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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...
It’s the final week for Red Dead Online players to earn a care package by ranking up
If you'd like to get yourself a package stuffed with valuable... well, stuff in Red Dead Online, you should start getting to work on...
Outlaws of the Old West finally allows you to be drunk and disorderly
If your game is offering players a chance to have an adventure in the Old West, it really ought to include the ability to...
Star Wars: The Old Republic returns to that Nar Shadda nightlife
Who doesn't love the night life? No one on Nar Shadda in Star Wars: The Old Republic; everyone wants a slice of that life,...
Blade & Soul’s Empyrean Shadows patch is now live – here are the patch notes
Patch day! It's one of the most wonderful days for any MMO, and Blade & Soul players can look forward to enjoying the update...
World of Warcraft is removing an exploit used to powerlevel characters in Island Expeditions
What's the fastest way to level up in World of Warcraft right now? Have some friends willing to game the system. Essentially, there's a well-known...
Guild Wars 2 is removing language restrictions on linking worlds with the upcoming WvW restructure
30We don't mean to blow anyone's minds, but there are a few different languages spoken in the EU. At least three. This poses a...
The Daily Grind: Do you check out sunsetting MMOs on their last days of operation?
I've never played Worlds Adrift, and in the near future I will never be able to do so. Despite this fact, I'm in no particular...
Wisdom of Nym: Why you should be cautious speculating on Final Fantasy XIV’s expansion balance
Whew. All right. So we've gotten the media tour information for the next Final Fantasy XIV expansion, and that means that people have gotten to...
Path of Exile fixes Legion bugs and adds a visual guide for incubators
The next patch to Legion for Path of Exile is due out by the end of the week, and that's good news. Further good...
Crowfall details the item rewards coming with its next major patch
One of the major goals for Crowfall is to have a shallow power curve, but one of the things that you want as a player...
E3 2019: The Division 2 heads back to New York for third DLC, plus Uplay and movie updates
It seems a little odd that The Division 2 sends us down to Washington, DC when our actual main antagonist heads right back to...
EverQuest II celebrates Oceansfull across the waters of the world
Ready for a shocking revelation about EverQuest II? There's water in the game. A fair amount of water, even! Players can even celebrate the presence and...
Rust’s latest update brings in the earliest ridable horses
Back in the '90s, Rust was not in a very famous TV show. But you can still enjoy the spirit of that by taking...
The Daily Grind: Which non-MMORPG would you like to see expand into one?
It's common knowledge at this point that Overwatch is in small part salvaged from Blizzard's never-actually-made second MMORPG, although just how much of the game...
OrbusVR previews its raid and overworld content for its June 11th patch
Fans of OrbusVR have to wait a little bit longer for the game's next patch to arrive on June 11th, but at least the sheer...
