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Embers Adrift opens up subscription perks to all for its anniversary event
It's already been just about a year since Embers Adrift first reached launch, and that's something to celebrate for any MMO. Even more so...
New World discusses the changes made to Influence in its second iteration
There's just a few hours left to go until New World's Rise of the Angry Earth expansion, so why not spend a chunk of...
Survivalbox Chimeraland is stealth-launching a surprise new update today
Earlier this week, we checked in on Chimeraland, finding the delightfully weird title had abandoned its website, social media presence, and Discord, leading us...
The Daily Grind: What MMO combat has felt unfair to you?
Fairness in combat is in the eye of the beholder, to a certain extent. There are people who will insist a fight is unfair...
Final Fantasy XIV launches its special site for patch 6.5, Growing Light
Later this month will see the announcement of when patch 6.5, Growing Light, will arrive for Final Fantasy XIV (although we know it's early...
Final Fantasy XI is implementing boss difficulty selection for Sortie with its September version update
Upgrading your Prime Weapon in Final Fantasy XI is supposed to be hard. That's kind of the point. But there's also the fact that...
Star Wars: The Old Republic’s 7.3.1 update and Season 5 launch today
After a long and arduous battle, Kai Zykken has been removed from the fleet stations for numerous offenses including writing bad checks, causing issues...
Star Wars: The Old Republic releases patch 7.3.1 on September 6
If you absolutely cannot wait for the next patch for Star Wars: The Old Republic... well, we don't know what to tell you. There's...
Baldur’s Gate 3 adds more epilogue for Karlach, along with more bug fixes and improvements
What's the difference between "cut content the designers couldn't finish" and "cut content the designers didn't finish?" That might seem like splitting hairs, but...
New World previews Season 3’s planned changes, which include the end of the expertise system
Big changes are coming to New World when Season 3 rolls around, and you know that's the case because previews of that content are...
The Daily Grind: Are there any MMOs you wish had a hardcore option?
We've got about a week until WoW Classic introduces the game's hardcore servers, which will allow you to take on the game with the...
Take a look behind the scenes of WoW Classic’s hardcore realm development
Those of you who are flashing back to another game that loved including the word "hardcore" in as much material as possible can breathe...
New World’s latest video highlights its long-awaited transmog system
"Transmogrify" is a verb that has been used for centuries as a humorous word to denote gross transformation, but it came into vogue following...
Path of Exile promises to bring Crucible items into standard play, but with adjustments
Attention, Path of Exile players! Did you enjoy the Crucible League? Were you wondering what will happen to the items and mechanics from the...
Blizzard champions Undaunted, a World of Warcraft guild for hearing-impaired players
Players who have adventured through World of Warcraft: Dragonflight no doubt enjoyed getting to meet a major centaur NPC who communicates via sign language....
Blizzard posts Diablo IV patch 1.1.1 notes ahead of release on August 8
To say that the past few weeks have been contentious in the Diablo IV community would be an understatement, but it seems as if...
New World is patching in a solid boost to its frame rate this morning [Updated]
There are very few instances wherein you want a game's framerate to be ruined. While it's possible, it isn't expected. So it is unsurprising...
Diablo IV’s first seasonal content, Season of the Malignant, is available today
The dictionary definition of "malignant" can mean evil or malevolent, but it can also means highly infectious or destructive and is frequently used in...
New World kicks off Season 2, Blood of the Sands, today – here’s the new trailer!
A new season begins for New World begins today, with just two hours of downtime expected from 8:00 a.m. EDT to 10:00 a.m. EDT...
World of Warcraft previews the upcoming Augmentation spec for Evokers
According to the new preview, World of Warcraft's new Augmentation Evoker is a spec that's never been seen before because it's a damage dealer...
