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Lyn Assassins and a third Assassin spec arrive to Blade and Soul February 19
My favorite class in Blade and Soul is easily the Assassin. It has so many fun tricks, utilizes a reactive playstyle that lets you...
Grapecard’s pirate MMO Atlas just dropped its level cap, still cannot hold 40K players
At the tail end of January, we noted that Atlas had once again reared its head as "Grapecard" announced the early access pirate MMO's...
EverQuest II brings back its Valentine’s Day event with a new quest and new rewards
The season of love has arrived to EverQuest II once again. It's Erollisi Day and this year's event is promising some new quest rewards,...
Bless Unleashed outlines plans for guild mechanics in the future
There are some things you just can't get done in certain time windows. Bless Unleashed has done as much as it can to be...
WoW Factor: So why did people love WoW’s Wrath of the Lich King so damn much?
Sometimes, when I write something and note it would require an additional column, it is a preview of coming attractions and something I actually...
Steam recounts its 2019 achievements including mitigation of review bombing
Steam has made a lot of advancements in 2019 when you take a moment to look at it in its most recent blog post....
Blue Protocol announces timing for closed beta in Japan and unveils new details in a developer video
The developers of the Bandai Namco-published anime action MMORPG Blue Protocol have put out a developer update video and it is chock full of...
PlanetSide 2 brings Escalation to the live servers on February 19
Normally, escalation of a conflict is kind of a bad thing. In the case of PlanetSide 2, though, the upcoming Escalation update is arguably...
Camelot Unchained’s Mark Jacobs apologizes for Colossus reveal, promises roadmap and siege video tomorrow
A week ago, Camelot Unchained studio City State Entertainment stunned MMORPG players - and its own Kickstarter backers - with the news that it...
Astroneer’s latest updates brings crash fixes, quality-of-life, and a 1.0 anniversary surprise
Wow, has it really been a year since Astroneer released from early access? Oh, hey, look at that, it most certainly has! Naturally, the...
Activision-Blizzard Q4 2019: Revenues are down YoY for the fourth straight quarter
So here we are in 2020, looking back at the last quarter of 2019 for Blizzard. Nothing big happened or anything, just a massive...
Black Desert’s Kunoichi rolls out to PS4, awakens on Xbox One, and drinks all the wine
It's patch day once again for console players of Black Desert, as this week Pearl Abyss has finally added the Kunoichi to the PS4...
Monster Hunter World PC introduces Rajang and the Resident Evil crossover event
PC players of Monster Hunter World are seeing a pretty significant update, especially for those who have gotten through the Iceborne expansion and are...
Mulan arrives to the roster of Smite on February 25
While not exactly a goddess, Hua Mulan is a legendary figure in her own right and she knows a thing or three about fighting,...
Vague Patch Notes: If people aren’t raiding in an MMO, it’s not because it’s too hard
The start of the year, at least from my perspective, was dominated by Blizzard doing lots of dumb things. So it's kind of nice,...
Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival officially announced for San Diego, Nagoya, and London
The announcement of this year's Final Fantasy XIV fan festival is probably not going to shock players; after all, where else would the next expansion...
Final Fantasy XIV: Echoes of a Fallen Star releases on February 18
Good news, Final Fantasy XIV fans, the date we had all expected for the game's next patch via context clues has been confirmed! Yes, patch...
The Expanse author blasts Star Citizen for privacy breach
This is probably not how you want to get noticed by another major name in the sci-fi industry, but Star Citizen seems to have...
Albion Online patches in some gentle nudges to the Queen update
The Queen update for Albion Online was a big one, and so it makes sense that the latest patch has a few things in it...
Final Fantasy XI adds Siren for Summoners in the next version update
Sorry, folks, but you will not be able to stay away from the next update to Final Fantasy XI. You might want to, you might have...