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Firefall’s update is live and servers are up, but old characters are still offline
The most recent Firefall patch faced some pretty significant downtime due to issues with its implementation; players were updated on the state of the...
Blizzard delays the return of Overwatch’s beta to February
Blizzard has delayed the return of Overwatch's beta, according to a post on the official forums today.
Game Director Jeff Kaplan says that the tentatively...
PvE finally comes to HEX next week
For the longest time, PvE seemed like it would never arrive in the beleaguered HEX -- so much so that it became a running...
Chaos Theory: Figuring out The Secret World in 2016
Behind you, it's totally dark and the way has closed off. There's simply no going back. Up ahead, everything is in shadows. You creep...
Heroes of the Storm will add Diablo’s Wizard and Necromancer to its lineup
Do you miss playing a Necromancer in Diablo II? It's not quite the same when you play a round of Heroes of the Storm,...
Trove extends downtime by 24 hours [Update: It’s back up now!]
The two-day downtime for Trove that was supposed to end today has gotten extended by a full 24 hours as Trion Worlds announced that...
The Elder Scrolls Online previews Thieves Guild DLC with a new trailer
The Elder Scrolls Online has been teasing its Thieves Guild DLC for a while now, and today we have a closer look at the...
Firefall’s Razor’s Edge update suffers migration-related delays and downtime
Firefall's Razor's Edge update yesterday didn't exactly go to plan, which you know if you've been desperately trying to log in to no avail.
Red...
You’re going to have to purchase World of Warcraft: Legion twice for early access and a physical collector’s edition
Remember all of the absurdity about World of Warcraft's collector's edition with Warlords of Draenor? That was ridiculous. Basically, if you wanted to pre-order...
Lord of the Rings Online’s latest patch expands Minas Tirith questing
Lord of the Rings Online is releasing a medium-weight patch today tailored to Minas Tirith gameplay.
Of note, there are new quests scattered throughout the...
Firefall releases Razor’s Edge update, disables west coast datacenter
If you heard an earth-rumbling boom this morning and didn't know the source, let us tell you: It was the arrival of Firefall's 1.6 update,...
Jukebox Heroes: The top 10 EVE Online music themes
One of the great things about the EVE Online soundtrack, other than its perplexing popularity despite being mostly an ambient synth score, is that...
Nintendo’s shooter Splatoon gets its final piece of weapon DLC
When Nintendo launched its quirky online shooter Splatoon on the WII U last year, the game had only a handful of maps, weapons and cosmetic clothing options. In order...
Rappelz players will undergo ‘the final awakening’ next month
MMO characters are always growing, evolving, and looting corpses for ever-better gear. But where's the end goal with such a project? When does a...
Dungeon Fighter Online patches in major Season 2 update
Dungeon Fighter Online went down for maintenance earlier to apply a major patch. How major? Well, it's the start of a whole new season...
Eternal Crusade’s Steam early access program isn’t a ‘cashgrab,’ says Behaviour
Following its announcement that it will discontinue Eternal Crusade's founder pack program in favor of a Steam early access launch on January 25th, Behaviour...
EVE Online’s plans for the Citadel expansion and skill trading
The big excitement in the EVE Online world right now is the upcoming Citadel expansion, which is slated to arrive sometime this spring. CCP...
Dungeons and Dragons Online preps Gnome race and 10th anniversary dungeon
In 2016, Dungeons and Dragons Online is joining that elite club of MMOs that have been running for an entire decade. Yes, this year...
Firefall prepares for update 1.6 with more than a day of downtime
Here's the bad news for Firefall fans: the game is going down for maintenance on January 19th at 11:00 a.m. EST, and it's staying...
Wisdom of Nym: The next stop on Final Fantasy XIV’s magical expansion tour
The next expansion for Final Fantasy XIV will be announced this year. We all know it. I suppose there's a chance it won't happen,...