Dynamight Studios is mixing up another batch of balance changes for Fractured Online as the studio focuses its undivided attention on fine-tuning the early access MMORPG, at least for the next few updates. In its quest to find that elusive sweet spot, the Dynamight dropped a Revert and Rebalance patch over the weekend that temporarily removed the AoE pull mechanic [...]
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Starting on December 18, Elder Scrolls Online’s newly opened Endless Archive dungeon will no longer be endless but will instead be infinite. ZeniMax Online Studios announced that it will be renaming the PvE activity to Infinite Archive. The name change will initially be reflected in all in-game and promotional texts, with new voiceovers coming in a future update. The studio [...]
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The Christmas Village has reopened its doors as RuneScape joins the rest of the MMO community in celebrating the holidays. As part of the event, players will get to enjoy weekly buffs, free daily challenge extensions, and tier 4 luck until January 4. Meanwhile, the entire development team has gone on their holiday breaks with a promise to return on [...]
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Final Fantasy XIV is decking the halls with bright lights, frosty snowmen, and over-sized presents as Starlight Celebration returns this week to the long-running MMORPG. As in celebrations past, the Bearded Lady will set up shop once again in Old Gridania to bring Christmas cheer and rewards. The winter event begins on Friday, December 15 and will continue through to [...]
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Conan Exiles will be ushering in the third chapter of its Age of War expansion this week, promising a new overworld dungeon with siege mechanics. Age of War: Chapter 3 will introduce the Siege of al-Merayah dungeon where players will be tasked with destroying a Stygian fortress that has risen atop the ancient ruins of al-Merayah. If the name sounds [...]
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Who had their money on Fntastic shutting down less than a week after The Day Before’s early access launch? The Singapore-based studio has announced its closure after the zombie survival MMO flopped big time right out of the gate due to its extremely unpolished state and its lack of content. According to the studio’s official statement, The Day Before “failed [...]
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Roguelite fans have a new game to look forward to as Dungeon Survivors gears up for a Steam release soon. The co-op top-down 16-bit game promises a fast-paced roguelite experience that pits a team of up to four players against over a hundred 30-second waves of monsters, punctuated with more challenging boss waves every 25 waves. “Dungeon Survivors is a [...]
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Inflexion Games has shared more information about what the multiplayer experience will be like in Nightingale in its latest dev blog. The team initially planned for the realm-hopping game to be an MMO but has since scaled it down to a shared-world multiplayer game where up to six players will be able to explore the Victorian fantasy multiverse together. According [...]
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Skull and Bones will be setting sail once again for a limited time as the multiplayer pirate game’s servers reopen for its second closed beta test from December 14-18. The playtest will be open to selected players via the Epic Games Store and Ubisoft Connect, as well as PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S users. Ubisoft, however, will be limiting [...]
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Neverwinter is joining other MMOs in celebrating the holidays as the D&D-inspired free-to-play MMORPG brings back Winter Festival of Simril this week. The event begins on December 14th and will run until January 4th, offering the usual array of winter-themed activities in the village of Twilight Tor such as sled racing, ice fishing, defeating ice monsters, and stargazing. This year’s [...]
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