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Throne and Liberty Drops Key Details on Servers, Transfers, and Population Limits Ahead of Launch

Here's what you need to know to prepare for Early Access on September 26 and the Full Launch on October 1.


The Powerpuff Girls and DC's Nubia to Join the MultiVersus Roster in Season 3

The Powerpuff Girls and DC's Nubia are coming to Warner Bros. Games' and Player First Games' free to play platform fighter, MultiVersus.


Official European Union Consumer Watchdog Organization Calls For Microtransaction Ban and Regulations

A new report by BEUC, an EU consumer group, outlines in detail the problematic nature of microtransactions and specifically in-game currencies. 


Annapurna Games Team Walks After Division Restructuring Negotiations Fall Through

Annapurna's entire Interactive team has collectively resigned from the company after negotiations to split the division off fell through.



Greece Unveiled as New Antiquity Age Civ on Civilization 7's First Developer Livestream

Firaxis held its first developer livestream for Civilization 7 earlier this week.


Throne & Liberty Clarifies Business Model, Including Role of Premium Currency in the Auction House

Throne & Liberty's team clarified several of its business model questions, including Auction House transactions, ahead of its launch.


Microsoft Lays Off Another 650 Game Division Employees

Microsoft has confirmed a new round of layoffs affecting 650 people. The new cuts amount to about 3% of the global workforce. 


Pocketpair CEO Says Palworld's Future Could Stay Buy to Play, or Could Mean a Live Service Transition

Palworld became a massive buy to play hit quickly.Pocketpair CEO, Takuro Mizobe, talks about the future, including a decision on business models, with the potential for a live service future.


Everyone Gets Serious Boosts In Last Epoch's 'Imperial Uprising' Event

Last Epoch's Imperial Uprising brings boosts for everyone, plus an uptick in event enemies and quality of life updates.


Zenless Zone Zero 1.2 Adding New Zone, Three Playable Characters, and Optimizations

It's almost time for the next chapter for Proxies in New Eridu, as Zenless Zone Zero's version 1.2, "Tour de Inferno" will be out on September 25th.


Sandman and War Machine See Significant Changes in Marvel Snap's Latest Balance Patch

Sandman and War Machine get some significant changes in Marvel Snap's latest patch.


Temtem: Swarm's Beta Playtest Is Now Live

Crema Games' spin-off of its creatue collecting MMO, Temtem: Swarm, has entered its first beta phase.


Playable Worlds Shows Off Big Stars Reach Visual Improvements Since the Initial Announcement

Playable Worlds is showing some big visual improvements in Stars Reach in the time since the game was announced.


LotRO's Laliapalooza 2024 Is Coming To Crickhollow On September 21st

The Lord of the Rings Online is known for its incredible player community, and the Crickhollow server is getting into the concert festival action with its Laliapalooza 2024 event happening later this month.


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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?


7.5
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?


9.5
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.


7.5
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?


The Powerpuff Girls and DC's Nubia to Join the MultiVersus Roster in Season 3

The Powerpuff Girls and DC's Nubia are coming to Warner Bros. Games' and Player First Games' free to play platform fighter, MultiVersus.


Greece Unveiled as New Antiquity Age Civ on Civilization 7's First Developer Livestream

Firaxis held its first developer livestream for Civilization 7 earlier this week.


Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous Gets a Free Children of Morta Collab DLC, Available Now

Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous's free Children of Morta collab DLC is available now.


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.


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.