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Blizzard lays out World of Warcraft’s esports 2019 plans, will crowdfund part of prize pools
Although Blizzard may have cut back on esports support for Heroes of the Storm, World of Warcraft's esports scene is back and bigger than...
Dauntless introduces new dire behemoth, more character customization options, and bug fixes
The latest update to indie monster-hunting MMO Dauntless went live recently, and it brought with it a handful of new content -- including a...
Ascent: Infinite Realm introduces the flying city Inventus, shows off new combat footage
Information continues to slowly trickle out of Bluehole Studios as it toils away on its upcoming sci-fantasy MMO Ascent: Infinite Realm, and the latest...
Aion outlines the changes to make the Enchanting system a bit easier
Do you like melting lots of good but unnecessary items to get your best item to have slightly better stats? If so, you are...
Final Fantasy XIV’s Korean community welcomes the Grandpa of Light
Longtime players of Final Fantasy XIV may well remember Isildaure, the elderly Elezen whose granddaughter Alianne accompanies him into joining the Scions and then remains...
Check out another 10 minutes of gameplay footage from Anthem
Everything has hidden depths. Anthem definitely does. Literally, it's got a mission named Hidden Depths, and today's latest burst of gameplay footage from IGN covers...
2018 was the year of Fortnite and free-to-play games, according to Superdata research
"2018 was the biggest year for digital games and interactive entertainment. Ever." So sayeth gaming-trend research company Superdata, which recently published its year-in-review data...
Fortnite fixes a bug that left all of the game’s players vulnerable
Let's start with the good news for this one, shall we? There's no firm evidence about how often Fortnite's newly fixed login bug was actually...
Artifact continues to lose players at an aggressive rate
We're just about two months into the life cycle of Valve's aggressively non-free-to-play card game Artifact, and the game continues to lose players with a focus...
Elder Scrolls Online’s racial abilities are getting revamped in update 21
One of the things that the folks at Zenimax are focusing on in The Elder Scrolls Online's upcoming update 21 is balancing the passive...
Legends of Aria’s Steam early access launch is now slated for spring
The testing through early access continues for Legends of Aria, and that includes figuring out the schedule for the game's patches and ultimate release. The...
Path of Exile details the caster-heavy class breakdown in the Betrayal league
With every Path of Exile league, the designers take the time to dissect the overall balance of classes found throughout the game in various permutations,...
Blade & Soul’s third anniversary event is live now
Yes, it's time for Blade & Soul players to enjoy the game's anniversary event, as it is live right now. That means players can pick...
Atlas teases dev livestream and the guillotine, announces imminent devkit release
Avast, ahoy, and all that jazz, Atlas players: It's time for another entry of the Captain's Log, in which the folks at Studio Wildcard...
Modern-fantasy dungeon-crawler Breach enters early access tomorrow
After spending the last few months in alpha testing, multiplayer dungeon-crawler Breach is almost ready to make the leap to early access, allowing players...
Riot tackles toxic corporate culture with updated company values
In the wake of the gender-discrimination and sexual-harassment scandal that has plagued Riot Games for the past year -- which last month resulted in...
Lost Ark updates with more storage while outlining future content plans
The update train for Lost Ark keeps rolling on in the game's beta. The most recent patch (which has translated notes here, if for some...
Closers will merge its NA and EU servers into a single world server on January 29
This month, anime-action MMO Closers will be bringing continents together as it merges its NA and EU servers into a single worldwide server in...
After telling Blizzard to cut spending, Activision pays $15 million bonus to new CFO
Hey, do y'all remember a little bit back when Activision told Blizzard that it had to start cutting back on its spending? Oh, and...
Nexon’s ‘next-gen’ mobile MMO AxE: Alliance vs Empire is coming westward ‘soon this year’
Nexon is fairly well known for being one of the most prolific developers of MMOs in the industry, and today the studio announced that...