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Joseph has been writing or podcasting about games in some form since about 2012. Having written for multiple major outlets such as IGN, Playboy, and more, Joseph started writing for MMORPG in 2015. When he's not writing or talking about games, you can typically find him hanging out with his 10-year old or playing Magic: The Gathering with his family. Also, don't get him started on why Balrogs *don't* have wings. You can find him on Twitter @LotrLore

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The Wagadu Chronicles Has Launched Into Steam Early Access Today

The Wagadu Chronicles has finally launched into Steam Early Access today, bringing the partially crowdfunded MMO to players on PC.


World of Warcraft Classic Players Have Already Found All Of The Season of Discovery Runes

One of the main reasons that Blizzard didn't put its Season of Discovery up on the World of Warcraft Classic PTR was to retain the mystery of the rune treasure hunt. Well, just four days after launch, they've all been found.


Pax Dei's Alpha Test Sees Over 12K Testers With Over 5 Thousand Collective Days Played

Pax Dei wrapped up its Home Valley alpha last week, which the developer claims saw over 12 thousand players take part. The test, by all outside metrics, was a success, and the Mainframe team shared some stats from the test with a set of handy infographics.


Rockstar Sets December 5th As The Day Grand Theft Auto 6 Will Break The Internet With Its First Trailer

Rockstar Games has designated December 5th as the day it'll break the internet with the first trailer for the next Grand Theft Auto game.


Star Wars The Old Republic 7.4's Chains In The Dark Update Launches December 5th

Star Wars: The Old Republic's next major update, Chains in the Dark, is slated to launch on December 5th, EA and Broadsword announced today.


MMORPG.com Players' Choice Awards 2023 - VOTE NOW!

It's that time of year again, Awards season in the games industry. MMORPG.com's Players' Choice Awards voting is now live, so come and vote for who you think was the best of the year.


Diablo IV Details The Abattoir of Zir, Midwinter Blight As Part Of Latest Livestream

Starting next week, players who have completed the latest season in Diablo IV can up their challenge by taking on the Abattoir of Zir, coming on December 5th.


Third-Person Extraction Shooter HAWKED Enters Early Access Today On PC

MY.Games has launched its third-person extraction shooter, HAWKED, into early access today, bringing its colorful take on the genre to Steam and its own My.Games launcher. A console version is planned for 2024.


Path of Exile Affliction Brings New Challenge League, Ascendancy Classes To ARPG Next Week

Path of Exile Affliction is the next expansion for the long-running, free-to-play ARPG. The new expansion brings its eponymous challenge league, as well as new Ascendancy classes, rewards, and much more when it launches on PC next week.


Path of Exile 2's Crossbow-Wielding Mercenary Class Revealed, Will Support WASD Movement

As part of today's livestream, Grinding Gear Games revealed one of the new classes coming to Path of Exile 2 next year, the Mercenary. The class uses a crossbow and incorporates lessons learned from shooters, including adding WASD movement to the ARPG.


Diablo IV Is Incredible On The Steam Deck OLED, And It's My New Favorite Place To Play

Diablo IV is one of those games Bradford really wanted to get into over the past few months, but it just didn't click when it first launched. Yet now, despite owning it on multiple platforms, Bradford finally found his way to play - Steam Deck.


TRIBES 3: Rivals Officially Revealed With Gameplay Trailer, Coming To PC

TRIBES 3: Rivals has officially been unveiled by developer Prophecy Games after reports circulated that the long-dormant franchise was seeing a revival.


Black Desert Online's Ulukita Update Is Live Today, Complete With Overview Video To Get You Up To Speed

Black Desert's Ulukita update has gone live, bringing a new main quest addition, monster zone and more to the long-running MMORPG. To accompany today's update, the team at Pearl Abyss have dropped a new overview video to get players up to speed on what to expect when stepping into Ulukita.


EverQuest 2's 20th Expansion, Ballads of Zimara, Launches, Taking Players To The Sky

EverQuest 2's 20th expansion has launched today, taking players to the firmament lands to spoil the plans of the Djinn Sovereign. The expansion, Ballads of Zimara, brings new zones, five new adventure and tradeskill levels, and more.


Lost Skies Drops New Screenshots As It Kicks Off Its Pre-Alpha

Bossa Games announced this morning that Lost Skies, the upcoming PvE survival game from the World's Adrift developer, has entered pre-alpha. To celebrate, the team dropped some new screenshots and pulled the veil back a bit more on the game.