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Echo of Soul closes its Classic servers on May 23
It's been a while since we've talked about Echo of Soul, but it turns out that a lot has been happening with the game...
What to expect from Elder Scrolls Online’s upcoming daily reward system
There are plenty of juicy new features coming to The Elder Scrolls Online with its next big update other than just the Summerset expansion....
WoW Factor: Things that actually worry me about Battle for Azeroth
The Battle for Azeroth beta is here, at long last, and it feels like it might have come a little early in the process....
Black Desert opens up the Imperial Auction House for all your rare curio purchases
Odds are good that your veteran characters in Black Desert have a lot of silver at this point. But once you've spent it on...
Final Fantasy XIV previews the Ridorana Lighthouse of patch 4.3
South of Rabanastre, there is a lighthouse. It's not a very good lighthouse, because it's surrounded by a yawning chasm that gets worse every...
The Daily Grind: Which non-MMORPGs would make good MMORPGs?
When Jagex first announced its Transformers game, it was an MMORPG. Then it got its MMORPG elements stripped and became a MOBA, and then...
StarCraft II puts two well-known community maps up for sale
The StarCraft II map editor offers a lot of power, and there are countless examples of using the basic functions of the editor to...
Path of Exile revamps its store interface for cleaner navigation
Look, we don't mean to shock anyone, but Path of Exile needs to make money, and it does so via its cash shop. That's...
Bless Online teases players with a class overview before launch
The Steam launch of Bless Online draws ever closer, and that means you're going to need to pick a class to play. You have...
Star Trek Online accidentally previews its Personal Endeavor system for Victory is Life, players unearth quadrant map
Who likes having new goals to achieve on a daily basis? Because that's what you're getting in the next Star Trek Online expansion, even...
Citadel: Forged With Fire lets you bring your tamed creatures with you through fast travel
Fast travel is important with Citadel: Forged With Fire, but it had an obnoxious and somewhat weird little quirk: Hopping through a portal wouldn't...
World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth turns on Dark Iron Dwarves and Mag’har for character testing
The first batch of the second wave of allied races are available for testing now on World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth's alpha test....
Final Fantasy XIV releases its next patch site and its Live Letter digest
Players are crucial to the reconstruction of Doma in Final Fantasy XIV, so it's only right that the next leg of the game's main...
OrbusVR adds in new pet breeding and gear combination
In the real world, walking up to someone and asking if you can put your dragons together will probably get you arrested. In OrbusVR,...
Revelation Online invites you to battle for glory in its new colosseum
It was teased, but now it's truly here. Revelation Online is introducing the colosseum, and its world will never be the same. Specifically, it...
Fortnite brings out a newer, better 50v50 battle mode
People liked the 50v50 mode in Fortnite, but it had some issues. Fortunately, it was only a limited-time mode, so the developers could take...
The Daily Grind: How much time do your regular MMO tasks take up?
MMOs are games of repeated content. You log in and do some things today, then in all likelihood log in to do several of...
Star Trek Online opens up its expansion bundle packages for Victory is Life
If you've been through prior expansion launches for Star Trek Online, you know that the expansion launch is almost always accompanied by big packs...
Monster Hunter World is patching in a new hunt against Kulve Taroth
Most games could not get away with a patch that adds literally one monster. "That isn't enough of a patch," players would say. But...
TERA delivers impressive new character abilities with the Godsfall patch
The latest update for TERA on PC brings characters to new heights of power. Not just because you're acquiring all sorts of commendations and...
