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The next major milestone for The Elder Scrolls Online is its console release, obviously. But what comes after that? When can players on the PC actually expect to start seeing some new content? What about these whispers about the Imperial City? When do players get to reach the fireworks factory? After the console launch, apparently. Yes, a quick tweet did...

Even though the big SOE-to-Daybreak transformation happened three months ago, the entire ordeal still feels fresh to many fans. An air of uncertainty permeates speculation about the studio's future, and questions still swirl around regarding the fate of both the older games and those in development. Change is never particularly easy, even when it's good, so to help put players'...

One of the big changes coming with Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns is the revamp of the trait system into the new specializations. While only the fortunate beta testers can experience it first-hand, at least now you can plan ahead with this helpful specialization tool designed by that_shaman. The tool allows you to select between classes and their various specializations. It...

As nifty as Crowfall's mechanical goals are, they're not going to help the game much in the long run if the fundamental combat engine of the game isn't fun to play. It's a game that lives and dies on the strength of its PvP conflicts, after all. So it's a good thing that the team is thinking hard about...

Here's a fun question from an anonymous Kickstarter donor to kick off the morning: What do you think the MMO world would look like if Blizzard had made Warcraft 4 as an RTS instead of World of Warcraft? (I think it would affect more than MMOs, myself -- RTS titles and MOBAs too!) Personally, I think that prior to WoW, we were already trending toward...

Wargaming has dusted off its World of Warplanes video diary for a new episode focused on the aviation battler's 1.8 update. Primary features include the new war cache composite mission system, new premium aircraft, and an aircraft birthday mechanic that rewards you with presents that increase in value the longer a plane resides in your hangar. The 1.8 patch will also implement the...

Telwyn at GamingSF asks a question that I've contemplated from time to time: When an MMO gets a sequel, what happens to the original game? After all, MMOs aren't quite like the rest of the video game industry. "It's easier for gaming companies to control the playerbase," he writes. "The bluntest instrument would be to shut down the old game...

Keen Software House has added multiplayer functionality to Medieval Engineers. What's Medieval Engineers? It's the firm's followup to Space Engineers, an enormously successful Minecraft-meets-space-survival sandbox sim, and it's currently in early access. ME's initial multiplayer rollout supports all the features available in the single-player game's creative and survival modes, including mechanical parts, building and destruction, structural integrity, and NPCs. Players...

Did you know that tomorrow is EVE Online's 12th anniversary? It's pretty old! And as is the tradition these days, the developers are celebrating by giving players something: a jacket! A very nice jacket for your pilot to wear around, with a slight variant for male and female characters. Oh, and everyone is also getting two implants in their redemption...

Dota 2's International prize purse is approaching $6 million, thanks to crowdfunding efforts centered around the "Compendium," a virtual level treadmill that rewards purchasers with in-game cosmetic rewards. Polygon points out that Valve keeps 75 percent of Compendium sales, with the remaining 25 percent going directly to The International's prize pool. Valve intends for this year's T15 prize pool to top...