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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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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.


Unity Lays Off 265 Workers As It Terminates Partnership With Weta FX

Unity has reportedly shed more jobs, as the company has laid off 265 workers today as part of a "company reset." The move also terminates the partnership that Unity had been in with Weta FX, though crucially, Unity retains its ownership of the Weta Digital tools it purchased back in 2021.


Cyberpunk 2077's Phantom Liberty DLC Has Sold 4.3 Million Copies In Two Months

Since launching in late September, the first and only DLC for Cyberpunk 2077 has sold 4.3 million copies, according to CD Projekt Red's latest earnings report.


EVE Online Is Gearing Up For Its Winter Nexus Event, Coming On December 5th

EVE Online is gearing up for its next seasonal event, the Winter Nexus, which hits New Eden on December 5th. The event brings winter snowstorms to space (because video games), giving players a chance to earn SKINs, loot and more.


Bungie Officially Confirms Destiny 2: The Final Shape Delay, Coming On June 4th

Bungie's upcoming expansion for Destiny 2 was reportedly delayed, though the company never came out and confirmed those reports. Now they have, announcing that Destiny 2: The Final Shape will officially launch on June 4th, with prelude content leading up to the release.


The Realm Online Has Relaunched Today Months After Being Brought Offline

The Realm Online, one of the oldest MMOs out there, saw itself in the middle of some trouble earlier this year after it initially looked like it was being canned. However, after a new team grabbed the rights to the MMO, The Realm Online had new life. The launch of a revamped, reimagined Realm Online has happened today, bringing changes to the game.


Ethyrial: Echoes of Yore Hit With Hack That Sees 17K Accounts Deleted

Ethyrial: Echoes of Yore had a rocky launch earlier this year, and while many players were likely up in arms over some of the issues it had out of the gate, news of a ransomware attack that saw over 17 thousand accounts deleted might be the last straw.


[Update] EverQuest Players Up In Arms Over Dupe Exploit, Lack Of Communication From Darkpaw Games

EverQuest players are up in arms thanks to a new duplication exploit that has hit the MMO, and while a hotfix was rolled out, many players are upset at both a lack of communication from Darkpaw Games, as well as saying the hotfix doesn't do enough to fix the problems.


Warframe Drops Details For Whispers In The Walls, Cross Platform Save - Both Coming In December 2023

During today's Devstream 175, Warframe developer Digital Extremes pulled the veil back on its upcoming update, Whispers in the Walls. The update will be coming sometime in December, as well as the gradual rollout of the much anticipated cross-save feature the team has been working on for a while now.


EVE Online's Havoc Expansion Is Living Up To Its Name

After its first chaotic week, EVE Online's Havoc expansion is living up to its name. From pirate insurgencies to seeing more players since Uprising released, Havoc is proving to be a jolt of adrenaline for New Eden.


The Day Before Announces Regional Launch Times For Its December 7th Release Date

Survival MMO The Day Before is fast approaching its new launch date of December 7th, with the team at Fntastic confirming when players can jump into the game in their respective regions.


Last Week's EVE Online Heist Looks To Be In The Trillions Of ISK, Though We're Still Left Asking 'Why?'

As EVE Online was headed towards downtime last week in anticipation of its next expansion, Havoc, a player named Jay Amazingness, decided to wreak a little havoc of his own. A new video shows that heist in action while players involved start to talk about exactly what went down.


EVE Online's Vanguard Is Hosting Its First Strike Test On December 7th

Back at EVE Fanfest, CCP Games officially unveiled its upcoming FPS module set in the EVE Universe, EVE Online: Vanguard. Now we know when players will get their hands on the FPS this year.


Pantheon Rise of the Fallen Q&A Answers Community Questions After Canceling Extraction Mode

After announcing they were pulling the maligned extraction mode, Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen's developers held a Discord Q&A discussing the reversal, as well as answering questions from the community.