game mechanics
Prosperous Universe prepares to give population more punch with the Populous update
The next major update to Prosperous Universe has been dubbed Populous, and it's all about population... except in some ways, it might feel like...
Black Desert gets an April Fools’ event on PC, Drieghan on console, and new events on mobile
Whew! The down side of having so many different versions of Black Desert is that when an update day rains, it pours. And it...
Ashes of Creation plans its alpha one testing starting in May
Make it through this stretch of time, Ashes of Creation, because good things are coming in the future. Specifically, they'll be arriving in May,...
Shroud of the Avatar disables a big experience boost to get rid of shared experience pools
There was a 10x quest experience bonus in Shroud of the Avatar, but it has been disabled now. But the reason is actually somewhat...
Defiance and Defiance 2050 are both kicking off Armistice Day festivities
You have to give both Defiance 2050 and the original Defiance credit, since they both are living up to their names. Somehow the titles are...
RuneScape adds in the new Archaeology skill for excavating and cleaning artifacts
We promise you, after this line there will be absolutely no jokes about whether or not you can "dig" the latest skill added to...
OrbusVR is adding climbing and treasure hunts while bringing back escort quests
Since OrbusVR is a virtual reality game, there are certain limitations to jumping. After all, if you start jumping around in real life you...
PlanetSide 2 deploys Desolation tweaks and upgrades its east coast servers
Remember those previewed changes for PlanetSide 2 from its weekend test server? That was just a couple of days ago, but they were planned...
Blade & Soul launches the Forgotten Souls update today
Gosh, don't you hate when you're going from the Earth Realm to the Spirit Realm and you forget all your souls? Has that never...
PlanetSide 2 plans for Desolation changes hitting the live servers this week
There was a playtest for PlanetSide 2 changes this past weekend, which ran a special Outfit Wars schedule on the test server to try...
Wisdom of Nym: Expected expansion features still unseen in Final Fantasy XIV
We're still not into the period of time in which we'll learn about patch 5.3 for Final Fantasy XIV. Indeed, there's a lot of life left...
Marvel Future Fight adds in crossover content from House of X/Powers of X
Let's be honest, if you are not already familiar with the House of X/Powers of X storyline in the various X-Men books, there is...
EVE Online rolls out faction war changes for testing
The latest changes to EVE Online's faction war system are not yet on the game's live server, but they are available for players to...
Blade & Soul previews the item changes and treasure trove for its Forgotten Souls update
How could Blade & Soul have a Forgotten Souls update? Souls are right there in the title! You can't forget about them! Ah, well, it's...
Red Dead Online adds in a new featured series of Showdowns with more on the way
You've got map objectives to capture, you've got some throwing knives, and that's your lot in life. That's the experience in the latest Showdown...
Phantasy Star Online 2 introduces its ‘scratch tickets’ lockboxes as the open beta kicks off
The open beta for Phantasy Star Online 2 has kicked off today on the Xbox One, with Windows 10 still listed as "coming soon."...
Secret World Legends celebrates the Spring Equinox until March 31
The Envoys of Avalon have decided that now is the right time to show up in Argatha again, because it's March 17th and that...
World of Warcraft details the acquisition of currency to buy rank 3 Essences on alts
It was announced last week that players in World of Warcraft would get account-wide access to rank 3 Essences following repeated insistence that this...
Camelot Unchained’s latest mini-update is all about incoming testing and Devout classes
There's still work being done on Camelot Unchained right now, and it's the sort of work that requires some devotion. See, one of the...
New World’s latest video dev diary covers weapons and specializations
If you're eagerly looking forward to New World, you will want to watch the video below. Then you will hear the first words spoken...
