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lotrlore

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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lotrlore
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April 2024
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New World Continues Its Tour Of Aeternum, This Time Visiting Mourningdale

New World is ramping up towards its July beta ahead of launch in August, this time showing off the region of Mournigdale in their Touring Aeternum series.


Frontier Details Road Map For Elite Dangerous: Odyssey, Detailing Next Three Patches Coming This Month

Elite Dangerous: Odyssey got off to a really rocky start, and the team at Frontier is working to ensure that the anticipated expansion is as stable and performant as possible in the wake of the launch. Today the team shared a bit of its roadmap for the next few patches as well as what they are doing to fix issues, as well as improving communication with the playerbase.


PlanetSide 2's NSO Faction Opening Up To Free Players In Upcoming Update

For those PlanetSide 2 players wondering what changes would be coming for the NSO faction, Rogue Planet Games has a blog post for you. The team dove into the upcoming changes, detailing some of the most critical adjustments to the faction, including opening it up to free-to-play players.


E3 2021 Schedule Is Live, Fan Registration For Digital Event Now Open

The Electronic Software Association (ESA) has officially unveiled its schedule for its upcoming digital Electronic Entertainment Expo, which starts officially on June 12th. The schedule, which is posted online, also came with the details on how fans who want to experience the festival beyond just the normal publicly available streams, can register.


V Rising, Vampire Survival Game, Is Coming To PC With A Beta Slated For This Year

Stunlock Studios revealed their upcoming game, V Rising, will be coming to PC in the form of a beta later this year. The team also took to a new Q&A, shedding some light on their Vampire themed survival game.


Crowfall Officially Launching On July 6th

Crowfall, the highly anticipated PvP MMO is finally releasing, coming next month on July 6th.  The upcoming MMO celebrated the announcement with an all-new animatic video about the first story in Crowfall: Eternal Heroes, Dying Worlds.


Neverwinter's First Class Since 2016 Is The Bard

Neverwinter is getting a new class, the Bard, marking the first time since 2016 the Cryptic developed MMORPG has seen a new class added.


Black Desert Is Launching Its First Co-Op Dungeon, Atoraxxion, Later This Summer

Atoraxxion, the first co-op dungeon for Pearl Abyss' Black Desert, is coming later this summer the company announced. While no date has been released just yet, the developer did mention it will be hitting soon for both PC and console this summer.


Albion Online's Mobile Version Goes Live Worldwide On June 9th

Albion Online's mobile version is releasing worldwide on June 9th, coming to both Google Play and the Apple App Store. The date was revealed in a recent Dev Talk, which also shows a closer glimpse at the mobile version.


Chronicles Of Elyria's Kingdoms of Elyria Alpha Delayed, Update Coming 'Later This Week'

Chronicles of Elyria's standalone sim Kingdoms of Elyria was supposed to launch its first alpha by the end of May. However, it wasn't released to backers as the month came and went.


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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Review - The New Gaming King?

Nvidia is back with a new flagship GPU, the RTX 3080 Ti. The Ti variants of each generation have always been the "top tier" gaming GPU, offering the promise of top of the line performance over its intra-generational siblings, as well as a marked increase over the previous generation's Ti. With the 3080 Ti entering the ring, how does this stack up, and is it the new gaming king?


Not So MMO: Humankind Preview - Trying Out Amplitude's Upcoming 4X Strategy Title

Bradford is a huge fan of 4X strategy games, so when he was able to go hands on finally with some extended time in Humankind, he jumped at the opportunity. And what he found there was a multi-layered complex 4X game that can potentially stand with the giants of the genre.


Interview: Elder Scrolls Online: Blackwood - Discussing Launch And More With Creative Director Rich Lambert

As The Elder Scrolls Online's next chapter launches today, we took some time last week to sit down with the MMO's creative director, Rich Lambert, to discuss the lead up to its launch. As Blackwood opens Leyawiin, Gideon and more to players, the ESO team at ZeniMax Online Studios is just hoping to have a stable launch this time around.


ARK: Survival Evolved's Ultimate Survival Edition Is Available Now, Genesis Part 2 Coming June 2nd

Today, Studio Wildcard has released another version of their popular Dinosaur survival game, ARK: Survival Evolved, on Steam, Epic, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. This version, the Ultimate Survival Edition, sees all of the expansion packs in additionto the base game in one package.


Swords of Legends Online Stream Today Talks Changes Between Closed Beta Tests

A stream today by the Gameforge team will dive into the differences between the two closed beta tests of the upcoming MMORPG, Swords of Legends Online. The two tests, one which ended last week and another that starts tomorrow, June 1st, will see players able to hop into the upcoming MMO and test out its content before its official launch this summer.