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Overwatch’s Jeff Kaplan explains Brigitte’s design, while Hi-Rez implies she’s a Paladins ripoff
If you're the analytical type, you probably started formulating a playstyle for Overwatch's upcoming hero Brigitte as soon as you read about her abilities...
PlanetSide 2 solicits player input regarding the construction system
Do you play PlanetSide 2? Do you have opinions about the game's construction system? Then you'll probably want to let your opinions be known...
The Daily Grind: Are MMO developers obligated to give new stuff to all factions at the same rate?
So World of Warcraft is bringing us another allied race in the form of the Mag'har (uncorrupted Orcs, don't you know). We haven't had...
Revelation Online shows off its 20v20 Iron Precipice Blitz map
The newest battlefield in Revelation Online is going to pit you against 20 other people! You'll have 19 allies yourself, of course, but with...
Defiance 2050 further explains cross-platform play, character carryover, and game mechanics
Still scratching your head a bit about the Defiance 2050 surprise announcement yesterday? We all are. Fortunately, we do have a bit more information...
Demon’s Souls servers turn off tomorrow
There's been a trend over the past several years of games that are not MMOs but still have a pretty robust suite of online...
Secret World Legends has made the Agents available for missions
Managing other people in Secret World Legends: A life's goal for members of the Illuminati and probably a living hell for the Dragons. (Templars...
World of Warcraft has a new PvP talent UI and (possibly) no Zandalari paladins in Battle for Azeroth
It's important to note at this point that World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth has not yet revealed the classes for Zandalari or Dark...
Dark and Light is unveiling a new update timeline in March
Last week's patch for Dark and Light was delayed, following the patch from the week before also being delayed. What's going on? According to...
Neverwinter details the hunts of the Lost City of Omu
Yo dawg, we heard you like hunting monsters, so we put some monsters to hunt in Neverwinter so you could hunt monsters while not...
Wisdom of Nym: Mechanical issues for jobs in Final Fantasy XIV, part two
Last week, we covered the mechanical issues for about half of the Final Fantasy XIV job lineup. This week, we're covering the other half....
The Daily Grind: How do you choose your character’s mounts in an MMO?
Sometimes, the choice of mount in an MMO is limited by functionality. If I want to cart someone around in Final Fantasy XIV, I...
Ship of Heroes shows off the new combat features for its upcoming alpha test
It's not really a superhero game unless you're fighting someone or something, right? So Ship of Heroes has a certain obligation to give you...
SCUM is coming to Steam in Q2 2018
Remember SCUM? Yes, that's the name of the game. No, it's probably not going to make you feel great about yourself from the name...
Valnir Rok patches in female characters and horses
Girls love horses, right? That's still a gendered stereotype, isn't it? Because the latest patch for Valnir Rok adds both girls and horses to...
Warframe reverts beam weapons to their older state with extensive rebalancing
Once, beam weapons in Warframe were hitscan weapons that dealt appreciable damage and were accurate to a pinpoint. They had a balance problem, though,...
Just Survive patches in construction improvements and looks forward to account-wide progression
Construction has gotten better in Just Survive with the game's most recent patch. For one thing, you can more quickly repair base damage with...
WoW Factor: Why can’t Blizzard stop messing with everything?
It's funny to me that people had such an aggressive reaction to the changes coming to Hunter pets and damage formulas in Battle for...
Fortnite speeds up construction
Building is a big part of Fortnite, and Epic Games has revealed some construction improvements geared to speed things up in both Battle Royale...
Crowfall delves deeper into crypts with its latest video Q&A
Are you still struggling to wrap your mind around the way that Crowfall's new Crypt system is going to work as character selection? The...
