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Nexon’s The First Descendant adds Luna and Ultimate Valby in its first post-release update
Nexon is full-steam ahead on development for looter-shooter The First Descendant, as this week it's released its promised first post-launch patch, complete with a...
Dauntless deep-dives weapon infusion and talent crafting, teases a launch date for Shattered Isles patch soon
Dauntless has once again put forth a deep dish dev blog about its Shattered Isles patch, continuing its sporadic yet in-depth looks at the...
Hands-on with Arc Games’ Fellowship, a new game trying to distill the MMORPG dungeon experience
For many folks, one of the more entertaining aspects of playing an MMORPG is running through its dungeons (though of course that varies from...
Tarisland adds damage and defense bonuses for bringing rookies to endgame content
Tarisland has been surprisingly quiet since its launch here in the west last month, with Tencent having focused on launch promotion and influencer showdowns....
Ashes of Creation previews its Bard class, announces Alpha Two’s release in October
It's time to get violently musical in Ashes of Creation, or at least it will be when Alpha Two goes live because the Bard...
Elite Dangerous confirms Type-8 ship launch and major overhauls to engineering for August 7
Frontier Developments' monthly livestream once again provided some big news for Elite: Dangerous players, particularly those who have been in the game for a...
Crowdfunded multiplayer RTS Stormgate enters headstart today ahead of its August free-to-play launch
If you're an MMORTS junkie as MOP's Tyler is, you've probably been watching Stormgate's development with great interest over the last few years. In...
Cozy multiplayer life sim Spellfarers conjures up an early access launch
Grab your trusty spell books, phone a friend for support, and take a trip on your favorite flying broom (or high-speed internet line) right...
Guild Wars 2 kicks off Festival of the Four Winds, preps PvP warclaw overhaul ahead of Janthir Wilds
When Guild Wars 2's Janthir Wilds launches at the end of August, the warclaw mount will undergo a major transformation as the journeykin, an...
Perfect Ten: MMOs with outstanding tutorial sections
Tutorials! They're important. I even wrote an entire column about them recently, talking about how important they are in getting people into a new...
Survivalbox Enshrouded’s Back to the Shroud update offers three new difficulty presets – including a relaxed easymode
Enshrouded blew up the sandbox world at the top of the year, roping in a million players and then following it up with dungeons,...
Path of Exile applies several adjustments to Settlers of Kalguur and continues attacking launch bugs
We're once again checking in on Path of Exile and its newly released Settlers of Kalguur update, which appears to have moved away from...
Skull and Bones outlines adjustments to food buffs, storage, and ship items arriving August 6
The next mid-season patch for Skull and Bones is on the horizon, but players of the game are getting an advance look at some...
For Science: EVE Online ramps up cancer-fighting Project Discovery with new minigames and rewards
You know, one of my all-time favorite types of stories to write are about EVE Online's Project Discovery. It's science, MMOs, and warm fuzzies...
Lord of the Rings Online’s two new progression servers, including an EU-based one, launch Thursday
While Boromir once famously said, "One does not simply log into Mordor," that's exactly what's going to happen this Thursday. Standing Stone Games announced...
Palworld studio enters partnership to accelerate ‘multifaceted global development’ and expansion
Admittedly, this bit of Palworld news is entering into supposition territory, but considering the language of the announcement, it could mean big things for...
A week after The War Within’s pre-patch, World of Warcraft still has the same bugs
The World of Warcraft pre-expansion patch for The War Within launched on July 23rd, and it launched with some pretty substantial bugs. The updated...
Wisdom of Nym: The actual storytelling issues with Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail
I'm not exactly surprised that basically any controversy vis-a-vis Final Fantasy XIV's most recent expansion is pretty much completely focused on the story (with...
Black Desert Mobile unveils Dosa class, summer season server, and new game modes at Heidel Ball
This past weekend saw a Heidel Ball presentation premiere for Black Desert Mobile, and as fans might expect, there were a few reveals for...
Rumor: Blizzard’s new WoW Classic survey once more raises hopes for a Classic Plus launch
If you're anywhere even adjacent to the WoW Classic playerbase, then you've probably seen rumblings about a "Classic Plus survey" making the rounds in...
