In one of the more unexpected partnerships of the year, World of Warcraft and grocery giant Kroger have teamed up to bring players a unique in-game item: the Classic Sunny Tabard. Yes, you read that right—your next grocery run could land you a snazzy new tabard for your character. As part of Kroger’s Rewards Plus Program, players can redeem the [...]
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Blizzard has revealed the dark and twisted storyline for Diablo 4’s upcoming expansion, Vessel of Hatred, and it’s as grim as you’d expect. The studio didn’t skimp on campaign spoilers, so if you’d rather experience the narrative yourself when the expansion launches on October 8th, now’s the time to back out of the page. Vessel of Hatred picks up where [...]
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World of Warcraft’s new Delves features has quickly turned into a storm of controversy. Originally designed as solo-focused content, players were quick to discover that tackling these dungeons solo felt like signing up for a one-way trip to the graveyard, while groups breezed through the challenges and snagged high-level rewards with ease. In response, Blizzard released a hotfix on Thursday [...]
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Prior to New World’s official launch in September 2021, it spent what felt like ages in beta testing. Just when it looked like it was ready for launch, it was pulled back multiple times for more development and testing. Well, Amazon Game Studios is taking another crack at it as it kicks off open beta testing for New World: Aeternum [...]
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In a not-so-surprising turn of events, Unity Technologies has officially scrapped its highly controversial Runtime Fee pricing model for Unity. The decision, which follows months of community outrage and the eventual resignation of former CEO John Riccitiello, was announced by Unity’s new CEO Matt Bromberg, who issued a formal apology on behalf of the company. “After deep consultation with our [...]
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Pearl Abyss is back at it with Black Desert Online, and this time, they’re taking us deep into the heart of Korea with the latest expansion, Land of the Morning Light: Seoul. The expansion is now live and is a follow-up to last year’s Jeoson-inspired Land of the Morning Light expansion, both of which pay homage to Pearl Abyss’ Korean [...]
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It’s been a long road for Crimson Desert, but Pearl Abyss is finally peeling back the curtain on their highly anticipated open-world action-adventure game. After years of teasers, delays, and hype-building, the studio has released a 50-minute gameplay video, giving fans a meaty look at everything from combat mechanics to the sweeping landscapes—and let’s just say, it’s got the Black [...]
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Vindictus, Nexon’s long-running free-to-play MMORPG, just rolled out a character revamp that breathes new life into eight of its heroes, proving that the 14-year-old Mabinogi spinoff still has some fight left in it. Version 3.16 is the first of several “utility improvement” patches for the year and focuses on smoothing out the rough edges in the playstyles of Sylas, Lynn, [...]
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Tarisland clearly didn’t get the memo when Greg “Ghostcrawler” Street argued that MMOs should embrace slower, more meaningful leveling. Instead, the game is going full throttle with its new Full Level Racing speed-leveling event, and it’s all about racing to max level faster than a Goblin’s gold rush. Tencent is challenging the free-to-play MMORPG’s players to hit level 40 in [...]
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Lord of the Rings Online fans, prepare to continue your journey through Middle-earth with the upcoming Legacy of Morgoth expansion. Scheduled for release this fall, the expansion promises to take players into uncharted territories—and the first stop on this grand adventure? The mysterious zone of Ambarûl. During a recent dev stream, Senior World Designer Matt “Scenario” Elliot gave players a [...]
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