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Diablo Immortal cranks out three events, 36 legendary items, and a softer hell mode

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Why are you moping around because Diablo IV isn't here yet? After all, there are plenty of other ARPGs -- not to mention other...

Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s May lineup embraces Niantic’s bugs

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As I noted in my last Massively on the Go column, for the entire month of May, this column will not be covering Pokemon Go, as Niantic...
That throne could be better illuminated, let's not even front.

Final Fantasy XIV opens up its special site for patch 6.4, The Dark Throne

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It's going to be late May before players can dive into the next patch of Final Fantasy XIV, The Dark Throne. But why wait...
Plue Brotocol.

Blue Protocol hosts a postmortem livestream after its latest Japanese network test

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At the beginning of April, the devs for Bandai Namco's anime MMORPG Blue Protocol promised they would share the results of the latest network...

Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis gets housing, a new enemy type, and cel-shaded visual options in June

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Apparently, the June update headed to Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis is sizeable enough that developer Sega is calling it "ver. 2" ...

New World addresses PvP, mounts, and solo content as merges begin this afternoon

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Amazon game director Scot Lane and live lead Katy Kaszynski helm another episode of New World's Forged in Aeternum this week - outside, standing...

Diablo IV promises ‘a level of agency never previously offered’

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Diablo IV may not be serving up Burger King's Whoppers, but it too is promising that you can have it your way. Blizzard's upcoming...

Aion Classic has officially launched in its third region: Europe

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It's another launch day for Aion Classic as the throwback version of the game already live in South Korea (since 2020) and North America...
Fight for something, probably, whatever.

That NetEase lawsuit against Blizzard turns out to have been a… bizarre clerical error?

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Yesterday, we - and just about everyone else in the industry - picked up a Wowhead story about a lawsuit being lodged by NetEase...

Massively on the Go: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet takes aim again with Ice Inteleon

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First we had an archer Mightiest Mark 'mon, but The Pokemon Company and Game Freak are turning things up by upgrading to Ineleon, the...

Fallout 76 begins testing its summer cryptid patch

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First of all, I think it's important for us to agree that "Summer Cryptids" would make a great name for a new garage band,...
Riding along in my hippomobile.

Final Fantasy XI prepares for the Feast of Swords, Final Fantasy XIV prepares for a feast of cosplay at Fan Festival

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Starting this Friday, April 28th, Final Fantasy XI is offering players all the swords they can eat. Oh, you might say that the number...

Star Citizen discusses design, development, and plans for mission content in latest livestream

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If you're not answering beacons in Star Citizen, you're probably running the missions that are available. If that's the case, then you might be...

Multiplayer tactical battler Spellcraft recounts its first public alpha, maps a second test for June 19

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The beginning of April saw Spellcraft, the "real-time battler" from studio One More Game, begin its first alpha test (aka Preseason 1). Now that...

Red Cross launches an initiative that challenges FPS players to follow real-world humanitarian laws of war

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It can often look like the opposite is true, but in wartime, many countries theoretically follow a set of laws known as the International...

Call of Duty is getting a board game – with a Kickstarter planned for this fall

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There's a point in the movie Spaceballs where it lampooned a certain franchise's merchandising zeal, but it likely didn't account for the Call of...

Dota 2’s immense New Frontiers update changes mechanics, items, matchmaking, and the map itself

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This past weekend saw one of the largest updates for Valve's MOBA Dota 2 go live, and that's not just marketing hype; it's an...

Skyforge marks its eighth birthday with prophecies to solve and outfits to collect

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It's time for another Aelion Day - aka the anniversary event of Skyforge - for players of the MMORPG across all platforms, and this...

Mad World’s early bird release sees bugs, cash shop currency delays, and emergency maintenance

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Last week saw the "hell-made" multiplayer ARPG Mad World kick off its launch for those who bought in to the game ahead of its...

World of Warcraft discusses goals and plans for Mythic+ affixes and dungeons

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The Blizzard developers who make up the team behind World of Warcraft's Mythic+ dungeons took an hour out of their day to hold a...

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