dev diary
World of Warcraft expands dracthyr classes for its 20th birthday, plus Blizzard patches Hearthstone and Diablo IV
Blizzard is busy this time of year, in just about every one of its online games. Let's start with World of Warcraft, as Blizzard...
Here’s how Elder Scrolls Online’s U44 is rescuing PvP battlegrounds for casuals and hardcores
If you were thinking that Elder Scrolls Online's update 44 isn't packing quite the same sparkling DLC punch as past Q4 updates from the...
Elder Scrolls Online’s devs explain how they balance over 650 item sets
While we all like to see ourselves as excellent armchair video game designers, our eyes might go crossed trying to imagine the complexity of...
Wayfinder previews The Crucible zone and teases its eighth hero ahead of October 21 launch
When Wayfinder officially launches out of the last remnants of early access on October 21st, it's getting a huge run of new content, with...
New World Aeternum, still an MMORPG but now on console, has officially launched
This it it folks: The Europe and Oceania New World servers opened up in the wee hours of this morning, and now at 9...
New World details new artifacts and last-minute PvP tweaks ahead of Aeternum
As we wait for the New World downtime tonight, Amazon has posted another dev blog detailing some of the changes players can expect when...
ArcheAge Chronicles video highlights its acrobatic combat and vast persistent online world
A couple of weeks ago XLGames and Kakao Games showed off a rebranded and revised ArcheAge 2, with the name of ArcheAge Chronicles and...
Tarisland’s Blight Dragon Elegy raid blog is its weirdest lore dump yet
Before you ask: No, we still don't know when in October Tarisland's Blight Dragon Elegy and first proper season are launching, but no matter...
Stars Reach’s world reshaping tool test rewarded curious players with ‘spectacular’ death
Stars Reach is continuing to push onward with playtesting that almost no one is in, but at least we get to hear about it...
Here’s the timeline for New World Aeternum preloading and launch by region and platform
We're now less than a week away from the launch of New World's Aeternum expansion and the welcoming of console players to the mix....
Elder Scrolls Online teases backstories for its upcoming pair of companions, Zerith-var and Tanlorin
When update 44 arrives in The Elder Scrolls Online later this month, its most exciting feature is surely its two new companions, Tanlorin and...
Tarisland lays out its philosophy for seasons ahead of Blight Dragon Elegy
With Tarisland's Blight Dragon Elegy launching later in October (no, we still don't know which day, bizarrely), Tencent is deep-diving what players can expect...
Here’s how New World’s PvP scene is improving with Aeternum next week
If New World's PvP layout was any kind of draw for or bar to your enjoyment of the game, you're going to want to...
Star Wars Galaxies Legends recaps PvP update, hints at holsters and Halloween
A week ago, the Star Wars Galaxies Legends devs surprised the playerbase with a Friday update that not only kicked off a house demo...
Stars Reach’s skill tree system seeks to let players ‘gain experience by being useful’
The dev blogs from Stars Reach that highlight game features continue to roll forth, and the latest one touches on a topic that is...
New World plans a three-week fresh-start crossplay event when Aeternum launches
Amazon is pulling out all the stops on its New World Aeternum launch on October 15th. Last night, the studio partially detailed its plans...
Blizzard begins the countdown for Diablo IV’s Vessel of Hatred
I sure hope you're ready for a huge influx of Diablo IV info because Blizzard absolutely dumped a ton of previews and details for...
Destiny 2 offers information about features for October 8 Revenant episode and Frontiers’ armor revamp
Yesterday was a pretty meaty day for fans of Destiny 2 as Bungie took to Twitch and YouTube in order to share update details...
Anvil Empires highlights its underground cave system, mining updates, and a stability mechanic
The dev blog sneak peeks are continuing to spill forth from Siege Camp's upcoming medieval war MMO Anvil Empires: This month, it's all about...
Destiny 2 maps out updates to raids and dungeons arriving with its Codename Frontiers releases
The top of September saw Destiny 2 outline its broad strokes plan for content over the next two years, couching the whole thing under...