Updates

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Holy arts.

World of Warcraft’s latest patch aims to clean up low-level play

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The lower levels of World of Warcraft are kind of a mess and a half. Once you get to Outland at 60 or so,...
This is not heading in a positive direction, in other words.

TERA kicks off a new Crusades season and new hard mode dungeons

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Are you ready to fight for your right to earn real estate in TERA? If the answer is yes, you'll be happy to know...

Skyforge goes on a nerfing-and-buffing spree with Cybernetic Alliance

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As part of its upcoming Cybernetic Alliance update, Skyforge's dev team is taking on the daunting task of rebalancing all of its classes, with...

The Elder Scrolls Online’s getting extra character slots and expanded crafting inventories

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ZeniMax has a shortish dev piece out today running down the chief cash shop and sub changes coming when The Elder Scrolls Online's Dark Brotherhood...

Project Genom doubles its world size and improves character progression

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In-development sci-fi MMO Project Genom released a big patch this week. The inconspicuously named 0.6 update, studio NeuronHaze says, represents big changes to "the bulk...
After the end of Spirited Away, No-Face was forced to do horrible things to survive until his next starring role.

Asta officially launches with its first major expansion

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It is just a little bit odd that Asta: The War of Tears and Winds is launching when its first expansion drops. Those two...
Um.

The Division’s Conflict update and Clear Sky incursion are live

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The Division's 1.2: Conflict update is live today, complete with the 4-man level 30 Clear Sky incursion, four new gear sets, new weapons, loot...
Yes, this is a thing.

Blade & Soul introduces pets with its next major update

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Do you want a cute pet to follow you around in Blade & Soul? Good news, then, because you can have exactly that with...

The Vikings invade SMITE today

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Hi-Rez MOBA SMITE has big plans this summer -- Viking plans. Players who pony up 900 gems (a little over $15) to participate in the Viking...
Ah yes, teamwork.

Star Trek Online plans to improve performance with more elegant math

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If you aren't super interested in reading detailed technical breakdowns of changes to game clients, you can just accept that Star Trek Online's developers...

Project Gorgon’s new patch buffs guilds and pigs

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Project Gorgon has been graced with a huge patch this week, the star of which is probably a massive overhaul of guilds. "Guilds can...

Wurm Online introduces player cave structures

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You know what's awesome? Player housing in MMOs. You know what's even more awesome? Player housing in MMOs that is also underground. That's more...

Check out H1Z1: King of the Kill’s Ignition trailer

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Daybreak's H1Z1 King of the Kill version saw the introduction of a new game mode with its latest patch: Ignition. "Ignition is a high-intensity, frenzied...

Don’t hold your breath for Black Desert’s class awakening system

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In response to a lengthy (and apparently frequently posted) player complaint thread about class balance and the pace of class awakening delivery, Black Desert's...
Dungeons!

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s lingering quality-of-life issues

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The next big Final Fantasy XIV patch is bringing us flowerpots and new housing plots. These are both good things. The housing plot prices...
What is even happening now

Final Fantasy XIV’s live letter reveals more about patch 3.3

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The next major patch for Final Fantasy XIV is arriving on June 7th, and just like other patches, it's bringing quite a lot of...

The Secret World reveals the housing-esque Museum of the Occult

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After hinting about a new Secret World feature with the monster T-shirt contest and letting players speculate for a week, devs finally revealed their plans...

Das Tal adds 29 skills to give players more ‘interesting choices’

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Fairytale Distillery's Alexander Zacherl says the team working on Das Tal has just finished up a two-week sprint working on a new world editor...
look out it is a vortex

Star Trek Online discusses graphical upgrades for its console launch

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The graphics could be better in Star Trek Online. That's not really a value judgement; the game has been out for six years now,...
Do this differently.

WoW Factor: Alternative content release models for WoW and beyond

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It has been noted in the past that I am a big fan of having big, show-stopping expansions released for games. I will not...