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Diablo IV’s paid closed beta aka ‘early access open beta’ is officially underway
Are you getting your early access open betas mixed up with your open betas and headstarts and actual early access and soft launches? We're...
Massively Overthinking: When is localization itself the kiss of death for an imported MMORPG?
Last week, when I was poking around the internet trying to understand why Amazon was still making excuses for de-sexualizing some Lost Ark characters...
Former Diablo franchise devs are building a new survival action RPG
Can you make lightning strike twice? Would you be willing to bet industry vets can do it? Investors at least are willing to try,...
Wolcen launches Endgame update with new story chapter and massive progress reset
More than three years after its launch, multiplayer Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem has at last provided a conclusion to its main story with its...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 413: Kentucky fried gaming
Justin and Bree discuss Bellatores, Final Fantasy XIV, Ghostcrawler and the Riot MMO, WoW's patches, Diablo IV's promos, and Star Citizen, with adventures in LOTRO, Star Trek Online, and City of Heroes, plus mailbag topics on humble characters and healer aesthetics.
Lost Ark’s Art of War March update launches tomorrow morning while you sleep
Amazon is hyping up tomorrow's big patch launch for Lost Ark, the March release dubbed The Art of War. Fittingly, the heart of the...
Diablo IV adds additional details regarding PC specs, early download timing, and beta content
As the beta tests for Diablo IV loom large, Blizzard has made yet another update to its initial beta announcement to share additional details...
The Soapbox: Hating on the competition is no way to promote an MMO
Recently, RIFTÂ was back in the news, offering free subscription time to new and returning players. While I salute Gamigo's generosity here, whenever the topic...
Torchlight Infinite addresses DPS nerfing, difficulty, and balance
Torchlight Infinite is continuing the comms following its earlier admittance that Season 2 didn't hit the mark, this time with a bundle of answers...
Blizzard is handing out Diablo IV early beta access in exchange for eating Kentucky Fried Chicken
File this one along with the other weird gaming promos we've seen this week: Blizzard is partnering with Kentucky Fried Chicken aka KFC to...
Perfect Ten: 10 franchises that deserve another shot at an MMO
Some experiments are attempted once and fail, and it's not hard to figure out why that didn't work. We don't really need to take...
Lost Ark’s Artist class launches in the west next week – with outfit alterations
We're just a week away from the release of Lost Ark's latest patch and the new Artist class - though Amazon is reminding players...
Diablo Immortal is launching several events, optimizing its armory, and bringing a pirate-filled battle pass
Diablo Immortal is about to launch another update this week that's full of events new and old, another battle pass season, and some adjustments...
Blizzard commissioned artists to paint an entire chapel with Diablo IV’s gothic art
Blizzard is chugging along the train tracks to Diablo IV's beta this month with a drop of several new trailers and a new AMA...
Path of Exile’s next patch continues piling on the Voidborn Reliquary items and preps for end-of-league events
It's almost patch time for Path of Exile once again, and that means another patch notes preview that details what players can expect. We're...
Torchlight Infinite admits its Blacksail season ‘wasn’t as good as expected’ and outlines tweaks for future seasons
If you were among those players of Torchlight Infinite who found the ARPG's second season to be a little lackluster, perhaps you'll be mollified...
Path of Exile dates events to close out the current league, confirms Sanctum will not stick around for now
Path of Exile's current Sanctum league is on the cusp of its planned early April end, but not before the ARPG kicks off several...
Global Chat: How has Russia’s invasion of Ukraine impacted EVE Online?
While the effects of real-world events on video games certainly isn't as important as the lives, livelihoods, and freedoms of actual people, it is...
Amazon Games’ head of marketing discusses New World, Blue Protocol, and publishing the East in the West
With Amazon Games back in the news and upping its profile as a publisher thanks to Throne & Liberty and Blue Protocol, studio execs...
Vague Patch Notes: Why I’m anticipating Blue Protocol
My anticipation for Blue Protocol is something that I cannot adequately explain because at the end of the day it's more based around a...
