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You can better believe that in a survival sandbox game, there's going to be a heapload of crafting. So it will be with The Black Death, even though the products made will be less technologically advanced or magical than might be seen in other games. In a new dev diary, the team said that it had just put a very...

Ingress, the alternate reality game where players travel to real-world locations to "capture" virtual portals, carries with it an inherent risk of danger as with any activity requiring poking around in unknown areas. While Ingress' community and widespread appeal is much to its favor, the tale of Frank Maxwell should provide a warning to those not exercising enough caution. In...

What do you get when you mix fire and ice? A steamy combination of incredible pictures... and an awful mess. Steampower Girl noticed that in this rare instance, Final Fantasy XIV did not obey the simple laws of thermodynamics: "Some inattentive summoner didn't notice their Ifrit egi was off making incriminating glares at the snowfolk. I was quick with the...

Pretty much every MMO that I start playing seriously is a game I pick up close or on its launch. I only start getting invested in an MMO if I want a long-term investment. I think the biggest gap between launch and when I started seriously playing a game is a month or two; most of the games that...

In case you were worried that the Chronicles of Elyria team appeared to have fallen off the grid following its successful Kickstarter launch, you can stop worrying now. Soulbound Studios' new Community Manager has apologized for the lapse in communications on its main channels; that message was followed up by a Kickstarter update by studio boss Jeromy Walsh, who says that going forward...

MapleStory is touting the impending arrival of the first chunk of its summer content update series, Heroes of Maples. Arriving on June 22nd, the first act of the series introduces Damien's demon army storyline and overhauls Aran and Evan. The new playable Blaster job arrives in July, and in August, players will be kicking Damien's butt to save the world...

YouTuber PvtWiggles has a new interview with Black Desert's Project Manager that sheds new light on some of the features coming in the Valencia update and beyond. Daum's Balzasar says that the studio plans to "continuously improve" BDO's quality through both content release and quality-of-life adjustments in both PvE and PvP. Of note, Valencia and fighting hackers are "prioritized first"...

"Dad, can I pilot your ship tonight?" I turn around to see my seven-year-old son giving me Bambi eyes with his hands clasped because, somewhere along the line, he realized that being ultra-cute got him what he wanted about 70% of the time. Plus, he only has a short while before that wears off and he becomes a belching, sweaty...

Just when you wonder what else ARK: Survival Evolved could introduce, it brings you a dino limo. Although it looks a bit like a mini bronto, the diplodocus is actually a speedy 10-seater, so of course MassivelyOP's MJ wants to go cruising around the island. Join us live at 12:00 p.m. to get in on the joy ride -- there's...

Camelot Unchained fans know that there's always a lot to unpack from each week's lengthy newsletters. And while there's a lot to chew on from this Friday's report, perhaps the most interesting tidbit from it hasn't happened yet. Mark Jacobs said that the fans should get pumped for a major announcement coming next week: "I have no doubt that the...