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Elder Scrolls Online kicks off its New Life Festival today
Ready for a little holiday cheer in The Elder Scrolls Online? Then you'll be wanting to enjoy the New Life Festival, which is very...
Final Fantasy XI’s December update is here along with a discount and return campaign
The bad news for Final Fantasy XI players is that the story content originally planned for this version update was delayed until January 2023,...
World of Warcraft launches Season 1 of Dragonflight’s endgame today
If you've been enjoying the lack of pressure to get in on weekly clears and such in World of Warcraft: Dragonflight thus far... well,...
Star Wars: The Old Republic previews its 7.2 PvP changes with season objectives, reward tracks, and no more ranked queue
The nature of PvP in Star Wars: The Old Republic is changing when patch 7.2 arrives. No, not the part where you fight people...
The Daily Grind: How often do you check your playtime in MMOs?
All MMO playtimes follow the same basic arc. First, you're just curious about how much time you've played this game. Then, you're impressed at...
Albion Online starts season 18 of guild conflicts on December 17
Anyone participating in Albion Online's next season of fighting amongst guilds (don't use the word war here, for obvious reasons) is hopefully a big...
Fractured Online awakens the guardians of nature with its latest update adding Primal Forms
For too long - meaning "since the early access stage of Fractured Online began" in this case - Wildfolk have had to deal with...
Elden Ring’s Colosseum DLC is available for free today for everyone
If you love Elden Ring and also love beating the snot out of your friends, the game's newest update will provide you with everything...
Final Fantasy XIV kicks off a new Moogle Treasure Trove event on December 12
Are you waiting for Final Fantasy XIV's upcoming patch 6.3 but feel like you have nothing to do in the interim? Are you dejectedly...
Lord of the Rings Online dev explains the rationale behind hub-based quest design
Some things in Lord of the Rings Online are not in place intentionally, like whatever error it was that led to players having a...
The Daily Grind: How do you like to take on major MMO expansions?
After more than a decade in this ridiculous field I sometimes miss being able to just take expansions and major patches entirely at my...
Lineage2M celebrates its one-year anniversary with a new crossbow class and a new dungeon arena
It's been a year since Lineage2M launched on mobile devices, and the game is celebrating that launch with a content patch. What better way...
New World posts 2023 roadmap, plans changes for Winter Convergence and territory control
Your winter holiday present this year from New World is... a roadmap! No, really, an actual roadmap! Yes, the roadmap is covered in a...
Dual Universe released new Kickstarter rewards in its 1.1 update this week
So what's going on with Dual Universe since it launched? Well, you know... post-launch stuff. The game has been doing the things that you...
Final Fantasy XI brings the Alter Ego Extravaganza around once again
These days, a lot of the content you explore in Final Fantasy XI will be done with alter egos, because Trust magic has become...
Neverwinter kicks off a new battle pass series on November 29
Would you like to have your progress in Neverwinter tracked as part of an ongoing battle pass requesting you to clear content in exchange...
World of Warcraft devs discuss the Dracthyr, Blizzard adds new Chinese-favored payment options
Why should you have something like Empower spells in World of Warcraft? That's one of the questions that lead combat designer Brian Holinka and...
Path of Exile details the changes coming to Eldritch Altars in Forbidden Sanctum
Those of you who had relied upon Eldritch Altars for maps in Path of Exile will have to deal with the fact that when...
Fortnite plans a blowout finale event to conclude Chapter 3 on December 3
On December 3rd, the fate of Fortnite's island will be in your hands. No, that does not mean that if you don't like the...
World of Warcraft offers up a Dragonflight survival guide and dungeon tour
First things first. There are two things that could be meant by offering players a World of Warcraft: Dragonflight survival guide. This is not...
