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Nexon is handing out compensation for The First Descendant’s messy but popular launch
So I know you'll be shocked to hear this, but the launch of The First Descendant yesterday did not go perfectly smoothly. I know,...
Black Desert’s latest class, the mist-warrior Dosa, is live in today’s PC update
If you peeped any of the news coming out of Pearl Abyss' Black Desert Heidel Ball extravaganza in Beynac-et-Cazenac a few weeks back, you...
Tower of Fantasy brings a new character, boss fight, and multiple events in latest update
So just what sort of damage does a weapon called Poppin' Stick inflict? That most vital of questions can be answered by Tower of...
Star Citizen raked in higher profits over the month of June and the second quarter
One might suspect that the month of May would have been a big one for Star Citizen's piggy bank owing to the Invictus event...
Final Fantasy XIV’s massive Dawntrail expansion is officially live today
If you've already been playing Final Fantasy XIV's Dawntrail early access since Friday, then today's official launch will be little more than a blip...
Nexon’s co-op looter-shooter The First Descendant has officially launched today
It's launch day for Nexon's The First Descendant, a word I still manage to misspell even after covering this game for at least the...
Chinese Star Citizen fan attempts to sound an alarm over a resolved Bar Citizen ticket price fiasco
Followers of Star Citizen are likely very familiar with the Bar Citizen community meet-ups that run every year. These free player-run events allow fans...
Albion Online’s Paths to Glory update is coming July 22 with a new achievement system
You had to know this one was coming, given the game's cadence, but finally we have details: Albion Online's Paths to Glory update, its...
BitCraft adds $20 supporter pack guaranteeing access to all future playtesting
We're just a week away from BitCraft's second alpha, and developer Clockwork Labs has updated the account hub in preparation for the event. Specifically,...
Daybreak bought Palia studio Singularity 6 and aims to bring the game to launch
File this one under "did not see this coming in a million years but also not sad about it whatsoever": Daybreak has acquired Palia...
Fortnite Reload mode brings the battle royale shooter back to gimmick-free basics
For all of the aspirations Epic Games has heaped upon Fortnite as some metaverse-adjacent hub of greater entertainment, the actual battle royale mode that...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail’s relatively smooth early access isn’t a sign of doom
On Sunday evening, I had to log out from Final Fantasy XIV to take care of an errand. This is not unusual. It is,...
The First Descendant talks up new characters, ultimate weapons, and tools to make the perfect build
We're only days away from the global launch of Nexon's looter shooter The First Descendant, which means that fans might already be considering their...
The MOP Up: League of Legends’ game modes help to refresh its theme park design
League of Legends' game director explained why the MOBA is adding a Vampire Survivors-type mode to make it more like a "theme park," saying,...
Global Chat: Tarisland’s controls, WoW Classic permadeath, and Dawntrail tips
The Ancient Gaming Noob doesn't mince words in a recent essay: He found Tarisland pretty annoying right from the start. One key complaint? The...
One Shots: Dawntrail, ho!
Memories of a brutal 48-hour downtime for Final Fantasy XIV are fading into distant memory as the playerbase basks on the shores of Dawntrail....
V Rising is taking ‘a brief respite’ before working on Update 1.1
Now that Stunlock Studios has the PC and PS5 release of its vampiric survival sandbox V Rising behind it, the studio is taking a...
Four Winds: Wuthering Waves, Genshin Impact, and the burgeoning gacha gaming industry
In the early days of the pandemic, I spent a lot of time covering the then newly released Genshin Impact. The first piece was...
Kickstarted MMO Fractured Online to fully launch on July 24th
While an official launch date is cause for celebration under normal circumstances, it seems doubly so for the rough road that MMO sandbox Fractured...
PSA: New World throttles back on its character transfer cooldown timer
Here's an important public service announcement for any New World players who are thinking of transferring their characters: Amazon is reverting the cooldown for...
