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EVE Online dives ‘Into the Abyss’ with today’s update
Ready to dive into a new style of PvE gameplay in EVE Online? Today's patch for the Into the Abyss update sends players into...
Sea of Thieves’ Hungering Deep patch is now live
Traditionally, piracy was chiefly concerned with finding other ships and taking the stuff on them for your own ship, but there's no reason you...
Legends of Aria disables its map hotkey with the newest patch
The developers of Legends of Aria don't want you opening a world map any more. You shouldn't have a world map in a sandbox,...
Wisdom of Nym: Slicing through Final Fantasy XIV patch 4.3
You know, it's kind of rough to get through all of the content of a new patch in one day, especially when you can't...
Neverwinter’s Ravenloft menagerie should make you a bit more afraid of the dark
It's hard to be menaced by monsters in a game like Neverwinter. The whole point of the game is that every kill makes you...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best in-game cosmetic options?
With the changes made in Legion, World of Warcraft wound up with a pretty great system for cosmetic outfits. Unfortunately, it also has some...
Fortnite shows off development plans for limited-time modes and quality of life
Development continues on Fortnite, and that means the developers have lots of things to show off for the future. The latest development post is...
RIFT increases experience and sells mounts for the long weekend
It's Memorial Day weekend here in the US, a time for people to... well, theoretically remember something, but in practice it's a long weekend...
Crowfall shows off the features of its 5.6 build
The next big milestone build for Crowfall is patch 5.6, and it's a big one. It has the first pass of the vassal system,...
Champions Online brings out the vehicle-centered Circus Malvanum event
The heart and soul of Champions Online is either playing a superhero and taking out dastardly villains or flying vehicles around. The event hitting...
Warframe teases new story content by way of a recommended quest guide
The story of Warframe is always there, but it has lain fallow for some time now. The developers have had other things to focus...
The Daily Grind: What was your first ‘wow’ moment in an MMO?
Your first MMO tends to stick in your mind in a certain way. The first time you realize that you're in a game with...
RIFT players datamine changes to the Prime XP curve and new item packs
The fine souls at the Ghar Station has once again turned to the latest RIFT patch to mine out relevant information, and the results...
Closers brings Harpy into the game along with Special Agent Yuri
Going through life with a name like "Harpy" is going to produce certain expectations from others, so we can imagine that the latest agent...
Star Wars: The Old Republic doubles your rewards with its latest patch
The latest patch for Star Wars: The Old Republic is doubling your rewards. Your experience? Doubled. Command XP? Also doubled. Other things? Doubled. Incoming...
Final Fantasy XIV patch 4.3 is out to be played
It's time to explore the next part of the story and unravel a new set of mysteries in Final Fantasy XIV with the launch...
RuneScape drops a big quality-of-life patch with plenty of cherry blossoms
Sometimes, you need to stop and smell the cherry blossoms. Which is a bit of an odd thing to do in Britain, the home...
Wisdom of Nym: Checking out Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 4.3 notes
As it always has been, so it is again; we've got our next patch for Final Fantasy XIV just around the corner, and thus...
The Elder Scrolls Online shares Summerset patch notes, trailer ahead of PC launch
You've heard all about the many, many features arriving in The Elder Scrolls Online when Summerset arrives, and it's arriving in force today. (For...
The Daily Grind: Have you ever run unauthorized MMO modifications?
In the earliest days of Final Fantasy XI, you couldn't alt-tab without crashing the game. Thus, the Windower program, a little add-on designed to...
