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Conan Exiles increases decay timers so that you’ll go outside
Damn it, kids, how long have you been inside playing video games?! It's summer! The weather outside is beautiful (or it's a murderous overhot...
PixARK’s summer update introduces new subspecies and a sporty motorboat
Summer fun has arrived in the voxelated world of PixARK, whose latest patch introduced a slew of new aquatic subspecies and swanky seasonal outfits....
EverQuest and EverQuest II kick off the Summer Spectacular as time-locked expansion servers advance
The summer spectacular has arrived in EverQuest and EverQuest II. No mediocrity with summer for you, it's all the spectacular here. The events run...
Conqueror’s Blade’s first major update brings five new units, endgame progression, and balance tweaks
Every good knight needs a squire, so it's convenient that free-to-play medieval-warfare MMO Conqueror's Blade has just released its first major update, Knights &...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 227: Your letters, our answers!
Justin and Bree dip into the mailbag for a full clean-out! Topics include City of Heroes and sunsets, offensive names, player housing, returning to MMOs, MMO associations, memorabilia, Hytale, modding, and whether early access would've saved WildStar.
Newly proposed Chinese gaming regulations target romantic plotlines and sexual content
Love conquers all -- except for Chinese gaming regulations, if the recently proposed rules for game content regulation come to pass. The People's Daily,...
Guild Wars 2 offers players the chance to vote on the next competitive weapon set
Are you eager to name the new competitive weapon set in Guild Wars 2? Hey, you, wait a minute. The people designing this game...
World of Warcraft developers are working on changes for rare spawns and the Battle for Nazjatar
The launch of patch 8.2 for World of Warcraft was just about a week ago, but it turns out there are some lingering issues...
The Division 2 begins rolling out Title Update 5 features to the Public Test Server
Attention, Division agents: The Division 2's upcoming Title Update 5 is now live on the game's Public Test Server on PC, and over the...
Star Citizen brings patch 3.6 to wave 1 backers, introduces new universal launcher
The next stage of Star Citizen's alpha test, update 3.6, is live and running on the game's Public Test Universe for wave 1 backers,...
Final Fantasy XI’s next version update is rolling back White Mage changes while updating Ninja
It turns out that a lot of people were unhappy with the changes made to White Mages in the most recent Final Fantasy XI...
World of Tanks fan gathering Tankfest had to evac attendees because of a fire
So there's a gathering of World of Tanks fans known as Tankfest (because what else would you call it) that took place last week...
Eternal Magic’s closed beta starts on July 17
Ladies, this one is (apparently) for you. Eternal Magic is entering closed beta on July 17th, and all you need to do to take...
The MOP Up: Prosperous Universe’s economy gets a boost with local markets
The economy obviously is a major component of the upcoming Prosperous Universe -- it's kind of hinted at right there in the name, after...
Tencent battle royale Ring of Elysium has officially launched
The shores of Early Access have gone away, leaving only launch for Tencent's Ring of Elysium. Yes, it actually launched this week. To celebrate,...
Co-op sandbox Portal Knights releases free Questing Update and DLC
The adorable fantasy-construction-sandbox world of Portal Knights has just gotten a little bit bigger today with the dual-pronged release of a free game update...
Betawatch: Star Citizen might be opening up full persistence with alpha 3.6
It feels weird when Star Citizen is selling you something that actually exists, huh? But the title is hard at work selling you tickets...
Steambirds Alliance is a new co-op bullet-hell shooter from the creators of Realm of the Mad God
The creators of Realm of the Mad God are back with another chaotic co-op bullet hell, but this time they're abandoning the realm of...
South Korea’s anti-boosting law has gone into effect
Let's say your friend Trab is a terrible player, but you want him to be playing in a slightly higher bracket in Overwatch, so...
Dark Age of Camelot addresses questions about buff stacking and synergy
Players have had years to search out the intricacies of design in Dark Age of Camelot, but there's still more to learn, as evidenced...