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Guild Wars 2’s Tournament of Legends and new player-built DX12 addon
The world of Tyria is filled with legends, and next month, Guild Wars 2 players will get the opportunity to fight for a spot...
World of Warcraft is bringing in Free T-Shirt Day as a micro-holiday in patch 8.1.5
If you're not happy with the state of World of Warcraft at the moment, perhaps what would change your mind are free shirts. It couldn't...
There’s another investor suit mounting against Activision, this one alleging fraud in Bungie split
The controversy over the sudden split between Destiny 2 developer Bungie and longtime publishing partner Activision continues with the announcement that "global investor rights...
The Cycle postpones its sixth alpha test for longer access while adding stress tests
Bad news first for fans of in-dev survival sandbox The Cycle. The game's sixth alpha test has been pushed back by two weeks, so it'll...
EverQuest II announces anniversary events and new ‘old-school PvP’ event server
Venerable poster child of the MMO genre EverQuest is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, and it just recently announced a cavalcade of events...
Final Fantasy XI rolls out the Spring Alter Ego Expo on February 1
If you think about it a little, the trusts in Final Fantasy XI are a bit like the eponymous pokemon. They fight alongside you and...
GDC’s sixth annual State of the Industry report shows VR down, Steam down, and unionizing up
The sixth annual GDC State of the Industry report is an interesting barometer of development; rather than focusing on analysts, it focuses on surveys...
Crowfall tries out its updated scoring system in a new round of campaigns
A new round of test campaigns has started in the world of Crowfall, and this time around, the game has been updated with the...
World of Warcraft’s latest Q&A covers the global cooldown and item level changes
Pretty much no one has really been made happy by World of Warcraft putting most major cooldowns on the global cooldown, one of the many...
Fallout 76 previews new Survival mode, triggering community commotion
Apparently, some people thought that wandering around an devastated, irradiated wasteland full of vicious mutant creatures wasn't dangerous enough, which is exactly why Fallout...
Latest PUBG update tunes Vikendi loot balance, introduces new gun and vehicle
A new update has hit the PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds test servers, bringing with it some new content for the recently released Vikendi map as well...
Old School RuneScape outlines proposed Chambers of Xeric adjustments
In the wake of last week's huge Old School RuneScape update, which added the all-new Kebos Lowlands region to the game, Jagex is now...
Path of Exile fixes up Betrayal issues while preparing its next major expansion
Full marks to the team behind Path of Exile, as the recently deployed patch 3.5.2 should clear up any remaining issues with the game's Betrayal...
Final Fantasy XIV previews this year’s Valentione’s Day festivities
There's something sinister in the wings in Final Fantasy XIV. Something strange is happening with the world's aether, causing magics to behave strangely in little...
Project Genom is quietly restructuring around SpatialOS
Have you been watching Project Genom from the sidelines and noted in the back of your mind that it seems like the game has gone...
Cyberpunk 2077 creative director joins Blizzard to work on an unannounced new project
A sudden shake-up has occurred at Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red, as it appears that the game's creative director, Sebastian Stępień, has left...
Sea of Thieves is taking aim at combat adjustments in its next update
Combat on the high seas is about to get a bit more refined, according to Sea of Thieves Executive Producer Joe Neate in the...
Closers updates its development roadmap as its Lunar New Year event begins
It's been the better part of a year since anime-action MMO Closers released its latest development roadmap, and the folks at En Masse Entertainment...
Lineage II looks forward to updates for both live and Classic in early 2019
The next year will bring stuff for Lineage II. That's the takeaway from the new producer's letter for the game looking forward to everything on the...
China’s third round of game approvals still omits Tencent and NetEase
There are a lot of game companies in China, but Tencent and NetEase are the two titans with huge stables of titles, numerous online...