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AdventureQuest 3D is introducing PvP this week as Mogloween and Taco Day begin

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"Players are dying to kill each other," claims Artix Entertainment, and now with this week's update, fans of AdventureQuest 3D will now get their...

Neverwinter is shoring up Echoes of Prophecy, teases new module in January 2022

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Echoes of Prophecy rolled out to Neverwinter players last week, bringing the first third of its fall campaign and the launch of its new...

‘Brutal’ MMO Valorbound explains that it’s really about friendship and flexible play sessions

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Back in June, we introduced a new MMO project to you called Valorbound, which sought to set itself apart from the pack by being...
What was I made for?

Blizzard still hasn’t addressed some player questions on WoW Classic’s fresh servers

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As it often goes, when one question is answered, a dozen more crop up in its place. And so it is with Blizzard's recent...

Today’s Guild Wars 2 update includes quality-of-life updates to the dye system

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If using ALL the colors is your jam, you'll want to scope out today's Guild Wars 2 update, as it includes changes to the...

Genshin Impact’s next update brings Inazuma’s last area on October 13

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Let's get that second part of the story out of the way: Yes, Razer and Genshin Impact have entered into a partnership to let...

Looter shooter Space Punks revamps crafting in early access

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Jagex's and Flying Wild Hog's action RPG with a 'tude, Space Punks, is taking a break from its high-powered rampages to get a little...

Dark Age of Camelot starts its 20th anniversary with bonuses as it answers another round of player questions

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Twenty years of being online is a major milestone for any MMORPG, and you can be rest assured that Dark Age of Camelot will...
Spoop.

Final Fantasy XI previews a lighter update for its October patch

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October is the spookiest month of the year, but it's a lighter month for Final Fantasy XI patches this time around. The official preview of...

Insane’s CEO discusses how Profane will mitigate the problem of PvP zergs

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One of the bigger concerns in any open PvP game that involves holding territory is zerging. How do you stop a massive group of...
Sure, why not, who cares.

Bless Eternal Mobile releases in full to Chinese players – here’s some gameplay footage

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What's this? A mobile version of Bless? There is indeed such a thing; it's called Bless Mobile, and readers will recall that it arrived...

Shroud of the Avatar’s Release 94 adds zone-wide vendor listings, new patterns, and fishing changes

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The latest release for Shroud of the Avatar appears to be mostly aimed at the crafters, the gatherers, and the shoppers. For the shoppers,...
Nin Nin

RuneScape’s Ninjas apply quality-of-life fixes as the game sells a bundle for World Mental Health Day

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The start of the week for RuneScape is once again full of all sorts of different things for players in the game's latest update....

Visionary Realms strives to market Pantheon on multiple fronts

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For those who are clamoring for new Pantheon reveals and vocally frustrated that they don't get to see more, Visionary Realms would like to...
And it's gone.

DOTA 2 The International refunds live-audience tix because the pandemic didn’t go away

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For those who somehow haven't noticed, the COVID-19 pandemic didn't go away. We're still very much in the middle of it here in the...

Embers Adrift details progress on UI, zone adjustments, an ‘armor budget’ system and more

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This past August Embers Adrift offered up a progress report on its development on a number of items, and the devs at Stormhaven Studios...

Camelot Unchained shares healer updates, work on a frosty biome, animation updates, and more

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Like clockwork, Camelot Unchained is starting off the month of October with its usual end-of-month wrap-ups for the previous month of September. Also as...

China adds new rules against games with ‘effeminate males’ and ‘blurred moral boundaries’

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The Chinese government is further putting the screws to game developers in the country according to the details of a new internal memo from...

New World is finally implementing detection for ‘bad-faith AFK players’

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The ongoing queues and frustrations surrounding New World haven't gone away in the week since the game launched. As we noted over the weekend,...

Guild Wars 2 teases what looks like the Thief’s End of Dragons elite spec

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Alright everyone, got your guessing hats on? Because Guild Wars 2 is at it again with the start of another set of elite specialization...