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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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Krafton, the South Korean publisher best known for PUBG: Battlegrounds, is broadening its lineup with the full acquisition of Eleventh Hour Games. The Oregon-based studio launched the action RPG Last Epoch earlier this year and has already moved more than three million copies on PC, an impressive feat in a genre dominated by pillars like Diablo and Path of Exile. [...]
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Nexon has quietly rolled out a limited demo for The First Descendant, its free-to-play third-person looter shooter, giving players two weeks to sample the upcoming “Breakthrough” season. The test runs from July 24 through August 6 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Steam, offering a hands-on preview of new areas, enemies, and traversal tools before the full update lands [...]
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Square Enix has confirmed that Final Fantasy XIV will roll out Patch 7.3 “The Promise of Tomorrow” on Tuesday, August 5, 2025. The date was revealed during the latest Letter from the Producer LIVE stream, alongside a new trailer highlighting what’s next for the long-running MMORPG. Patch 7.3 continues that cadence with fresh main scenario quests and the second leg [...]
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Final Fantasy XI, which released back in 2002, announced yesterday that they're taking measures to alleviate server congestion on the Asura server. Yes, that's right. a 23 year old MMORPG that hasn't had a major update in 5 years not only retains a loyal playerbase, but is actually growing. MMORPGs running into server congestion issues isn't unusual, especially after a [...]
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Elite specializations are returning to Guild Wars 2 with next year’s Visions of Eternity expansion, and ArenaNet has just shared the first trio. Long-time players will recognize elite specs as advanced profession paths that debuted with 2015’s Heart of Thorns, adding new weapons and mechanics to each class. The studio’s July 25 livestream will give a closer look at the [...]
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SUPERVIVE, the free-to-play team moba-like shooter / battle royale from former Riot and Bungie developers at Theorycraft Games, has left Early Access and launched its full 1.0 build on Steam. The update introduces a long-promised progression feature called the Armory, aiming to give players persistent goals that carry over from match to match. The release has already boosted the game’s [...]
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