's dig in! MapleStory Fest, which...
I reckon.

Bill Roper’s upcoming cowboys vs. Cthulhu game, Codename: Skinwalkers, has itself a trailer

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Well now, cowpokes, looks like you got one of them there trailers to check out if'n y'all fancy playin' a fast gun in the...

Star Citizen player reports CIG is making him sign an NDA before getting a refund

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We've chronicled the weird steps players have needed to take to get refunds from Star Citizen numerous times before, but now it looks like...

WoW Classic readies Season of Discovery Phase 6 for November 21

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WoW Classic isn't done with Season of Discovery quite yet, as Blizzard announced that it's bringing Phase 6 to the experimental server on November...

Diablo Immortal confirms World of Warcraft collab, Diablo IV highlights new accessibility features

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That's right, Blizzard is going to collaborate with itself to celebrate itself in another game: Diablo Immortal's latest roadmap preview confirms that there will...

Niantic is already retuning Pokemon Go’s controversial 40-player Gigantamax battles

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Pokemon Go's recent Gigantamax raids rollout hasn't exactly gone to plan for Niantic so far. In addition to all the unintentional bans players are...

World of Warcraft buffs anniversary token quests, toughens up timewalking dungeons

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There's a hodge-podge of post-11.0.5 hotfixes and tweaks that World of Warcraft is sliding into its weekly reset today, starting with a welcome buff...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 491: World of Warcraft’s Buckosaurus problem

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Justin and Bree discuss Halloween across the MMO world, DC Universe Online's Xbox X|S arrival, the World of Warcraft dino debacle, and the secret Guild Wars CCG, with adventures in DDO's 64-bit server, Wayfinder, and Guild Wars 2, plus a mailbag topic on how MMO player populations influence our play.
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Wayfinder delays Xbox version launch to an unspecified future date

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While PC and PlayStation 5 gamers have had over a week now to enjoy the full 1.0 launch of MMO-inspired Wayfinder, Xbox users are...

Sony didn’t just sunset Concord – now it’s closing Concord’s studio, Firewalk

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The news just keeps getting worse for Sony's Concord: The company is closing down not just the remains of the game but its entire...

Hearthstone’s pre-patch for The Great Dark Beyond set arrives today

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An observer can get whiplash trying to follow the flurry of Hearthstone expansions every year -- and lo and behold, here comes another one....

The Division 2 revamps its seasonal content and adds new gear in the Shades of Red update

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Year 6 Season 2: Shades of Red has arrived today in The Division 2, and with it comes an all-new way for seasons to...

Embers Adrift says Digital River has been stiffing it since June, so it’s going temp F2P and heading to Steam

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Embers Adrift has some good news bad news - good news for players, but bad news for the studio, which is apparently being screwed...