Updates

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Shroud of the Avatar revamps Port Graff, launches Twitch channel

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One of the big tentpole features for Shroud of the Avatar's Release 33 on August 25th is a major revamp of the town of...
Mechanics include not having fangs to break.

Neverwinter details the boss encounters of Fangbreaker Island

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Dungeons are defined in part by their mechanics, and a good chunk of that is usually the boss fights. The next high-end dungeon in...

Skyforge preps the Inghar Test Area for its next update

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Skyforge is not short on challenges for its deities-in-training -- but more is always better, right? With its next release, Relentless Onslaught, the sci-fi...
This sounded good until you started attacking my toolkit for some reason.

Black Desert promises Awakening weapons ‘quite soon after GamesCom’

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In response to a player requesting hints about when Black Desert's Awakening weapon systems might drop, Kakao has dutifully produced a teaser. "Not next week,...
Different?

Wisdom of Nym: What I’d like to see (and probably won’t) in the next Final Fantasy XIV expansion

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One of the things I do in this column, at times, is stomp on dreams. It's not really an intended function, but it's one...

Landmark is working on a fix for its parlor

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If you've spent time on tweaking your appearance just so in an MMO, it can be disconcerting to have all of that work undone...

World of Warcraft: Legion’s Azsuna is a ‘broken land’

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It's kind of a little strange to be reading zone previews of expansion areas, as you know that what is largely unknown and foreign...

Ultima Online’s latest patch heralds Eodon event, 19th birthday gifts

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"Publish 94 is out the door," wrote Ultima Online Producer Bonnie "Mesanna" Armstrong in a newsletter earlier this week. Broadsword has added fresh anniversary...

The MOP Up: The Dota 2 forum hack (August 14, 2016)

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The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...

War Thunder adds J.F.K.’s torpedo boat and other small sea craft

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Coming this fall to a War Thunder near you: naval battles. The game is prepping a new theater of war -- on the open...
THE POWER (you've got it)

Path of Exile’s Atlas of Worlds expansion launches September 2

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It's nearly that time again -- time for the next Path of Exile expansion! Few games can boast an expansion schedule that runs like...

Blade and Soul is making it easier to upgrade weapons

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For those who are frustrated with Blade and Soul's sometimes-contentious weapon upgrade system, fret not: NCsoft has heard your wailing and gnashing of teeth....
The descent of... um... man-like stuff, I guess.

WildStar promises players more quality-of-life improvements

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Say, whatever happened to the last time WildStar players talked with the developers about features they'd like to see in the game? Did anything...
No, you don't get it, she has no eyes.

WoW Factor: The storm upon the Broken Shore

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I sometimes get asked why I don't do more stuff within betas when I have access to them. To answer that, all I can...
You let me down, man.

Star Wars: The Old Republic producer’s stream promises more group content and more on the next expansion

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Have you already played the final chapter of Star Wars: The Old Republic's Knights of the Fallen Empire? Did you feel that it sort...
Let's do this old gag again.

The other faction’s Broken Shore cinematic in World of Warcraft can offer some lore revelations

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If you've only done the Broken Shore scenario on one faction in World of Warcraft, you're missing out. Sure, you know what's going on...
The joke here is that the dungeons for this game were miserable slogs.

WildStar previews Redmoon Terror’s first raid wing

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If you missed WildStar's last livestream and you enjoy raiding, you might want to give it another look. Carbine Community Manager Jonathan Brown, Game...

Chaos Theory: The 80s invade The Secret World

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One of the best things about The Secret World is how it is set in the modern day. But that doesn't mean the game...

SWTOR’s Battle of Odessen is live today for subbers

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The last chapter of Star Wars: The Old Republic's Knights of the Fallen Empire series launches for regular subbers today. "All active Star Wars: The...
It's just like Magic: the Gathering, but without any cards your friends can destroy like jerks.

One Night in Karazhan comes out today for Hearthstone players

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Players have clamored for more to do within Karazhan for years, and the good news is that it's finally happening today. The slightly less...