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Blade & Soul previews the dungeons arriving in Theater of Mystery
It may be safely concluded that the eponymous Theater of Mystery in Blade & Soul's update of the same name does not refer to new...
No, private World of Warcraft servers aren’t shutting down for World of Warcraft: Classic
So remember how a whole lot of private World of Warcraft servers justified their operation by claiming that the real reason they were operating was because...
Star Wars: The Old Republic’s Jedi Under Siege launches December 11
Star Wars: The Old Republic's Jedi Under Siege is happening, folks, and it's launching before Christmas: On December 11th, in fact.
"All-out war is imminent…...
Perfect World Entertainment confirms Steam China deal
Earlier this year, we reported on the surprise announcement that Perfect World Entertainment was in talks with Valve to bring Steam into China. It's...
Kakao is set to publish mobile spin-off TERA Frontier
We're just speculating, but it's possible you guys all have phones. So perhaps you'd like a version of TERA to bring along on your phone?...
Hellion patches in a storyline with the Rude Awakening update
Sure, you might have been surviving in Hellion up to this point, but you weren't doing so for a specific reason. You didn't yet have...
Sea of Thieves launches its Shrouded Spoils update
30The prophecy has been fulfilled, for a very broad definition of "prophecy." The new Sea of Thieves update, Shrouded Spoils, is available now along with...
World of Warcraft on stumbling into a woman-dominated cast for Battle for Azeroth
If you hadn't noticed, the cast of this particular World of Warcraft expansion is pretty heavy on the leading ladies. Sylvanas, Jaina, Talanji of...
The Daily Grind: Are you doing anything for WildStar’s sign-off?
Today is the day we say goodbye to WildStar for good, something that I am profoundly sorry to see happen. This was a game that...
H1Z1 gets a new community manager for its PC-based Z1 Battle Royale
Remember how H1Z1 branded itself as Z1 Battle Royale because at this point the game has changed names more often than most people change socks?...
Fortnite now has 200 million registered users
To get the obvious fact out of the way, yes, the latest Fortnite milestone is counting only how many registered users the game has and...
Path of Exile previews the boss of Betrayal’s new Primordial Blocks map
Ready for a new map in Path of Exile? Because the upcoming Betrayal update features not one new map but four. At least one...
Ship of Heroes talks plainly about its FPS testing from a technical side
It's very important to keep an eye on the FPS performance of an MMO, but it's also something that tends to not be discussed...
Splatoon 2’s final content update drops on December 5
Good news, Splatoon 2 fans, you're getting a content update on December 5th! The bad news is that it's the last one you're getting ever...
MapleStory M releases the new Aran class and Pink Bean encounter
While most of the focus lately has been on the desktop sequel, MapleStory M is continuing to hum along with a brand-new content update. This...
War Thunder prepares to add Italian ground forces to its roster in December
Have you long found your enjoyment of War Thunder's ground game hampered by the fact that you cannot currently field Italian ground forces to back...
EVE Online releases its monthly economic report from October
If anyone is unclear as to why jokes are made about EVE Online being spreadsheets in space, perhaps you could point them to the monthly...
Lost Ark is rumored to start Chinese beta testing soon
The mess that has been the Chinese game industry shutdown is affecting every corner of the world, but it's not really a shock that...
The Daily Grind: How do people misunderstand your favorite MMOs?
A couple of weeks ago, I had a column in which I opined that younger me thought of Ultima Online as a place for hardcore...
Path of Exile outlines its new Atlas Objective mechanics for Betrayal
Daily missions will be gone forever with Path of Exile: Betrayal. Daily missions are for people living in worlds with loyalty, apparently. But really,...