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Hi-Rez Studios spins off another new studio, Prophecy Games
We've all been a bit fixated on some other studio break-up antics, but it's time to give a tip of the hat to Hi-Rez Studios,...
Path of Exile preps up another patch of bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements
As is always the case for Path of Exile, even with new things in the pipleline the team is still hard at work stomping out...
Debate rages over a Fortnite streamer landing out-of-bounds in a charity tournament
There's a bit of a row happening in the Fortnite community about whether or not a streamer cheated in a charity tournament last Thursday. Except...
Blizzard despawns N’zoth across all WoW NA servers due to an encounter glitch
Good day, everyone. The race to Mythic world first over in World of Warcraft has taken an almost comical turn in the wake of...
Warcraft 3: Reforged is now apparently offering instant refunds with no official statement from Blizzard
Fortunately for Blizzard, after the not-great launch of Warcraft III: Reforged, everything blew over... by which we mean things got significantly worse, to the point of...
Closers adds its new Team Challenges for weekly rewards
Ah yes, teamwork. That's the focus for the new Team Challenges in Closers in the broad strokes. Each week, there are specific challenges added for individual...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO is just far too frenetic to be playable?
If you were not aware, I really liked WildStar. I did not, however, like the fact that the game started out and continued being......
The Division 2 offers more details on Episode 3 in its latest weekly dispatch
For those of you who saw the Episode 3 trailer for The Division 2 yesterday and were eager to know more after the lovely...
Blizzard’s Overwatch League matches in China are on hold for two months for the coronavirus
For whatever other issues Blizzard is having right now, it can't be said that the studio isn't paying close attention to potential viral outbreaks...
The Daily Grind: So how do you feel about Torchlight Frontiers becoming Torchlight III?
I have to be honest: The change in Torchlight Frontiers has me pretty disappointed. It's not like I'm a huge fan of the prior...
World of Warcraft is encountering some major bugs on Macs following patch 8.3
So it turns out that ever since the arrival of patch 8.3, World of Warcraft players on Macs have had the potential to experience all...
Phantasy Star Online 2 prepares players for closed beta with English voice acting and retained progress
Fans with an Xbox One are going to be playtesting the localized version of Phantasy Star Online 2 on February 7th. Players on the PC...
Final Fantasy XIV outlines its panel and booth presence for PAX East 2020
It looks like PAX East 2020 will not be one of the biggest focal points for Final Fantasy XIV news; it will be happening shortly...
World of Warcraft brings back the Lunar Festival for another year
When a World of Warcraft holiday rolls around, it's usually the little things that get expanded or changed rather than big ones. Case in point:...
Rumor has it that Electronic Arts is doing something with Knights of the Old Republic
Attention all hands; this is not a drill. Or maybe it is because, well... rumors are what they are. But the current rumor is...
Victims of Fallout 76 inventory hacks are getting free Atoms and subscription time
All right, we freely admit that given the title's history up to this point, you might be legitimately skeptical of a problem in Fallout 76...
Jukebox Heroes: The best of Furcadia’s soundtrack
Back in 2017, I bit the furry bullet and tackled the oddity that was Fucadia -- a very old MMORPG that just so happened...
The Daily Grind: Is there MMO content you won’t do because it’s too difficult?
The difficulty of raids in World of Warcraft does not contribute one whit to my lack of desire to take part in raids in World of...
Albion Online is fixing up Elite Dungeon loot and fame along with Hideout issues
The Queen update for Albion Online is a big one; it's arguably something of a killer. Unfortunately it also killed a few things it really...
Blitzchung: No regrets for speaking up for Hong Kong despite Hearthstone suspension
Chung Ng Wai, better known as Blitzchung, took a big risk when he spoke out in support of Hong Kong on an official Hearthstone stream....