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Blade and Soul’s Golden Harvest Festival is live
Let's all go win some plates covered in food and then shove them into our filthy knapsacks so that we can turn them in...
Rumor: A complete overhaul is in the works for Anthem
So, you know how Anthem scaled back its content updates and seems to have started moving into quiet acceptance of being at a dead...
World Visit restrictions are added to Final Fantasy XIV’s Ishgard Restoration
Everyone wants in on the crafting action of Final Fantasy XIV's Ishgard Restoration, but that can be a bit of a problem. Since the various...
The Elder Scrolls Online begins its dungeon-delving Undaunted event [Update: Now disabled]
Do you consider yourself generally lacking in daunts when it comes to The Elder Scrolls Online? Resistant to being daunted? Undaunted, if you will? Because the...
Astellia Online promises Avalon this month and a new zone in December
It's pretty clear that the team behind Astellia Online isn't just importing the game and then letting it go completely, seeing as how the game...
Final Fantasy XIV’s Naoki Yoshida explains the Ishgard Restoration plan, addresses population bottlenecks
Yesterday saw the introduction of the Ishgard Restoration content in Final Fantasy XIV, if you could see it past the enormous sea of people turning...
World of Warcraft’s latest test server build sparks player anxiety over glowing eyes
The next World of Warcraft patch is in the middle of testing, which has already resulted in some negative player feedback on certain systems. But...
Final Fantasy XI’s latest version update adds new monthly objectives and sort of updates Beastmaster
The newest patch for Final Fantasy XI has included adjustments for Beastmaster... in theory. You can hear about it in video format or just look...
The Imperial Realm: Miranda celebrates a decade of work by a single developer
On Saturday, November 9th, The Imperial Realm: Miranda will have been in development for a solid decade. That in and of itself might not...
Conan Exiles details follower leveling and follower limits coming to the game alongside mounts
Good news, Conan Exiles fans: Your pets and thralls (collectively known as "followers" now in game terms) will be able to gain levels. And...
BlizzCon 2019: Jeff Kaplan hopes Overwatch 2 will change how game sequels work
If you're thinking of Overwatch 2 as basically DLC with new PvE modes and some tweaked character models, that's understandable; while the sequel has no...
Astellia adds a hard cap to Astel ranks while adjusting acquisition rates
No players in Astellia Online were meant to have eight-star Astels at this point. That's not to say they were never meant to be added; that...
Final Fantasy XIV launches patch 5.1: Vows of Virtue, Deeds of Cruelty
It's patch day once again for Final Fantasy XIV, and if you think that means the game has made tons of things available for players...
RuneScape outlines plans to make stone spirits and ore more valuable
There's not a problem with stone spirits in RuneScape, or at least not the problem that's obvious. Yes, they're basically unwanted and offer very little...
Final Fantasy XIV elaborates on the additions to housing for patch 5.1
Updates to housing for Final Fantasy XIV are coming in patch 5.1 beyond the addition of new wards. Sure, the addition of three new wards...
World of Warcraft will be locking down corruption values on the test server
The new Corrupted item system being tested for World of Warcraft has already received a fair amount of feedback, generally in the negative. The...
Bless Unleashed explains the multi-tiered process of equipping your character properly
If you were worried that equipping your character would be a simple process of looking at an item level number in Bless Unleashed, you will...
Final Fantasy XIV posts the preliminary patch notes for patch 5.1: Vows of Virtue, Deeds of Cruelty
Do not try to read the patch notes for Final Fantasy XIV's latest patch out loud in one breath. You will run out of oxygen...
TERA delivers the Unmasked update to console players on October 29
Players on TERA's console version will be taking to the skies on October 29th as the game's Unmasked update arrives with new flying missions. A...
Heroes of the Storm adds a cataclysmic new challenger, Deathwing
It's time to just ruin everything in Heroes of the Storm with the addition of the game's newest hero, Deathwing. Yes, everyone's favorite world-shattering dragon has...
