Warhammer Online: Return of Reckoning adds an original dueling arena, teases future content

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The Warhammer Online rogue server Return of Reckoning is pressing on with updates, including yesterday's patch which added an all-new dueling arena among other things and teases of some future updates to come. In current events, the latest patch has added the completely original Garden of Qu'aph battle arena, which lets players challenge one another to duels, whether those duels...
I suppose.

RIFT begins fourth battle pass season as dataminers dig up new passes and a warfront

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Holy crap, stuff is happening in RIFT. First, Gamigo kicked off the game's fourth battle pass season, which runs through August 13th and offers all the usual perks for participation and purchase, like random daily and weekly quests, the experience and quest bonuses, and a slew of cosmetics and other perks. But Gamigo isn't stopping there. As RIFT fansite The Ghar...
Whee or something.

World of Warcraft introduces an Auction House ‘action budget’ that is then immediately removed

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It's time to talk about Auctioneer for World of Warcraft. If you're unfamiliar with this particular add-on, what it does is pretty scan the entire auction house, taking a snapshot of prices, building a price history, and generally setting up players to be able to correctly predict price trends and snipe underpriced auctions with some confidence. It's a major...

Path of Exile’s Harvest League is live today – and the community bought the devs lunch

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It's harvest day for Path of Exile, as the game's latest expansion is live this afternoon on PC (with PS4 and XBbox One to follow next week). As we've previously covered, the centerpiece of the update is the Harvest Challenge League, but players should also expect the new Warcry skills and Brands and Slam skill category, plus a whole...

The Daily Grind: Are you a min-maxer in MMORPGs?

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A few weeks back, the Skyrim Grandma - aka Shirley Curry, who's been profiled in our own Massively Uplifting column more than once - made headlines for a video she made about viewer comments that stressed her out. Some folks initially assumed she meant abusive comments and got super angry on her behalf, but as it turned out, what...

The Stream Team: Working among Neverwinter’s werewolves

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Massively OP's MJ and her team thwarted Idris' attempt to build an undead army in Ebon Downs, but there's plenty of adventure to be had all over Neverwinter! After returning to Sergeant Knox, MJ will need to continue the fight against the evil forces plaguing the land. This time, she'll have to deal with werewolves. Join us live at...

Massively Overthinking: When should we cut MMO studios some slack for trainwreck launches?

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A while back, the MOP writers were chatting about some of the trainwreck launches we've seen from MMO studios over the last few years. "I was thinking about Fallout 76 appearing to (slowly) get its shit together, and how we've seen a lot of other games with rough launches become much better with time," MOP's Tyler began. "I've always felt...

Hearthstone celebrates the Felfire Festival and makes some changes to Battlegrounds

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It's time to celebrate the Felfire Festival in Hearthstone! Which means playing card games! Which is expected behavior in a digital CCG, if we're honest. The event kicked off with last week's patch and continues with yesterday's Story Adventure update, all the way through to Trial by Felfire Challenges that start on June 24th along with promised special Tavern...

EA Play Live 2020: Apex Legends crossplay new platforms, Star Wars Squadrons gameplay trailer

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It's a day in the summer of 2020 that ends in Y, which means another not-E3 is being streamed online. Tonight, it's EA Play Live 2020, Electronic Arts' showcase, starting at 7 p.m. EDT. Notably, we're expecting more details for Star Wars Squadrons and news (like maybe crossplay?) for Apex Legends. BioWare, of course, may surprise us as well, and...

Nexon’s mobile MMORPG V4 will launch in the west for PC and mobile this year

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Last year, Nexon announced that it was rolling its mobile MMORPG V4 over to Korean PC players. Now, it's making eyes at the rest of the world, including the west, where it'll land on PC, Android, and iOS. "New realms, mysterious quests and formidable unworldly foes beckon in V4, the latest open-world massively-multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) from NEXON Korea...