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Jagex will publish indie RuneScape spinoff called Melvor Idle

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Remember back in January when we covered Melvor Idle, an idle game fan project that was overtly inspired by RuneScape? Well, here's a batch...

New World halts transfers, warns gold dupe exploiters as players call for a rollback

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Turns out the gold duping bug in New World wasn't just a rumor: Amazon confirmed that the transfers enabled yesterday were allowing some folks...

Blade and Soul promises more story content in November with the release of Act XI Part 2

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For those who have been playing Blade and Soul regularly enough that they're hoping for more story content, your time is coming soon. The...

Albion Online has big plans to reinvigorate its open world with better mobs, dungeons, and treasure

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If Albion Online's last dev talk video had your attention with its focus on prettying up and diversifying the game's biomes, then today's will...

Pantheon addresses leashing concerns in the wake of its streaming tech plans

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Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen has issued its October producer's letter today, and at the tippy top Visionary Realms has addressed the game's planned...
Oh, hey there.

World of Warcraft officially announces patch 9.1.5 release date of November 2

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Earlier today we noted that World of Warcraft's most recent build for patch 9.1.5 was marked as a release candidate, which in and of itself...
two to the one to the one to the three

Bless Unleashed PC offers a preview of its next patch and answers player questions about its next updates

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Bless Unleashed on PC has been pretty fixated on the future, first with its upcoming roadmap plans and now with a preview of next...
Very satisfying.

World of Warcraft updates patch 9.1.5 with a release candidate and delays the Sylvanas novel once again

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Oh, Sylvanas, everyone's favorite character in World of Warcraft (citation needed)! That lovable scamp (citation needed) has had a longstanding and consistent character arc (citation...
Sisters doing it for themselves.

Final Fantasy XIV updates its Endwalker site for more details on trials and raids

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If you were hoping that the Magus Sisters being bosses meant that you would be free of fighting them as a trial, the latest...
City again.

Into the Super-Verse: Has Homecoming torched the plans of City of Heroes successors?

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Anyone who has followed my career for a while is probably aware of the fact that I love City of Heroes. This is not a...

Destiny 2’s two new Witch Queen dungeons will require a separate purchase to access

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When you buy in to an expansion, you expect to be purchasing a few things like new areas, new skills, and maybe some new...
And again.

New World’s faction PvP is rife with guild drama over ‘throwing’

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The problem with a three-faction territory control PvP game like New World is that, without some manner of balance adjustment, one of the three...
This may just be bad.

Old School RuneScape delays Shattered Relics league until 2022

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Old School RuneScape players are dining on a feast of ashes and disappointment this week following the announcement that the anticipated Shattered Relics league...

Conan Exiles releases People of the Dragon DLC on all platforms today

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Funcom has turned a whole ton of its attention back to Conan Exiles with the release of the 2.6 update and the People of...
Play for a while.

New World’s server transfers finally went live last night — here’s how you can still move

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For the past month, the question for New World players hasn't been so much "what are you up to?" but rather "where are you...

Guild Wars 2 reveals the Engineer’s Mechanist spec, details next week’s beta

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ArenaNet is taking the wraps off its ninth and final elite spec for Guild Wars 2's End of Dragons today: It's the Engineer's Mechanist,...

The Daily Grind: Is New World’s economy already in trouble?

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A couple of weeks ago on the MassivelyOP New World roundtable podcast, we criticized the game's fledgling economy, wondering aloud whether it would perk...

Trove’s Shadow’s Eve Halloween event returns with new cosmetics, styles, and decorations

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The spooktastic season has arrived to the voxel world of Trove as the game's Shadow's Eve event has kicked off for 2021. Players can...
Hollow.

Skyforge starts a Halloween celebration with broom racing and candy bandits

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Bad news, deities of Skyforge: The game world is under attack once again. "What is it this time?" you ask as you slowly, wearily reach...
I'm not a doll.

Black Desert PC revamps Node Wars while Black Desert console opens its Season+ server

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This week in Black Desert is bringing some pretty important updates to both the PC and console versions of the MMORPG. We'll begin with...