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Bitcraft explains the precise mechanics of starting and maintaining an Empire
A SCENE UNFOLDING IN BITCRAFT POST-LAUNCH:
Exemplar: "Good people of this settlement, I am Exemplar, your emperor!"
Costello: "Well I didn't vote for you."
Exemplar: "I -...
World of Warcraft launches the pre-patch for The War Within on July 23
On July 23rd, World of Warcraft will be patched with the prelude to the upcoming The War Within expansion, and players will immediately experience...
Tarisland adds a new Spider Queen raid fight and kicks off a speedrunning challenge
Gosh-darn it all, who let the spiders have a queen? Tarisland has just added a new raid boss, the Spider Queen, and that means...
World of Warcraft’s Ion Hazzikostas reflects on a ‘a time of introspection and reexamination’ for the MMORPG
World of Warcraft game director Ion Hazzikostas has a lot to say regarding the changes that the game's development staff is making moving forward...
Players are building a multiplayer mod for Cyberpunk 2077
We all remember how at one point Cyberpunk 2077 was meant to have a multiplayer mode, right? It's the only reason we covered the...
Overwatch 2 x TRANSFORMERS collaboration event starts today
I was willing to ignore the fact that Overwatch 2, a sequel that does not even contain the things that justified its initial existence,...
Final Fantasy XI preps new Sortie Records of Eminence for its next version update
If you've been working your hardest but having a hard time convincing yourself to make more progress in Sortie in Final Fantasy XI, hopefully...
The Stardew Valley x Baldur’s Gate 3 mod exists and is eyeing an initial release this winter
It's undeniable that one of the things that made Baldur's Gate 3 such a joy to play through was watching your party members and...
Final Fantasy XIV’s Dawntrail peak player concurrency has apparently topped even Endwalker’s
In case you were still wondering whether Final Fantasy XIV's Dawntrail was a hit with MMORPG gamers, wonder no more, as apparently the game...
Ankama’s Waven is now available in early access for mobile devices
Are you reading this on a mobile device right now, like a tablet or your phone? Are you doing so because you believe you...
The Crew Motorfest launches Season 4 complete with a new free weekend now through July 11
Look, you might already have plans for this weekend, but if your plans do not involve driving cars around, you may wish to alter...
Torchlight Infinite previews a new hero trait, new crafting systems, and more for its next update
There's new stuff coming for Torchlight: Infinite in the very near future - on July 4th, as it happens. You can catch all of...
EA is killing PS3 and Xbox 360 online functionality for three Battlefield games
If you've been enjoying playing Battlefield 3, Battlefield 4, or Battlefield Hardline on your older consoles, you should get in your last matches in...
RIFT brings Summerfest around through July 24
Hokay, RIFT, we need to talk about something with your announcement of Summerfest's return. You start that announcement by stating that it's been a...
Bungie’s plan for Destiny 2’s eleventh year is less linear and more about world-building
Bungie has been operating Destiny 2 for a decade now, and that means next year is the 11th of storytelling in a world full...
Villagers & Heroes opens up the Twilight Vale for its midsummer event
It's time for players of Villagers & Heroes to take a trip to the Twilight Vale because the zone is open once again. That...
Sega is promising a new open-world and massively multiplayer Crazy Taxi game
If you've never played Crazy Taxi before, the gameplay is very simple to describe: Someone gets in your taxi, you drive to the designated...
Persist Online gets a new trailer about surviving zombies in an MMORPG full of zombies to survive
If you have forgotten that Persist Online, the new zombie survival MMORPG on the way from developer CipSoft, is a thing that exists... well,...
Tribes 3 Rivals heads into de facto maintenance mode as developers offer compensation
There's bad but perhaps not unexpected news for Tribes 3 Rivals players today as developer Prophecy Games has put out a rather flatly titled...
Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail is now open for early access
Yes, it's time for everyone who plays Final Fantasy XIV to indulge in tacos, alpacas, and pina coladas as they head off to Tural...
