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V Rising hints at new enemies and a new endgame activity arriving in its next content patch
Stunlock Studios is once again using its latest dev blog to vaguely hint at what's coming next for V Rising, which means we're going...
Guild Wars 2’s staff Warrior opens a new avenue for frontline support
In case it isn't obvious by now, ArenaNet is clearly planning to drop a new video and dev blog for every single new weapon/class...
Ship of Heroes revamps targeting brackets and tab-targeting ahead of next test
Heroic Games is continuing to forge ahead with its development of Ship of Heroes following the game's most recent demo test at SteamFest. Its...
Wayfinder will ‘fast-track’ its plans to address experience progression complaints
Airship Syndicate is back with another Wayfinder dev blog for fans, and while it's still basking in the warm glow of its "biggest update...
Funcom’s Dune Awakening sound design is inspired by the Villeneuve movies
No, Dune ain't done - but Funcom is letting you have a little listen.
The Dune Awakening developers dropped a new dev blog this morning...
Lost Skies’ latest dev blog features guns, ship pieces, angry mantas, and squishy materials
The 15th developer blog out of Lost Skies can once again be best summarized as a buffet of assets. Feast your eyes on guns....
Flameseeker Chronicles: Hands-on with Guild Wars 2 Through the Veil’s Inner Nayos and convergences
Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure was a bit of a different expansion in that it wasn't one big chunk of content dropped...
MMO sandbox BitCraft devs talk origins, overall gameplay, and latest round of pre-alpha testing
BitCraft has mostly shared development updates and insights through the use of dev blogs that are equal parts progress report and rumination on the...
ARK Survival Ascended’s launch sees rapid patching, multiple server openings, and mixed reviews
Now that ARK: Survival Ascended has had just over a week since its early access launch, it seems like a good time to check...
Neverwinter previews Spelljammer’s Defense of the Moondancer trial
On Halloween, Cryptic rather abruptly announced Spelljammer, Neverwinter's next module, for November 7th. In addition to adding a new adventure zone and overhauls of...
Dauntless details buff simplification, says Hunting Grounds will stay after all
The monthly dev blogs about Dauntless' planned summer 2024 overhaul to the multiplayer hunting RPG's mechanics continue, as October's blog talks all about changes...
Maxing all of MMO sandbox BitCraft’s core progression skills will take a player ‘years’
With its sights set on alpha in 2024, Clockwork Labs' sandbox BitCraft is continuing to peel back its layers for potential players in another...
Ship of Heroes refurbs its camera, addresses feedback, and floats another demo event
Following up on what it characterizes as a "highly successful beta demo" during Steam Next Fest, Heroic Games has a new dev blog and...
Book of Travels releases another small fixer-upper patch as it goes on sale for its second anniversary
Back in May, Book of Travels developer Might & Delight claimed in a dev blog that it was almost ready to shift focus from...
Tarisland is overhauling everything from dungeon difficulty to class roles ahead of November CBT
Tencent's Tarisland has another dev post on the official site today with an update on how the team is revising PvE ahead of the...
Genfanad dates closed beta testing of its card game combat revamp for October 20
Over the past couple of weeks, we've been chronicling Genfanad's decision to revamp its combat model into a card game-based system known as the...
Evercore Heroes dev continues internal work on Project R revamp, now in the ‘awkward transition phase’
The shrinking of the PvE-focused MOBA/MMO Evercore Heroes continues. Readers will recall that the original game's paid closed beta didn't draw enough buyers to...
AdventureQuest 3D celebrates the guild that broke the MMORPG by climbing the leaderboard at breakneck speed
Generally, when an MMO feature is dashed upon the rocks by players, the studio behind the game is full of contrition and promises to...
Lost Skies showcases creatures, materials, ship progress, and player-built islands
The past couple of weekly dev blogs from the airship PvE sandbox Lost Skies have both been kind of similar in terms of format,...
Fractured Veil shows off the in-game social hub of Lahaina while honoring the real-life location’s legacy
Readers are likely familiar with the devastating wildfires that roared across Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, which marshaled multiple MMO studios to pitch in to help...
