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Battle Bards: The Final Refrain
It’s been a very long while, but the Battle Bards haven’t fully abandoned you — at least not without a goodbye! In the grand...
Warframe of Mind: Full impressions of the Temple ‘frame experience
As much as I would like to be known as an absolute grinding machine when it comes to Warframe - and I absolutely can...
Path of Exile 2’s Dawn of the Hunt introduces the Huntress, rogue exiles, a mount, and heaps of support gems
With Path of Exile 2 being in early access beta instead of launched, I was unsure whether Grinding Gear Games would be keeping to...
Elder Scrolls Online’s Fallen Banners DLC arrives to console players with an active subscription
This week has brought the option for console fans of Elder Scrolls Online to delve into a pair of new dungeons provided they have...
Vampire survivalbox V Rising will launch its 1.1 update, Invaders of Oakveil, on April 28
We've finally got a map and a plan for V Rising's first big post-launch update: It's called Invaders of Oakveil, and it's launching April...
‘We like to make really big games’: John Smedley teases Distinct Possibility by namedropping PlanetSide 2 devs
Our regular readers and followers of the MMO genre already know the name of John Smedley. He was the former head of Sony Online...
Interview: Mother Machine talks inspiration, platforming, and pining for an MMO
I'm generally pretty picky when it comes to roguelikes, but I also really adore cute-looking platformers, so when I was first introduced to Mother...
Myth of Empires launches its long-awaited Xizhou Civilization DLC
It's time for a bit of Persian style to get all up in Myth of Empires' beeswax, assuming you've got about $15 to spend,...
Fallout 76’s OG lead artist discusses how he fought to embiggen the game’s map pre-launch
The Game Developers Conference hasn't just been a place where members of the c-suite pontificate about industry-related things; it's also been a stage for...
Now Snail Games USA says it didn’t know about ARK Survival Evolved’s AI-gen Aquatica map trailer either
So hey, remember when Snail Games USA shared more details about its Aquatica map DLC arriving for survival sandbox ARK: Survival Evolved? And how...
Not So Massively: Crusader Kings 3 carves its own path in the grand strategy genre
The list of games that fill the multiplayer medieval conquest and political court vassal relationship/resource management simulator niche is unsurprisingly short. In fact, it’s...
Warframe of Mind: First impressions of Techrot Encore
Here is the initial column I wrote about the most recent Warframe patch in its totality: On Tuesday, I did not have Secondary Merciless...
Fight or Kite: PvPvE extraction game Legacy Steel and Sorcery is already showing promise in early access
Love 'em, hate 'em, or pine for the good old days, we are most certainly in the age of extraction RPGs. Just as spring...
Conqueror’s Blade’s update aims to be the ‘first-ever authentic video game recreation of Korean Silla culture’
Military strategy MMO Conqueror's Blade has had an interesting turn of the year, having just moved house from My.Games and Obsidian to Poros Interactive,...
ARK Aquatica is a ‘non-canonical’ DLC map for ARK Survival Evolved arriving in June
Yesterday we gathered together the slightly chaotic news pouring from Studio Wildcard related to ARK: Survival Ascended's next major update, which saw the studio...
PlanetSide2 is finally merging its NA servers in April – here’s how to help pick the new names
Remember how PlanetSide 2 successfully merged its EU servers last year, prompting calls - begging, really - for a similar NA server merge? And...
Ultima Online devs tease New Legacy’s second update with competitive collectible content
YouTuber DM Wyvern has a fun multi-person podcast interview with two members of Broadsword out this week, specifically focused on Ultima Online's New Legacy....
Old School RuneScape’s Sailing skill open alpha test begins March 20
The Sailing skill has been talked about, teased, and polled for a very, very long time, and now Old School RuneScape is making good...
Diablo Immortal’s Writhing Wilds update releases this week with a new region and battleground
Last week, NetEase and Blizzard previewed Diablo Immortal's 2025 roadmap - and more specifically, the Writhing Wilds update that is literally on deck this...
War Thunder brings more vehicles, mission and map updates, and new gameplay features in latest patch
Being stung by a hornet sucks regardless of whether you're allergic or not, but what if you were the hornet doing the stinging? Unfortunately,...
