Updates

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Black Desert delays planned June 1 Valencia launch

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Daum has just announced that it's delaying Black Desert's Valencia update, which was originally scheduled for June 1st. Technical issues and security goals are...

Elder Scrolls Online’s ‘personalities’ are a roleplayer’s dream

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Roleplayers, today's Elder Scrolls Online blog post is going to make you super happy. ZeniMax is teasing a new feature called Personalities, the first...
DEATH! TO! NIDHOGG!

Final Fantasy XIV unveils its trailer for patch 3.3

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You've heard about everything that's coming with Final Fantasy XIV's next major patch. The Final Steps of Faith. The Weeping City of Mhach. Sohr...

Path of Exile releases expansion ‘manifesto’

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Path of Exile has a new "manifesto" out this week describing the full extent of the balance changes coming in the 2.3.0 patch. Of note,...
It's coming down.

Final Fantasy XIV previews the Weeping City and the Final Steps of Faith

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The story of Final Fantasy XIV's current expansion began on the Steps of Faith that lead into Ishgard, marking the start of a journey...
Just admit it's launch day.

Shroud of the Avatar’s next major patch lets you target fast and break (your own) stuff

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Nothing lasts forever. Entropy creeps in around the edges at all times. Your favorite new shirt will develop fraying, then holes; your favorite book...

Aion’s Echoes of Eternity expansion bumps the level cap to 75

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NCsoft announced this week that Aion's North American version is due to receive the 5.0 expansion, better known here as Echoes of Eternity. Here's...
Time after time after time etc.

Star Trek Online previews the missions of the 23rd century and its console UI

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When Star Trek Online goes back in time to the era of the original series, players are going to have plenty of temporal antics...

Istaria adds new questline and icon revamp with Niesa’s Fate update

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Istaria, which you might remember as Horizons way back in the day, has this week released Niesa's Fate, the 16.1 update for the dragon-encrusted...
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...