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Radical Heights teases female characters and jumping through windows
There's still plenty of stuff going on in the development of Radical Heights, and Cliff Bleszinski is showing it off on Twitter. What sort...
Bless Online details the origin and reasons behind its faction conflict
There are two factions in Bless Online, so you can be sure that both factions want to make sure that the other faction no...
Villagers & Heroes adds in new village options with the Wellspring expansion on May 14
The heart of gameplay in cross-platform MMORPGÂ Villagers & Heroes is all about villages, so anything that expands your options for villages is going to...
MechWarrior Online adds the Solaris arena with its newest patch
Unlike the usual battles in MechWarrior Online that are part of savage and cruel wars, the battles in the newly added Solaris arena are...
Hearthstone’s newest expansion has a new card that’s causing balance issues… with animations
When a new expansion arrives in Hearthstone, there will be balance issues. That's almost inevitable; you know it's going to happen, it's part of...
Closers invites players to take part in new challenges at the planar gate
If you've got a need for some new challenges in Closers, possibly of the planar variety, you'll get plenty out of the new Planar...
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds adds map changes and red zone shrinkage
Brendan "PlayerUnknown" Greene does not have kind words for people who dislike the red zone in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. In his own words, people who...
The Repopulation previews more of its delayed patch
The next big update for The Repopulation has not arrived just yet. It's the same reason as before; Idea Fabrik wants to use the...
The Daily Grind: How diligent are you about making money in an MMO?
No one believes me when I say that I'm bad about making money in my main games. It's true, though; compared to the people...
Final Fantasy XIV confirms its next major patch in late May
If you were watching the most recent Final Fantasy XIV live letter, we can only hope you speak Japanese. It would be pretty hard...
MOBAs provide a template for the future of the battle royale genre
So where will battle royale games be in another five years? We don't know just yet, but from a purely business standpoint we can...
Crowfall details the mechanics of building within its eternal kingdoms
If you're going to share a plot of land with other people in Crowfall, you need to understand what that sharing will entail. If...
Blade & Soul patches in a fight against a robot
A new Blade & Soul patch has arrived, and it is indisputably the best patch the game has seen because it allows you to...
The Elder Scrolls Online previews the mechanics of jewelry crafting
One of the biggest additions with the launch of The Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset is the inclusion of crafting skills for jewelry. That might...
Crowfall streams another set of patch notes from the future
Skill trees are pretty darn important to Crowfall, so it's also pretty darn important when the development team announces that said trees are getting...
Overwatch’s Archives event is live
It's time to move along the story of Overwatch in the game itself, which apparently means playing events that took place many years ago....
Hearthstone patches up to prepare for the Witchwood
The next Hearthstone expansion approaches very quickly. It's arriving tomorrow, as a point of fact. Of course, the patch for the 135-card expansion is...
Citadel: Forged With Fire is adding daily quests with its next patch
Look, readers, we're a little pressed for time, so perhaps you can do us a favor and just add "like daily quests" mentally at...
PAX East 2018: Frostkeep’s MMO Rend has come a very long way in just one year
My experience with Rend last year felt a bit like stepping into a faerie circle and slipping into another world, sneaking up to a...
The Daily Grind: Should MMOs offer open-world challenge modes?
This question is not about World of Warcraft's upcoming PvP mode switch. Don't get me wrong, that's a cool option; you either explore the...
