The Stream Team: A handful of droids on SWTOR’s Hoth

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Corellia took too long, so Massively OP's Larry and MJ were not really able to hunt down the droids on Hoth last time. But today, today is the day they brave the snow on their tauntauns (not in) to find each and every droid for that SWTOR achievement. And they won't leave until the last one is found! Then,...
Emergency food.

Genshin Impact outlines its update schedule for its next three major patches

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It appears that miHoYo's Genshin Impact has certainly had an... impact on potential players. (We have fun here.) But the developers are not resting on their collective laurels and assuming that all that needs to be done has already been done; instead, they're pushing forward with plans not just for the game's next update of version 1.1, but plans for version...

Phantasy Star Online 2 collaborates to sell NieR: Automata packs

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Have you ever been playing one game and felt that it could be improved by importing characters and looks from a completely different franchise? Usually, such daydreams are beyond the reach of mortals, but in the case of Phantasy Star Online 2 and NieR: Automata, it's actually a thing. SEGA collaborated to do a crossover of sorts with the popular...

Dauntless teases gliders, Halloween, new islands, and a frosty new Behemoth in its roadmap

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While most folks playing Dauntless are likely focused on farming the latest horrifying tree beast, the devs at Phoenix Labs are working on a variety of new things as evidenced by a number of roadmap updates. One of the headlines is a new frost-powered Behemoth, though details on this new fight are thin as is often the case in the...

Wagadu Chronicles reaches Ikaki people and live musician stretch goals, showcases main theme

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With the $160,000 barrier crossed in its Kickstarter campaign, The Wagadu Chronicles has committed itself to developing a new lineage of people (read: playable race) called the Ikaki. "The Ikaki (or Fish Folk) are often fishers, traders, soothsayers and even pirates. They are practical, hands-on people who love the sea," the team said. "We’ll be drawing even more inspiration from...

Guild Wars 2 studio ArenaNet appears to be suffering another round of layoffs

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It looks as though ArenaNet is suffering a fresh round of layoffs, as Jennifer Scheurle, a lead designer on one of the Guild Wars 2 company's other in-development games, announced on Twitter that she's been let go "as part of a re-shuffling of projects." https://twitter.com/Gaohmee/status/1316454019062091776 MMO fans will recall that at the top of 2019, ArenaNet suffered heavy layoffs as 143...
Yeah, this tracks.

PlanetSide 2 kicks off Nanite of the Living Dead VII: The Seeds Must Flow today

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The annual Halloween event has arrived in PlanetSide 2 as of today, and you get the vague sense that the designers really went all in on this one. Seriously, did you see that space pumpkin in the header? You need to shoot it for rewards, but one suspects that you'd be tempted to shoot it anyhow if you just ran across it...

Black Desert Mobile adds the Tamer class, Black Desert PC kicks off Halloween

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The month of October brings with it another gaggle of treats for players of Black Desert and Black Desert Mobile, with both games introducing new things to enjoy like a new class or some new Halloween-themed events. On mobile, the Tamer class has officially launched, bringing with her a short sword, a trinket, and the divine beast Heilang into combat....
Popcorn appropriately.

Overwatch’s Halloween Terror is back once again with new cosmetics and challenge missions

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The well-known (and regularly repeated) Halloween event of Overwatch is back once again. It's time for Halloween Terror 2020, bringing along the usual Junkenstein's Revenge content, which will add two challenge missions each week for a total of six over the course of the event's run. Expect things like faster moving and exploding Zomnics, heroes periodically being randomized, or...
The horror

Secret World Legends offers up public raids and daily login rewards for Samhain 2020

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The Halloween season is especially near and dear to Secret World Legends' heart, what with its whole vibe of Anima-powered people taking on literal gods, monsters, and mythological terrors. So it stands to reason that the game will be celebrating with its Samhain 2020 event, though this one appears decidedly less meaty than previous Samhain events. In specific, Samhain 2020...