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Preview: BDO's Land of the Morning Light: Seoul Is An Achingly Beautiful Rendering Of Joseon Korea, And It's Out Now

The follow-up to last year's Black Desert Online Land of the Morning Light, Land of the Morning Light: Seoul, is here, and players can now explore its vast landscape and eponymous capital region in all its glory.


Nightingale's Realms Rebuilt Update is Live, With New Campaign, Unique Realms, Crafting Overhauls, and Much More

Nightingale's Realms Rebuilt update is here to offer some new ways, more unique realms, increased building limits and an all-new campaign for the survival crafting game.


PAX West 2024: The Best Indie Games We Played At This Year's Show

PAX West 2024 has come and gone, and here are six of the best indie games we played this year that you should keep your eye on.


RuneScape's Ode of the Devourer Story Quest is Coming to Reveal Sanctum of Rebirth Secrets

RuneScape's next big story quest, Ode of the Devourer, is  coming this month, and the team dives into the quest that will feature some familiar faces and get you prepared for more new content.


Bungie's 10th Anniversary of Destiny Announcement Includes Details on the Future of the Series

Bungie is celebrating 10 years of Destiny this week with some news on the future of the series with game director Tyson Green previewing what's in store.


CCP Reveals Space Survival Sandbox Project Awakening's Official Title: EVE Frontier

CCP Games has revealed EVE Frontier, the official title for its single-shard sandbox previously codenamed Project Awakening, along with new details.


Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 Takes the WH40K Concurrent User Crown From Total War: Warhammer 3

Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 is now the most popular Warhammer 40K game on Steam.


Exclusive: Five New Cards From Magic: The Gathering's Duskmourn Expansion

Magic: The Gathering's Duskmourn: House of Horror set is coming in fast, and we've got five new cards to reveal of the upcoming haunted house-themed addition to the Magic Multiverse.


Eternal Tombs' Latest Pre-Alpha is Live Now, As in Right Now (as of Publication Time)

Eternal Tombs is holding its latest pre-alpha test right now. Set to take place until 5pm PDT, there's still time and some potential for even more time.


Honkai: Star Rail v 2.5 is Live, With New Story, Events, and Some Unique, Formidable Playable Characters

Honkai: Star Rail version 2.5, "Flying Aureus Shot to Lupine Rue", is now live, bringing more to discover on the Xianzhou Luofu, new playable characters, events, and the introduction of the Wardance ceremony.


EverQuest II Opening a Reimagined Roehn Theer Raid as Part of Year of Darkpaw's Masquerade of Divinity Event

EverQuest II will open up a final Avatar Camp as part of the Year of Darkpaw celebration and unlock a reimagined, updated Roehn Theer raid.


Genshin Impact and McDonald's Collaboration Offers Limited-Time Menu Items and In-Game Rewards

A new collaboration between Genshin Impact and McDonald's will feature exclusive items and in-game rewards starting next week.


Share and Solve Riddles, Play Music Beneath the Moon, in Sky: Children of the Light's Days of Moonlight Event

Sky: Children of the Light's next event, Days of Moonlight, will arrive next week to celebrate the peace of a night sky and the space around in a relaxing event.


World of Warcraft Cataclysm Classic 4.4.1 and Season of Discovery Phase 5 Get New Details

World of Warcraft Classic's Season of Discovery rolls on, and Blizzard has some details on how phase 5 will roll out, along with details on Cataclysm Classic's related update 4.4.1.


Preview - New World: Aeternum Open Beta Early Access Event Impressions: Cautious Optimism

Amazon's New World: Aeternum is gearing up for its open beta ahead of next month's launch, and we had the chance to experience it hands-on during an early access event last weekend. Here are our thoughts.


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Side Quests: Ace Attorney Investigations Collection Review

No objections here; Miles Edgeworth's side adventures receive a heck of a glow-up in this bundle.


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Strategy Session: Sins of a Solar Empire 2 Steam Review

Sins of a Solar Empire 2 is an intricate real-time 4X strategy game that recently released on Steam, despite being out on PC via the Epic Games Store for a bit. We dove in with the Steam release to check it out for our Strategy Session review series.


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World of Warcraft: The War Within Review In Progress

Robin has been hard at work on her review of World of Warcraft's latest expansion, The War Within. Here are our thoughts thus far.


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Review: ArenaNet Has Hit Their Stride With Janthir Wilds

The Janthir Wilds expansion marks the next thrilling chapter in ArenaNet's innovative approach to Guild Wars 2, packed with content and new features, does the expansion improve on the foundation set with Secrets of the Obscure?


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Visions of Mana Review

Nick has been a fan of the Mana series since he was a kid, so he was pretty stoked to get his hands on Visions of Mana. Check out his review of the PS5 version here.


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Star Wars: Outlaws Review In Progress - The RPG Files

Star Wars: Outlaws is Ubisoft's latest open-world adventure, bringing players back to a galaxy far, far away. Yet, while the gameplay itself has been fun, the PC version's poor performance has overshadowed the experience every step of the way.


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Side Quests: College Football 25 Review - Returning To Glory

College Football is back with EA Sports' first entry in over a decade with College Football 25. How does it stack up, and is the title's triumphant return something to celebrate?


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Zenless Zone Zero Review: Does Hoyoverse's Anime Action RPG Live Up to the Hype?

Zenless Zone Zero has many similarities to other popular Hoyoverse titles, but are its differences good enough for it to stand on its own?


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The First Descendant Review: An Exciting Shooter Held Back By its Localization and Monetization

The First Descendent is finally out now on PC, but was Nexon's shooter worth the wait? Our full review has the details.


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Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail Review - A Fresh Adventure in the FFXIV Universe

Since its announcement last summer, Dawntrail promised a change of pace from the massive, decade-long story of FFXIV.


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Tarisland Review: Engaging Boss Fights, but Is the Story Worth It?

After several weeks of Tarisland, our final review is here! Is this fantasy themepark MMORPG worth your time?


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Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Review

Elden Ring released its long-awaited, much-anticipated DLC late June, and Nick has been making his way through. Here is our review of the DLC for one of the best Soulslike games in recent memory.


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Pax Dei Early Access Review

Pax Dei has been in early access now for a few weeks, and Bradford has been putting it through its paces. And let's just say, the potential is there - if far off in the distance.


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Tarisland Review-In-Progress

Tarisland has been out on PC and mobile devices for about two weeks now, and Em has been putting the new MMO through its paces. While we aren't ready to completely cast a verdict, Em takes a look at how its shaped up so far in our review-in-progress.


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The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road Review

The Elder Scrolls Online follows up last year's excellent Necrom story with Gold Road, taking players to the West Weald this time around. How does it stack up, and is it worth your time?


Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2's Early Access Begins, Launch Trailer Released

Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 early access has begun. Check out the launch trailer.


No Man's Sky Aquarius Update Adds Fishing to the Game

Fish across the galaxy in No Man's Sky's latest free game update.


Massive Changes, Runewords Coming to Diablo 4 in Patch 2.0, PTR Goes Live Next Week

Diablo 4 will be a whole new game when patch 2.0 drops in October.


Spectre Divide Arrives Next Week, New Trailer Released

Spectre Divide, Mountaintop Studios' upcoming free to play 3v3 multiplayer tactical shooter, now has a release date.


See Sid Meier's Civilization VII Running on the Nintendo Switch in New Trailer, Meiji Japan Civ Revealed

See Sid Meier's Civilization VII running on the Nintendo Switch in the game's latest trailer.


Smite 2 Enters 24/7 Closed Alpha, New Trailer Released

Smite 2 has officially entered 24/7 closed alpha.


Ubisoft Showcases the Distinct Playstyles of its Dual Protagonists in New Assassin's Creed Shadows Video

Get a closer look at the distinct playstyles of Assassin's Creed Shadows' dual protagonists in this new video.


Sid Meier's Civilization VII Gameplay Revealed at Gamescom Opening Night Live, Pre-Orders Now Available

Firaxis unveiled the first look at gameplay for Sid Meier's Civilization VII at this year's Gamescom Opening Night Live.


Take a Look at Skyrim With Ray Tracing and Over 3100 Mods

3100 mods later and Skyrim looks like it may have come out in the current decade.


Nexon Drops Extended Gameplay Video for The First Berserker: Khazan

Get your first look at The First Berserker: Khazan in an extended gameplay video released by Nexon.


Let's Build A Dungeon Is An MMO Dev Sim Where You Build Your Own Fictional MMO

Ever wanted to know what it's like to not just build your own MMO but run a studio that is making the next great MMO? Let's Build A Dungeon aims to bring you that experience.


Shroud's New Multiplayer Shooter Spectre Divide Enters Closed Beta

Spectre Divide, a new free-to-play 3v3 multiplayer tactical shooter by Mountaintop Studios is now in closed beta.


Zenless Zone Zero Arrives Next Week with New Story Content, Characters, and More

The Young Avengers Arrive in Marvel Snap's Latest Season Update

The Young Avengers join Marvel Snap in the game's latest season update.


Diablo 4 Season of the Infernal Hordes Now Live, Adds New Roguelite Mode and Tons of Items

Diablo 4 Season of the Infernal Hordes is now live, bringing a new horde mode (duh), sweeping balance changes, and tons of new items.


Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds Expansion Sweepstakes

ArenaNet and MMORPG.com have teamed up to give away five (5) copies of the recent expansion to Guild Wars 2, Janthir Wilds.


Dawn of Defiance Early Access Steam Code Sweepstakes

Dawn of Defiance is out in Early Access today, and we've teamed up with Traega Entertainment to give away 10 copies of the Greek Myth-inspired survival crafting game on Steam.


Neverwinter Mountain of Flame Companion Sweepstakes - PlayStation Edition

Neverwinter is giving away twenty Mountain of Flame Companion packs to celebrate the latest module to release for the long-running MMORPG. 


Neverwinter Mountain of Flame Companion Sweepstakes - PC

Neverwinter is giving away twenty Mountain of Flame Companion packs to celebrate the latest module to release for the long-running MMORPG.


Neverwinter Mountain of Flame Companion Pack Sweepstakes - Xbox Edition

Neverwinter is giving away twenty Mountain of Flame Companion packs to celebrate the latest module to release for the long-running MMORPG. 


New World: Aeternum Console Closed Beta Test Giveaway: PlayStation 5 EU Edition

We've teamed up with Amazon Games to give away 10K keys to the upcoming closed beta test for New World: Aeternum.


New World: Aeternum Console Closed Beta Test Giveaway - PS5 US Edition

We've teamed up with Amazon Games to give away keys for New World: Aeternum's upcoming Closed Beta test on PlayStation 5 - US Edition.


New World: Aeternum Console Closed Beta Giveaway - Xbox Edition

We've teamed up with Amazon Games to give away keys for New World: Aeternum's upcoming Closed Beta test on Xbox.


PAX Dei Founder's Pack Kit Sweepstakes

Pax Dei and MMORPG.com have teamed up to give one lucky reader their very own physical Pax Dei Founder's Pack, complete with an Early Access key and some Pax Dei-themed physical goodies.


V Rising 1.0 Full Game Code Sweepstakes

Stunlock Studios and MMORPG.com have teamed up to give away 100 copies of V Rising, which just launched out of early access today.


World of Tanks Modern Armor 10th Anniversary Bonus Items Bonus Sweepstakes - Xbox

Wargaming and MMORPG.com have teamed up to give away 25 bonus item codes with in-game loot worth up to $50 to celebrate the MMO's 10-year anniversary.


World of Tanks Modern Armor 10th Anniversary Bonus Item Sweepstakes - PlayStaion

Wargaming and MMORPG.com have teamed up to give away 25 bonus item codes with in-game loot worth up to $50 to celebrate the MMO's 10-year anniversary.


World of Tanks: Modern Armor PlayStation 5 Slim Giveaway!

Wargaming and MMORPG.com have teamed up to give away a PlayStation 5 Slim to celebrate the ten-year anniversary of World of Tanks: Modern Armor!


World of Warships Bonus Items Giveaway

World of Warships and MMORPG.com have teamed up to give away some digital goodies for the holidays! This single-use code will work for both new and existing players of Wargaming's Warship MMO


Pax Dei Home Valley Alpha Test Code Sweepstakes

Mainframe Industries, New Tales and MMORPG.com have teamed up to give away 40 alpha codes to Pax Dei's first major alpha test, the Home Valley test, which starts November 14th and runs through the 27th.