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Sea of Thieves has welcomed more than 15 million players
Playing Sea of Thieves is all about sailing on the high seas, but it turns out that they're not particularly lonely waters. The game...
Project Gorgon adds a new animal form [update]
Project Gorgon is calling it -- the end of beta, that is.
Coupled with a July 16th patch notice was the announcement that the beta...
Wild Terra 2 offers roadmap with new territory and skills leading into 2020 early access
When Juvty Worlds announced Wild Terra 2 last autumn, eyebrows shot up around the MMO world. But since then, the studio has been laser-focused...
Population Zero’s latest early access update rebalances perks and tackles performance
Population Zero made big moves this week to rescue itself from the doldrums of a weak Steam launch thanks to a large content update...
Albion Online celebrates three years online and spring playerbase peaks
Remember 2017? It wasn't great, but anything looks good compared to 2020, right? It was also when Albion Online launched. No, not the Steam...
Korean hybrid MOBA Hunter’s Arena Legends has hit early access on Steam
So who remembers earlier in 2020 when we first covered Hunter's Arena Legends, a hybrid battle royale MOBA with fighting game inspo and stunning...
Destiny 2’s Beyond Light expansion is delayed from September to November 10
Remember about five weeks ago when Bungie announced that it was working on three additional expansions for Destiny 2, the first of which would...
Vague Patch Notes: New World delays to add the game into the game
All right. Someone has to ask it, and it doesn't need to be me but it's still going to be me because I feel...
Final Fantasy XIV launches its special site for patch 5.3, Reflections in Crystal
The next live letter for Final Fantasy XIV isn't until next week, but the special site for patch 5.3 has already arrived and can...
Magic-slinging battle royale Spellbreak will go free-to-play on all platforms, allow cross-platform play at launch
Remember Spellbreak? It's a battle royale title that we first highlighted when it was in pre-alpha testing in October 2018. Its whole shtick is...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 279: New World in the new year
Justin and Bree discuss New World, WoW Shadowlands, Dual Universe, Legends of Aria, Elder Scrolls Online, and Torchlight III, with adventures in WoW, LOTRO, and Fallout 76, plus mailbag topics on lazy development and Mists of Pandaria.
PUBG breaks 70M sales ahead of 8.1 update as Steam concurrency continues to drop
It's not every day that a video game sells 70 million copies, but PUBG is celebrating just that this week. In honor of that...
Elder Scrolls Online’s Stonethorn DLC launches August 24 for PC, September 1 for console
Elder Scrolls Online is apparently not wasting any time when it comes to its Stonethorn cadence. After announcing the new DLC last Thursday, it's...
World of Warcraft: Shadows Rising is a solid book stuck in an uncomfortable midspace
My long-standing policy for the prequel novels for World of Warcraft expansions has been to not read them. We've gotten these things for a...
Ubisoft’s Skull & Bones is supposedly rebooting as a live-service title after years of delays
The waters surrounding Ubisoft's long-delayed pirate title are starting to stir once more. After more than a year since last hearing any movement on...
Guild Wars 2’s next episode, Jormag Rising, launches July 28 – here’s the new trailer
As promised, ArenaNet has pushed out the trailer for Guild Wars 2's next episode, titled Jormag Rising and launching in just two weeks.
"Chapter four...
The Daily Grind: Should MMOs charge subs for beta?
Dual Universe is not the first MMORPG to charge a sub for a beta - let me just state that upfront. So today's Daily...
The Game Archaeologist: World War II Online
The 1990s saw the rise of flight simulators that thrived on detailed, complicated controls and handling. Such games threw out accessibility and casual-friendliness for...
Legends of Aria throws a party to celebrate its official launch
The cat is out of the bag, the MMO is out of early access, and the fun is out of control. With the official...
Amazon’s New World delays again – this time to spring 2021
We weren't alone here in calling Amazon Game Studios' original launch window of spring 2020 for New World "foolhardy" and "premature." And we're guessing...
