The New World dev team is back with a new Forged in Aeternum Q&A episode where they tackle burning questions about their development process following Season of the Guardian’s rocky launch last month. One of the biggest questions is how bugs that were reported during testing still manage to make it to the live release which the team chalked up [...]
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The Cataclysm Classic pre-patch is now live, paving the way for the expansion’s World of Warcraft Classic launch on May 20. The pre-expansion update kicked off the world-breaking event known as The Shattering as Deathwing breaks out of his prison in the depths of Azeroth. It also introduced the Worgen and Goblin as playable races alongside new race/class combinations and [...]
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Blizzard is simplifying and streamlining each and every piece of loot in Diablo 4 when Season 4 begins on May 14. Aptly named Loot Reborn, the online ARPG’s fourth season will introduce significant changes to the loot system to make it easier to see which items are better than others as soon as they drop. The changes will primarily revolve [...]
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Winter is coming to the world of MMOs as Nexon begins work on a massively multiplayer adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire novels, popularized by HBO as Game of Thrones. The South Korean publisher has yet to confirm the game’s existence, but sources reveal that it’ll be set somewhere in the middle of the novels’ [...]
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With Warcraft celebrating its 30th anniversary this year and World of Warcraft its 20th, you’re probably expecting a big celebration at BlizzCon this year. You’re in for a big disappointment though as Blizzard has decided to cancel this year’s fan convention altogether. “After careful consideration over the last year, we at Blizzard have made the decision not to hold BlizzCon [...]
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ZeniMax Online ran into major issues with testing Elder Scrolls Online’s upcoming Gold Road chapter earlier this month when the North American servers inadvertently ended up sharing data with the public test server. That meant that everything that testers did on the PTS ended up reflecting on the live servers, including earning gold and even deleting characters. Once the issue [...]
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Myth of Empires has begun work on expanding its medieval sandbox world with Greek units, equipment, and structures. The new Greek faction will be part of a series of upcoming DLC releases throughout 2024 and 2025 which will also include Persians, Romans, and Egyptians. For now, developer Angela Game offers a preview of the new buildings, building parts, and armor [...]
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It’s been almost a month since Albion Online opened the doors of its new Albion Europe server to founders pack owners for beta testing and the head start period. Now, everyone else can join in on the fun as the new regional server officially makes its free-to-play launch. “Albion Online launches today in Europe and MENA, available across PC, Mac, [...]
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Escape from Tarkov developer Battlestate Games has come under fire from the extraction shooter’s community after it announced plans to lock its upcoming PvE mode behind a very expensive paywall. For context, most AAA games are currently priced at around the $65 to $75 range. Battlestate, however, is planning to sell access to the PvE mode as part of its [...]
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The First Descendant is nearing the final leg of its alpha tests as Nexon announces the last technical test for the upcoming co-op action shooter. The playtest will run from 12 a.m. PDT on May 25 until 11:59 p.m. PDT on May 26 and will be open to anyone on PC as long as they meet the minimum system requirements. [...]
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