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Victoria Rose

Victoria's been writing about games for over eight years, including small former tenures with Polygon and Fanbyte. She mostly spends time in FFXIV, head-deep in roleplay campaigns or stubbornly playing Black Mage through high-end raids. Former obsessions include Dota 2 and The Secret World (also mostly roleplaying). Come visit their estate: Diabolos (Crystal DC), Goblet, Ward 4, Plot 28.

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Ravendawn's Latest Update Brings Too Many Balance Changes to Count, Plus New Environmental Details and Launcher

The patch brings balance changes and reworks for nearly every gameplay system in the sandbox MMORPG.


Eternal Tombs Confirms Full-Fledged Launch With No Early Access, Introduces Optional Maps

In the update blog for February, the Creative Director for Eternal Tombs introduced optional maps and confirmed it'll be going straight to 1.0.


Dark and Darker Devs Nabbed For $5.89 Million For Trade Violations From Nexon

A Korean court found Ironmace was in general violation of trade secret crimes after concluding the studio didn't use Nexon code for its project.


Eterspire's Mid-February Biweekly Patch Brings Class Trees, Side Quests

Eterspire's next biweekly patch is coming early next week with a big addition for all classes and small ones for the mobile MMORPG's world.  


No, You Can't Bait Sandworms That Easily, Funcom Explains In Latest Dune: Awakening Blog

Another semi-regular Communinet community blog has arrived from Funcom with another lightning round of player questions.


Be a Gambler, Harbinger, or Real Chill Fisherman in Path of Exile 1's Weird Legacy of Phrecia Event

This event lets players try out extreme and extremely silly Ascendancies tuned to specific "what if?" themes with 19 new Ascendancies. 


Borderlands 4's State of Play Trailer Unveils Launch Date, Gameplay Reel

At Sony's State of Play showcase, Gearbox dropped a release date trailer that shows off some of the action of the franchise's next big title. 


Once Human Lets You Play Guitar Now, Starts Lunar New Year Festivities

Players can now play a guitar in-game seemingly whenever they feel like it, so long as they have the recipe, and materials, and musical know-how. 


Throne & Liberty's Latest Update Starts Phase 2 of the Server Consolidation Process and Grants Buffs

Throne & Liberty's latest update is relatively small for content, but it does kick off the second phase of the server consolidation process.


Overwatch 2 Introduces In-Game Real-Time 'Perks,' Brings Back...Loot Boxes

The latest Overwatch 2 spotlight sees some fresh twists on the nearly ten-year-old franchise.


Playtest Open Now For Exoborne, the Latest Modern Post-Apocalyptic Open-World PvPvE Extraction Shooter

Exoborne is the latest extraction shooter to start unveiling itself, and it currently has a playtest going through the weekend. 


Phasmophobia Previews Major Gameplay Changes, A New Map, and More In 2025 Roadmap

Technically still in Early Access, the multiplayer horror mystery game has shared a roadmap for 2025 improvements.


Steam Bans Forced In-Game Ads and Ad-Watching Incentives In New Policy

A Steamworks documentation change explicitly states that games can't force players to watch ads, nor especially reward players for doing so. 


Latest Square Enix Financial Report Shows Final Fantasy XIV a Bright Spot in Lull In Midst of Three-Year Plan

The Square Enix financial report for the back nine months of 2024 has painted a picture of lower sales than last year.


Take-Two Doubles Down on GTA 6 Release Date In Latest Investor Call, Which Is Increasingly Optimistic

During an investor call, the previously-announced Autumn 2025 launch of Grand Theft Auto 6 was confirmed and reaffirmed by executives.