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World of Warcraft: Legion overview panel recap
There's an expansion in the works for World of Warcraft. That's not news. It's the details of that expansion that fans have been anxiously...
Path of Exile announces that it will soon be making announcements about its next expansion
Good news, Path of Exile fans: The next expansion for the game hasn't been announced, but it has been announced that it's going to...
New Crowfall site design asks players to consider their legacy
Roads can deteriorate, statues crumble, castles collapse, and books are lost. But legacies persist. A redesign for Crowfall's website plays up the idea that each...
Final Fantasy XIV prepares for a 24-hour maintenance
The first post-expansion patch for Final Fantasy XIV goes live on November 10th, but you'd better get in all of your gameplay before then....
Trove plans database overhaul to correct for game downtime
At the risk of being presumptuous, we think it's a fair statement that most people who enjoy playing online games prefer being able to...
MapleStory preps character server transfer event
So you've been playing MapleStory for a while, but when you convinced your friends to start playing, they all wound up playing on a...
DC Universe Online is launching Episode 18 for its members and Update 54 for everyone today
Don't you love running content in hopes of getting a rare drop that never, ever shows up? If you love that, you will hate...
The Repopulation patches delayed due to Hero Engine issues
Fans of The Repopulation have grown accustomed to an aggressive testing and update schedule, but the testing schedule has suddenly and unexpectedly slowed. A...
NCsoft Q3 2015: Guild Wars 2, WildStar, all sales dip downward [Updated]
The bad news for the most recent NCsoft financial report is that once again, profits from WildStar were down slightly from the previous quarter...
Let the NPCs handle your busy work with Albion Online’s laborers
There are certain tedious tasks that are just better left up to automation sometimes. Sure, you need a steady flow of incoming wood and...
Asta kicks off its first beta test in the West
Will Asta be a success here after its poor fate in its native land? It's too early to say, but you can start making...
EVE Online launches its Parallax update
The latest update for EVE Online isn't quite the show-stopping update that some players might wish for, but it's still substantial. Parallax contains a...
Crowfall takes on the fine degrees of separation between bow users
You are not your weapon in Crowfall. Just because two archetypes use a bow in the game doesn't mean that they play the same....
Destiny has 25 million registered users
The news from the most recent Activision financial report was not rosy for all online gaming fans, but it looks quite positive for Destiny...
EverQuest II anniversary celebrations kick off on Friday
Players have been adventuring in EverQuest II for more than a decade now, and that's a good reason to celebrate. Even as the developers...
Exploring EverQuest II’s Terrors of Thalumbra raids
The next expansion for EverQuest II will include not one raid, not two raids, but four raids for players to take apart. If you...
Asta’s producers have hopes that the game will find its audience in the west
The situation with Asta is an unusual one - it's an import, but it certainly failed to find its audience within its native land,...
Final Fantasy XIV previews the Vanu Vanu beast tribe quests
It's impossible to reach the level cap in Final Fantasy XIV's current expansion without dealing with the Vanu Vanu. There are quests focusing on both the...
Sword Coast Legends team promises free DLC to expand the game’s core
If you want to play Sword Coast Legends right now, you can do so. It's out and available! And the initial reception of its...
Star Citizen makes major flight model changes for alpha 2.0
Modeling deep-space flight in Star Citizen involves thinking a lot about vectors, acceleration, and maneuvering thrusters. That's always been the case. The game is...
