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Sea of Thieves introduces the Ashen Lords with today’s update
It's all over in Sea of Thieves, because you now have to fight skeletons covered in fire. Yes, the Ashen Lords arrive on the...
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands appears to have PvP world quests returning once more
In World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, players are wandering in the realm of the dead and dealing with afterlife issues. A perfect time to find...
Astellia Online patches out the summer event, improves rewards, and adds more cosmetic slots
Summer has come to an end... well, over in Astellia Online. The game's newest patch removes the summer event, so you'll need to focus...
Albion Online explains the hideouts of Roads of Avalon
Hideouts? In my Roads of Avalon? It's more likely than you might think in Albion Online. Yes, players can definitely stake their claim to...
Fractured starts its next alpha test today
The original plan for Fractured was to kick off its next alpha testing session on July 16th. That didn't happen, unfortunately; bugs cropped up...
Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 5.3 gets a trailer along with more patch details ahead of August 11
Patch 5.3, Reflections in Crystal, arrives in Final Fantasy XIV on August 11th after an unusually long delay. But if you need to see...
Temtem adds in the Kisiwa island tomorrow
It's time to make some friends in Temtem with the next major update coming tomorrow. Not just because players will be tasked with fighting...
The Daily Grind: What’s the worst way to balance things in an MMO?
When I wrote my recent piece about Cosmic Break Universal, I found through a bit of digging into fan coverage that the game had...
AdventureQuest 3D previews the bows coming for the new Ranger class next week
So is archery good or bad? AdventureQuest 3D has decided that it's good, and to that end the game has been developing the new...
Fallout 76 rolls back some challenge completion due to auto-complete bugs
Sometimes you lose a bit of progress in an MMO. It sucks, but it happens. It sucks even more when that progress is related...
Dota 2’s summer event mode, Aghanim’s Labyrinth, is a new roguelike spin on the game
Have you ever been sitting down to play Dota 2 and found yourself saying to an empty room, "This is fun, but I really...
Cosmic Break is shutting down in Japan and relaunching everywhere as Cosmic Break Universal
So Cosmic Break is a game you may never have heard of, but it has definitely kept itself going for a while. Really. The...
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands is trying to move away from ‘anything that feels like it might be a grind’
You've heard it from the World of Warcraft development team over and over: Anima for your covenants in Shadowlands will not be a grind....
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is adding new Statute of Secrecy training to the game
Need a little more pep in your step while playing Harry Potter: Wizards Unite? The new Statute of Secrecy training is there to deliver...
Elite: Dangerous fixes an installation issues for fleet carriers that may result in a new crew member
Fleet carriers have some bugs in Elite: Dangerous, and the newest patch for the game arriving tomorrow is fixing one of the major bugs...
Occupy White Walls proudly announces a big art lift with its latest update, the Heist
The team behind Occupy White Walls is pretty proud of this art heist. It's not a real heist, of course, but the update is...
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands will have no heirloom experience bonus and no swappable conduits
There have been a few more droplets of information heading into the beta for World of Warcraft: Shadowlands. For one thing, you know those...
The Cycle brings around Season 3 with a new hub and new Prospectors
It's time for a new season in The Cycle, and this season brings with it a chance to kick back, relax, and get a...
DC Universe Online covers the new plan for its open-world Themyscira
When the next major episode for DC Universe Online arrives in August, it's bringing along an open-world exploration of Themyscira. That means the episode...
Fractured starts its next alpha test on July 16 with talents and player cities
The third test for the second alpha of the singular Fractured is kicking off on July 16th, a date that really could be working...
