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Hearthstone kicks off its Fire Fest-E.V.I.L. on July 10
This summer, Hearthstone wants you to beat the heat. Not that it wants you to be cooled down, no, it literally wants you to...
Fortnite’s latest patch gives you an air strike in a can
You shouldn't have to be satisfied with just tossing a grenade into an enemy fortification in Fortnite. No, you should take things to the...
The new item level season in World of Warcraft starts today
The musical Rent suggests measuring a year in seasons of love, which doesn't seem particularly easy to quantify. World of Warcraft, meanwhile, measures a...
Dual Universe is on-track for Alpha 2 on July 11
The latest video for Dual Universe should be good news for anyone eagerly anticipating the game's second alpha test because it confirms that the...
Conan Exiles increases decay timers so that you’ll go outside
Damn it, kids, how long have you been inside playing video games?! It's summer! The weather outside is beautiful (or it's a murderous overhot...
Final Fantasy XI’s next version update is rolling back White Mage changes while updating Ninja
It turns out that a lot of people were unhappy with the changes made to White Mages in the most recent Final Fantasy XI...
Dark Age of Camelot addresses questions about buff stacking and synergy
Players have had years to search out the intricacies of design in Dark Age of Camelot, but there's still more to learn, as evidenced...
Destiny’s Sword has almost reached its funding target with two days to go
The bad news for Destiny's Sword is that the title has not yet funded, still sitting at a bit over a thousand dollars to...
First impressions: Astellia is acceptable – not astonishing, but certainly not atrocious
There was a certain something that remotely intrigued me about Astellia Online before we reached the closed beta phase, so like any sensible human...
PUBG Corp has a new studio working on a game creating a new narrative in the PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds universe
So, how much do you know about the universe of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds? It's perfectly valid if your reaction to that question is incredulity that...
Final Fantasy XIV releases its patch notes for the Shadowbringers expansion
It's time for patch notes! Sure, players still have a couple of days before Final Fantasy XIV throws wide the gates for early access...
Hearthstone is removing Vanish and Mind Blast to reinforce class identities
Class identity is kind of a big deal in Hearthstone, since the decks that any given class can field are limited by a class's...
Fallen Earth has had two very bad months, but work is still being done on the game
Matt Scott, CEO of Little Orbit, has popped back over to the official Fallen Earth forums to offer an update on the game's development....
Astellia’s first closed beta has officially begun today – here’s the trailer
As promised, Astellia Online's initial closed beta test has begun as of this morning.
"Closed beta testers will be providing the studio with invaluable data...
Scum adds in female characters and beards with its newest patch, Maneater
The whole conceit for Scum is that you're dealing with an assortment of criminals, ruffians, and ne'er-do-wells, but for a long time the game...
Astroneer launches its summer update with new equipment and QOL tweaks
The summer has officially arrived in Astroneer, or at least an update to coincide with summer. You could land on a planet and find...
Conan Exiles has delayed its illegal structure wipe and plans to re-enable Avatar summoning
There's a patch approaching for Conan Exiles aimed at removing illegal structures, which means "structures that should not exist in the game" rather than...
Path of Exile shares more keystone design discussion from the Legion league
Keystones in Path of Exile have a big impact. They always offer significant power, but they also always offer a significant weakness as well,...
World of Warcraft will not split up its Classic servers based on language
If you're a European fan of World of Warcraft eager for the Classic servers to arrive, you'd better brush up on your linguistic skills....
WoW Factor: Blizzard’s schizophrenic view of levels
So it was just last week when I did a whole column asking whether Blizzard does, in fact, have a plan when it comes...
