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PAX East 2018: Blizzard offers more details on World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth encounters and raids
So if we'll no longer have tier sets in World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth, what motivation will you have for continuing to raid...
Citadel: Forged With Fire upgrades to the newest Unreal Engine
Today's patch for Citadel: Forged With Fire brings the game up to the latest iteration of the Unreal Engine! That's great news, isn't it?...
Chronicles of Elyria walks you through the process of gathering and crafting
The crafting system for Chronicles of Elyria has been overhauled in the latest test build, and it is all about making sure that your...
Skyforge streamlines and scales its adventure difficulties
The team behind Skyforge noticed a problem. Players who had hit the higher end of Prestige found themselves more or less locked out of...
Path of Exile mulls over reviving its popular April Fools’ Day Battle Royale mode
For this year's April Fools' Day joke, Path of Exile announced the creation of a Battle Royale mode... and then further surprised players by...
Dark and Light is devoting April to bug fixes
In the game development sphere, developers take part in two separate but equally important tasks: The development of features to add content to the...
Star Trek Online launches Season 14.5 behind the eyes of the Tzenkethi
Those of you longing to play a Tzenkethi captain in Star Trek Online will not have your wishes answered with the Season 14.5 update,...
Project Gorgon player analyzes the current issue with the game’s skinning economy
The residents of Project Gorgon currently have something of a panther problem. Before you get ready for a panther-themed event complete with all sorts...
The Daily Grind: What should every MMO make account-wide?
The nice thing about World of Warcraft's Loremaster achievements is that pretty much all of them are account-wide, thus ensuring that my efforts to...
Overwatch is bringing back the Kings Row Uprising event with new hints of story
Last year, players were treated to a hefty event in Overwatch with the Kings Row Uprising. It was a PvE mode, it featured hints...
Final Fantasy XI gets ready for an April update
If you were worried that the end of the fiscal year meant the end of Final Fantasy XI updates, we're happy to report that...
RaiderZ plans on improving hit detection and map design with its relaunch
A game like RaiderZ with no targeting is highly reliant on its hit detection, but according to the latest release from the team behind...
World of Warcraft improves questing limits and hints at new emotes in Battle for Azeroth
The limit of 25 active quests in World of Warcraft isn't so bad, so long as you never forget to abandon old quests, always...
The Elder Scrolls Online is including daily login rewards with the Summerset release
If you were sitting with rapt attention when The Elder Scrolls Online announced its next expansion, you probably caught a pretty thorough list of...
Flyff brings around the second part of the Turning Point update
The new Turning Point part 2 update for Flyff brings to mind several questions. For example, is this a subsequent turning point after a...
RIFT is tweaking ability performance to address area impact
There's a bit of a problem that's turning up on RIFT, both the Prime server and the live servers. That problem? Some abilities just...
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds celebrates a year of early access
Can you believe that it's been a year since PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds first launched into early access? Probably. There's a video to celebrate the anniversary...
Closers announces Tina as the winner of its next playable character contest
Remember when Closers asked players to decide on its next playable character? The votes were tallied, and Tina is joining the roster on April...
Final Fantasy XIV kicks off a free login campaign for former players
If it's been a while since the last time you stepped into Final Fantasy XIV, you might want to try it out again. Of...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV and evergreen options against new ones
Quick, you there! Tell me what's going to be in the next patch for Final Fantasy XIV, patch 4.3! Not all of it, though,...
