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ArcheAge introduces stat-granting costumes and clothes laundering
After a long night of play in ArcheAge, do you stare at your costume slot and wonder why it can make you look so...
Here’s the lowdown on Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 3.2
The next Final Fantasy XIV patch is dropping next week, but you won't have to wait until Tuesday to see the changes being made...
Landmark is introducing the new build mode
Playing Landmark is all about building. It's also all about exploring and experiencing the things other people have built. It's multi-faceted. That's why the...
Heroes of the Storm outlines existing and upcoming improvements to matchmaking
Blizzard wants Heroes of the Storm to be accessible to everyone. That can't happen if your first match of the game sees you pitted...
Atlas Reactor hosts its alpha sneak peek week
The Atlas Reactor alpha is speeding along with the occasional squeak, but this week, information need not be leaked. You can just try out...
Elite: Dangerous outlines the expanded variety coming to missions
Variety is the spice of life, and while it may not be the opposite of boredom, it's at least within throwing distance. The developers...
Star Trek Online is overhauling its skill system (again)
The skill system in Star Trek Online is kind of a hot mess. It always has been, from the game's initial launch skills to...
Black Desert’s second closed beta is live now
The second closed beta for Black Desert has kicked off. You could be playing the game right now. It's not quite the same game...
Guild Wars 2 hosts the first season finals for its Pro League on Saturday
At 11 a.m. EST on Saturday, February 20th, the finale of Guild Wars 2's first Pro League season will commence. If you've been eagerly...
Final Fantasy XIV previews changes coming to group pose functionality
Getting a screenshot right is serious business. Final Fantasy XIV added its group pose functionality in patch 3.1 to make it that much easier...
H1Z1’s split is underway
We hope you didn't have urgent plans to play H1Z1 today because the game is splitting itself in half today. The maintenance is currently...
Black Desert gears up for its final closed beta test
The release date for Black Desert grows ever closer, and that means that its final round in beta is just about here. The final...
Star Trek Online details the art design of the Tier 6 flagships
Every Star Trek series has its iconic ships, and for Star Trek Online, the factional flagships fulfill those roles. Those flagships have recently received...
Check out a test drive of DayZ’s new rendering engine
You remember DayZ, don't you? It's not the only survival sandbox on the market any longer, but it's still in early access and being...
A day in the life of a Revival hunter
While the first pass of renovation kit revisions are in the bag, the most recent entry on Revival's site isn't really about that. Nor...
Dragon of Legends cancels and restarts Kickstarter with a much lower target
On February 9th, Dragon of Legends stopped its Kickstarter campaign. The official word was that it was obvious that the campaign was not going...
Yoshida on the future of PvP in Final Fantasy XIV
The next Final Fantasy XIV patch will not contain the new PvP mode of The Feast; that's due to be implemented a bit after...
How Star Wars: The Old Republic’s class stories were made
The Knights of the Fallen Empire storyline means that the player characters of Star Wars: The Old Republic have come a long way from...
RIFT’s next soul pack will contain a soul for each calling
Do you feel sufficiently soulful in RIFT? The game's next major patch will contain a new pack of souls for players to purchase for...
Elite: Dangerous offers its Arena as a standalone product
You know what you find interesting in Elite: Dangerous. It's not exploring, it's not mining, it's not missions, it's just getting into close quarters...
