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H1Z1 patches in quick fixes for its mammoth Season 3 update on PlayStation 4
Adding a whole lot of stuff to a game in a patch can also break things. It's not intentional, but it's inevitable. H1Z1 had...
There’s far too much hitbox around Pathfinder in Apex Legends
Hitboxes are tricky things in any sort of competitive game. Broadly speaking, hitboxes are the spaces around a character that can be hit by...
Jukebox Heroes: Mabinogi’s six best music tracks
When evaluating an eastern MMORPG that boasts a huge soundtrack, I am often filled with a mixture of dread and anticipation at the start...
After a month of quiet work, Valiance Online updates fans on internal progress
A while back, Valiance Online made a thread on its official forum to keep fans up to date on the internal progress for the game;...
ZeniMax Media is hit with a trademark dispute over a filing for ‘Redfall’
What is "Redfall?" We don't know just yet, beyond the fact that it's a trademark filed by ZeniMax Media (the parent company of Bethesda...
Jukebox Heroes: The 10 greatest MMO soundtracks of all time (as voted by you)
A few weeks ago we witnessed the showdown of the ages (or at least the epoch known as "late January 2019"), as Massively OP...
Final Fantasy XIV prepares for Little Ladies’ Day while Naoki Yoshida talks about the design of Blue Mage
The latest edition of Final Fantasy XIV's annual Little Ladies' Day event will get you properly equipped for a trip to San Francisco, as you'll...
Tencent introduces strict rules for streamers playing its games
Good news for Chinese streamers, as gaming giant Tencent has introduced a new set of rules about what streamers can and cannot do while...
The Elder Scrolls Online previews the upcoming Eld Angvar battleground
Eld Angvar is a locale in the Ayleid world between worlds, a space where boundaries of space break down and you can easily teleport...
Dark and Light drops its price as it promises it’s moving toward a full release
Gosh, we really hope you didn't buy Dark and Light last week because the title's price has just been dropped to $17.99. The announcement of...
Atlas takes aim at offline raiding and land ownership while delaying its next major patch
The bad news for Atlas fans is that the game's next major patch will be delayed until mid-March or late March. The good news is...
The Daily Grind: Are there party roles you will not fulfill in MMOs?
We all know the big three roles in most MMO design at this point: tanks, healers, and DPS. But these are not the only...
Anthem’s day one patch nukes infinite loading screen and adds loot to bosses
With all of the early access and previews running, you could be forgiven for feeling that Anthem had already launched. It has not, however; the...
Valve is getting rid of Steam’s non-gaming video service because you probably didn’t know it existed
Sorry, Steam fans, but the platform's non-gaming video section is being retired. Yes, you will no longer be able to buy hit movies like...
DC Universe Online launches game update 92 today and preps for St Patrick’s Day
If you woke up just now and are eagerly planning to jump right into DC Universe Online, we've got some bad news for you, as...
Heroes of Newerth gets its final major patch on February 26
The last patch for Heroes of Newerth arrives next week, at which point the game's live support will be scaled back to nothing but essential...
LOTRO fan starts petition for Standing Stone to rehire a beloved world builder
Here's something you don't see every day. It's a fan petition, yes, but it's a fan petition for Standing Stone Games to offer the...
SMITE is now available on Nintendo Switch – and now it’s playable for free
This one is going to be real simple. You know what SMITE is, right? It's a MOBA featuring a bunch of deities and a...
Here’s how AdventureQuest 3D’s brand-new PvP mode will work starting next month
Yes, the time-honored art of punching your fellow players in the face is coming to AdventureQuest 3D, and if you're the sort of person...
Conan Exiles explains its latest patch delay, but it should be out this week
Yes, there's a patch coming for Conan Exiles, but it's increasingly feeling like Zeno's Patch. Each time it gets halfway down the road to...