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]

Mad skills.

Crowfall is tweaking healing, dizzy states, and multiple archetypes

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Hopefully you weren't unduly attached to the number-crunched specifics of any of Crowfall's planned archetypes because the in-development MMO is contemplating some minor changes. In...

SWTOR Chapter 11: Disavowed is here, and Aric Jorgan has returned

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Players' companion rosters in Star Wars: The Old Republic will be getting one stronger tomorrow, as Trooper companion Aric Jorgan joins the alliance for Chapter...
Dragon Age.

League of Legends previews the abilities and strategy for Aurelion Sol

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The newest addition to League of Legends has been unveiled in his totality today: Aurelion Sol, the Star Forger, more informally known to people...
I said - what's cooler than being cool? ICE COLD!

WildStar posts a fan-made preview video for the Arcterra patch

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Are you eager to start exploring WildStar's next major patch? You have to keep waiting a little bit longer. You can, however, take advantage...
This is not a frog, for the record.

Project Gorgon adds special weekend modes, slows combat leveling

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When Project Gorgon adds a patch, watch out: This game does not mess around. The March 8th update is absolutely enormous, with big adjustments...
Gotta go... well, mostly just away.

EVE Online delays its March update

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Today was going to be the day that EVE Online dropped another monthly patch to its live server. It's not happening, though, and you...

Grim Dawn is getting sweet modding tools

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Grim Dawn, the Kickstarted multiplayer ARPG newly launched from early access into the state of a finished product, has big plans in store for...

Guns of Icarus opens up dynamic PvE battles with Alliance DLC

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Dueling airships title Guns of Icarus is sailing into uncharted territory with its recent Alliance DLC: PvE. If players pony up the $15 to buy...
To be fair, some of these dudes are probably not good at this.

Join the Thieves Guild today in The Elder Scrolls Online’s latest DLC

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The Elder Scrolls Online's Thieves Guild DLC is live today on the production servers. Those with active ESO Plus memberships will be able to...
This was only the start.

Wisdom of Nym: Odds and ends from Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 3.2

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I spent all of the last column talking about Final Fantasy XIV's most recent patch, but boy, there's still more to talk about. Who...
Go boom.

Guild Wars 2 is not going back to biweekly updates: ‘When we’re shipping every two weeks, we just have to ship’

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There's no way that the Guild Wars 2 AMA on Reddit could possibly top the big bombshell about Colin Johanson's departure that started the...

Landmark is giving new players a slice of pioneer territory

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Being flat and featureless isn't always a bad thing. For example, if you're looking to build amazing structures without a lot of hassle from...

Path of Exile expansion popularity causes multiple realm crashes

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The good news from this past Friday's Ascendancy expansion in Path of Exile? Apparently it broke the record of player numbers for the first...
Thanos?

League of Legends’ next character is an evil world-crushing space dragon

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You can read headlines, can't you? League of Legends has released a trailer for its next character. It's a dragon. An evil dragon that...

A look at the loot due in Neverwinter’s Maze Engine expansion

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Neverwinter's latest dev blog zeroes in on the most important thing in any MMORPG: the players. Just kidding! It's loot. The Maze Engine expansion will...

Giveaway: Warframe Sands of Inaros booster keys from Digital Extremes and MOP [All gone now!]

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A huge new update lands in online shooter Warframe today: Sands of Inaros reaches PC players today with a brand-new mummy-themed Warframe, a new quest,...

Star Citizen pushes Alpha 2.2 to live

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It's time to strap yourself in and put on your big captain boots, for Star Citizen's Alpha 2.2 is here, and it's bringing a...
Yes, you are all individuals.

Black Desert drops a minor patch for class balancing

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The wait is over for everyone, Black Desert is out and playable, and if you've been looking forward to the game but still aren't...
Albion

Albion Online devs on next update and test populations

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Albion Online Game Director Robin Henkys and Creative Director Jörg Friedrich have posted their first dev vlog. In it, they give an overview of...

Allods Online orders a ‘complete rework’ of its class roster

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If it hasn't sunk in yet that Allods Online's New Order update is going to be huge for the game, then take a minute...