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Even in the ruined world of Defiance 2050, people are still gathering around to celebrate the true meaning of Christmas. What would that be? Guns...

The development team is listening to player feedback in Survived By, and there are issues to be addressed. First and foremost are the issues with...

Years of shields as a tanking tool in MMOs tend to make us think of shields as being purely defensive, but when you think...

I don't mind telling you that I'm looking forward to Blue Mage in Final Fantasy XIV. I've said before that it's almost a new form...

There will never be a time in my life without my heart going out to Guild Wars for its map traveling. Yes, the original. After...

Crashing through the sky comes a fearful cry! It's a hawk's cry, specifically. Followed shortly by an actual hawk in someone's face, followed shortly...

The ramp-up for Crowfall's first campaign in pre-alpha 5.8 continues, with the team kicking off the first snap testing on the game's test server. No,...

The second part of the previews for Final Fantasy XIV's next major patch (and last one before its third expansion) will be taking place on...

Gosh, the mighty have fallen when it comes to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. The game isn't hemorrhaging players like certain other titles, but it does appear...

Have you too long been denied the ability to hunt the Behemoth because you'd rather play Monster Hunter World on PC? Don't worry, that's ending...

The next update for Wakfu is bringing in new nations, which will give players a lot of new things to do, but it's also giving...

The Starlight Celebration is heading to Final Fantasy XI as it does every year, but players are getting a different sort of present with the...

When Pokemon Go adds trainer battles, you can overcome distance to fight people with the power of friendship. No, really; while normally you can only...

The initial backer alpha release of Temtem was pretty short on critters to catch, partly by design. So it's a good thing that the patch...

The Krampus, once an obscure bit of Christmas trivia, has become a blessing for MMOs eager to let you fight something for the holiday....

So did you think you have explored every possible permutation of Gnomeregan in World of Warcraft? Don't be silly, you still have to go through...

There's no place like hunts for the holidays. That one is free; Monster Hunter World players can use that for promotions if they so...

There's a lot going on in The Division 2, but maybe you don't care about that; you just want to know the different ways you...

It's the holiday season, and DC Universe Online wants to celebrate the true meaning of the season: getting stuff. That might sound wrong, but we...

It may be safely concluded that the eponymous Theater of Mystery in Blade & Soul's update of the same name does not refer to new...