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]

HEX prepares for July’s Armies of Myth card set

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HEX is about to get a whole lot bigger. The MMO/card game hybrid is getting ready to release its third set to players on...
Earth below us, drifting, falling, floating weightless, coming home.

Wisdom of Nym: The 60 climb in Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward

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As of this writing, I'm not quite 60 yet in Final Fantasy XIV. Thanks to real life, I'm a bit behind the curve, to...

Check out Lord of the Rings Online’s new PvP map

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After eight years of being confined to a single zone, Lord of the Rings Online's PvP population will soon get a new map upon...

Villagers & Heroes’ Slye on the new Reborn overhaul

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In case you missed it, Villagers & Heroes got a facelift earlier this month. The fantasy sandbox from Mad Otter Games is now known...
OFF WITH HIS KNEES

Gloria Victis delivers whopper of an alpha update

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It may just be one of Gloria Victis' biggest updates yet. The pre-alpha fantasy sandbox patched in several new and improved systems to the game,...

Fleet veteran heavy destroyers coming to Star Trek Online

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Star Trek Online lead systems designer Phil Zeleski has penned a new dev blog concerning fleet veteran heavy destroyers. These tier six vessels will...

Blizz blog post looks at timewalking through WoW’s Slave Pens

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Blizzard sure is proud of World of Warcraft's timewalking mechanic, at least if the number of related dev blogs is any indication. Today the firm...

Exclusive: Broadsword on the state of Ultima Online and Dark Age of Camelot

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Today we're hanging out with Broadsword Online Games, the indie studio that emerged from the implosion of Mythic Entertainment a while back. Broadsword is...
All right, I can sort of see it.

Anarchy Online’s new graphical engine is finally live

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Anarchy Online has been on the verge of having a new graphics engine for what seems to be forever and a day, but it's...
Nope, not illustrating this. Have a spaceship.

CCP is tweaking EVE’s fleet functionality

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EVE Online's latest dev blog talks about upcoming fleet changes, though it also says that due to player feedback, said changes have been pushed...
What am I today.

Firefall is adding auxiliary weapon slots, equipment slots, and more

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Firefall's latest dev blog discusses upcoming changes to the game's itemization and player equipment slots. Red 5's overarching goal is to enhance the effect...

Diablo III gets Horadric Cube successor

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Diablo II fans are well-aquainted with that game's Horadric Cube, a device that allowed players to toss items together and see what the cube...
Because this hadn't already been kind of boring years ago?

World of Warcraft details the timewalking mechanics of the Shattered Halls

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Let's assume you're playing World of Warcraft's latest big patch, but raiding Hellfire Citadel isn't in the cards for you for whatever reason. What...

LOTRO bringing cosmetic weapons, Hobbit adventures, and a PvMP map this summer

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One of the long-running wish list items for Lord of the Rings Online players has been a cosmetic item system -- something that Turbine...

ArcheAge’s latest patch introduces the feared leviathan

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The kraken? Oh, the kraken in ArcheAge was so last week's terrifying sea foe. Now the fantasy sandbox has a new threat emerging from...
Good plan.

Guild Wars 2 adds a canonically transgender NPC

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Inclusion has always been a big priority for Guild Wars 2, and that cause has taken another step forward as of yesterday's patch. A character...

EverQuest II adds fabled Echoes of Faydwer zones, talks expansion servers

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EverQuest 2 is releasing a handful of Fabled Echoes of Faydwer zones today. The Acadechism, The Court of Innovation, and the Crypt of Valdoon...
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Elder Scrolls Online releases notes for first big XBO patch

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Elder Scrolls Online has gotten its first incremental patch on the Xbox One. The patch notes, posted today on the game's official forums, include...

Guild Wars 2 restores Lion’s Arch and personal storyline

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It's a day of grand restoration in Guild Wars 2, starting with the re-opening of Lion's Arch. Today's patch debuts what ArenaNet is calling...

World of Warcraft: Fury of Hellfire is now live

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OK kids, summer vacation is over; it's time to get back to work in World of Warcraft! Patch 6.2: Fury of Hellfire went live...