Updates

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BlizzCon 2015: World of Warcraft Legion systems panel liveblog

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How is transmogrifying items going to change with World of Warcraft's Legion expansion? What are the restrictions on transmogrifying artifacts? How do the artifacts work? What...

New H1Z1 game mode sends community into an uproar

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The announcement of a new type of Battle Royale mode for H1Z1 called Green Dawn has the title's early access community in a tizzy...

Hearthstone’s League of Explorers adventure looks adorable

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During the BlizzCon opening ceremonies earlier today, Blizzard revealed a brand-new Hearthstone adventure, and its spunky trailer just about stole the whole show (and...

BlizzCon didn’t forget about Diablo III: Patch 2.4 is on the way ‘very, very, very soon’

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Diablo III barely got a nod during BlizzCon's 2015 opening ceremonies, but its panel this evening proved Blizzard has plenty in store for the...

WoW Legion beta begins ‘within weeks,’ launches summer 2016

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If you missed the BlizzCon 2015 opening ceremony and the World of Warcraft: Legion overview panel that immediately followed it, you missed some big...
Just whenever you get around to us, it's cool.

World of Warcraft: Legion overview panel recap

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There's an expansion in the works for World of Warcraft. That's not news. It's the details of that expansion that fans have been anxiously...

Rust opens player-created item store

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Rust is the latest online game to open up an item store, but it's actually more interesting than it sounds. The store sells only...
Prepare to be prepared!

Path of Exile announces that it will soon be making announcements about its next expansion

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Good news, Path of Exile fans: The next expansion for the game hasn't been announced, but it has been announced that it's going to...
Flight of the Matrimony.

Final Fantasy XIV releases initial patch notes for patch 3.1

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You know a major patch is coming for Final Fantasy XIV when the patch notes are out and the patch is still a few...
Let's do this old gag again.

Rumor: WoW Legion due on or before September 21st, 2016

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BlizzCon is starting up later today, but a couple of leaks are already making the rounds. World of Warcraft players poking around the structure...

Skyforge is tweaking its pantheon recruitment process

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Skyforge's devs are streamlining the pantheon recruitment process following the game's Journey of the Divine update. A new academy building will become available for...

ARK’s new giganotosaurus towers over the t-rex

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Studio Wildcard has added a new dino to ARK: Survival Evolved. Finding, hunting, and taming the giganotosaurus requires top-of-the-line gear and skills, and it...

Trove announces the Revenant class

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It's the bloodiest (and blockiest) knight you'll ever see in an MMO: the Revenant. Trove announced its newest class in a post today, saying that...

Blizzard is giving some love to its classic games

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A new job listing for a senior software engineer at Blizzard revealed that the studio is looking to bring back its classic games catalog...
Off to the wild blue novel FATE grinding.

Final Fantasy XIV prepares for a 24-hour maintenance

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The first post-expansion patch for Final Fantasy XIV goes live on November 10th, but you'd better get in all of your gameplay before then....

League of Legends plans updated client, mobile friends app for 2016

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League of Legends isn't going to coast through next year with the same-old client: It has plans to bring a vastly improved version to...

Chase Masterson talks Leeta and Star Trek Online

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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine alum Chase Masterson was recently interviewed by Star Trek Online executive producer Steve Ricossa. The actress stopped by Cryptic...

World of Warships adds new maps, game mode, and more

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Wargaming's latest press release promises "a tidal wave of content" courtesy of the latest World of Warships update. The 0.5.1 patch adds three new...

Elite’s Horizons beta starts November 9

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Development for Elite: Dangerous is moving right along, as evidenced by a recent livestream featuring Frontier founder David Braben that's been summarized on Reddit. The...

EVE tweaks its scanner interface and solar system map

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EVE Online launched its Parallax update this week, but CCP isn't done disseminating information. The firm's latest dev blog covers improvements made to the sci-fi...