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Diablo II creator David Brevik hops on board the Torchlight: Infinite team
With a month to go until Torchlight: Infinite's multi-platform launch, studio XD is looking for every avenue possible to promote the action RPG. So...
Diablo IV is recruiting for its endgame beta – here’s what to expect
So this week's Diablo IV announcement is good news and bad news. The good news is Blizzard is moving to what it's calling a...
MMOs You’ve Never Heard Of: Second Extinction, State of Survival, and Path of Titans
Welcome to a quick roundup of some MMO and MMO-adjacent titles that have been hanging out in our newsroom waiting for someone to write...
Global Chat: Torchlight Infinite’s infinite challenges
The upcoming Torchlight Infinite is starting to build some positive buzz for this multiplayer ARPG, and Battle Stance was on the scene to check...
Betawatch: Fractured Online enters early access
Well, the hour has come at last: Kickstarted indie sandbox MMO Fractured Online has entered early access. This does not mean that it no...
Kickstarted MMO sandbox Fractured Online swings into early access today
As promised, Fractured Online is officially moving from beta to early access as of this morning.
MMO readers will remember that Fractured Online - then...
Ravendawn deep-dives card system ahead of September 28 closed beta
Ravendawn is continuing to herald the coming of its September closed beta, which will be making a host of previously noted updates to the...
PSA: Embers Adrift will grant game access to all accounts September 15 ahead of its weekend open beta test
This weekend will see Embers Adrift open itself up to an open beta test - you already are aware of this by now. Of...
Old School RuneScape opens up several beta tests for players
Do you want to do the work of testing content in Old School RuneScape? If so, the developers have good news for you, because...
Mad World draws names and offers instructions for its upcoming closed beta test
Were you among those who registered your name for the closed beta test of Mad World? If so then this news is for you,...
Dune Awakening gives curious players weekly concept art sneak peeks on its website
If you've been hungry for more details about Dune: Awakening after its Gamescom reveal, you're unfortunately going to have to wait for something more...
SWG Restoration launches 1.0 version on Saturday with Mustafar and Jedi unlocks
Among the many (many!) player-run rogue servers for the long-defunct Star Wars Galaxies is Star Wars Galaxies Restoration III, a hybrid CU/NGE server that...
Camelot Unchained devs are working on siege models and a UI refresh
While City State Games has been relatively quiet this summer, work on the long-awaited Kickstarted MMO Camelot Unchained apparently continues, as the game's latest...
Old School RuneScape preps a beta for its Wilderness boss rework while RuneScape pretties up starter zones
Old School RuneScape has discussed changing the bosses and lairs of the Wilderness zone before, but later this week on Wednesday, September 14th, players...
Marvel World of Heroes is a mobile AR game where players can create a superhero and foil crimes
If you thought the mobile augmented reality gaming market was dried up, you'd probably be right, but that's not stopping Marvel from (arguably) arriving...
Multiplayer card battler Marvel Snap announces a full release on PC and mobile October 18
Remember Marvel Snap? It's a self-described multiplayer card battler that was first unveiled this past May from the team at Second Dinner, the studio...
Corepunk promises closed beta by the end of the year
For fans of the genre hybrid Corepunk, it's been a most distressing year of silence. After several delays and an announcement this past May...
Ubisoft Forward heralds new content for The Division 2, Skull and Bones, The Crew 2, and Riders Republic
This past weekend saw Ubisoft hold its studio-specific Ubisoft Forward showcase, and it had plenty of things to present to gamers, particularly titles within...
The Game Archaeologist: The legacy of Ultima Online
Last week in The Game Archaeologist, we traced the history of Ultima Online’s origin, development, and testing -- not to mention one pesky in-game...
Betawatch: Temtem enters the launch waters
Farewell, Temtem. No, the game is not already shutting down or anything dire like that; it's just being removed from our list because we...
