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I recently saw a journalism professor argue that generating a widespread thinking shift in an entire profession can take decades. "You have to keep making the case in different ways," Jay Rosen wrote. Granted, he was talking about the American press, but it struck me that it's also true of a whole lot of other industries - and genres. The...

Back in July, Old School RuneScape discussed a number of tweaks that were planned for PvP'ing in the game. As of this week, a number of those changes are live, with yet another adjustment to the Bounty Hunter minigame and changes to Last Man Standing mode and the Revenant Caves. The headliner once again is Bounty Hunter, which has completely...

If you happened to have missed out on the last time high-speed leveling servers were added to Tree of Savior, then you're in luck: IMCGames is doing it again. Starting on August 11th, players will get to experience a 300% boost to XP and looting chances, a 20% bonus to Ichor Extraction, and reductions to Enhancement costs, Stage Transcendance...

Just the word "Scholomance" makes me cringe remembering the hundreds of times I trawled the iconic World of Warcraft dungeon, but for Hearthstone players today, it will be a breath of fresh air, as the expansion is finally live with its 135 new cards and "sorcerous hijinks." I love that word. "Hearthstone players can 'double major' in Scholomance Academy with...

Blink and you'll miss it: Daybreak dropped a teaser for EverQuest II's GU 115: Reignite the Flames last night, and if this is the first you're hearing of it, you're not alone, as plenty of folks in the forums seemed surprised and you won't find anything on game's main website about it either. But in any case, it's apparently...

Final Fantasy XIV has today launched a new microsite for the 5.3 patch, arriving August 11, 2020. The site confirms the new content coming with the patch - the Heroes' Gauntlet dungeon, Mystery Trial, The Puppets' Bunker alliance raid dungeon, Bozjan Southern Front battlefield, and more - with screenshots and the new Reflections in Crystal trailer to boot. Square-Enix also...

Just in time for Blizzard's latest labor crisis, Game Workers Unite UK treasurer Kevin Agwaze held an Ask Me Anything at GDC Summer 2020 earlier today. While obviously not all of our readers are developers, many of the sub-topics in the presentation will still be useful in terms of understanding the industry for outsiders and also for readers who...

Yesterday, we covered the "colossal problem" patch in Fallout 76 that caused the entire subreddit to melt down in fury over changes and bugs that essentially made creative construction in the game impossible. The good news is that Bethsoft says it's heard the community's reaction and is working on a solution. "hese fixes addressed issues that, while seemingly harmless on...

Here's some good news for fans of Elder Scrolls Online with their eyes on the next-gen of consoles: ESO is pushing into the future and will indeed set up shop on both Xbox Series X and the PS5. "We are thrilled to announce that if you currently own or plan to purchase an Xbox One or PS4 copy of The...

To my knowledge, this past week's Update 27.2 for Lord of the Rings Online may well be the biggest housing patch that's hit the game since the system was first implemented. The sheer amount of additions and improvements that came with the Rohan neighborhoods far exceeded my expectations, and I've been in housing heaven since it dropped. For those not...