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ArenaNet, Standing Stone Games, and Daybreak all queue up Extra Life charity drives this weekend

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With everything happening across our neck of the gaming woods this month, it's easy to lose sight of the more warm and fuzzy things...

Did you want Final Fantasy XIV in your Magic The Gathering? Because you’re getting it next year

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The card game Magic: The Gathering is no stranger to crossing over with various IPs, whether it's Doctor Who, Transformers, or Hatsune Miku, but...

Fractured Online’s free-to-play shift gets a start date of November 20

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Fractured Online fans now know when "soon" will be for the MMORPG's transition over to its free-to-play model: Dynamight Studios has announced the monetization...

Star Citizen players raise the alarm over internet spaceship nerfs that conveniently favor newer options

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Generally, official forums for games are unhappy places in the best of times, but backers of Star Citizen are getting vocally resistant to ship...

Warframe 1999 preps for December launch, Soulframe plans open pre-alpha in 2025

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This week was another info-filled livestream from the developers of Warframe and Soulframe, as Digital Extremes once again provided important dates and details for...

MMO Week in Review: For WoW’s birthday, you’re giving it another $90

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World of Warcraft raised eyebrows this week as it began selling a $90 specialty mount that is unabashedly pay-to-win thanks to its baked in...

Overwatch 2 tests format changes to 5v5 and 6v6 modes

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Your game has producer's letters? Good for you, but Overwatch 2 has director's takes! Which are... kind of the same thing, but they sound...

The MOP Up: Fae Farm launches on PlayStation, Xbox, and Windows Store

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The magical co-op realm of Fae Farm expanded to even more platforms this past week: "Phoenix Labs today celebrated the release of Fae Farm...

Massively on the Go: Hands-on with Super Mario Party Jamboree’s online modes

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If you were somebody who thought Super Mario Party Jamboree's new modes might be Fall Guys-esque, I'm sorry to report that it isn't the...

Skull and Bones adds spooky new ship fights in its latest Halloween-themed event

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If you're trying to merge piratical adventure with Halloween, one of the best (and arguably most used) ways to do it is to add...

Mistfall Hunter is a PvPvE extraction ARPG for Steam and Xbox set in a world ruined by Ragnarok

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The multiplayer extraction sub-genre is once more getting another entry, only this time we're headed for a world that persists after the annihilation of...
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Rabbit and Steel adds Steam modding support and French translation with its newest patch

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Voulez-vous jouer Rabbit and Steel en Francais? If you answered that sentence with "oui, j'aimerais ca!" then you will enjoy the fact that the...

World of Warcraft’s Hallow’s End Halloween event returns

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World of Warcraft isn't just about marking its 20th anniversary and selling exorbitantly priced dino mounts; it's also joining in the Halloween festivities across...

Lord of the Rings Online is still working on closed server transfers, believe it or not

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Oh look at that: Hell is freezing over. That must mean that Lord of the Rings Online's team is actually making progress on allowing...
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Dungeons and Dragons Online’s new server is running smoothly, but some items are missing

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It was an inauspicious start for Dungeons and Dragons Online's new premier 64-bit server, as the Cormyr shard experienced some of the worst slideshow...
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Betawatch: Wayfinder makes a triumphant launch, Brighter Shores begins CBT

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You can't blame anyone who was skeptical that Wayfinder would make it to launch. It's seen some pretty rough waters. But it did make...
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NCsoft’s Blade & Soul has launched its Ashland Village update

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Look, you have to give Blade & Soul some credit for delivering what it promises. What's the new update called? Ashland Village. What's the...

Legacy Steel & Sorcery explains its overall mechanics and debuts a new gameplay trailer

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Earlier this month, we caught wind of Legacy: Steel & Sorcery, an in-development PvPvE extraction RPG from Notorious Studios, which is made up of...

Monster Hunter Wilds unveils new region and new monsters ahead of open beta October 31

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This week saw Capcom debut another showcase video for the multiplayer RPG Monster Hunter Wilds, which not only highlighted a new area and three...

Pax Dei outlines changes to gathering, crafting, and looting coming in November 5’s Proving Grounds update

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Pax Dei has about a week and a half left to go before its Proving Grounds update goes live, and while the biggest features...