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Whatever happened to Valve’s digital card game Artifact?
Valve's digital card game Artifact launched in much the same way that the Soviet R-16 test-launched at Baikonur. Since then, back in May the...
Early access MMO Atlas adds sea forts with its latest patch
Do you want to control trade in an area in Atlas? Well, you'll have to wait for the full trading system to be added to...
Final Fantasy XIV interviews main scenario writer and lore director Banri Oda
Every single interview with the Final Fantasy XIV development team makes it clear that the people working on this game have a deep and passionate...
World of Warcraft players are embracing the new leveling challenge of reaching level 50 without a spec
The launch of the pre-patch for World of Warcraft: Shadowlands has brought with it an entirely new way to level via each individual expansion and...
Conan Exiles is testing its next patch, and it is all about crafting and customization
What is best in life, Conan Exiles? Is it to crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of their romantic...
Final Fantasy XIV bans gilselling accounts as its free login event rolls out
Gilselling, also known as goldselling, also known as RMT, also known as "that thing you're not allowed to do in most games and especially Final...
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands rearranges soulbinds and alters the Renown UI
Players might be a little bit bored in World of Warcraft right now aside from leveling alts. But have no doubt, Shadowlands is on its way...
Path of Exile previews its next Heist patch with bug fixes and QOL improvements
The next noteworthy patch for Path of Exile should be deployed soon, and it's all about the Heist league (as is usual for the...
Skyforge is now available on Geforce Now from Nvidia
The developers behind Skyforge have heard of exclusivity to specific platforms and they seem to think it's nonsense, because the game is everywhere. PC players,...
World of Warcraft honors Reckful with a new Rogue trainer
It was a big deal when World of Warcraft streamer and esports star Reckful passed away this summer, with large parts of the game's community...
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands pre-patch check-in: Hotfixes, customization insight, and quest skips
Now that the World of Warcraft: Shadowlands pre-patch is live, you might want to start your leveling experience in Warlords of Draenor but not want to...
The Daily Grind: How solid do you think your memory of your favorite MMO’s history is?
Ages ago, I wrote a column in which I jokingly pointed out that in order to really get the WoW Classic experience, you should need...
Genshin Impact outlines its update schedule for its next three major patches
It appears that miHoYo's Genshin Impact has certainly had an... impact on potential players. (We have fun here.) But the developers are not resting on their...
PlanetSide 2 kicks off Nanite of the Living Dead VII: The Seeds Must Flow today
The annual Halloween event has arrived in PlanetSide 2 as of today, and you get the vague sense that the designers really went all in on...
Final Fantasy XIV patch 5.35 is out today with a community pilot program
It's time to take the fight to the Garlean Empire in a very small way on the Bozjan Southern Front in Final Fantasy XIV. Yes,...
Final Fantasy XI’s October version update arrives with more promised for the future
The October version update for Final Fantasy XI is here! It brought some new Ambuscade fights with it, and... that's it! Well, that's not...
Albion Online previews its midseason update with corrupted enemies, combat balance, and more fish
Dungeons in most video games are not a pleasant place to hang out, and Albion Online is no exception. So you can imagine that...
World of Warcraft director Ion Hazzikostas promises to reverse the Shadowlands ability limitation
It was just yesterday that people found out World of Warcraft: Shadowlands had made a change to Covenant abilities by limiting them to the eponymous...
Final Fantasy XIV previews its next major patch, Futures Rewritten, in its newest live letter
The next patch for Final Fantasy XIV isn't coming out until December, but the latest live letter from producer and director Naoki Yoshida has already...
First Impressions: Genshin Impact is half decent ARPG and half gacha
I forget when I first heard about Genshin Impact, but it was a while back, and it was something that I earmarked for the future...
