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Elite: Dangerous drops a surprise Thargoid Incursion update for beta testing
Hello there, Elite: Dangerous testers! It's time for fighting off Thargoids in a surprise beta update with the inclusion of Thargoid Incursions and Conflict...
Activision draws heat over ignoring accessibility requirements as its stock continues tumbling
It's safe to say that Activision Blizzard took a bit of a drubbing after BlizzCon (you could read all about it on your cell...
Digital card game Artifact hurries to address player consternation over its business model
You may remember Artifact as Valve's entry into the digital card game market, with plans to have no moderation and no way of obtaining...
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds declares the successful end to the ‘FIX PUBG’ campaign
Good news, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds fans, the "FIX PUBG" campaign is over and was successful! Sure, that doesn't mean that PUBG has actually been fixed,...
The Daily Grind: What’s the ideal length for MMO group content?
An average run of content in Final Fantasy XIV is going to take me about half an hour... usually. It's actually more fiddly than...
Lost Ark addresses player questions on open beta connectivity issues
After what seems to be forever, Lost Ark is in testing right now in South Korea. Or launch, depending on how you look at...
Crowfall examines its character creation for its first campaign
The first campaign for Crowfall approaches swiftly, which means it's time to take a close look at how you're creating your characters in the...
The Elder Scrolls Online slows down combat updates to focus on the shape of combat
There's been a lot of work done in The Elder Scrolls Online over the years to make combat feel better. Anyone who played the...
Secret World Legends’ Dark Agartha is open
Have you ever been ambling through Agartha in Secret World Legends and thought that the place seems oddly foreboding and sinister? The good news...
Destiny 2 encourages players to invite friends for exclusive loot
Is it just me, or does "refer your friend to the game and get stuff" sort of undercut the idea that the most fun...
Closers invites players to go to hell with its newest update
It's been a whirlwind tour for Closers, but with its newest update, the developers want you to go to hell. Contamination Hell, specifically; it's...
Final Fantasy XIV celebrates five years of community ahead of its newest fan festival
It's only a few days until the newest Final Fantasy XIV fan festival kicks off in Las Vegas, so you would imagine that the...
Jukebox Heroes: Worlds Adrift’s soundtrack
While the actual game of Worlds Adrift probably won't be grapple-hooking me any time soon, there is something about its style that I find...
Warframe hits a new concurrency record on Steam with its Fortuna update
Were people excited by the prospect of Warframe's latest update? Yes, it turns out. So excited that the game managed to break its own...
Legends of Aria will let you own land and rent it out for other people’s houses
The big selling point for Legends of Aria's housing is that the system does not actually require you to build a house on your...
Wisdom of Nym: Predictions for Final Fantasy XIV’s fan festival
Well, here we go again. This Friday is time for Final Fantasy XIV fans to sit down and find out what the next expansion...
Bungie contradicts Activision disappointment in Destiny 2: Forsaken
Players certainly seem to have been happy with Destiny 2: Forsaken, which many players have cited as a similar update in nature to the...
Sea of Thieves plans a new not-quite battle royale PvP update, The Arena, for next year
The next major update for Sea of Thieves is planned for launch late this month, but the developers have plans for further in the...
The Daily Grind: Do you have authenticators for your MMO accounts?
It never seemed to me like I had any need of an authenticator for World of Warcraft... until my wife's account got taken. It...
Jukebox Heroes: RuneScape’s orchestral album
I have been saying for years that RuneScape has a truly impressive yet overlooked body of video game music. To my knowledge, it's the...
