XLGAMES has offered the first concrete details on ArcheAge Chronicles, an online action RPG set five decades after the original sandbox MMO. In a new letter to players, Executive Producer Ham Yongjin explains that Chronicles is not a straight sequel but a standalone project that revisits the continent of Auroria with faster, more action-heavy gameplay. The decision marks a notable [...]
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HoYoverse has locked in 13 August 2025 for Honkai: Star Rail’s next major update, Version 3.5 “Before Their Deaths.” The patch continues the multi-chapter Amphorean storyline that has been unfolding since last year and drops players into a fresh slice of lore set a thousand years in the past. Alongside the narrative push, two five-star characters (Hysilens and Imperator Cerydra) [...]
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NC America is giving its two veteran MMORPGs a summer tune-up. Aion (2009) and Lineage II (2003) both retain active, nostalgia-driven communities, and August will bring the kind of updates that keep long-running games feeling current. Aion is opening a new “Ascend” server aimed at faster leveling and streamlined progression, while Lineage II is adding two playable classes and a [...]
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SEGA is turning July and August into a party for Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis. Next month’s “Super Phantasy Festival” doubles as the 13th anniversary celebration for the original Phantasy Star Online 2 and brings fresh story content, seasonal quests, and a sizable batch of weapon and class tweaks. Beyond the anniversary flash, players can expect a new mini [...]
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After almost a decade of letting players ascend to godhood, Skyforge is winding down. Publisher My.Games confirmed that the free-to-play action MMO will stop accepting payments on August 1, 2025, with European and North American servers scheduled to go dark on September 3, 2025. Until then, the game will stay online with full access for existing players. Launched on PC [...]
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BioWare’s long-running MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic is lining up its next patch, Game Update 7.7.1, for a late-August release. Dubbed Flashpoint Resurgence, the update continues the studio’s push to modernize the 2011 title while giving both longtime subscribers and free-to-play users new reasons to log in. Key additions include the start of Galactic Season 9, visual upgrades to [...]
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Side-scrolling action MMO Elsword is kicking off its annual summer update, offering a bundle of time-limited events aimed at pushing newcomers straight to endgame while giving veterans a gentler raid grind. Running from July 30 through September 23, the patch drops an over-powered loaner weapon, rapid leveling shortcuts, and a round of boss nerfs. First released in North America in [...]
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Guild Wars 2 is gearing up for its next major expansion, Visions of Eternity (launches October 28), and ArenaNet has just pulled back the curtain on three new elite specializations for the thief, necromancer, and warrior professions. Here’s what players can expect from each of these new specializations: Antiquary (Thief): Inspired by treasure hunters and relic collectors, the Antiquary shakes [...]
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Ragnarok V: Returns, the latest mobile spin-off of the long-running MMORPG series, will open servers for North America, Latin America, and Oceania on August 6, 2025. While the original PC version led to the rise of the Ragnarok franchise, there's been no new PC version of Ragnarok since Ragnarok Online 2, which was a big flop. The game has seen [...]
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Korean publisher Krafton just closed the first half of 2025 with its best numbers to date. The studio behind PUBG: Battlegrounds reported revenue of KRW 1.54 trillion (about USD 1.18 billion) and operating profit of KRW 703 billion. Both figures mark double-digit growth year-over-year, underscoring how the now-seven-year-old battle-royale continues to bankroll the company while new projects line up for [...]
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