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]

Metal.

Skyforge’s Crucible of the Gods update is live now

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Have you been playing Skyforge and complaining that there's nothing to do? If so, how did you get to that point? The game has...
Very smooth.

Guild Wars 2 teases the Revenant elite specialization without much subtlety

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The upcoming Revenant will have an elite specialization in Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns just like the other professions in the game. What...
Here comes trouble.

Wisdom of Nym: The state of Final Fantasy XIV’s tanks

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I don't generally like "ranking" classes. The best tanking option in Final Fantasy XIV is the one that you like playing the most, and...

Earn your wings in Guild Wars 2’s new PvP leagues

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Coming this fall to a Guild Wars 2 near you will be the next evolution of the game's PvP scene. ArenaNet announced today that it...
Let's do this old gag again.

Gamescom 2015: Blizzard answers more World of Warcraft: Legion questions

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Everyone who cares about World of Warcraft wants to know more about Legion, even though the details are likely to remain vague for the...

Gamescom 2015: Guild Wars 2’s new mastery system details revealed

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On the opening day of Gamescom 2015, I crept away from the buzzing hum and dazzling lights of the show floor to sit down with Guild...

Gamescom 2015: Hearthstone adds five new cards to The Grand Tournament

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You might have noticed a smidgen of news coming out of this year's Gamescom, and Hearthstone has got a bit more to add to...

War Thunder is ‘within a hair’s breadth’ of a complete destructibility system

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War Thunder players will soon be able to destroy the game's ground environment, according to a new Gaijin dev blog. Previously the ability to...
Classic.

The Daily Grind: Do patches compel you to return to MMOs?

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I frequently feel like an outlier among the Massively Overpowered crew. Everyone else jumps from game to game because there's a new patch in...

Nexus Telegraph: Four things that have me excited about WildStar’s F2P patch

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Hot dog! This past week's stress test of the new fall patch for WildStar (it doesn't have a name yet, and Carbine is getting...

Skyforge’s Crucible of the Gods PvP tweaks detailed

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Skyforge has published another update relating to next week's Crucible of the Gods patch. This time the focus is on the changes coming to...
Demon Hunters HATE this holiday

Gamescom 2015: More details on World of Warcraft: Legion

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It's only been a day since the announcement of World of Warcraft: Legion, but fans are already eager to learn more about the expansion....
When it comes.

WoW Factor: Analyzing Legion with a critical eye

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All right, let me just say for the record that when it comes to this expansion, my speculation last week was meant as just...
Not feature-complete, of course, but you knew that from the name.

Star Citizen deploys a new patch and kills its old launcher

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Star Citizen players have a new patch to contend with today, as Alpha 1.1.6 has been pushed live with a brand-new launcher. The previous...
I am still proud of myself for this screenshot.

Star Trek Online announces Season 11: New Dawn

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The war against the Iconians has been going on since Star Trek Online first launched, even though it hasn't always been immediately obvious. Season...

Skyforge’s Crucible of the Gods gets a patch note landing page

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Skyforge's first major content update is less than a week away. As such, the dev team has helpfully collated all of the patch notes...

German tech tree is coming to World of Warships in October

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Wargaming has announced that the German tech tree will set sail in World of Warships this October. If you're visiting Gamescom this week, you...

Gamescom 2015: Defiance is getting new baddies, supreme weapons

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The fourth and final Trion blurb from today's Gamescom press release involves Defiance, the sci-fi shooter with Syfy transmedia synergy. An upcoming patch will...

Gamescom 2015: Trion talks upcoming ‘significant’ ArcheAge updates

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Trion just took an info dump at Gamescom, with "major" updates scheduled for all of the firm's MMOs. ArcheAge is getting something called Heroes...

Gamescom 2015: RIFT brings the Primalist on board as game’s fifth calling

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RIFT's most poorly kept secret is now official: The Primalist will join the game's roster as the fifth calling (and the first new one...