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PlanetSide 2 finally clears desync issues that have...

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2025/08/14

At the start of the week we chronicled problems that sprang up on PlanetSide 2’s Wainwright EU server, as a content patch appeared to have caused some desyncing problems for players on the server that persisted through last weekend. Since then, Toadman/Daybreak appears to have nipped the problem in the bud after several days of […]

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Lost Ark’s previews the Valkyrie class coming in the...

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2025/08/14

Next update lands for Lost Ark August 20th with the Valkyrie She is a versatile class with passives Who can hurt or support her whole team The patch will come with an event That offers path progression Players will also get a new power pass To help new and returning folks grow It’s the Eye on […]

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Gamigo MMOs: RIFT will relaunch another old battle...

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2025/08/14

Dataminers suggested a battlepass would be next in Gamigo’s RIFT plans, and they were absolutely correct: The European studio announced Tendril of Blight this morning. If that sounds familiar, it’s because it’s a rerun of the battle pass of the same name from back in 2019. Gamigo actually revived the first such pass in 2022, […]

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Kickstarted cozy MMO Loftia secures $5M in investor...

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2025/08/14

Kickstarted solarpunk MMO Loftia is having a rather nice week for itself: Not only has it released a new trailer, but it’s scored another sack of investor cash. Let’s start with the money. “Qloud Games, the independent studio behind the upcoming massively multiplayer online game Loftia, today announced a $5 million seed funding round led […]

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Into the Super-Verse: Considering Ship of Heroes’...

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2025/08/14

Back in 2021, I wrote a piece for this very feature speculating about the future of titles that had binned themselves as spiritual successors to City of Heroes, which very much included and still includes Ship of Heroes. Two things have changed in the four years since then (fine, loads of things have changed, but two things […]

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Roblox’s ban of a ‘vigilante’ who catches sexual...

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2025/08/14

We don’t always consider petitions headline news, but a recent petition aimed in the direction of Roblox is unique not just for who started it but for the circumstances that surround its start – specifically, the game’s demonstrated inability to deal with predators, which has now resulted in legal threats for a content creator. A […]

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New World will end Season 9 and Summer Medleyfaire...

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2025/08/14

Well now here’s a surprising story coming out of New World: Instead of delaying content, it’s actually cutting it short, which might be a good thing. “The Season 9 end date and the end of the Summer Medleyfaire event has been moved to October 6,” the team announced this week. “Look forward to more details […]

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Bill Roper teases a new Lovecraftian co-op extraction...

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2025/08/14

Not quite a year ago, we got word that former Hellgate and Cryptic luminary Bill Roper and his studio Lunacy Games were working on Codename: Skinwalkers, with one hell of a pitch: It was supposed to be a “cooperative open world crafting survival RPG set in an apocalyptic Old West.” It sounded… rather MMO-like, to […]

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Dune Awakening’s weekly update addresses blood,...

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2025/08/14

This week’s Dune Awakening patch rolled out yesterday, though it hasn’t been without its problems. “Our latest 1.1.20 update is now online!” Funcom says. “This update addresses several issues and adds many Quality of Life changes, including the highly anticipated Deposit/Extract All Blood/Water buttons. Let the liquids flow!” Patch notes further include a new sandbike, […]

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Here’s what we know about Last Epoch’s August 21...

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2025/08/14

Over the past few days, Last Epoch has been putting out “hype week” posts as part of the OARPG’s build-up to the content patch arriving on Thursday, August 21st. That means there’s individual little posts about new additions like a new threat to face, new areas to roam, and changes to a pair of the […]

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MMO Week in Review: Player housing for Throne &...

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2025/07/28

Any week that Justin goes on vacation is contractually obligated to be a big week in the MMORPG world, and so it was this week. Flying under the radar for some reason was the huge announcement that Throne & Liberty is introducing a housing system in September, plus BitCraft just introduced player housing this week. […]

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Survival sandbox ICARUS invites players to face off...

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2025/07/27

If you’re a fan of the sci-fi survival sandbox that is ICARUS, then you’ll probably like the fact that the game is getting yet another expansion added to it, and this time it’s going to pit players against some big game… or more specifically, some big bosses. Say hello to the recently released Great Hunts […]

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The MOP Up: Marvel Snap is launching an esports...

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2025/07/27

This week, Marvel Snap announced a new community tournament dubbed the Golden Gauntlet World Championship Series, coming in August. “Built for players of all levels and playstyles, the Golden Gauntlet Series aims to celebrate the creativity, competitiveness, and passion of the SNAP community through a fully open, online, and free-to-enter format,” Second Dinner says. “The […]

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The Stream Team: Celebrating the summer with Monster...

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2025/07/27

The summer season has descended on Monster Hunter Wilds, and that means it’s time for MOP’s Chris and his Sunday crew to celebrate a new event: Flamefete! There will be possibly cute outfits, tense hunts, a giant ear of corn gunlance, and the potential for some water gun fights! It’s a day of summery fun […]

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The Division 2 talks up its communal development by...

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2025/07/27

According to Ubisoft Massive, you gather feedback about the playerbase of The Division 2 by inviting specific content creators who have hitched their wagons to the shooter over to check out new content ahead of time. That would be the much less charitable read of the game’s latest video, which is primarily attempting to showcase […]

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Gacha Banner: Wuthering Waves issues its latest...

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2025/07/27

Welcome back to Gacha Banner, the news column where character value is made up and your roll luck doesn’t matter! Or more specifically, the place where we’ll condense the headlines from gacha multiplayer RPGs and MMOs. Let’s get right into it, shall we? This time around, we’ll start with Wuthering Waves, which has released its […]

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One Shots: Soulframin’ it up!

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2025/07/27

Who doesn’t enjoy a good panoramic screenshot, especially if it’s taken by a computer monitor that’s wider than most aircraft carriers? As I look upon the majesty of Zulika’s submission, I weep for the scrawny screen real estate of my own monitor. But hey, it’s a step forward from the 13″ CRT that I had […]

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The Daily Grind: Who’s the best player in your friend...

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2025/07/27

Every friend group within an MMO has the Kevin of the group, the guy who is just the drag on everyone’s playtime and just isn’t very good. Presumably you still like Kevin, Kevin being bad at the game is not an indictment of Kevin, but Kevin just… ain’t good at the game. Sorry, Kev. But I […]

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Greg Street discusses founding Fantastic Pixel Castle...

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2025/07/27

So here’s the good news: The latest Ghost Stories blog from Fantastic Pixel Castle isn’t once again repeating what Project Ghost’s blue zones are. The bad news: It’s mostly Greg “Ghostcrawler” Street writing about founding the studio and the values that drive it. Which isn’t to say this is bad so much as maybe not […]

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Elder Scrolls Online will fundraise for a pet charity...

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2025/07/26

We started the week talking about Daybreak’s charity plans for ExtraLife, and now we’re ending it by highlighting ZeniMax Online Studios’ charity plans at QuakeCon. Spoilers: You can pet the dog. “This year we’re continuing our tradition of supporting Dallas Pets Alive, an organization that works tirelessly to provide resources, education, and programs necessary to […]

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