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Last Oasis details a new hardpoint-based building system for its wooden Walkers
We're sure this is going to come as a surprise, but people took a PvP feature in the survival sandbox Last Oasis and just...
Legends of Aria talks up its next testing phases and attempts to rationalize why it ‘needs’ the blockchain
Legends of Aria is continuing to beat the drum of its revamp and restructuring into a blockchain and NFT-filled MMORPG. A new dev blog...
Bring an umbrella to Fractured’s beta – the weather system patch is live
Live in Fractured Online's always-on closed beta as of today is the promised weather system, which Dynamight Studios says will integrate with the existing...
Elite Dangerous lays out 2022 roadmap, new plan for console-to-PC migration
At this point, anything Frontier announces for Elite Dangerous makes players just as nervous about the game's future as bad news and no news,...
Last Oasis talks up new walker weapons, streamlined armor and damage types, and new robot friends
Last month we were all surprised as woodpunk survival sandbox Last Oasis decided to rise from its comms slumber and discuss new plans for...
RuneScape adds new ways to train firemaking and fletching, confirms May 31 start date for board game Kickstarter
Are you a high-tier firemaker and fletcher in RuneScape? Then you're probably one of the very few. However, this week's update is introducing some...
V Rising deep-dives the features of the vampiric castle ahead of its May 17 early access launch
You really can't call yourself a vampiric lord unless you're lording over a big gothic castle. Luckily, the survival sandbox V Rising got the...
You can set yourself on fire to get around Fractured’s new temperature mechanics
MMOs with diurnal cycles - day and night phases - are a dime a dozen. But MMOs where those phases actually matter to gameplay?...
PlanetSide 2’s roadmap blog teases new Outfit Wars and underwater combat
Daybreak's Michael "Wrel" Henderson has a new dev blog up for PlanetSide 2 players addressing both ongoing issues the team is managing and progress...
Blizzard explains why – and how – it’s porting Diablo Immortal to PC
Earlier today, Blizzard attempt to offset Activision-Blizzard's dismal quarterly financials with the news that Diablo Immortal is launching in June - and on PC...
Flameseeker Chronicles: First impressions of Guild Wars 2’s restored Living World S1E1 Flame and Frost
Where were you nine years ago? I don't know about you, but my life looked very different in 2013 when Guild Wars 2 first...
Lost Ark deep-dives the Glaivier, addresses lost bonuses and content lockout issues
With just one day to go before the release of Lost Ark's April update, Amazon has deep-dived the new Glaivier advanced class for the...
One More Game unveils its ‘real-time tactics’ multiplayer title Spellcraft, starts registration for alpha preview
Over the past couple of years, we've been following the development of One More Game, a studio founded in fall 2019 by former ArenaNet...
Indie sandbox Prosperous Universe emerges from early access to launch on April 20
We've been keeping an eye on indie MMORPG Prosperous Universe for almost five years now. It's a browser-base space sandbox that's heavy on spreadsheets...
Dauntless adjusts hunt passes, adds new weapon rumors, and starts a new season in Return to Light update
Players of Dauntless should be intimately familiar with the hunt pass feature of the game, which works like any other battle pass you've seen...
Lord of the Rings Online welcomes Allan ‘Orion’ Maki back to the team after nine years
Long-time Lord of the Rings Online fans will remember the name "Orion" from back in the Turbine era. Orion - aka Allan Maki -...
Lost in Lost Ark’s item-leveling endgame? Amazon has a new guide for that
Amazon has a new dev blog up this week all about Lost Ark's progression, specifically aimed at new players who've made it to level...
The Cycle Frontier talks about upcoming balancing to alleviate solo player vs. squad pain points
When you drop into a match in The Cycle: Frontier, the fact that you don't know what or who you'll encounter is an intrinsic...
Halo Infinite details more multiplayer maps and tweaks to battle passes in its May 3 Lone Wolves season
For players of Halo Infinite, it's been a long and overall not particularly satisfying first season of multiplayer gaming. There may be hope on...
Sea of Thieves celebrates 1 million Pirate Legends with a variety of in-game events
The Sea of Thieves has one million Pirate Legends - aka high-level players, insofar as "level" means anything in a game with no vertical...
