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]

ArcheAge’s heroes have finally awoken

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Did you miss the ArcheAge clusterfudge over the weekend? After two days of preparation offline, the servers came back up Saturday only to crash...

ArcheAge Heroes Awaken got up, hit snooze, and went back to sleep

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If you've already been waiting since Thursday for ArcheAge's Heroes Awaken patch to launch and server merges to go live, prepare to wait some more....

League of Legends gives ‘fresh start’ to chat offenders

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League of Legends rulebreakers who were dismayed to learn that they wouldn't be receiving any rewards for ranked play at the conclusion of season...

SWTOR outlines its 4.0 Smuggler and Agent changes

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Do you like shooting things and being stealthy in Star Wars: The Old Republic? Me too. And today's BioWare dev blog is for us,...
Humperdido!

Skyforge releases the patch notes for Aelion’s Call

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The next major patch for Skyforge won't actually be available to play until Wednesday of next week, but you can find out what the...

ArcheAge patches in Heroes Awaken, reveals server merge compensation

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As of the writing of this post, ArcheAge players are twiddling their thumbs during a two-day period of downtime during which several of the...
This is less annoying, sure.

WoW Factor: Between now and Legion

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I'm going to be very surprised if we see World of Warcraft: Legion before June 2016. The odds are good that a beta announcement is...
This, uh, didn't work out great.

Champions Online offers a guide to playing as Grond

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Some people are just set up to be superhumans. Take Champions Online's Grond - the guy was injected with an experimental serum, got more...
You can also play a spaceship.

Star Trek Online releases the finale of the Iconian war

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It's all over now. After years of building up the Iconian threat in Star Trek Online, the story arc is concluding in this final...

Here’s what’s in Star Conflict’s 1.2 Dogs of War patch

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Have you played Star Conflict? Me either, but someone has! I know this because the developers have released a three-minute video highlighting the "big...
I know this hurts you, Caithe.

Guild Wars 2 shows off the Mordrem Guard

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The Sylvari of Guild Wars 2 were created by the elder dragon Mordremoth to serve him. That was a foreshadowed but still unpleasant development...

Chaos Theory: Tips and tactics for The Secret World’s Manufactory dungeon

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After my initial dev tour through The Secret World's Issue #12 , I couldn't wait to get back into the newest dungeon, The Manufactory,...
Good boy! Good boy! Who's a good boy?!

RIFT previews the playstyle and souls of the Primalist

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RIFT has done pretty well for itself with four specific callings since launch, and that means that the Primalist has a lot to live...
Oh dear.

TERA is revamping its starting experience

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After three years of operation in North America, TERA is overdue for a new starting experience. The most recent producer's letter for the game...

ArcheAge goes offline for two days for 2.0 and server merges

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ArcheAge is beginning its great 48-hour blackout today as Trion Worlds rolls out Update 2.0 while simultaneously merging several servers in its "evolution" initiative. "It made...

DC Universe’s Episode 16 gets a quick trailer

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Daybreak has released a short teaser for DC Universe Online's Episode 16 DLC. And when we say short, we do mean short, as the clip...

SWTOR is changing operations in Fallen Empire

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Yesterday we found out that BioWare is changing Star Wars: The Old Republic's conquest system with next month's Knights of the Fallen Empire expansion....

Dark Age of Camelot’s Otherworlds campaign hits halfway mark

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Dark Age of Camelot's multi-month Otherworlds event is halfway finished as it enters chapter 5 this week. As with the other parts of the campaign,...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2 raiding factsheet

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If you're anything like me, you'll have been bursting at the seams to find out what shape the promised "challenging group content" will take...
Just calling to check in on you and all.

Skyforge previews its next major update, Aelion’s Call

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It hasn't been all that long since the first major update to Skyforge, but the developers are pushing full steam ahead on the game's...