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Warframe brings new cosmetics, Sevagoth Prime, and a Warframe 1999 prologue with its Lotus Eaters update
Most are probably familiar with the fact that lotus roots are an edible vegetable, but did you know that the entire plant is edible...
Skull and Bones outlines keyboard and mouse control updates ahead of its August 22 Steam release
With Skull and Bones headed to Steam on August 22nd alongside the game's new season, Ubisoft Singapore is taking the opportunity to to improve...
Dungeonborne adds a 3v3 PvP mode, new class skill, and a new gear tier in latest update
The updates keep on a-comin' for the free-to-play PvPvE extraction RPG Dungeonborne, which has a new patch out this week that introduces some new...
Massively Overthinking: Do the little things make or break an MMORPG?
Earlier this year, I did a video showcasing Star Wars Galaxies Legends player city overhaul, and in it, I admitted to something silly: A...
APB Reloaded’s New Horizon launch party saw 1000 concurrent players
Earlier this month, we were surprised but please to report that Little Orbit's APB Reloaded was getting a juicy new update, its first in...
Overwatch 2 dates Season 12 for August 20, Warcraft Rumble previews content coming in Season 8
The seasons continue to roll through Overwatch 2 and Warcraft Rumble, with both games readying their next respective seasons that bring new characters and...
Vague Patch Notes: The great content consumption problem in MMORPGs
A friend and I were talking about an MMORPG's content recently (it doesn't matter which one) and I was pointing out how that particular...
Diablo II Resurrected launches a bug-fixing patch August 20 and Ladder Season 8 August 23
It's almost time to smash bugs and smash leaderboards in Diablo II: Resurrected. Well, mostly that second one, anyway; you're not responsible for smashing...
World of Warcraft aims a round of class balance adjustments (and yes, nerfs) at August 13
It's time once again to hem and haw about classes in World of Warcraft. A patch full of balance tweaks is on the way...
Vague Patch Notes: Is it time for MMORPGs to start embracing romance?
The other day, I was writing about Baldur's Gate 3 celebrating its anniversary with statistics about all the companions that people have smooched over...
EverQuest II GU 126 Immeasurable Menagerie hits open beta August 13
EverQuest II's GU 126 update is hitting the beta test server next week, and while at first I wondered whether it was named after...
Last Epoch balances monsters, tweaks skills, and applies general bug fixes and updates
What's new in the OARPG that is Last Epoch? Tweaks, fixes, and adjustments that touch on a wide assortment of gameplay matters according to...
Diablo IV shares patch notes and discusses gameplay adjustments arriving with Season 5
Diablo IV is practically gushing with information ahead of its upcoming Season 5 launch on August 6th, with Blizzard offering up a developer livestream...
Tarisland adds damage and defense bonuses for bringing rookies to endgame content
Tarisland has been surprisingly quiet since its launch here in the west last month, with Tencent having focused on launch promotion and influencer showdowns....
Vague Patch Notes: The player-provided guidance problem in MMORPGs
Final Fantasy XIV has a player-based mentor program and an automatic guidance network for new players. The idea is that certain players can volunteer...
Palia’s latest update rewards gamers for building – and touring! – player houses
As teased, Singularity 6 - now owned by Daybreak, which continues to boggle the mind - released Palia's Summer Serenade patch last night, with...
Skull and Bones outlines adjustments to food buffs, storage, and ship items arriving August 6
The next mid-season patch for Skull and Bones is on the horizon, but players of the game are getting an advance look at some...
Final Fantasy XIV adds in time-limited tomestone along with its new Savage raid tier
The time has come for Final Fantasy XIV players to start collecting time-limited tomes once again with the most recent patch, which adds Allagan...
Vague Patch Notes: Everything in an MMORPG is time-limited
Today, I want to talk to you about an event that you can no longer participate in within Final Fantasy XIV. It's an event...
City of Heroes Homecoming’s i28p1 is live with the Marine Affinity powerset and new raid
If you were keeping an eyeball on City of Heroes' Homecoming not-rogue servers over the last month, you already knew that the player-led volunteer...