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Bless Online patches in a new battlefield while weakening attacks and buffing defense
Players of Bless Online seem to be a little upset due to the whole lack of PvP at the top level. It's only one...
Final Fantasy XI announces a small June update and a big July update to follow
The bad news for Final Fantasy XI fans is that the game's monthly update in June is going to be on the smaller side....
Closers shares its updated development roadmap
Development roadmaps aren't everything, but it's helpful to know if the next few months of a game are going to be an absolute trash...
TERA announces Heroes Oath update for June 7 on PC, preps console players for the Gunner’s arrival
En Masse is laser-focused on its next release for TERA. Called Hero's Oath, the update is slated to launch next week on June 7th,...
How a server explosion – and two epic devs – help keep Classic Guild Wars alive
Sometimes things going wrong lead in good directions. According to a new interview on Kotaku, there are actually two developers keeping Guild Wars afloat...
Star Wars: The Old Republic is tuning up its warzone experience
When July rolls around, Star Wars: The Old Republic is planning some changes to its warzones. Significant ones, at that. The development team wants...
World War 3 takes aim at providing an ‘authentic approach to battle royale’
Albert Einstein famously said that he did not know what weapons World War 3 would be fought with, but he knew World War 4...
Path of Exile posts the full patch notes for its Incursion update
A patch is a beautiful thing for Path of Exile if you enjoy reading through patch notes or playing new patch content. You'll have...
Fortnite adds in a new vehicle, the shopping cart
There's another popular battle royale game that has vehicles, and so Fortnite made the wise decision to incorporate vehicles into its gameplay. The first...
New multiplayer Pokemon games are headed for the Nintendo Switch with Pokemon Go cross-compatibility
There are new multiplayer Pokemon games coming to the Nintendo Switch, and just like Pokemon Go, they'll bring with them motion controls for picking up...
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...
