Updates

We’re not even going to try to sort out the patches from the updates from the iterations from the campaigns and expansions and expanshalones. If it’s something going into an MMO that’s already out, it lands in this category! [Follow this category’s RSS feed]

E3 2015: Heroes of the Storm invites you to the Eternal Conflict

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Heroes of the Storm has been out for, oh, about six minutes now, but we guess that it's never too soon for Blizzard to...

E3 2015: Guild Wars 2 Heart of Thorns prepurchase is live; we get the scoop on guild halls

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By now you are no doubt familiar with the guild halls arriving in Guild Wars 2's Heart of Thorns expansion. What you probably didn't expect is that...
Ravana-egi everything, I say.

E3 2015: Here’s the Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward launch trailer

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The entire Square-Enix presentation at E3 didn't cover Final Fantasy XIV's upcoming expansion, but that's all right. Why? Well, for one thing, early access...
Nightly.

SMITE reworks Nox and improves the Arena

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It's a rough ride when your main deity in SMITE gets hit with big changes; you have to learn how to play the character...

Perpetuum adds random assignment system

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Think you've done all that there is to be done in Perpetuum to date? Well, the sci-fi sandbox might just have a new challenge...

Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR’s game-changing expansion

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As I'm writing this, it's been several hours since Jeff Hickman, the general manager for Star Wars: The Old Republic, stepped on the stage...
Up, up, up!

Path of Exile wipes beta progress with latest patch

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Beta testing for Path of Exile's next major update, The Awakening, is going about as well as testing ever does. The newest patch for...
Taken for tacos, maybe.

E3 2015: Destiny’s The Taken King arrives Sept. 15; here’s the trailer

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So, hey, remember that rumor about Destiny launching The Taken King on September 15th of this year? There's a new trailer out from the...

You can bounty hunt rogue agents in The Division

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Looking for a fun place to vacation next year? We do not recommend The Division's Dark Zone, unless you find a lawless area of...
Wild monster trucks couldn't drag me away.

E3 2015: The Crew announces ‘Wild Run’ expansion

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The world of The Crew is getting a big upgrade later this year. Part of that is just a visual upgrade that's coming along...

Not So Massively: Dota 2 plans a reboot, League of Legends nerfs Ekko

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Valve revealed plans to reboot Dota 2 in the near future with its Dota 2 Reborn project, which moves the game over to a...

E3 2015: SWTOR Knights of Fallen Empire rumors are true

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BioWare teased that things would change for Star Wars: The Old Republic on June 15th. And it's true. The rumors we reported on this...
Burn it down, baby.

Wisdom of Nym: Preparing for Final Fantasy XIV’s early access

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The long wait is almost over. Heavensward early access starts up on June 19th, and it comes with a lot of changes. Starting with,...
Oh, so many trials.

Pathfinder Online adds free trial system in latest ‘early enrollment’ build

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The business model of Pathfinder Online's current testing phase is odd, since you have to pay a box price and a subscription fee to...
Oh, good, spiders and mushrooms.

E3 2015: The Elder Scrolls’ TCG; ESO’s Orsinium, Imperial City

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The downside of E3 pre-conferences coming earlier and earlier is that the event just gets longer and longer, but the upside is that you...

EVE Evolved: Is EVE’s fleet warp nerf a good idea?

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In the latest episode of EVE Online's livestreamed o7 Show, game designers CCP Fozzie and CCP Larrikin revealed some controversial changes that are on...

Dark Age of Camelot announces its Otherworlds Campaign

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The RvR frontier of Dark Age of Camelot is about to heat up, as Broadsword is on the verge of unleashing its multi-month Otherworlds...

Rumor: SWTOR E3 information leaked on official website

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BioWare accidentally revealed its Star Wars: The Old Republic announcement for E3 this weekend, and -- spoiler alert -- this could be a game...

Nexus Telegraph: Five reasons I’m over the moon about WildStar’s free-to-play

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So how about those anniversary gifts in WildStar, huh? A year ago I was tremendously excited that the early start to the game's launch...

Trove will teach you how to train a dragon next week

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Trove is apparently racing to see just how much content it can cram into this voxelbox title before it launches on July 9th. Next...