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Crowdfunded fantasy sandbox Shroud of the Avatar has made its latest patch available to backers as of this morning. Originally, Release 24 was supposed to be fairly light in terms of content and focused instead on bug-fixing, polishing, and performance optimization. As producer Starr Long explains in his Release 24 instruction post, that's not exactly what happened. It's a lengthy read, and...

Since EverQuest II's newest expansion just launched on Tuesday, there is no way I could have explored and experienced all the content completely before today. I know there are gamers who can get through all new content in a matter of days, if not (frighteningly) hours, but I am just not one of them. Luckily, the beta afforded me the...

Strange and wonderful things are afoot in Aion's Abyssal region following yesterday's Patch 4.9. The content update comes as a shockwave has hit the game's Abyss, causing several new islands to form. This means that players can explore one of two new factional landings, check out 16 additional bases, and go farm a level-46 elite hunting ground. However, the patch...

Perfect World International might be one of PWE's less-hypey MMOs here in the west, but it's still getting healthy updates that make it worth another look. The game's most recent update, War Front, added a crapton of stuff, including the game's first dynamic solo instance, cross-server nation wars, and a weekly faction PvP event called the Battle for Treasure Island. So howsabout a...

No MMO can be in the spotlight eternally. Even some of the biggest names out there -- your World of Warcrafts, your Guild Wars 2s, your Star Stables -- wax and wane in the amount of press and attention they get depending on what they're doing and how well their PR department is functioning. It doesn't take much for a...

I-Novae Studios is surely popping the cork today to celebrate the fact that its space sim, Infinity: Battlescape, has passed its $300,000 funding goal on Kickstarter. Infinity's campaign has a little less than a day to go before it wraps up. "The whole team would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to every one of our backers, this is a...

Watch out world: Funcom is cranking up its game factory for 2016. In the studio's Q3 2015 report, Funcom said that it would be announcing the creation of three new titles -- one "large" and two small -- next year: "In line with the company’s strategy, prototyping and concept development for new titles is underway, with the first new game to be...

It's heady times for Crowfall developers and supporters, as ArtCraft announced yesterday that the project is taking a significant step into the next phase of its pre-alpha testing. ArtCraft said that the 1.1 playtest is significantly improved from what was seen before, with a fleshed-out environment, the new Champion archetype, the ability to form custom teams, and zombies and hellcats to...

If you've been waiting for the localized launch of Blade & Soul for what feels like an eternity, your wait is nearly over. The game is officially launching on January 19th in North America and Europe alike, with more beta tests taking place between now and then. Founder's Pack purchasers will be able to access the game on January...

Lineage II launched on Steam recently. NCsoft also added a new server to its 11-year old fantasy stalwart. I played a bit in Aden many moons ago, and I would have returned to try the new server already but for a seismic month of releases that are already crowding my personal gaming plate (seriously devs, you had to release Battlefront, Fallout 4, Assassin's...