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Lord of the Rings Online begins testing Update 48’s Rivendell housing and Pahar Hatokáli zone

The spring content patch for Lord of the Rings Online is shaping up to be both cheerful and ambitious. Update 48: A Glorious Hunt went up on the Bullroarer test server this week with the new Rivendell housing zone, support for UI scaling in plugins, and the final Umbar zone, Pahar Hatokáli. Rivendell Steadings is […]
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ARC Raiders’ Flashpoint update arrives with a new map, enemies, and weapons

Nexon and Embark aren’t letting ARC Raiders go long without new stuff: The Flashpoint Update droppped today with a new challenge to tackle: “Raiders will encounter the new Close Scrutiny ARC Operation map condition, introducing high-risk engagements and high-value targets centered around the ARC Assessor—a heavily guarded unit carrying rare components tied to player progression.” Players […]
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Final Fantasy XI revamps tutorial quests and makes Skirmish easier to access

If you’ve tried to go back to Final Fantasy XI at any point or even tried to start the game completely new… well, you know it’s not an easy thing to do. The game has a tutorial quest, but it hasn’t been updated in years, and that’s without dealing with things like maps being expensive. So […]
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Elder Scrolls Online previews Season Zero, plus future seasons and a return to Skyrim

This afternoon, Elder Scrolls Online studio ZeniMax Online took the wraps off of more content coming over the course of 2026, including the Night Market. Ahead of the reveal today, we attended a press event to introduce more details for the upcoming Season 0, as well as tease a bit of what’s coming beyond that in […]
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Spirit Crossing is changing friendship gems and proximity chat access in its next update

It looks as if Spirit Crossing is making its way closer and closer to its next alpha patch release, as the game’s latest post is once again focused on a feature update in 14.9. And this one is for the social butterflies in the room. First off, players will gain access to the proximity chat sooner, unlocking […]
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Throne and Liberty delays global update a week, players resort to peeping the Korean patch notes

If you were gearing up for the April 2nd Throne and Liberty patch, go ahead and gear back down because it’s been delayed without any reason other than that Amazon says it wants to “ensure a smooth release,” which you would think would always be true. And unfortunately, this doesn’t seem to be an April […]
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A community-run Pride event in World of Warcraft is getting officially supported in patch 12.0.5

Regular fans of World of Warcraft are probably familiar with the annual Running of the Trolls, a community-led charity event that both celebrates Pride month and helps to raise money for The Trevor Project. Well, it looks like the 2026 version is getting official backing from Blizzard, as it’s being made an in-game event in patch […]
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RuneScape Dragonwilds’ Dowdun Reach is live today with new quest content and dedicated servers

As promised, RuneScape Dragonwilds’ 0.11 patch has entered the survival sandbox’s early access chat today, bearing the uncomfortable name Dowdun Reach, which either sounds like “dowdy” or reminds me of Downton Abbey every single time I see it. The patch itself is anything but dowdy, however, as players are looking at new quests, new building […]
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Genshin Impact’s April 8 update expands Mondstadt, adds a new character, and brings new events

Genshin Impact already gave players a reason to return to the starting area of Mondstadt back in February, but now it’s giving those folks a reason to stay with its next update scheduled for Wednesday, April 8th, by way of a new part of the region to explore. The zone will expand northward into a region […]
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Vindictus brings a new raid boss and new equipment in its latest update

Not every raid boss that players fight in Vindictus is some horrible monster. In fact, a great number of them are actually quite pretty in some ways. So when the action MMORPG’s latest update added a cute-looking mage as its latest raid fight, you probably shouldn’t blink an eye too much. Especially when she unleashes spell hell […]
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Black Desert PC begins testing PvE buffs and preparing an esports event for next Heidel Ball

How about we move over to the other desert that Pearl Abyss makes for a little while, shall we? You know, the MMORPG one? We’re talking Black Desert on PC, obviously, which is in the headlines for some PvE-centric updates available in its Global Lab public test server. As is very often the case for Global […]
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Equinox Homecoming patches in chapter four quest content, a new race, and Easter fun

The Honse game lives, and indeed, Equinox Homecoming has just released its first content patch since its formal launch at the top of March. Indie studio Blue Scarab has rolled out chapter four, seven new main quests “where you’ll come face to face with a conspiracy gripping the island,” five side quests, new cutscenes, a […]
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Wisdom of Nym: Evaluating the big additions of Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail thus far

One of the things that I observed ages ago about Final Fantasy XIV’s Dawntrail expansion was that our patches were each adding one big new thing aside from what’s expected. Sure, a given patch would have the new raid (alliance or normal) and new dungeon and so forth, but in addition you get one thing. […]
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Pantheon takes a deep-dive into how combat updates will affect the Warrior specifically

We’ve already been informed about how Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen will change attributes and damage mitigation with its big beefy combat update coming down the pike, but now it looks as if Visionary Realms is looking to get hyper-granular, as its latest dev blog is outlining how these changes will affect the Warrior class. “Not everything is going […]
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Corepunk Q&A discusses recent layoffs, future updates, and challenges with funding and perception

Last month we were all given some worrying news about Corepunk developer Artificial Core, as the studio suffered some layoffs that led players to assume the worst for the early access MMO’s prospects of crossing the finish line. And while the studio has already made sure to state that the game wasn’t abandoned, it still continued to […]
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Project Gorgon introduces the first pass of its guild system while population holds steady

Project Gorgon always has been quite the social MMORPG, but now it’s going to have more structure to back that up thanks to the debut of its guild system. Players can form a guild for 200 ancient coins and five members, and they can share a bank and a special guild chat channel. “Please note […]
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Spirit Crossing shares updates coming to its equipment progression in the next open alpha patch

Spirit Crossing, the still-developing cozy MMO from developer Spry Fox, has been kicking out a lot of dev blog jams recently, and it’s done so yet again this week, only this time around the topic is more focused on a system update due in its next alpha patch. Specifically, the game’s equipment progression will be shifted […]
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Pax Dei’s spring kitchen sink update with dueling, better resource spawning, and hidable helmets

Ready to take out your grudges one by one on the dueling field? Then jump right into Pax Dei, because the sandbox MMORPG’s minor spring update arrived on Monday, March 30th with its dueling system following a few weeks of testing. “Players can now challenge each other to friendly duels, allowing consensual PvP combat anywhere […]
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Analysts believe Fortnite’s performance isn’t the only factor in Epic Games’ latest firing round

When 1,000 developers were handed their walking papers at Epic Games, one of the first questions that come to mind is “why.” And while CEO Tim Sweeney offered some insight into the decision, professional analysis says that, unsurprisingly, it’s likely a more multi-faceted matter than just Fortnite and the Epic Games Store fumbling. Among some of the other […]
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