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]

Guild Wars 2 unveils Mount Balrior, its first proper raid in five years

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So if you're looped into the Guild Wars 2 scene, you already know that the second big chunk of the four-part Janthir Wilds expansion...

Here’s everything you need to know about next week’s WoW Classic Classic launch

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With yesterday's surprise announcement that WoW Classic is launching "Classic Classic" fresh start realms next week on November 21st, plenty of questions were raised...
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Path of Exile apologizes for botched account update that took the game offline yesterday

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Earlier this week, Path of Exile studio Grinding Gear Games announced that it was planning a fresh patch with important changes to account management...

Astroneer’s first-ever DLC, Glitchwalkers, has arrived with a freaky new planet in tow

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Astroneer is a beloved multiplayer sandbox around here, but even we were surprised back in September when System Era Softworks announced Glitchwalkers - its...

Nightingale promises a focus on deeper systems and has ‘zero intention’ to shut down

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Obviously no multiplayer game studio wants to shutter their game, but after two rounds of layoffs at Inflexion Games, it's obviously hard for Nightingale...

WoW Classic’s Season of Discovery server gets serious about Ahn’Qiraj next week

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With all of the announcements flying out of the Warcraft Direct stream yesterday, news about WoW Classic's Season of Discovery servers got a bit...
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Fortnite is bringing back its ‘OG’ game mode and map as a permanent fixture December 6

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We've reported before how most players of Fortnite seem to not care about Epic Games' attempt to forge a multi-game metaverse platform that whirs...

Wizard101’s Selenopolis update is live with a modernized Krokotopia realm

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When a studio says its MMO getting a "mammoth-sized update," we pay attention, and that's exactly what KingsIsle Entertainment has done today with its...
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Sea of Thieves is ‘fixing’ Safer Seas by making it… less usable for leveling

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Look out, Sea of Thieves has laid out a cunning trap for you! It's called a developer update for the week, and it's in...

Elder Scrolls Online releases U44 on console as ZeniMax Workers United goes on strike

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Elder Scrolls Online console players are finally getting their crack at the unexcitingly named Update 44 today as the update that's been live on...

Overwatch 2 launches Overwatch Classic, Diablo IV says way too many of y’all are playing Spiritborn

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Blizzard fans eagerly awaiting the Warcraft Direct showcase later today already have plenty to tide them over thanks to two big drops from the...
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Star Trek Online launches the Dimensional Typhoon event for console and The Feast event for PC

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It's event week in both PC and console editions of Star Trek Online apparently, as the latest patch for the MMORPG has added a...
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Final Fantasy XI unleashes its higher-level Besieged enemies and offers players a survey

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If you've been away from Al Zahbi for too long, Final Fantasy XI's latest patch aims to fix that. Not only does Besieged now...

Throne & Liberty’s first castle siege events kick off on November 17 – here’s how they work

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If you're one of the 4.5M people who passed through the doors of Throne & Liberty in its first month online, then you might...

Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen launches into early access on December 13 – plus it’s coming to Steam

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On December 13th, it will be go time for Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen players who have eagerly awaited the official early access launch...

Guild Wars 2’s Janthir Wilds: Godspawn update arrives November 19 – plus we’ve got roadmap updates

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Don't let Guild Wars 2's performance in NCsoft's Q3 financials get you down: The next chunk of the Janthir Wilds expansion is just around...

Neverwinter’s 30th module – Return to Pirates’ Skyhold – launches November 19

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Given all the layoffs at Cryptic this fall as its MMORPGs transition to Deca Games, you might be wondering what's next for said MMORPGs....

Brighter Shores bans multiboxing and adds single-click actions in today’s update

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Brighter Shores' first patch last week might have been a wee one, but clearly Fen Research was holding a bit back for this week's...

Final Fantasy XIV’s first post-Dawntrail content update, Crossroads, is officially live

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"Our journey will never end" is a lyrical refrain from a few songs in Final Fantasy XIV, and that proves to be true once...

EVE Online’s Revenant expansion has officially launched – its 50th major release since 2003

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EVE Online is getting a big jolt of content and activity today thanks to the release of the Revenant expansion, which - if Wikipedia's...