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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...
Vague Patch Notes: Online games are a marathon, but they still need to start running
One of those phrases we like to use a fair amount here is the fact that running an MMO is a marathon, not a...
Darkfall Rise of Agon has officially soft-launched its hybrid free-to-play ‘freemium’ model
Remember back when free-to-play was still a pretty rare thing, and we used to run polls on which MMOs would go free-to-play next? And...
TERA partners with PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds for bizarre crossover event
Well, we suppose it was bound to happen eventually: PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds and TERA are crossing over. Sure, it seems like an odd combination, and...
Anthem’s day one patch nukes infinite loading screen and adds loot to bosses
With all of the early access and previews running, you could be forgiven for feeling that Anthem had already launched. It has not, however; the...
DC Universe Online launches game update 92 today and preps for St Patrick’s Day
If you woke up just now and are eagerly planning to jump right into DC Universe Online, we've got some bad news for you, as...
The Daily Grind: What if World of Warcraft never launched?
It is 2003, and after several years of development and hype, Blizzard Entertainment sizes up its World of Warcraft project. The studio decides that...