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TERA brings in some new dragons and banishes the old dragons
Were you excited when TERA first introduced its current crop of riding dragons? Maybe. But now those dragons are boring and dumb, and so...
WildStar looks forward to more Prime difficulty content over the next year
The first major WildStar patch of 2017 unlocked the Primal Matrix and added the Prime difficulty level for select dungeons. What's next for the...
Star Trek Online highlights the rewards for its upcoming War Games gameplay
The next major season patch for Star Trek Online introduces players to a major new system: War Games. The whole point is good-natured competition...
Final Fantasy XIV updates the Stormblood site with screenshots and lore
We've still got a couple of months to go before Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood is released, but at this point we all know what's...
Guild Wars 2’s unofficial card game is now available on Tabletop Simulator
Do you remember the unofficial Guild Wars 2 CCG? If you don't, you should, because it's absolutely awesome. In concept, anyway; while Luke Dowding...
Grand Theft Auto Online has a nasty new money-stealing hack floating around
EVE Online: "No one can have a more toxic player culture than ours!"
GTA Online: "Hold my beer."
Diablo III brings the Necromancer closed beta to life
It's time to start dredging up corpses and making them do what you want in Diablo III, because the Necromancer closed beta has arrived....
Skyforge is live on the PlayStation 4 for real
In the days of early access, endless open betas, soft launches, and head starts, it's still important to note when a game is well...
Blade and Soul’s newest patch revamps class progression and adds new regions to explore
The latest big patch for Blade & Soul has arrived, and it brings with it some major changes. Class trees and skill points, for...
PSA: The Elder Scrolls Online kicks off its free play week today
If you don't yet own The Elder Scrolls Online but want to see if it's worth owning ahead of the Morrowind update, you'll get...
TERA launches its Valkyrie patch Honorbound today [Update: It’s live now!]
At first it was called the Paragon. Then, players revolted, and it was renamed to the Valkyrie. But whatever you call the newest class...
World of Warcraft’s command center is up on US servers
As players fight through the Broken Shore in World of Warcraft, it's important to know which of the various support structures are up at...
Conan Exiles wants to know what you want, what you really really want
What do you think about Conan Exiles so far? Because your opinion matters to the development team. Not in a vague, abstract sense, but...
Gigantic discusses impact changes for respawns, summons, and Guardians
This is the end... of the week. But for Gigantic, it really is the end... of smaller patches during open beta. While there still...
Chronicles of Elyria is making progress on lighting and critters
With all of the work Chronicles of Elyria put into having its demo ready for the last two major gaming conventions, there wasn't a...
Neverwinter details the mechanics of loadouts
One character build cannot be used for everything in Neverwinter if you want to be the best at what you're doing. Certain situations require...
World of Warcraft and Final Fantasy XIV are exchanging jokes over Twitter, and it’s awesome… and significant
It began quite innocently. A streamer asked whether he should play World of Warcraft or Final Fantasy XIV. That would have been the end...
Darkfall: Rise of Agon deploys a major patch with new spawning mushrooms and Champions
The most recent patch to Darkfall: Rise of Agon does a lot of things for spawning. For one thing, it introduces the game's dynamic...
Dauntless reveals the details of its Founder’s Packs
Admit it, you knew that Dauntless would have Founder's Packs. That's just the nature of the beast these days, even in a game all...
The Diablo III Necromancer beta is on its way… soon
Ever since the addition of Necromancers to Diablo III was first announced, players have been eagerly anticipating the first chance to really try out...