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Black Desert turns three years old in the west as its battle royale mode leaves early access
Can you believe Black Desert is creeping up on three years since its launch here in the west? It's true! Naturally Kakao is pulling...
Path of Exile details the fate of Betrayal, new auras, and PS4 development ahead of Synthesis expansion
When Path of Exile's new Synthesis expansion releases in 10 days, its current Betrayal league will be retired, but as is the custom for...
13-year-old Dungeons and Dragons Online opens Sharn expansion pre-orders next month
Superstitious or not, a 13th birthday for Dungeons and Dragons Online feels pretty darn lucky to us in this day and age. Standing Stone...
Funcom saw record high 2018 revenue, inks deal for DUNE games including open-world multiplayer title
Would you like a bit of good news for MMOs? Because we've got some. It's from Funcom. Funcom killed it in 2018.
"2018 is our...
Elder Scrolls Online’s Wrathstone DLC and Update 21 are officially live
Hey, dragon fans: The Season of the Dragon in Elder Scrolls Online has officially begun today with the formal release of the Wrathstone DLC...
RuneScape launches its third and final Elite Dungeon, the Shadow Reef
All seasoned adventurers in RuneScape are encouraged to dive into the last Elite Dungeon today. This of course means "seasoned" as a synonym for "experienced,"...
Leaderboard: What’s your biggest beef with Anthem?
If you're still a little confused as to why EA would drop something like Apex Legends right as hype was reaching its peak for...
300,000 people took part in the Xbox One betas for Black Desert, Pearl Abyss previews roadmap
My guess is that most of our readers are already plenty familiar with Black Desert, being as it's still the newest of the large...
Introducing Haven, a co-op RPG starring a pair of lovers
I can speak from some level of experience that gaming with your significant other is a good time, so the reveal of Haven is...
EverQuest reworks progression server rules while EverQuest II’s new servers are weeks away
EverQuest fans, mark your calendars for March 16th. The 20th anniversary date of the first title in this franchise will see four specialty server...
LOTRO Legendarium: Examining 2019’s amazing producer’s letter
I swear, the news never fails to make a monkey out of me. Just the other day I was grousing about how it was...
MMO Business Roundup: Overpaid gaming CEOs, FTC’s lootbox workshops, and why online launches are trainwrecks
Welcome back to another MMO Business Roundup, where we check in on all your favorite flaming dumpster fires in the gaming business world.
The 2019...
Pokemon Go looks to the future in new interview as it announces Clamperl-focused limited research event
It's hard to believe that it's been over two years since Pokemon Go launched, starting an international craze that seemingly had everyone out and...
Bethsoft says it’s ‘fully dedicated’ to Fallout 76 as it rolls out huge roadmap for 2019
Heck yeah let's keep the Friday good news train rolling. Fallout 76 just turned 100... days! And Bethsoft has plans, people. It's just posted...
Anthem is finally officially launched, to the tune of lukewarm reviews (plus the launch roadmap)
Anthem has finally, finally wound its way through all its early tests and early accesses and headstarts and other folderol to make it to...
Now confirmed: Guild Wars 2 studio ArenaNet is suffering heavy layoffs, but the game will continue
Update: The layoffs have now been confirmed, and ArenaNet has now issued a statement. We're continuing to update this article at the end.
Kotaku is...
Bless Unleashed previews the archer class, re-confirms 2019 Xbox One launch
Hey, so Bless Unleashed is still happening. Bandai Namco sent 'round a brand-new trailer for the game today, introducing the Ranger class, which it...
Leaderboard: How worried are you for PlanetSide Arena and Daybreak right now?
Daybreak's Friday-night revelation that it is delaying PlanetSide Arena to summer made me worried. Actually, the revelation that the company would be refunding everyone...
Mobile MMO AxE: Alliance vs Empire launches today
There's a new trend in reveal-to-launch-time ratio, and we can't say that's a bad thing: Having less wait between learning of a game and...
Black Desert’s PC version rolls out the new Central Market as Xbox One edition mops up beta bugs
Economy fiends, it's your week to shine in Black Desert. That's because the game's trading system has received a major new implementation in the...