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World of Warcraft’s Ion Hazzikostas explains the philosophy behind Azerite now and in the future
It turns out that even if you liked World of Warcraft's Artifact Weapons and how they were designed, their front-loaded nature was very bad. That's...
Check out some Dungeons & Dragons Online’s Masterminds of Sharn content on the preview server this week
The newest expansion for Dungeons & Dragons Online, Masterminds of Sharn, isn't slated to release until the end of this month, but players can...
Albion Online’s second Oberon patch hits the test server as the game preps free-to-play
The second Oberon patch has gone live on Albion Online's test server, bringing changes to portals and balance adjustments as the game prepares to...
Ashes of Creation is rotating in a new set of cosmetic items for pre-orders
So we all know that the Ashes of Creation alpha testing and planned launch has seen delays and that Intrepid has been rolling out a...
Blade & Soul brings in two new dungeons for the Legends Reborn event
Do you have a deep desire to fight a turtle with sharp weapons? If so, you are a monster for that fact. However, Blade & Soul...
Red Dead Online is blowing up with its new showdown mode, Up in Smoke
Coming hot off the heels of last month's Spoils of War and Target Race game modes is a brand-new showdown game mode for Red...
Project Gorgon previews its new War Cache dungeon feature in latest developer blog
Some brand-new level-50 content is coming to Project Gorgon in the form of War Caches, a new feature coming in the game's next update....
Massively OP Podcast Episode 214: No fools we
Justin and Bree discus MMO April Fools' Day, Jumpgate's sequel, Funcom's new Secret World project, EverQuest 3, Rend's abrupt launch, Star Citizen's ladies, and Neverwinter and DDO's expansion dates, with adventures in Guild Wars 2, DDO, and Blade & Soul, and a mailbag question on MMO emulators.
Dragon Quest X will shutter in China on May 30
And now, we announce the closure of a Square-Enix MMO. No, not Final Fantasy XIV and not Final Fantasy XI; those are both going strong, obviously. It's Dragon...
Fortnite updates with limited-time sniper shootout while players grumble over patch revert
It's not going to surprise you that there's a new batch of stuff out now for Fortnite. That's largely to be expected; if you've...
Final Fantasy XIV brings back Hatching-tide on April 9
The war at the Ala Mhigan border has spun into a stalemate, there's the promise of having to travel to the First, and there...
PAX East 2019: Dauntless talks launching, version 1.0, and the Epic Store
The fine folks at Phoenix Labs aren't bringing Dauntless to Steam; instead, they're heading to the Epic Store as planned. We can all speculate about...
Torchlight Frontiers introduces Contracts in today’s alpha update
Today, Torchlight Frontiers is turning over a new leaf with its New Beginnings alpha update, which introduces the much-touted Contracts system and adds some...
Diablo III kicks off testing for patch 2.6.5 on April 5
It's time for a little testing in Diablo III starting on April 5th (that's how you know it's not a joke) when patch 2.6.5 arrives...
The Elder Scrolls Online takes home inaugural GLAAD award for Outstanding Video Game
This is not a joke whatsoever: LGBTQ media-advocacy organization GLAAD has awarded The Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset with its first-ever award for Outstanding Video...
Final Fantasy XIV’s Naoki Yoshida is overseeing a new project that may very well be another big online game
We don't know what it will include. We don't know when it will be released. We don't even have a title. What we do have...
The MOP Up: Warframe descends to Deck 12 on consoles
Warframe's Deck 12 has unlocked for console players -- and there are deep, dark secrets to be uncovered by descending to it.
"Now is the...
Valve pledges to fix Artifact’s ‘deep-rooted issues’ in attempt to salvage the game
Things haven't been going particularly great for Artifact. Valve's digital card game, which launched in November of last year, has been rapidly hemorrhaging players...
Call of Duty swatter receives 20 years in prison
The so-called Call of Duty swatter, Tyler Barriss, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his 2017 swatting call that resulted in...
Betawatch: The Elder Scrolls Blades is accessible early on mobile and no you won’t like the business model
Here's the news that has had our staff chat in a tizzy this week:Â The Elder Scrolls Blades is now in early access on mobile...