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The Stream Team: Heading into ARK’s new Genesis 2

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With Genesis 2, the conclusion of the ARK story is now here. And while she's been burned by much from the game, Massively OP's...
Small steps.

Elite Dangerous maps out plans for three more updates in June as another player initiative is binned

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At the tail end of May, the devs of Elite: Dangerous promised to share a roadmap of updates to address a number of problems...

New World’s latest region tour video features the rain-soaked Mourningdale

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Hope you like dreary weather, New World fans, because the latest in the Touring Aeternum video series offers up a look at the rainy...
Pals.

Betawatch: We want us some Palia

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Palia! It exists! We got a whole preview for it, and it looks wonderful, and people will not stop telling us about it and...

The sun is setting on Need for Speed’s online offerings, Call of Duty Online in China, and multiple SUBA MMOs

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I'd like to say that a roundup of impending sunsets is a first on MOP, but this is 2021, the year Gamigo sunsetted a...

MMOs You’ve Never Heard Of: Elethor, Astonia, Guardians of Cloudia, Lands of Kehliel

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Let's take a peek through some MMOs you've never heard of or have totally forgotten about. The tinier and more obscure, the better, we...

Multiplayer voxelbox Elteria Adventures begins open alpha testing on Steam

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Elteria Adventures, the voxel-powered building and exploration sandbox that was first announced in May 2020 and elected to wholly change its visual style in...

Hearthstone adds a new mini-set and Book of Mercenaries tale, plans more single-player stories for June

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Update 20.4 in Hearthstone is bringing a number of new content updates to the online CCG. As of yesterday, the game has received a...

The Repopulation team recreated over 1100 pieces of furniture from earlier builds

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Let's be honest, it's never a good sign that I forget about an MMO until I see a developer tweet about it, but in...

PlanetSide 2 outlines upcoming NSO faction updates, including opening the group to free players

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The Nanite Systems Operative (NSO) faction in PlanetSide 2 has always been a unique choice, as it really isn't its own faction so much...

Odin: Valhalla Rising gets a South Korean launch date of June 29, releases a new trailer in English

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Back in May of last year we reported on the upcoming title Odin: Valhalla Rising, a new MMORPG for PC and mobile developed by...

CS:GO reboots F2P business model, tucking far more behind the paywall

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Valve set off a dramabomb last night with its announcement that CounterStrike: Global Offensive would be dramatically changing its business model. The company essentially...

ARK Survival Evolved’s Genesis Part 2, the ‘bridge’ to the ARK sequel, is finally live

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As promised, ARK Survival Evolved has finally rolled out part two of its massive Genesis update, which essentially puts a capstone on the game's...
This is not salvation.

World of Warcraft offers a preview of what will be required for flight in Shadowlands

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Patch 9.1 for World of Warcraft will bring with it the coveted ability to fly in the game's expansion areas, but what will be required...

Star Citizen talks about the creation of the Bengal carrier and hosts a competition to celebrate Pride

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During the Invictus Launch Week event in Star Citizen, fans were treated to a special arrival as part of the UEE Navy's show of...
Pie, meet sky.

Bloomberg takes a look at the growing presence of ‘Blizzard 2.0’

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By this point everyone has had time to read and analyze that lengthy piece on IGN about Blizzard as a company in turmoil, wracked...

Neverwinter’s new Bard is accompanied by a massive level squish from 80 to 20

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Earlier this week, Neverwinter announced that it was working on a brand-new class, its first since 2016: the Bard, described as a "stylish fighter...

New World nerfs experience and buffs character appearance in its June alpha

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With less than three months to launch, Amazon's New World is putting the last touches on the playtest. This week, the studio's dropped the...

SEED moves development updates to its blog, seeks creative director

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Were you a fan of SEED's update videos? Those aren't necessarily going away exactly, but the devs at Klang Games did announce that future...
Moo.

Craftopia updates its roadmap with plans for level cap increases, pet systems, creative mode, and guns

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Yes, you read that right. Craftopia has big plans on its roadmap, and its next update planned on June 23rd is adding fun stuff like...